Law360, New York (July 23, 2009) -- The American Bar Association is threatening to sue the Federal Trade Commission if the agency does not exempt lawyers from the so-called Red Flags Rule, a new regulation to protect against identity theft that is scheduled to take effect Aug. 1.
As the deadline for compliance approaches, the ABA is exploring “all options” to convince the FTC to exclude lawyers from the new regulations, ABA President H. Thomas Wells Jr. confirmed...
