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FTC Chairwoman Releases 2013 Annual Highlights
Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez released the agency’s 2013 Annual Highlights today at the Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antirust Law in Washington emphasizing the agency’s work to prot
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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Community Health Systems, Inc.’s Acquisition of Health Management Associates Inc. was Anticompetitive in Two Local Markets
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Community Health Systems, Inc.’s (CHS) $7.6 billion acquisition of rival health care system Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA) was likely to lessen competition for general...
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FTC Approves Toys “R” Us Petition to Reopen and Modify 1998 Final Commission Order
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a petition submitted by Toys “R” Us, Inc. (TRU) to reopen and modify a final Commission order issued in 1998 . That order followed a Commission determination, affirmed by the Seventh Circuit, Toys 'R' Us, Inc. v. FTC, 221...
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FTC Puts Conditions on Akorn Enterprises’ Proposed Purchase of Hi-Tech Pharmacal
Akorn Enterprises, Inc. and Hi-Tech Pharmacal, Inc. will sell the rights and assets to three generic prescription eye medications and two generic topical anesthetics to Watson Laboratories, Inc., to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Akorn’s proposed $640 million acquisition of Hi-Tech...
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April is Financial Literacy Month
April is Financial Literacy Month, and the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information to help you make the most of your money no matter who you are – student, young adult, parent, service member on active duty, veteran or grandparent. “If you want to learn...
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Apr
21
Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission and East Bay Community Law Center invite you to attend a conference on Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers. The conference will bring together legal services lawyers, law enforcement attorneys, and consumer advocates from...
May
1
Sharing a Common Ground: A Common Ground Conference in St. Louis
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Washington University School of Law, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Room 310, St. Louis, Missouri
May
7
District Of Columbia
Spring Privacy Series: Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data
Increasingly, consumers are taking a more active role in managing and generating their own health data. For example, consumers are researching their health conditions and diagnosing themselves online. Consumers are also uploading their information into personal health records and...Past Events
Mar
28
District Of Columbia
Care Labeling Rule - An FTC Roundtable
The roundtable, which is free and open to the public, will examine the Commission’s proposed amendments to the Rule set forth in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 20, 2012.
Mar
20
District Of Columbia
Examining Health Care Competition
The Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop, “Examining Health Care Competition,” on March 20-21, 2014, to study certain activities and trends that may affect competition in the evolving health care industry. The workshop explored current developments related to:
Mar
19
District Of Columbia