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.
2025-08-08T21:06:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Two major health insurance brokers will pay a combined $145 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that they misled millions of consumers and mishandled personal data, the agency announced Thursday.
2025-07-21T18:54:00Z By Oscar Gonzalez
The firing of a Democrat commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump was illegal, according to a federal judge’s ruling last week.
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 ...
2025-08-29T17:48:00Z By Ruth Prickett
The U.K. will start cracking down on companies under the new Failure to Prevent Fraud law on Sept. 1, with the Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office ready to enforce it.
2025-08-28T18:44:00Z By Adrianne Appel
The Trump administration has intensified its fight with California as the DOJ launched an investigation into whether the state’s environmental agency is violating federal law by pursuing racial equity.
2025-08-27T14:11:00Z By Adrianne Appel and Oscar Gonzalez
Synapse Financial Technologies, the troubled California fintech software provider, has agreed to let the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) eventually file a claim on its bankrupt estate.
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