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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Iliad Flows: Federal Judge Allows FTC “Dark Patterns” Suit Against Amazon to Proceed

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In a lengthy ruling, a Seattle federal judge has allowed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with its groundbreaking case alleging that Amazon’s Prime online subscription marketing tactics constituted deceptive...more

Venable LLP

Judge Tells FTC That It Can’t Have Its Part III and Eat It, Too

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I’ve never really understood the saying “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too,” but I was reminded of it when I read U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg’s opinion rejecting the FTC’s efforts to stay or voluntarily dismiss...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Fresh Approach to No-Poach Provisions in Franchise Agreements

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• The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have indicated in the past that they believe that certain agreements between employers not to poach each other’s employees are...more

Dechert LLP

The Third Circuit Clips the Federal Trade Commission’s Wings in FTC v. Shire ViroPharma

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On February 25, 2019, the Third Circuit held that the Federal Trade Commission cannot bring litigation in federal court based on past conduct, absent factual allegations demonstrating that a defendant “is violating or is...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Package Size Is Not a “Service” Under Section 2(e) of the Robinson-Patman Act, Says Seventh Circuit in Clorox

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On August 12, the Seventh Circuit issued its decision in Woodman’s Food Market v. Clorox Co., an appeal that we have been watching closely. The Seventh Circuit’s ruling, which held that product package size is not a...more

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