On January 17, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the preliminary observations and findings from its ongoing study of surveillance pricing. According to the FTC, surveillance pricing occurs when companies...more
2/7/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Personal Data ,
Pricing ,
Surveillance
Crude oil producers XCL Resources Holdings, LLC (XCL), Verdun Oil Company II LLC (Verdun), and EP Energy LLC (EP) have agreed to pay a $5.6 million civil penalty to settle violations under Section 7A of the Clayton Act, as...more
1/13/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Unfair Competition
On May 16, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments to Regulation S-P to “modernize and enhance the rules that govern the treatment of consumers’ nonpublic personal information by certain...more