Developments

Our developments section tracks activities of the legislature, regulatory activities and court decisions as well as other relevant developments in the jurisdictions we follow.

FTC Secures Historic $2.5 Billion Settlement Against Amazon

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Agency alleged that Amazon used deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime subscriptions and made it exceedingly difficult to cancel The Federal Trade Commission has secured a historic order with Amazon.com, Inc., as well as Senior Vice President Neil Lindsay and Vice President Jamil Ghani, settling allegations that Amazon enrolled millions of consumers in … Read more

FTC Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster for Engaging in Illegal Ticket Resale Tactics and Deceiving Artists and Consumers about Price and Ticket Limits

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Agency alleges Ticketmaster used deceptive pricing tactics and earned hundreds of millions selling tickets acquired illegally by brokers, costing consumers billions of dollars in inflated prices and additional fees The Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for tacitly coordinating with brokers and allowing them to harvest millions of dollars worth … Read more

FTC Announces Workshop on Noncompete Agreements

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The workshop will include discussion with policy experts, economists, advocates, and victims of unfair noncompete agreements. Today the Federal Trade Commission announced it will host a workshop, titled “Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements.” The evenView Press Release

Three Directors Resign from Sevita Board of Directors in Response to the FTC’s Ongoing Enforcement Efforts Against Interlocking Directorates

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The FTC Continues to Focus on Competitors Sharing Company Directors in Violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act The Federal Trade Commission announced today that three individuals have resigned from their positions on the Board of Directors of Sevita Health (Sevita) in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement of the Clayton Act, which … Read more

Ed Tech Provider Chegg to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle FTC Allegations Concerning Unlawful Cancellation Practices

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FTC alleges Chegg failed to provide simple mechanisms for cancellation and made it difficult for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions Chegg Inc. will be required to pay $7.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the education technology provider made it extremely difficult for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions while also failing to honor … Read more

Interplay between the DSA and the GDPR: EDPB adopts guidelines

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Brussels, 12 September – During its September plenary meeting, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted guidelines on the interplay between the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These are the first set of EDPB guidelines on the interplay between the GDPR and the EU’s recently adopted digital laws. … Read more