Holyoak, Ferguson could change FTC dynamics but face steep learning curve

If Republican nominees Melissa Holyoak of Utah and Andrew Ferguson of Virginia are confirmed, as expected, to join the Federal Trade Commission this month, they could change the dynamics of an agency that’s been under single-party control for half...

Neill Averitt

Insulin cases need a sharper focus

Hard cases are notorious for making bad law. But sometimes the easy and obvious cases can make bad law, too. Something like this seems to be going on with insulin pricing.

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Split vote over Sysco-US Foods challenge sparks debate

A few days before the highly-anticipated trial began in the Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the $3.5 billion merger of Sysco and US Foods, several Republican lawmakers wrote Chairwoman...

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May 29 — George Mason University School of Law’s Law and Economics Center is holding its Global Antitrust Economics Conference. FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen is giving the keynote address. The...

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Former FTC tech expert Felten moves up

Harris gets US antitrust nod for Exelis buyout

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Postal workers union weighs in on Staples, Office Depot deal

The American Postal Workers Union has weighed into the debate over the Staples and Office Depot merger with a white paper analyzing what they view as the deal’s core antitrust problem—namely that...

FTC looking into Zuffa, owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship

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