The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to prioritize consumer protection, taking significant steps to eliminate fraud and imposter scams. Additionally, the FTC issued a final consent order against a U.S. pest-control company to end its noncompete agreements with tens of thousands of its employees. The FTC also filed an amicus brief alleging that a major drug manufacturer maintained an illegal monopoly in the market for a drug used to treat several autoimmune conditions. These stories and more, after the jump.

With summer upon us, the FTC is turning up the heat—from mortgage relief scams and healthcare merger divestitures to DEI antitrust probes and contempt proceedings against a repeat offender. All this and more after the jump.

The FTC continues to prioritize consumer protection, taking significant steps to eliminate fraud in the payments system by enforcing court orders. This story after the jump.

Despite only having two active Commissioners, the FTC has remained busy. The Commission resolved a long-running litigation related to sensitive consumer location data, announced a workshop on developments in the financial services industry, and approved a merger with divestiture conditions. These stories and more after the jump.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed out April and opened May with activity across both consumer protection and competition bureaus. This past week, the agency released new data showing the scale of social media-driven fraud, targeted allegedly deceptive multi-level marketing earnings claims, urged the Tennessee Supreme Court to reduce its reliance on ABA law school accreditation, and required divestitures to resolve competition concerns in a foodservice technology merger. More on these stories after the jump.

This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that a company’s president and CEO must pay a $140 million judgment based on participation in a timeshare exit scheme. The FTC also took action that backed Chairman Ferguson’s prioritization of healthcare fraud with the establishment of a Healthcare Task Force in March. More on these stories after the jump.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was especially active in the consumer protection space this past week, including announcing three separate enforcement actions based on earnings claims and three more for Made in USA claims. On the competition side, the FTC took action against noncompete agreements. These stories and more after the jump.