The Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act Takes Center Stage in Tech Regulation
The 2026 Connecticut legislative session produced a wave of new consumer protection legislation, with the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUTPA”), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110a et seq., serving as the enforcement backbone for fifteen new per se violations across six Public Acts.…
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division recently announced a proposed settlement with Agri Stats, Inc. regarding allegations that Agri Stats unlawfully helped meat processors exchange competitively sensitive information.[1] The settlement, filed in the District of Minnesota, requires Agri Stats to halt certain data-sharing practices that the DOJ alleges suppressed competition and increased meat prices.…
On April 29, the NCAA agreed to a proposed class action settlement, requiring it to make both monetary payments and major rule changes on student athletes’ ability to receive prize money prior to college enrollment. [1] The proposed settlement now awaits final approval in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.…
Following appeal arguments concerning an August 2025 ruling from D.C. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan, the FTC has settled litigation with the left-wing watchdog journalism organization, Media Matters for America.[1] Our post on Judge Sooknanan’s August 2025 order (the “Order”) can be found here.
As set forth in the Order, Media Matters had…
On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that deceptive advertising actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in an administrative proceeding are unconstitutional.[1] In Intuit, Inc. v. FTC (No. 24-60040), the Fifth Circuit determined that when the FTC prosecutes deceptive advertising claims pursuant to Section…
A recent case commenced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenging a merger directly in federal court has contradicted longstanding expectations regarding the agency’s merger enforcement process.
The FTC has generally used Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act[1] to obtain preliminary injunctive relief in merger challenges in federal court, but it has…
UPDATE: On the heels of the Fifth Circuit’s order declining a stay, the FTC, along with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has launched a public inquiry regarding the effectiveness of the New Rules. The FTC announced that it continues to believe that the Old Rules are insufficient, and seeks public input on potential areas for…
In President Trump’s second term, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has demonstrated its antitrust enforcement priorities through relatively frequent filing of Statements of Interest. The 13 Statements filed in 2025 represent a clear uptick from the 7, 8, and 9 Statements filed under the Biden Administration in each of 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively,…
Last week, a Texas federal district court vacated the Federal Trade Commission Final Rule from 2025 that expanded the information companies must include in Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notifications.[1]
The Final Rule, which went into effect in February 2025, greatly increased reporting burdens on parties to a merger or acquisition, including by requiring parties to…
On December 19, 2025, New York’s Governor signed into law the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable Business Practices Act (“FAIR Business Practices Act”). The FAIR Business Practices Act amends Sections 348 and 349 of New York’s General Business Law for the first time since the 1970s.
The Act makes three key changes, expanding:…
