FTC

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  Most-favored-nation clauses attract antitrust scrutiny

  By Melissa Maleske  |  November 28, 2012

  DOJ and FTC explore potential anti-competitive effects

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  FTC loses general counsel, gains chief privacy officer

  By Julie Beck  |  November 20, 2012

  The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) general counsel, Willard Tom, has stepped down from his post in order to return to work in the private sector, according to an announcement made by FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz.

• Labor: Competitor collaborations and the antitrust laws

  By Todd Seelman  |  November 5, 2012

  The antitrust laws are intended to promote and protect competition by prohibiting unreasonable restraints to it.

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  FTC staff reportedly recommends antitrust lawsuit against Google

  By Alanna Byrne  |  November 5, 2012

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will reportedly recommend that the U.S. government sue Google Inc. for violations of antitrust law.

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  Celebrity fan sites fined for COPPA violations

  By Ashley Post  |  October 11, 2012

  A music fan website operator must pay a hefty fine for violating the rights of young Justin Bieber fans.

• The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act grows up

  By Melissa Maleske  |  September 24, 2012

  FTC makes changes in light of a new world of web technologies

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  Circuit split reignites debate over reverse payments

  By Steven Seidenberg  |  September 24, 2012

  Experts say a Supreme Court ruling would be hard to predict

• Technology: Beware of the seller’s privacy policy when transferring personally identifiable information

  By James Kunick  |  September 7, 2012

  There are many legal considerations for counsel to keep in mind when thinking about buying or selling the assets of a business that has an online presence, including subscriber lists, user profiles or other personally identifiable information (PII)

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  FTC issues privacy guidance to app makers

  By Julie Beck  |  September 7, 2012

  There are a lot of things that know your personal information these days, especially if you’re a smartphone user with a ton of apps.

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  Litigation: What to know about the new "Big Food" lawsuits

  By Sara Turner  |  September 6, 2012

  In recent months, prominent plaintiffs' lawyers from Mississippi to California who once took on big tobacco companies have filed more than 25 multi-plaintiff and class action lawsuits against major food manufacturers including General Mills, Heinz, ConAgra Foods, Nabisco and more.