Connecticut has amended its credit card surcharge law, effective as of May 24, 2022, that imposes important disclosure requirements in order for companies to offer discounts to customers who choose to pay in cash rather than by credit card. [1]
What is a Surcharge?
A surcharge is “an additional charge or fee that increases the total amount of a transaction for the privilege of using…
Read More Connecticut Makes Significant Changes to Its Credit Card Surcharge Law Effective ImmediatelyPartner Benjamin Diessel, Senior Counsel Robert Langer and Associate Zeynep Aydogan authored a piece titled, “FTC Merger Policy Shifts May Spur Uncertainty And Risk” for Law360. The article discusses the recent measures that the Federal Trade Commission has taken to “reshape its enforcement priorities for review of mergers and acquisitions.”
Traditionally, new policies have been adopted jointly by the FTC and the U.S.
Read More “FTC Merger Policy Shifts May Spur Uncertainty And Risk”The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) has recently taken bold measures to reshape the Commission’s enforcement priorities for review of mergers and acquisitions. The FTC shares jurisdiction over such reviews with the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Accordingly, new policies have historically been adopted jointly by the FTC and DOJ. Several recent actions of the FTC, however, have been undertaken unilaterally in a stark…
Read More The FTC’s Recent Unilateral Changes in Its Merger Policies Creates Both Uncertainty and Increased Risk“From key court decisions in the United States and Europe to positive policy developments, write Joseph Casino, Benjamin Diessel and Michael Kasdan of Wiggin and Dana, the global SEP community has had much to celebrate this year.”
Partners Joseph Casino, Benjamin Diessel and Michael Kasdan have co-authored an article for IAM titled, “Remembering a Blissful Summer for SEP Owners.”
To read the article, click…
Read More Remembering a Blissful Summer for SEP OwnersWiggin and Dana attorneys Robert M. Langer, Benjamin H. Diessel and Timothy Cowan’s advisory titled, “100 Million Dollar Criminal Antitrust Penalty Paid By Florida Oncology Practice” has been published by The National Law Review.
To read their piece on the The National Law Review‘s website, click here.
Read More Attorneys Robert M. Langer, Benjamin H. Diessel and Timothy Cowan’s Published By The National Law ReviewOn April 30, 2020, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it had settled a criminal antitrust case against a group of physicians that has resulted in the payment of a $100 million penalty. Medical providers, take notice.
This action by the DOJ was brought against the Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC (FCS), an oncology group headquartered in Fort Myers…
Read More 100 Million Dollar Criminal Antitrust Penalty Paid By Florida Oncology PracticeWiggin and Dana is pleased to present its Intellectual Property Practice Group’s latest newsletter: “Recent Developments in IP Law.” This newsletter takes a look back at some of the biggest developments in intellectual property law in 2019, as well as a look forward at what we can expect for 2020.
To read the newsletter, please click the PDF link at the bottom of the page.…
Read More Recent Developments in Intellectual Property LawOn July 11, 2019, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice published an advisory concerning corporate compliance programs and announced a new approach to criminal charging decisions against companies.[i] Specifically, the advisory states that consideration of a company’s antitrust compliance program can serve as a critical factor in deciding whether to pursue criminal charges against a company. In other words, the…
Read More Important New Guidance — How an Effective Antitrust Compliance Program Could Prevent Criminal Charges Against Your CompanyWiggin and Dana partners, Robert Langer and John Doroghazi along with Associate Amanda Brahm, have co-authored an important article regarding a key development concerning state consumer protection laws that affect both businesses as well as consumers.
Read More CAVEAT VENDITOR!! The Second Prong of the Cigarette Rule is Alive and Well in Several “Little FTC Act” States