By Adrianne Appel2025-04-03T13:40:00
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case against insulin price gouging has come to a screeching halt after two Democratic commissioners were fired by President Donald Trump.
On March 31, the FTC stayed its suit against pharmacy middle managers, called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Government investigations, including one by the FTC, have pointed to PBMs, as behind at least part of the high prices.
The FTC said in its order that the case couldn’t move ahead because the remaining two Republican commissioners had recused themselves.
2025-05-13T14:56:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Federal Trade Commission was set to begin enforcement of the “click to cancel” rule on May 14, but a new announcement from the agency pushed that date to July 14. As is the case with many of the regulatory decisions by the Trump administration, it’s unclear whether the agency ...
2025-05-07T22:59:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Ticketing and short-term lodging businesses will be prohibited from hiding “convenience” and other fees from consumers under a rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), set to take effect next week.
2025-04-22T12:00:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the ride-hailing company signed customers up for its Uber One subscription without consent, then made it hard for them to cancel. The move marks the U.S. government’s latest broadside against big tech companies, and the first major action from ...
2025-07-16T20:11:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $8.1 million over allegations it violated the False Claims Act by exceeding employee compensation limits it agreed to when taking federal pandemic aid money.
2025-07-15T20:11:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reportedly ended two investigations into Polymarket, a popular online crypto betting service that calls itself a “prediction market.” The move continues the Trump administration’s pro-crypt agenda.
2025-07-14T20:27:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it has settled with telemedicine service Southern Health Solutions, Inc. over allegations the company used deceptive pricing and weight-loss claims, along with fake reviews and testimonials, to sell its weight-loss programs.
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