Tag: FTC
A Chair With No Legs? Legal Constraints On The Competition Rulemaking...
By Jennifer Cascone Fauver
Upon her appointment to the chair position of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan wasted little time asserting that the...
Amazon Accuses FTC Staff Of Harassing Bezos
Amazon accused the Federal Trade Commission staff of taking “unusual and perplexing” measures in its investigation of the company’s Prime subscription business.
The FTC has...
FTC Warns Against Shielding Hospital Mergers From Antitrust Enforcement
A report from the Federal Trade Commission is warning state lawmakers about the dangers of shielding hospital mergers from federal antitrust scrutiny in exchange...
US FTC Probes $200M Bitmark Crypto Hack
In what is its first investigation into cryptocurrency markets, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into the Bitmark currency exchange over the December 2021 hack...
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips To Step Down
According to a report from Politico, Noah Phillips, one of two Republican commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is set to step down.
FTC Commissioner...
Meta Pauses Acquisition Of VR Firm Over FTC Suit
With a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hanging over its head, Facebook’s parent company Meta is pausing its planned acquisition of the...
FTC Takes Action Against First American’s Exit Fees
The Federal Trade Commission has accused payment processor First American Payment Systems and two of its sales affiliates of “trapping small businesses with hidden terms, surprise...
FTC Chair Khan Reportedly Overruled Staff To Sue Meta
Federal Trade Commission head Lina Khan overruled staff advice to intervene in a Meta virtual reality studio acquisition, Bloomberg reports.
Sources reportedly told Bloomberg that...
FTC Sues To Block Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday filed for an injunction to block Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, from buying a virtual reality...
US Chamber Of Commerce Sues FTC Over Biden Antitrust Threat
The US Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Federal Trade Commission that accuses it of unlawfully withholding public records.
The Chamber,...