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Staff from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appeared before the Alaska Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce on February 6, 2018, to present the FTC's views on certificate-of-need (CON) laws and to support the repeal of such laws in Alaska.

The Third Circuit recently reversed a district court’s judgment in favor of a plaintiff under the federal price discrimination statute, the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), 15 U.S.C. § 13, concluding that the RPA does not apply where any competition between the plaintiff and the purportedly favored purchaser occurred "before" the allegedly discriminatory sale by the manufacturer took place.

A recent Fourth Circuit cases demonstrates the inherently subjective nature of the "plausibility" standard used to evaluate a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6).

On 26 November 2008, the UK Competition Commission (“CC”) published new guidelines to explain its approach to the selection and implementation of remedies in merger inquiries referred to it by the Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) under sections 22 or 33 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (“the Act”).

Major antitrust developments from September 2026 include DOJ's substantial remedies against Google in ad tech monopolization, FTC action on interlocking directorates in firearms manufacturing...

In recent years, in cases involving the telecommunications industry, the Supreme Court has narrowed substantially the situations where an alleged monopolist has an obligation to deal with competitors and where allegations of parallel conduct are sufficient to state an antitrust claim.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced revised thresholds for merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.

The Federal Trade Commission announced on January 16, 2007 revised thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. §18a) ("the HSR").

On June 26, 2015, the Third Circuit issued an opinion in King Drug Co. of Florence, Inc. v. Smithkline Beecham Corp., (Case No. 14-1243).

The Supreme Court decision in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc., makes clear that state action immunity from federal antitrust laws is disfavored, and local governmental, quasi-public and private entities can only qualify for the immunity under certain specific conditions.

The ruling by an administrative judge that the FTC must testify about the data security standards it uses generated intense interest among data security professionals.

In today's health-conscious environment, consumers are more attuned to the food, beverages, and dietary supplements they use.

Greater China, including mainland China and Taiwan, has long been eyed for its opportunities to reach an almost untouched billion person consumer base. Not surprisingly, a number of U.S. and multinational companies have entered the Greater China market.

In a decision more critical for procedure than its end result, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit considered, and ultimately rejected, an interlocutory bid by Verizon Wireless LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, Sprint Nextel Corp., and T-Mobile USA Inc. — who allegedly control 90% of the U.S. text messaging market — to dismiss a putative class action alleging that they conspired to fix text message prices.

CAFTA presents new opportunities for U.S. companies. The article discusses some of CAFTA's key provisions on customs, investment and government procurement.

The European Commission has proposed an ambitious overhaul of EU telecoms rules.

For some time, many in the antitrust community have expressed concerns about how China is enforcing its antitrust laws against foreign companies.

The Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition stated that it has no present intention to recommend that the FTC challenge a clinical integration program proposed by Norman Physician Hospital Organization.