May 19, 2017
Democrats’ surprising choice of Rohit Chopra for a seat on the Federal Trade Commission underscores the clout of one of its populist heroes, while provoking cheers from consumer advocates and puzzlement from antitrust lawyers.
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May 19, 2017
When Anthem recently threw in the towel on its bid to acquire rival health insurer Cigna, it also ended a chance for the Supreme Court to clarify how efficiency claims in proposed mergers should be...
May 19, 2017
It didn’t take long for pictures to go viral of that United Airlines passenger being brutally roughed up as he was involuntarily “deplaned,” sparking international outrage.
May 19, 2017
A federal appeals court decision to rehear the Federal Trade Commission’s case against AT&T Mobility draws attention to a perennial debate. Will the law exempting the agency from overseeing common...
May 19, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission’s powers over certain questionable medical therapies — especially those aimed at converting homosexuals into heterosexuals — could be expanded if congressional...
May 19, 2017
The Justice Department has said it will look into, but not necessarily stop, a proposed merger that would place Chicago's two leading newspapers in the same hands. Though the DOJ blocked a similar...
May 19, 2017
In this issue we will take a slight excursion and address a question that few people have thought to ask: What can antitrust analysis do to help save the National Park System and restore a western...