It’s not the first time a big hospitality chain has pushed back against the Federal Trade Commission in an investigation over a data breach, but it’s happening again. Richard N. Velotta reports that MGM Resorts International has sued the FTC and its top officer, Chairwoman Lina M. Khan. The lawsuit claims the regulator violated the company’s Fifth Amendment right to due process while investigating a September cyberattack against the company.
In the four-count action, MGM also alleges the FTC failed to follow its own conflict-of-interest guidelines.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeks an injunction to stop the FTC from seeking a civil investigative demand in its investigation of MGM related to the cyberattack unless Khan disqualifies herself from the matter. The demand is an administrative subpoena that allows federal agencies to request large amounts of information from private companies without going through court procedures.
Read more about the complaint’s allegations at The Las Vegas Review-Journal.