From journalism to baseball, lawmakers take up antitrust exemptions
Media companies and their congressional allies have escalated efforts to obtain an exemption to antitrust laws to counter the alleged unfair practices by Big Tech companies. The legislative fight is shining light on the broader issue of antitrust...
FleetCor case maps out new routes for consumer protection
We have seen what lies ahead for consumer protection, and it looks a great deal like the FleetCor case.
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Former FTC official coming back as a senator from Texas
A familiar figure at the FTC is returning to Washington, this time as a freshman senator, and people in the antitrust world are wondering what role he will play in this return engagement.
FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen speaks on net neutrality
Maureen Ohlhausen, the newest FTC Commissioner, took the plunge and delivered her first major policy speech on October 26, giving her views on the best principles for regulating the Internet, and,...
Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s defeat clouds privacy debate
The unexpected defeat of California Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack, chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, and one of her party’s leaders on privacy and...
FTC:WATCH Special Report: UBS trial, Part III: Decapitated cats and colostomy bags
Taking money from U.S. taxpayers was standard operating procedure at many banks, including Swiss-owned bank UBS, according to a serialized FTC:WATCH analysis of testimony in the month-long trial of...
Commissioner Rosch provides insights on state-action litigation
The FTC has two antitrust cases in front of the appellate courts – North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners and Phoebe Putney – each of them raising fundamental issues under the state action...
Disney, Lucasfilm merger would corral action figures under one roof
If and when the Walt Disney Company completes the acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd, announced October 30th, a single entertainment company will house a juggernaut of legendary film characters. The...