Tag: FTC
Antitrust & Data Protection Discussed At FTC Senate Hearing
The five leaders of the Federal Trade Commission testified together before a Senate panel for the first time in nearly two years on Wednesday,...
The FTC Is Investigating Twitter For Privacy Violations
Twitter said on Monday that it was under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for potentially misusing people’s personal information to serve ads, adding...
Indivior Pays FTC To Settle Claims It Monopolized Opioid Addiction Medicines
Indivior has agreed to pay US$10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated antitrust laws through a deceptive scheme to...
Axon Tells 9th Circuit That The FTC Antitrust Process Is Unconstitutional
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) administrative complaint proceedings violate companies’ constitutional rights, police-equipment maker Axon Enterprise told the Ninth Circuit, reported Bloomberg Law.
The arguments...
The FTC May Depose Top Facebook Execs In Antitrust Probe
The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Facebook, reported The Wall Street Journal. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer...
Elanco Gets FTC Approval for Bayer Animal Buy
Elanco Animal Health has obtained approval from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its acquisition of Bayer Animal Health, clearing the final antitrust...
Alimentation Couche-Tard & CrossAmerica Partners Settle FTC Case
Retail fuel station and convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“ACT”) and its former affiliate, CrossAmerica Partners LP (“CAPL”), have agreed to pay a $3.5...
DOJ And FTC Issue New Vertical Merger Guidelines
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate the likely competitive impact...
Jones Day Hires Two Former FTC & US Attorney’s Office Lawyers...
Jones Day added two former government lawyers in California—Federal Trade Commission attorney Lin Kahn as an antitrust partner in San Francisco, and Assistant US...
FTC Alleges New York Small-Business Lenders Deceived Nonprofits
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued two New York small-business lenders Wednesday, June 10, for allegedly using deceptive terms in loans to companies, nonprofits,...
