Bedoya, focused and passionate, talks about putting consumers first
Federal Trade Commission member Alvaro Bedoya just reached his six-month work anniversary. The former Senate staffer and Georgetown University professor arrived at a time of incredible activity at the FTC. It issued an advanced notice of proposed...
Some hits and a miss in Section 5 policy statement
The diplomat Talleyrand, who represented post-Napoleonic France at the make-or-break Congress of Vienna, cautioned his staff to move only in measured steps: “Above all,” he said, “no zeal.” This would have been equally good advice for the Federal Trade Commission’s policy statement on Section 5...
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As mergers in healthcare sector multiply, clashes between states and FTC grow
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent challenge to the proposed merger of two West Virginia hospitals pits the agency against the state’s attorney general, Patrick Morrisey, who had earlier reached...
Marriott-Starwood deal could cause some travelers sleepless nights
Concerns of business and leisure travelers, who fear higher prices and fewer choices, will play into the government's review of Marriott International’s proposed $12.2 billion acquisition of...
Bill Baer’s tough call: whether to challenge the AB InBev-SAB Miller deal
Bill Baer was in his first week as head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division in January 2013 when he had to decide whether to challenge Anheuser-Busch InBev’s proposed mega-deal to...
New York lawsuit and DOJ probe could push FTC on fantasy sports
Two online fantasy sports sites already being investigated by the FBI and being sued by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could also come under scrutiny for deceptive marketing by...
On 20th anniversary, officials praise antitrust-IP guidelines as needing little update today
Guidelines on antitrust enforcement in the intellectual property arena, issued 20 years ago, are still highly relevant today, and no significant revisions are needed, top officials at the US's two...
FTC staff to appeal ruling dismissing case against LabMD
The Federal Trade Commission’s staff is appealing the dismissal of its lawsuit that charged that LabMD, a medical testing company, had failed to provide reasonable security to protect consumers’...