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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Federal Court Permits FTC Administrative Action Against Dealer Group to Continue—At Least for Now

A Texas federal court recently declined to enjoin an administrative action brought by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against Asbury Automotive Group (“Asbury”), one of the largest automobile dealer groups in the United...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

The Axon Side-Step: Defendants’ New Dance to Avoid Agency Enforcement Actions

The FTC and SEC have their own administrative dispute resolution regime, presided over by their own administrative judges (“ALJs”). Until now, those regimes were virtually immune from attack on a constitutional basis, because...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Supreme Court Deals Latest Setback to Government’s Use of ALJs in Consolidated Axon Enterprise v. FTC and SEC v. Cochran Decision

In a setback to the SEC’s and other federal agencies’ use of administrative law judges (“ALJs”) to conduct in-house enforcement proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in Axon Enterprise, Inc....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Financial...

Consumer Law Hinsights – May 2021

Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies. SCOTUS Finds FTC Cannot Award Restitution or...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Body Camera Manufacturer Fails in Bid to Escape FTC Administrative Jurisdiction as Ninth Circuit Shows No Appetite for Judicial...

The FTC, and antitrust enforcement in general, are having their moment. For example, in early January the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in AMG Capital Management v. Federal Trade Commission, a case questioning the FTC’s...more

Perkins Coie

Commission Holds FTC Unfairness Claim Does Not Require “Probable” or Tangible Injury in LabMD Data Security Case

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The Federal Trade Commission unanimously (3-0) ruled on July 29, 2016 that LabMD’s data security practices were “unfair” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, reversing a decision of its Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). As we...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Home Depot Challenges Banks’ Standing to Recover Losses Related to Data Breaches

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In the aftermath of major data breaches at deep-pocketed retailers and other businesses, there is typically no shortage of litigants who move quickly to seek compensation from the business at which the breach occurred. But...more

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