Tag: FTC
FTC Concludes Merger Of Polyurethane Foam Producers Was Anticompetitive
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that the merger of polyurethane foam producers FXI Holdings, Inc....
FTC Antitrust Chief Says Antitrust Enforcement Remains As Usual
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust enforcement remains as usual as it can be in unusual times, the head of the agency’s competition bureau...
FTC Approves PepsiCo’s Rockstar Energy $3.85B Buy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has paved the way for PepsiCo to buy drink company Rockstar Energy for US$3.85 billion, reported The Post.
The regulator...
Behavioral Remedies in U.S. Merger Settlements: Past, Present and Future
While in the past, the FTC and DOJ have been receptive to considering behavioral remedies to resolve discrete competition concerns arising from the vertical...
FTC Settles Antitrust Suit With Police Body-Cam Maker
Safariland, which manufactures and sells equipment for the law-enforcement, military, and recreational markets, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that it...
Axon Appeals Loss In FTC Antitrust Case
Axon Enterprise will seek to appeal a federal court ruling that dismissed the police equipment maker’s case challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s structure, reported...
A Corporate Merger Cost America Ventilators
By Tim Wu, New York Times
The United States’ flawed approach to consolidation in the health care industry can endanger public health.
On April 24, 2012,...
Leading FTC Antitrust Attorney Joins Hunton Andrews Kurth
Kevin Hahm, former Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Mergers IV Division, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth as a partner in the firm’s...
House Democrats Question FTC On Ventilator Maker Merger
Democrats on the House antitrust subcommittee want to know why the Federal Trade Commission fast-tracked the merger of two medical device manufacturers they say...
Davis Wright Adds Ex-FTC Antitrust Litigator
Davis Wright announced that prominent antitrust litigator, Chris Renner, will join its Washington, DC, office as partner on April 6, 2020. Renner was previously...
