Maydeen Merino

January 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

National Automobile Dealers of America tells Fifth Circuit the Combating Auto Retail Scams rule is arbitrary and capricious.

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January 05, 2024 | National Law Journal

The health care industry has been a focal point for the FTC, ensuring mergers do not harm competition, raise drug prices or harm the labor market.

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January 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

"I expect that they will be looking for opportunities to apply all of the elements of the guidelines in merger cases -- to some extent, they've already been doing that," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.

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December 28, 2023 | National Law Journal

The Phoenix-based school has denied the allegations, calling them "yet another example of the Biden administration weaponizing federal government agencies in a coordinated effort to target institutions to which they are ideologically opposed."

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December 27, 2023 | National Law Journal

"The FTC will continue endeavoring to faithfully discharge our statutory obligation and protect the American public from unlawful mergers," said Lina Khan, the commission's chair.

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December 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

"Kids must be able to play and learn online without being endlessly tracked by companies looking to hoard and monetize their personal data," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

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December 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

"[T]he Commission will be vigilant in protecting the public from unfair biometric surveillance and unfair data security practices," said Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's consumer protection bureau. Rite Aid denied the allegations of wrongdoing.

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December 19, 2023 | National Law Journal

FTC alleged purchase would have resulted in higher healthcare prices due to reduced competition.

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December 18, 2023 | National Law Journal

"Fair, open, competitive markets have been essential to America's dynamic, thriving economy, and policing unlawful mergers is our front line of defense against harmful corporate consolidation," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

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December 15, 2023 | National Law Journal

"As Gurbir Grewal, the director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, has said, 'You simply can't ignore the rules because you don't like them or because you'd prefer different ones: the consequences for the investing public are far too great,'" SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

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