Tag: Federal Trade Commission
US: Wright said under consideration as Trump’s Antitrust Chief
The Trump team is considering giving a top antitrust post to a former US trade commissioner whose hands-off views on competition have at times...
US: Mallinckrodt to pay $100 million to settle antitrust suit
The drugmaker Mallinckrodt has agreed to pay $100 million to settle Federal Trade Commission and state charges that the company and its Questcor division...
US: Two settle charges on failing to file stock buys with...
Danaher co-founder Mitchell Rales agreed to pay $720,000 to settle allegations that he failed to report stock purchases to the government so that they...
US: Duke Energy agrees to $600000 settlement of federal antitrust lawsuit
Duke Energy will pay a $600,000 fine to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit over its purchase of a Florida power plant, according to court...
US: FTC after Qualcomm for forcing Apple to use its modems
US antitrust officials are poised to sue Qualcomm for allegedly using unfair practices in the way it licenses its technology, people familiar with the...
US: FTC chairwoman to step down, leaving three vacancies
US Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez will step down next month after more than three years as chair and six at the agency...
The US Federal Trade Commission issues report on patent assertion entities
Posted by Social Science Research Network
The US Federal Trade Commission issues report on patent assertion entities
By Michael A. Carrier (Rutgers Law School)
Abstract: In...
CPI TALKS: Interview with FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny – July 2016
In this interesting interview, Commissioner McSweeny addresses questions concerning unilateral conduct section investigations, the Sunshine laws, the Sharing economy andBrexit, among other topics. You can also...
FTC v. Penn State Hershey Medical Center: Third Circuit Appeal Could...
By Pete Levitas & Bryan M. Marra -
On May 9, 2016, District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied a joint...
Mega-Mergers: Key Considerations to Take to Get your Deal Through
By Nikolaos Peristerakis, Tom McGrath & Fay Zhou -
While there appears to be a consensus among regulators and practitioners that “big is not necessarily bad”...
