LabMD, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission
Case Number:
14-12144
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Government Agencies
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June 21, 2017
11th Circ. Questions FTC Data Security Enforcement Approach
An Eleventh Circuit panel pressed the Federal Trade Commission on what rules it has established regarding corporate data security during oral arguments Wednesday in a closely watched challenge from LabMD, which contends that the agency unfairly expanded its authority with an enforcement action that crippled the medical-testing company.
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February 17, 2017
Privacy Profs. Get Behind FTC In LabMD Fight At 11th Circ.
A group of eight privacy and security law professors on Thursday threw their support behind the Federal Trade Commission in its Eleventh Circuit battle with LabMD to keep intact a ruling that an alleged data leak harmed consumers, saying the agency's approach to regulating privacy spurs better protection practices.
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April 22, 2015
11th Circ. Snubs LabMD's Rehearing Bid In FTC Data Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied LabMD Inc.'s petition for an en banc rehearing, the latest defeat in the company's contentious dispute with the Federal Trade Commission over the agency's authority to regulate consumer data security.
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March 11, 2015
LabMD Rips 11th Circ. For Refusing FTC Data Security Suit
The Eleventh Circuit's refusal to weigh in on a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission accusing LabMD Inc. of failing to safeguard patient information unlawfully shifts the balance of power between agencies and courts, the company recently said in a request for an en banc rehearing.
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January 20, 2015
11th Circ. Turns Away LabMD In FTC Data Security Row
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to entertain LabMD Inc.'s latest challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's ability to regulate data security, ruling that a parallel administrative proceeding had yet to produce a final determination that would allow it to weigh in on the merits of the dispute.
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January 02, 2015
Privacy Cases To Watch In 2015
A pair of appellate challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's ability to regulate data security will captivate privacy attorneys in 2015, as will a dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of standing in certain privacy cases and a heated Second Circuit fight over a search warrant for user data stored by Microsoft Corp. overseas.
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August 20, 2014
11th Circ. To Hear LabMD, FTC Data Security Arguments
The Eleventh Circuit said Wednesday that it has decided to hold oral arguments on LabMD Inc.'s latest bid to halt the Federal Trade Commission from policing corporate data-security standards, a dispute which the appellate court has already once refused to entertain.
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August 12, 2014
LabMD Again Pushes For 11th Circ. To Nix FTC Data Claims
LabMD Inc. once again urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to review a lower court's dismissal of its challenge to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's authority to police data-security standards, arguing the court should be able to review an executive branch agency's action under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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July 25, 2014
FTC Urges 11th Circ. To Ax LabMD's Data Security Challenge
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday urged the Eleventh Circuit to uphold a Georgia federal court order dismissing LabMD Inc.’s challenge to its authority to police data-security standards, arguing the court correctly held it does not have jurisdiction to “entertain a lawsuit” to enjoin agency proceedings.
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June 25, 2014
LabMD Makes 3rd Appellate Bid To Stop FTC Data Case
LabMD Inc. urged the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday to revive a federal lawsuit in Georgia attacking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's authority to police data-security standards, which the appellate court twice has declined to question as the closely watched enforcement case continued.