by Jennifer Hill | Jul 18, 2025
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has recently vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s revised Negative Option Rule, also known as the “Click to Cancel” Rule [hereinafter the “Rule”], on procedural grounds, citing various flaws during the...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 14, 2025
At the close of the 2025 Connecticut General Assembly’s legislative session, Connecticut lawmakers created seven new per se violations[1] of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act[2] (“CUTPA”) and granted exclusive authority to the Connecticut Attorney General to...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 8, 2025
On July 2, 2025, the federal government announced the formation of a new False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement task force aimed at the pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care industries. Attorneys from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 7, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) recent settlement of the Synopsys/Ansys merger and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s (“DOJ”) settlement of the Keysight/Spirent merger are signs that, under the new Trump administration, the agencies are interested...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jun 26, 2025
Two recent developments signal an increase of False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a) et seq., risk to importers and manufacturers. On June 23, 2025, the Ninth Circuit upheld a verdict of over $24 million against Sigma Corporation (“Sigma”), an importer of...
