LawFlash September 26, 2023 The US Federal Trade Commission is suing US Anesthesia Partners Inc. and its private equity founder for allegedly enacting an anticompetitive scheme to gain market power through a series of roll-up acquisitions. FTC V. US ANESTHESIA ...

This is the latest article in our series highlighting aspects of U.S. privacy laws. For our most recent previous article, click here. As noted in previous installments in our ongoing series on U.S. privacy laws, the sector-specific and activity-specific model for ...

By Sara Heath September 26, 2023 - The problem of medical debt is getting worse, with new Debt.com data showing that inflation and rising medical costs are putting patients in a sticky financial situation and leaving about a third without access ...

Ruling concludes "unfairness" authority under the Dodd-Frank Act does not cover discrimination. On September 8, 2023, a federal district court rejected the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ("CFPB") interpretation that discrimination based on protected classes amounts to an unfair, deceptive, or ...

By Dean Seal The Justice Department said Wednesday that Washington Trust, the nation's oldest community bank, would pay $9 million to settle allegations of lending discrimination against minority residents in Rhode Island. This is the department's latest action targeting "redlining," ...

So I was looking at the stats from WebRecon today and I couldnt help but notice the MASSIVE disparity between the percentage of TCPA cases that are filed as class actions versus other kinds of suits. For FDCPA cases, for ...

The biggest of the big techs is finally in the government’s crosshairs. But while Amazon may be a huge target, it won’t be an easy one. The Federal Trade Commission, along with 17 states, sued Amazon on Tuesday, calling the ...

FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel will unveil plans later on Tuesday to reinstate net neutrality rules, the set of regulations that require broadband provides treat internet traffic equally. The rules would prohibit internet providers like Comcast and AT&T from blocking and ...

Story by Omar Mohammed • Congress has yet to pass spending bills necessary to avoid a government shutdown. With days left before a funding deadline for the U.S. government passes, Congress has yet to pass spending bills that will allow ...