Ninth Circuit Ruling Could Curtail FTC Enforcement For Businesses With Exempt Operations
Posted 09/14/16
By David Golden
The jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission could be significantly curtailed under the issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in
AT&T Mobility, Inc. v FTC.
Reversing the lower court, the Ninth Circuit found that the FTC did not have authority to bring an enforcement action against AT&T Mobility for inadequate disclosures to its subscribers regarding data...