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On January 15, 2015, the US Federal Trade Commission announced new thresholds relating to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18a.

On June 18, 2007, in a 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing, U.S., No. 05-1157 127 S.Ct. 2383, 2007 U.S. LEXIS 7724 (Jun. 18, 2007) held that securities laws implicitly preclude the application of antitrust law to investment bank underwriters of initial public offerings of securities because they face active regulation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

AdoreMe, Inc., was born in 2010 when a former McKinsey & Company consultant sought to address the lack of lingerie lines that were affordable without being cheaply made.

Businesses and regulators are focusing on cross-device tracking, ad blocking technologies and ad fraud, with particular attention to consumer trust, choice and safety issues.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack characterizes regulation by USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to be released on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, as "aggressive" and noted that if the rules are implemented, they would constitute the most dramatic change to the regulation of the livestock marketplace since the Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA) was enacted in 1921.

Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act were aimed at encouraging and protecting whistleblowers.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told a Texas federal judge to block the Federal Trade Commission's final Noncompete Rule, which would impose a comprehensive...

Executive Summary: As we recently reported, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its long-awaited final rule on April 23, 2024, banning virtually all noncompetition agreements between employers and workers.

As healthcare providers look to consolidation as a way to remain competitive, regulatory agencies are aggressively staking out their turf and challenging consolidations which have the potential to yield anticompetitive results.

You have carefully crafted an entire line of the greatest craft beers ever created and you want to sell your wares throughout Maryland.

On June 14, the title insurance industry received good news from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, as the court affirmed the dismissal of two high-profile antitrust cases that have been in litigation for several years

In a recent appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Court vacated an International Trade Commission (ITC) decision and reiterated that a trademark owner may exclude imports of its own goods into the United States, including those goods manufactured in the United States by the trademark owner exclusively for sale abroad.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state regulators, and plaintiffs' lawyers are focusing on retail and direct-to-consumer practices ranging from membership and subscription plans to discount pricing...

On March 25, 2014, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision resolving an important issue that has implications for companies seeking redress for false advertising and disparagement. In

As readers of this blog are aware, intellectual property rights exist with respect to a person's name and likeness.

A free trial of a weight loss pill is the best of both worlds, right? Not according to the FTC, which recently brought its first ROSCA case against a group of marketers.

Native advertisements represent an increasingly popular and effective means of promotion for marketers, and a massive headache for the FTC.

On September 15, 2016, the FTC adopted final amendments to its Magnuson-Moss Warranty Rules, to give effect to the E-Warranty Act of 2015.