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President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate (i) Joseph Simons to serve as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and (ii) Rohit Chopra to serve as an FTC Commissioner.

Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino.

On October 23, 2014, the Second Circuit agreed to hold an appeal in abeyance until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on an issue of appellate procedure in Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp. (formerly known as In re LIBOR-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation).

The FCC proposal to deregulate cable and satellite television set-top boxes is facing heavy headwinds as powerful interests line up in opposition.

The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today announced that it has reached the provisional view that online travel agents Expedia and Booking.com and International Hotels Group (IHG) have infringed UK competition law by agreeing to restrict the online travel agents' discount levels.

A flurry of recent class action lawsuits is forcing clothing retailers to rethink their marketing tactics for outlet stores.

There is not, of course, any fundamental legal concern with overlapping officer or directorships between affiliated companies in a nonprofit health system.

Two major supplement marketers have agreed to the terms of an administrative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

On April 29, Dallas-based Teladoc, Inc., the largest telemedicine service provider in the U.S., filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board over a new Board rule prohibiting physicians from treating patients over the telephone before having met with them face-to-face.

The cannabis industry faces pivotal developments as the SAFE Banking Act resurfaces in Congress, the White House urges legislative action to prevent hemp recriminalization, and the DEA conducts rescheduling hearings. Meanwhile, New York's state fair will feature the first-ever cannabis advocacy booth, marking a milestone in public education efforts.

On February 13, 2018, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation issued a decision in favor of a Russian parallel importer...

In what it is calling the Antitrust Division's "first criminal prosecution against a conspiracy specifically targeting e-commerce," the Department of Justice has announced that an individual has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he conspired to fix the prices of wall posters sold online through Amazon Marketplace.

On March 28, 2014, Judge Daniels of the Southern District of New York dismissed antitrust and unjust enrichment claims against over 20 banks accused of manipulating prices in the Euroyen interbank lending market by submitting false rate quotes to Yen-LIBOR and Euroyen TIBOR rate-setting organizations.

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in GN Netcom, Inc. v. Plantronics, Inc., Civil Action No. 12-1318-LPS (D.Del., July 12, 2016) (redacted), ...

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced a 25% tariff on certain Brazilian goods following a Section 301 investigation into unfair trade practices, digital commerce policies, and environmental concerns. The action includes specific product exemptions and will layer on top of existing tariffs before some expire, creating a complex compliance landscape for importers and businesses engaged in U.S.-Brazil trade.

An appeal court in Frankfurt has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify the application of the competition rules to online sales.

On May 21, 2007, the Justice Department (following a request by the Federal Trade Commission) charged a hedge fund manager with failing to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification and waiting period requirements before exercising options to acquire stock in Motient Corp.

The Ninth Circuit issued an order last Friday staying an injunction from U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California in O'Bannon v. NCAA until it reaches a decision on the merits of the appeal.