The Federal Trade Commission continued its active enforcement agenda this week, targeting deceptive pricing practices across the healthcare, automotive, and retail sectors. The agency also took action against a martial arts franchisor for misleading earnings claims, secured a Robinson-Patman Act resolution involving wholesale T-shirt distributors, and distributed millions of dollars in consumer refunds stemming from prior settlements. These stories and more after the jump.

The FTC has been active across both consumer protection and competition spaces in the past two weeks. In the consumer protection space, the Commission published guidance on auto dealer price transparency, announced proposed settlements with companies and individuals resolving complaints of alleged deceptive marketing and unfair practices, and sought public comment on platforms’ role in amplifying impersonation scams. In the competition space, the Commission endorsed a Department of Education proposal to increase competition among higher education accreditors. The Commission also revised its Rules of Practice. These stories and more after the jump.

The FTC made a significant policy shift in August, announcing that it will no longer pursue claims under disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. The Commission concluded it lacks statutory authority to bring such claims and that doing so would be contrary to constitutional values. This story and more after the jump.

The FTC has been active across both consumer protection and competition spaces in the past two weeks. In the consumer protection space, the Commission announced several proposed settlements with companies and individuals, resolving complaints of alleged deceptive marketing and false advertising. In the competition space, the Commission submitted comments on an Ohio Supreme Court proposal regarding law school accreditation requirements. These stories and more after the jump.