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In a blog post last Friday, Debbie Feinstein, Director of Competition at the FTC, defended the agency’s use of FTC Act Section 5 to target unfair methods of competition outside the scope of the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

Pixels.com claims that the world's largest photo-sharing site is using its Instagram trademark to stifle fair competition.

A Federal Trade Commission administrative law judge ordered Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation (ENH) to divest Highland Park Hospital, ruling that ENH's acquisition of Highland Park Hospital resulted in "substantially lessened competition" and higher prices for insurers and healthcare consumers for general acute care inpatient services sold to managed care organizations.

In 2014, oilfield services companies Halliburton and Baker Hughes announced their intention to merge in a $35 billion transaction.

The FTC and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ hosted a workshop to explore the economic and legal implications of conditional pricing practices.

Together with the State of Michigan, the United States Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has filed a civil suit against four Michigan hospital systems for allegedly agreeing to limit marketing in each other's territories.

On June 29, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced significant increases in the maximum civil penalties for violations of 16 provisions of law it enforces, including the FTC Act and Clayton Act.

On January 19, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission announced changes to the reporting thresholds and exemptions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act").

Investment manager Third Point LLC and three of its affiliated funds have entered into a proposed settlement agreement with the federal antitrust authorities for violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, arising from improper reliance on the "investment-only" exemption.

On 3 July 2016 Federal Law No. 273-FZ1 was adopted, which requires retailers and food product suppliers to review existing contractual relationships and to choose new legal forms for their interaction.

We’ve previously discussed this appeal, which concerns Motorola’s claims arising from a foreign conspiracy to fix the price of LCD panels.

On January 21, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a highly anticipated decision in a LIBOR-based antitrust class action suit allowing a plaintiff to immediately take a direct appeal from an order dismissing that plaintiff’s complaint ..

In late November 2012, the FTC issued a notice that it was considering how to update its "Fred Meyer Guides."

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has looked at licensing boards many times in the past and advocated for regulations with less restriction that promote competition.

The FTC just settled an investigation of two ski manufacturers that allegedly agreed not to solicit each other’s endorsers.

Federal circuit courts have issued conflicting rulings on the constitutionality of home distilling bans, creating a potential path to Supreme Court review. Meanwhile, Maryland has relaxed trade practice restrictions on variety packs and promotional spending, and Kansas temporarily expanded alcohol sales hours during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The FTC announced that it has reached a settlement with Herbalife that includes a $200 million payment to compensate consumers. In addition to the payment, the settlement agreement has an unusual...

On July 3, 2024, a Texas federal Northern District Court granted a preliminary injunction to the Plaintiff and the four Intervening Plaintiffs in the matter of Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission. The preliminary...