Federal Trade Commission: Law, Practice and Procedure (Antitrust Trade Regulation Series)

Federal Trade Commission: Law, Practice and Procedure features detailed analysis of all areas of FTC responsibility, including: rule making procedures; trade regulation statutes and rules; rules and procedures for investigations and litigation; application of U.S. antitrust laws to overseas conduct; Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger rules; evolving concepts of unfairness and deception; and asset freezes, injunctions and actions for civil penalties and consumer redress. The book brings you up-to-date on the latest legislative, judicial and administrative actions affecting practice before the Commission, including the FTC's enforcement of consumer privacy mandates in the FTC Act and in statutes addressing privacy in designated market sectors. It provides extensive discussion of: the application of consumer credit statutes and regulations; telemarketing regulations, credit repair organizations, identity theft, and pay-per-call services; and Gramm-Leach-Bliley protections for consumer financial information.