LabMD litigation against FTC lingers
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.
The pushback on convenience, resort and junk fees
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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FTC’s recent wins against hospital deals reflect strategy of ex-chairman
In racking up two appellate court wins in challenges to hospital mergers, the Federal Trade Commission has vindicated a strategy that was developed more than a decade ago by then Chairman Timothy...
Virginia hospital tie-up likely despite FTC opposition
The Federal Trade Commission’s recent winning streak in blocking hospital mergers may be halted in Virginia because of extenuating circumstances in an especially poor part of the state.
Trump’s stunning victory doesn't spell big changes in antitrust enforcement
After a volatile presidential campaign that even included talk of stepping up antitrust enforcement, competition lawyers are braced for a period of uncertainty, but also skeptical that their field...
Prominent antitrust lawyer Kenneth C. Anderson dies
Kenneth C. Anderson, an aggressive and sometimes profane litigator who was an integral player in the Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case against AT&T, has died. He was 80.
PAE report already having an impact, cited in Supreme Court laches case
Less than a month after the Federal Trade Commission issued its long-awaited study on patent-assertion entities, the report is already making an impact.
IoT industry calls for national standards, not regulations, to counter botnet hacks
The Mirai botnet struck again on Election Day.