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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission will no longer pursue discrimination claims based on disparate-impact theories, narrowing how the agency will use its consumer-protection authority while preserving enforcement against …
FTC Rejects Disparate-Impact Claims Under Consumer Law Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has ended its antitrust review of IonQ Inc.’s proposed acquisition of SkyWater Technology Inc., allowing the quantum computing transaction to proceed after commissioners …
FTC Clears IonQ-SkyWater Deal Despite Split on Competition Risks Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission, Utah and Los Angeles County sued Hims & Hers Health Inc. in federal court, alleging the telehealth provider disclosed patients’ sensitive health information …
FTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Health Data, Subscription Claims Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is seeking $300,000 from ticket broker Elite Events and its owners to settle allegations that they used hundreds of accounts, payment methods and …
FTC Targets Ticket Broker Over Bulk Buying Tactics Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is distributing more than $672,000 to 9,419 consumers who were allegedly deceived by Trend Deploy operator Frank Romero, returning money collected through conduct …
FTC Returns $672,000 to Trend Deploy Customers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has reached a proposed settlement that would permanently bar Dennise Merdjanian from the debt relief industry and telemarketing, resolving allegations that she helped …
FTC Seeks Permanent Ban for Student Loan Scheme Operator Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Celsius Network Chief Executive Officer Alexander Mashinsky and two of the cryptocurrency lender’s co-founders have agreed to pay $16.5 million and accept permanent business restrictions to …
FTC Secures $16.5 Million Celsius Settlement Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — TruHeight and its two principals must pay $750,000 and stop making unsupported claims that their supplements increase children’s and teenagers’ height under a Federal Trade Commission order …
FTC Bars TruHeight Growth Claims, Imposes $750,000 Payment Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — CVS Health’s Caremark pharmacy benefit manager agreed to change how it prices and administers prescription-drug benefits under a proposed Federal Trade Commission settlement that the agency estimates …
FTC Deal Forces Caremark to Reshape Drug Pricing Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — RentGrow has agreed to pay $2.25 million and change how it prepares tenant screening reports to resolve allegations that it violated federal consumer reporting law, a case …
FTC Seeks $2.25M RentGrow Settlement Over Screening Reports Read More