FTC lawyers privacy notice requirement ruling [DC Circuit]

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FTC lawyers privacy notice requirement ruling [DC Circuit]

December 6, 2005 10:20:00 pm

American Bar Association v. Federal Trade Commission, United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, December 6, 2005 [ruling that the Federal Trade Commission lacks statutory authority to compel lawyers to provide periodic notices of privacy to clients under the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act regulating "financial institutions"]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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