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FTC Requires Retail Fuel Station and Convenience Store Operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. to Divest 3 Fuel Stations in Alabama as a Condition of Acquiring Jet-Pep, Inc.
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Retail fuel station and convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has agreed to divest three fuel stations in Alabama to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that ACT’s proposed...
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Report To Congress On Ethanol Market Concentration (November 2017)
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FTC Issues Annual Report On Ethanol Market Concentration 2017
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2017 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration, an annual report required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 “to determine whether there is sufficient...
Officials from the U.S., Canada and Mexico Participate in 2017 Trilateral Meeting in Washington, D.C. to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement
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Antitrust agency heads from the United States, Canada and Mexico meet today at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC to discuss their ongoing work to ensure fair and effective antitrust...
FTC Staff to Tennessee Legislature: Consider Making Permanent the Animal Massage Therapy Exemption from The Practice of Veterinary Medicine
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Federal Trade Commission staff submitted comments to the Tennessee General Assembly in support of a state law exemption that allows non-veterinarians to practice animal massage therapy in Tennessee...
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition in the U.S. Markets for Two Types of Medical Testing Devices
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order designed to remedy the anticompetitive effects resulting from Abbott’s $8.3 billion acquisition of Alere...
Nov08
Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics
The Hatch-Waxman Act, passed by Congress more than 30 years ago, provides a regulatory and judicial framework to expedite generic entry into U.S. prescription drug markets. For many drugs, the Act has...
FTC to Hold Workshop on Examining Competition Issues Related to Prescription Drug Markets
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop, “Understanding Competition in Prescription Drug Markets: Entry and Supply Chain Dynamics”. Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen and U.S...
FTC Staff Opinion: Crouse Health Hospital’s Proposed Rx Program Is Exempt from Robinson-Patman Act
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued an opinion advising Crouse Health Hospital that an exemption under the Non-Profit Institutions Act, or NPIA, applied to its proposal to sell...
Nov07
The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results
On November 7, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission’s Economic Liberty Task Force hosted a roundtable to examine empirical evidence on the effects of occupational licensure.Licensing restrictions –...
FTC Files Amicus Brief in Appeals Court Case Involving for-Hire Drivers in Seattle
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief jointly with the Department of Justice in the case of Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle, which is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals...
FTC to Hold Second Roundtable on Economic Liberty
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a Roundtable, “ The Effects of Occupational Licensure on Competition, Consumers, and the Workforce: Empirical Research and Results”. Acting Chairman...
Parties Agree to Divestiture of Senior Living Facilities Referral Service Caring.com as a Condition of Red Venture’s Acquiring Bankrate
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Red Ventures and Bankrate have agreed to a divestiture of Bankrate’s Caring.com business unit to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their $1.4 billion merger would likely harm competition in...
FTC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022
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The Federal Trade Commission has released its draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2018 to 2022 for public review and comment, as required under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, using guidance...
FTC Staff Seeks Empirical Research and Public Comments Regarding Impact of Certificates of Public Advantage
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Federal Trade Commission staff has issued a public notice encouraging academic and industry research on the impact of certificates of public advantage (COPA) on prices, quality, access, and innovation...
FTC Staff Issues FY 2015 Report on Branded Drug Firms’ Patent Settlements with Generic Competitors
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The number of reverse-payment patent settlements entered into by pharmaceutical companies in fiscal year 2015 declined from fiscal year 2014, marking a second annual decrease in such settlements...
FTC Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee on Net Neutrality
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law on the role of antitrust enforcement in the debate over network...
Administrative Law Judge Upholds FTC’s Complaint that 1-800 Contacts Unlawfully Harmed Competition in Online Search Advertising Auctions, Restricting the Availability of Truthful Advertising to Consumers
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In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission complaint against 1-800 Contacts, ruling that the agency has proved that...
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