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Will RFK's FDA create windfalls for trial lawyers?
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Trial lawyers are poised to cash in on product-liability class actions with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Food and Drug Administration.
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'Consumer confusion': FDA rebukes acne med findings of one of plaintiff lawyers' favorite labs
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - It could've been the next pot of gold for plaintiff lawyers, but the Food and Drug Administration says it's bogus.
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Trump’s FTC carrying the torch for Biden’s progressive antitrust agenda
Despite radical changes to a multitude of federal departments and agencies since the start of the Trump administration, it appears to be business-as-usual at the Federal Trade Commission.
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NLRB's structure under attack, but judges protecting its members
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge won't dismantle the National Labor Relations Board after being asked to do so by a California man unhappy with how it handled his complaints - and after a colleague refused to allow President Donald Trump to fire one of its members.
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Ex-chair's data breach probe of MGM dropped by new FTC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - MGM Resorts' fight with the old Federal Trade Commission has been dropped by the new FTC, which features a new chair and an empty seat following the election of President Donald Trump.
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American Airlines hopes for SCOTUS help after DOJ antitrust suit blocks JetBlue partnership
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - American Airlines is looking to the U.S. Supreme Court for aid as it fights allegations its partnership with JetBlue is bad for customers.
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FTC's monopoly case against Amazon set for 'Economics Day' hearing
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - The new-look Federal Trade Commission will be in Seattle federal court March 7 for a special event in one of the Biden Administration's biggest lawsuits - an antitrust case against Amazon.
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New-look CFPB doesn't want any money this year
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal agency's unique funding system will have it receiving no money this year, as the new director says it already has enough.
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CFPB asked to get rid of Biden-era 'name and shame' rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Among the Biden-era rules that should now be torn down, business groups say, is one that allowed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to "name and shame" companies on a public registry.
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New era of CFPB should follow rules when making rules, industry group says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal offices are looking very different under President Donald Trump, and one industry group has suggestions on how to reform an often-controversial consumer protection agency.
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D.C. judge will lead the way as MGM accuses FTC of unconstitutional conduct
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) - A Nevada federal judge has somewhat stepped away from a dispute between MGM Resorts and the Federal Trade Commission over a data breach FTC commissioner Lina Khan was personally involved in.
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Nasdaq's diversity requirement, called 'identity politics,' struck down by Fifth Circuit
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A closely divided federal appeals court has struck down a rule requiring companies on the Nasdaq stock exchange to recruit women and minority board members, saying the regulation wasn’t authorized under federal securities law and didn’t promote the core goals of eliminating fraud and sharp trading practices.
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DOL probe gets green light as company argues it would ruin its business
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A company hoping to show the Department of Labor is wrecking its business with an investigation that would involve its clients has gotten very little help from a federal judge.
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Airlines' teamwork won't help customers, First Circuit rules in DOJ antitrust case
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has affirmed a ruling that put an end to the so-called "Northeast Alliance" between American Airlines and JetBlue - an arrangement the companies claimed would help customers.
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Man's estate can't sue Dept. of Defense over COVID vaccine claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Defense has defeated a lawsuit that blamed it for the death of a man who took the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Judge grants an extra dozen depositions for the FTC in case against Amazon
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Trade Commission can interview 22 witnesses from Amazon, a federal judge has ruled in allowing the agency to exceed the usual maximum.
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Rent-to-own company says CFPB has no authority over it
SHERMAN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants a Texas federal judge to throw out claims it lacks the authority to prosecute a company offering lease-to-own financial products.
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Settlement ends Navient's long fight with feds
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - After fighting for seven years, a company that services student loans has agreed to pay $120 million and quit handling some types of loans to end litigation.
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FTC keeps its secrets from Amazon in Prime lawsuit
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Trade Commission will not have to hand over internal documents that show how it has interpreted a federal online shopping law through the years, as a federal judge has declined Amazon's request for access.
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South Carolina wants to keep labor penalties lower than feds following massive inflation adjustments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - South Carolina faces another hurdle as it refuses to increase penalties for labor violations, which the federal government says it is required to do.