Tag: FTC
DOJ & FTC To Hold Annual Spring Enforcers Summit
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost the second Spring Enforcers Summit on Monday, March 27. Assistant Attorney...
FTC Request Info On Ads from Social Media & Video Streamers
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked that eight major social media and video streaming firms, including Meta Platforms, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube,...
FTC Says Epic Games Must Refund Fortnite Players
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) multi-million case against Epic Games is winding down.
The gaming company, maker of the massively-popular Fortnite, agreed to a settlement with the commission (FTC)...
FTC Challenges ICE’s $13.1 Billion Black Knight Buy
The US Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it would be taking measures to curb Intercontinental Exchange's takeover of Black Knight for $13.1...
New Study Urges FTC To Investigate Music Streaming
The Federal Trade Commission should investigate the music streaming industry, urges a new white paper by the consumer advocacy nonprofit Public Knowledge. The report,...
FTC Extends Comment Period On Its Proposed Rule To Ban Noncompete...
The Federal Trade Commission has extended the public comment period for its proposed rule that prohibits employers from enforcing noncompete agreements on their employees....
US FTC’s Top Competition Official, To Retire
Holly Vedova, the top official in the US Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Bureau of Competition, is set to retire after more than three decades...
Former FTC Litigator Peter Herrick Moves To O’Melveny
O’Melveny, a global law firm with offices in New York City, recently announced the hire of Herrick as a senior trial attorney for the Federal Trade...
Mergers as Monopolization
We tend to think of mergers and monopolization as separate and distinct branches of antitrust. Using Section 2 to attack mergers raises the question...
FTC Dismisses Meta’s Virtual Reality Acquisition Suit
According to a regulatory filing Friday the Federal Trade Commission will not pursue its antitrust case to reverse Meta's acquisition of virtual reality startup...
