Tag Archives: Contacts

Crane & Boom Contacts with Powerlines

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), electrocutions are the third highest cause of construction worker deaths. Many electrical injuries and fatalities occur after a crane comes into contact with a powerline and the electrical current travels through … Continue reading

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Sights on Online Search Advertising: FTC Finds Practices by 1-800 Contacts to Unlawfully Harm Competition and Restrict the Availability of Truthful Advertising to Consumers

Last month in  In the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Inc., the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) provided insight into the circumstances under which retail price competition may take place in the 21st century internet economy.  In the Opinion authored by Chairman … Continue reading

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Document: Grand Jury Indicts Former SSCI Staffer for False Statements Regarding Contacts With Reporters

A grand jury in the District of Columbia has charged James Wolfe, the former director of security for the Senate intelligence committee, with three counts of making false statements to a government agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1001(2). The … Continue reading

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FTC’s Antitrust Complaint Against 1-800 Contacts – Clear or Blurred Vision of Antitrust Scrutiny of Settlement Agreements Entered to Protect Trademarks in Advertising?

On October 27, 2017, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell rendered his Initial Decision in the FTC’s Complaint against 1-800 Contacts, a complaint challenging as a violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. § … Continue reading

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ALJ Affirms Antitrust Violations for Ad Tech Agreements in FTC v. 1-800 Contacts

Please see our recent write-up of the ALJ’s decision to affirm the finding in FTC v. 1-800 Contacts of antitrust violations in their ad tech agreements. You can find that write-up here. Read more detail on Recent Advertising Law posts –

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