Tag: Federal Trade Commission

The healthcare industry is comprised of numerous types of providers and suppliers who are generally considered competitors from an antitrust standpoint, but their collaboration...

The notion of “junk” fees is a fine piece of rhetoric, but useless as an analytical tool. Many fees identified as junk impose costs...

It’s easy to decry “junk fees,” and both the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) have done just that...

The fight over junk fees has escalated in the last few years. Corporate efforts to maximize revenue by hiding price increases have drawn opposition...

The Biden Administration is using recent inflationary pressure as an excuse to push a progressive price regulation agenda that would harm consumers, businesses, and...

By Richard M. Steuer1   The Robinson-Patman Act is attracting growing attention as a tonic for small businesses. Created during the Great Depression, the Act has...

Government enforcement and private litigation of the Robinson-Patman has been minimal during the past decades. However now the FTC –– among many others ––...

The flaws in the Robinson-Patman Act are well known. It protects competitors at the expense of consumers and rarely stops the buyer-induced discrimination it...

Originally passed in the mid-1930s to protect small grocery businesses in the face of fast-growing chain supermarkets that could negotiate steep discounts for bulk...

It almost goes without saying that Walmart gets the best prices, which are then passed on to customers in the store. You go to...