Tag: FTC
FTC Wants Texas Regulators To Block Community-Shannon Merger
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked Texas not to approve mergers between Shannon Medical Center and Community Hospital.
The FTC's position is that the...
FTC Prepares Possible Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
US competition enforcers are preparing a possible antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The Federal Trade Commission...
White House Interviews Antitrust Lawyer For Chief FTC Post
The White House recently interviewed Kevin Arquit, a partner at Kasowitz Benson Torres, as a potential candidate for Federal Trade Commission chair, two people...
Qualcomm Wants Class Suit Tossed After FTC Antitrust Win
Qualcomm is asking a federal appeals court to toss an antitrust class action seeking up to US$15 billion in damages in light of the...
Epic Fail: Why It Is Better to Focus on a Competitive...
The failing firm defense is the fortune cookie of merger analysis: prevalent in merging parties’ advocacy, tantalizingly full of potential, but in the end,...
Alabama Dental Board Sues FTC Over SmileDirectClub Probe
Alabama’s dental board sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), seeking to halt the agency’s investigation into whether it is violating antitrust laws by enforcing...
Facebook Adds Two New Partners Ahead Of FTC Data Hearing
Facebook announced on Thursday, September 3, its users can transfer photos and videos stored on its servers to two new tech platforms, reported Reuters....
FTC & DOJ Sign Antitrust Cooperation Framework With Australia, Canada, New...
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph J. Simons signed the Multilateral Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Framework for Competition Authorities among the FTC, the Department of...
White House Is Interviewing For A Replacement For FTC Chair Joe...
The White House is searching for a replacement for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Joe Simons, a Republican who has publicly resisted President Donald...
US FTC Approves Arko Acquisition Of Empire With Condition
The US Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday, August 25, it had approved Israel-based Arko Holdings’s acquisition of Empire Petroleum Partners with conditions.
Arko, majority...
