Robocalls remain tricky for FTC to stomp out
January 19, 2018
Perhaps we can add one more thing to death and taxes on the list of life’s certainties: robocalls.
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FTC consumer protection bureau criticized for not ‘firing on all cylinders’
January 19, 2018
A year into the Trump administration, a number of lawyers who practice before the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection are seeing a change: a slowdown in enforcement.
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Hill in limbo on FTC matters
January 19, 2018
President Donald Trump’s delay in filling posts at the Federal Trade Commission isn’t just affecting agency operations, it’s also stopping action on Capitol Hill.
Former Senator John Tunney, who pushed for antitrust reform, dies
January 19, 2018
Former Democratic Senator John Tunney of California, who led the charge for a law to allow the public to have input in merger settlements only to be frustrated as it was largely ignored, died on...
It’s complicated: Book explores Roosevelt-Morgan relationship
January 19, 2018
Proponents of more aggressive antitrust enforcement view it as a way to reduce economic inequality and curb the damage of an unfettered free market. Others say a more limited approach strikes the...
New year marks new season of vertical healthcare deals
January 19, 2018
Antitrust authorities succeeded last year in preventing several mergers of direct competitors in the healthcare industry, but in 2018 face the prospect of reviewing deals that would instead mostly...
Neil Averitt commentary: CVS-Aetna deal has many good features, but what of the PBMs?
January 19, 2018
Much good can be said about the planned merger of CVS and Aetna, but there is also a potentially troublesome sleeper issue involving pharmacy benefit management services, which should be looked at...
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In this Issue:
- FTC consumer protection bureau criticized for not ‘firing on all cylinders’
- Hill in limbo on FTC matters
- Robocalls remain tricky for FTC to stomp out
- Former Senator John Tunney, who pushed for antitrust reform, dies
- It’s complicated: Book explores Roosevelt-Morgan relationship
- New year marks new season of vertical healthcare deals
- Neil Averitt commentary: CVS-Aetna deal has many good features, but what of the PBMs?
- Payday lender fights $1.3 billion FTC judgment with industry rules in flux
- Broadcom confirms FTC investigation into alleged anticompetitive conduct
- How Celgene uses safety concerns to keep its $7 billion cancer drug on top
- Revenge porn case shows potential and limits of FTC's privacy authority, Ohlhausen says
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