(November 14, 2012) -- The FTC has two antitrust cases in front of the appellate courts – North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners and Phoebe Putney – each of them raising fundamental issues under the state action doctrine. The history of this litigation portfolio, and its likely significance for the future contours of the state action defense, were the subject of a recent speech given by Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch at St. John’s University School of Law....