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Our developments section tracks activities of the legislature, regulatory activities and court decisions as well as other relevant developments in the jurisdictions we follow.
Today, Federal Trade Commission staff again urged the Indiana Department of Health to deny Union Hospital, Inc. (Union Health) and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, L.P.’s (THRH) application to merge. View Press Release
As a result of the agency’s law enforcement actions, the Federal Trade Commission sent $337.3 million in refunds to consumers in 2024, according to the FTC’s annual report on refunds released today. View Press Release
Brussels, 14 March – During its March 2025 plenary meeting, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted a statement on the implementation of the Passenger Name Record Directive (PNR) in light of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgment C-817/19*. In its second statement on the implementation of the PNR Directive, which follows … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $934,000 in refunds to consumers who were harmed by online used car dealer Vroom’s shipment delays. View Press Release Giovani AndersonOffice of Public Affairs
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $15.5 million in refunds to consumers, including servicemembers and their spouses, lured by online career-training company Career Step’s deceptive ads and false claims about its training programs. View Press Release
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $25.5 million to consumers who were tricked into signing up for computer repair services through the deceptive marketing tactics of two tech support companies. View Press Release
Consumers reported losing the most to investment scams at $5.7 billion Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. View Press Release
Court issues temporary halt to operations, freezes assets As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has temporarily halted the operations of a wide-ranging business opportunity and credit repair scam that has operated under the name “Growth Cave” since at least 2020. View Press Release
GTCR’s acquisition of Surmodics will lead to increased concentration in a critical medical device coating market, harming patients, medical device manufacturers, the FTC alleges The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block GTCR BC Holdings, LLC’s (GTCR) acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics), alleging that the deal, which seeks to combine the two largest manufacturers of … Read more
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $905,000 in refunds to consumers who bought Pure Green Coffee, a sham weight loss product marketed using false health claims, bogus testimonials, and fake news websites by NPB Advertising. View Press Release