Tag: FTC
US: FTC calls DOJ’s request for hearing in Qualcomm case “untimely”
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is pushing back against the Justice Department’s request to be heard on any potential sanctions against Qualcomm in...
US: Judge upholds FTC’s move to undo prosthetics merger
Otto Bock HealthCare North America, the maker of microprocessor prosthetic knees, must undo its 2017 merger with a former competitor, Freedom Innovations, an administrative...
US: Lawmakers criticize Facebook settlement with FTC
Two US senators on Monday, May 6, criticized reported plans for a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement with Facebook Inc for misuse of consumers’...
US: Facebook to create privacy committee as part of FTC settlement
Facebook is in discussions with the Federal Trade Commission over a settlement that would include appointing privacy-focused executives in the C-suite.
Politico, citing sources close...
US: FTC delays Roche’s Spark takeover, again
Just days after Roche CEO Severin Schwan said the $4.8 billion buyout of Spark Therapeutics will close by June despite a recent delay, the...
US: Surescripts faces antitrust suit
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an antitrust lawsuit against the health information network Surescripts on Wednesday, April 24, accusing them of using illegal...
FTC Hearings #11: The FTC’s Role in a Changing World
April 2019
FTC Hearings #11: The FTC’s Role in a Changing World By Nathan Chubb (Baker Botts)1
The FTC conducted its 11th hearing in its Hearings...
US: FTC settles antitrust suit with Tronox
Tronox has reached a settlement with US antitrust enforcers that will allow it to move forward with its purchase of much of Cristal’s titanium...
US: Senators want FTC to disclose whether it is investigating Google
Senators Marsha Blackburn (Republican - Tennessee) and Amy Klobuchar (Democrat - Minnesota) sent a letter on Monday, April 8, to the Federal Trade Commission...
US: FTC wants more info on Altria’s JUUL investment
Altria Group gets a request for additional information from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its investment in JUUL Labs that closed in...
