Yea or nay: Road to FTC top post isn’t always smooth
November 13, 2017
Confirmation votes for Federal Trade Commission nominees are rarely controversial, but the road to an agency seat has had some dramatic incidents.
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DOJ moving at 'full speed' while FTC stays in holding pattern
November 13, 2017
It didn’t take long for Makan Delrahim to make a first impression.
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Influential Timothy Muris has ties to key Trump antitrust players
November 13, 2017
Not long after Donald Trump was elected president, speculation in antitrust circles ramped up about whether hard-charging firebrands, eager to make waves and take on the establishment, would be put...
No Rx for big drugmakers accused of fixing prices
November 13, 2017
The pharmaceutical industry is in hot water.
DirecTV to judge: FTC hasn’t proven deceptive ad suit
November 13, 2017
DirecTV is pressing a federal judge to find that the Federal Trade Commission hasn’t offered enough evidence at trial to prove that the satellite TV provider owes $4 billion in restitution over...
North Dakota health providers’ merger defense turns on insurer bargaining power
November 13, 2017
Two healthcare providers seeking to overcome a federal and state challenge to their proposed merger in the Bismarck, North Dakota, area have built their case on a simple idea: The deal will not tip...
Neil Averitt commentary: Sizing up Joe Simons’ management style
November 13, 2017
New management at an agency brings not only changes in substantive policy, but also changes in the style of personal interactions with both the staff and outside counsel. These stylistic changes...
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- DOJ moving at 'full speed' while FTC stays in holding pattern
- Influential Timothy Muris has ties to key Trump antitrust players
- Yea or nay: Road to FTC top post isn’t always smooth
- No Rx for big drugmakers accused of fixing prices
- DirecTV to judge: FTC hasn’t proven deceptive ad suit
- North Dakota health providers’ merger defense turns on insurer bargaining power
- Neil Averitt commentary: Sizing up Joe Simons’ management style
- Scholars clash over occupational licensing effects
- Case against AT&T-Time Warner deal would hinge on Turner market power, DOJ’s actions suggest
- Ohlhausen, McSweeny remain at odds over using antitrust to enforce net neutrality
- House panel's lawmakers show largely partisan divisions on protecting consumer data
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