On Jan. 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with web hosting giant GoDaddy over alleged violations of Section 5 ...

What’s more, the FTC’s authority to promulgate “competition rules” will probably fall by the wayside as well. Section 5(a) of the FTC Act prohibits “unfair methods of competition” in ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced long-awaited amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA ...

“But for now, I can say that the complaint’s application of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act is not only wrong ...

The FTC suit, filed in the Northern District of Illinois, accuses Deere of violating Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, Section 5 of the FTC Act, and state antitrust laws in Illinois and ...

A discussion of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state regulation of negative option plans, including continuity plans, ...

Hargrove's filing said the FTC was probing whether Deere violated the Federal Trade Act's section 5, which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices affecting commerce. The investigation looked into ...

the rule expands the FTC’s penalty powers (currently in excess of $50K per violation) to what is typically a Section 5-type violation (under which, currently, no monetary relief is available).

Since 2018, GoDaddy has violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by failing to implement standard security tools and practices to protect the environment where it hosts customers’ websites and data ...