Monthly Archives: January, 2021

FTC Proposes Settlement with Mobile Advertiser That Allegedly Conned Consumers

According to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) press release published on Thursday, Tapjoy, Inc., a mobile advertising company, has agreed to settle the agency's...

Judge Allows Plaintiffs in Chicken Antitrust Suit to Modify Complaint

On Wednesday, Judge Thomas M. Durkin of the Northern District of Illinois granted a request from some of the direct-action plaintiffs to amend their...

EPA Opposes Injunction in Pesticide Application Case

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a memorandum on Wednesday in the Southern District of New York, opposing the preliminary injunction and stay extension...

Proposed DEA Rule Would Eliminate Paper Registration Applications

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed a rule on Thursday that would amend regulations to require that DEA registration applications be submitted online. The...

FCC Requests Public Comments for $250M COVID-19 Telehealth Program Round 2 Fund Distribution

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau announced Wednesday that it is requesting public comment for Round 2 distribution of an additional $249.95...

DOL Clarifies Independent Contractor Definition Under FLSA

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule further distinguishing standard employees from independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards...

E-Commerce Software Company Sued for Patent Infringement

On Wednesday, plaintiff Caselas LLC filed a complaint in the Western District of Texas against defendant Volusion LLC, an e-commerce software company, alleging that...

EPA Solicits Comments on Proposed Resolutions of Clean Air Act Disputes

On Jan. 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two notices in the Federal Register regarding proposed consent decrees to resolve separate cases...