By C. Jarrett Dieterle - Even in a legal system rife with examples of cronyist laws and favoritism, America’s contact lens market has always stood out for its protectionism. This is because, for decades, the industry...
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NTU Comment Letter to FTC on Competition and Consumer Protection
The Honorable Joseph Simons, Chairman The Honorable Maureen K. Ohlhausen, former Chair The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Commissioner The Honorable Noah Phillips, Commissioner The Honorable Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington,...
Coalition Letter to FTC
The Honorable Joseph Simons Chairman Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20580 Dear Chairman Simons: Congratulations on your recent appointment to the chairmanship of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Few positions in...
Consumer Action: Know your Eyecare and Eyewear Rights VIDEO
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New videos on online prescription renewal and the right to purchase eyewear where you want. As more states across the country are considering anti-consumer restrictions or bans on online prescription renewal services and the use of...
Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice Comment Letter to the FTC
RE: FTC 16 CFR Part 315 Public Workshop Examining Contact Lens Marketplace and Analyzing Proposed Changes To The Contact Lens Rule The Coalition for Contact Lens Consumer Choice (“the Coalition”) respectfully submits the following comments in...
Consumers Union: Comment Letter to FTC
Comments of Consumers Union Contact Lens Rule Follow-up to Public Workshop on Proposed Rulemaking 16 CFR Part 315, Project No. R511995 Consumers Union, the policy division of Consumer Reports, submits this supplementary comment in the above-referenced...
Lens.com Comment Letter to FTC
RE: FTC 16 CFR Part 315 Public Workshop Examining Contact Lens Marketplace and Analyzing Proposed Changes to the Contact Lens Rule Dear Federal Trade Commission, As a leading online retailer to millions of Americans looking for...
Consumer Action: California Eye Doctors Keeping Patients in the Dark
California regulations require signage to inform patients of their right to get an automatic copy of their eyewear prescriptions, yet the requirement seems to be largely ignored by optometrists, according to a recent spot check of...
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