Although the Federal Trade Commission won its effort to quash a lawsuit over its probe of LabMD, the now-defunct medical laboratory is still trying to sue three agency employees.
Unexpected, surreptitious fees in retail transactions — additions like “convenience fees” and “resort fees” — have proliferated wildly over the past 30 years. When they aren’t clearly disclosed at the start of a transaction, their omission can deceive consumers and distort the purchase decision....
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A news search for Janssen Pharmaceuticals will turn up research and marketing agreements with many top-notch biomedical and pharmaceutical firms and Harvard University, but attorneys general in 36...
The Canadian Competition Bureau has concurred in the analysis and remedies already proposed for the pending acquisition of Goodrich by United Technologies. Although recognizing that reduced...
Sixteen months after CoStar Group and LoopNet, Inc. signed an agreement to merge, more than a year since shareholders gave approval and four months since the $860 million merger closed, the FTC...
Even as New York federal district court judge Denise Cote recently put her stamp of approval on a settlement between the Justice Department and three book publishers—Hachette, HarperCollins, and...
Travelers landing in Washington, D.C. or other large cities and looking for a rental car usually find themselves with a lineup of alternatives—Hertz, Alamo, Avis, etc. –once they pick up their...
Speaking to an audience of health care providers in early August, FTC Commissioner Julie Brill focused her comments on initiatives that sustain health care competition. She noted recent progress...