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FTC Hearing #8: Common Ownership

December 6, 2018 | 8:45AM - 5:30PM

Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips makes remarks opening the eighth FTC hearing The Federal Trade Commission held the eighth session of its Hearings Initiative with a one-day hearing at the New York...

Public Statement

Looking Back to the Future: What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Antitrust

Date

November 15, 2018

Looking Back to the Future: What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Antitrust (214.72 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811003 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 14, 2018

Rule

801.1(a)(2), 803.3, 803.4

The UPE has an obligation to comply with the Act. Rule 803.4 only applies to acquired persons and 803.3 only applies when the UPE is unable to provide a response, not when the UPE is unwilling to do...

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1811001 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 14, 2018

Rule

802.2

Number 111 in the Premerger Notification Manual and Informal Interpretation 0911001 reflect our existing position.

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Public Statement

Competition and Consumer Protection Implications of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics

Date

November 14, 2018

Competition and Consumer Protection Implications of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics (31.24 KB)

Press Release

FTC Commissioners Find that 1-800 Contacts Unlawfully Harmed Competition in Online Search Advertising Auctions, Restricting the Availability of Truthful Advertising to Consumers

Date

November 14, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has held that 1-800 Contacts, the nation’s largest online retailer of contact lenses, unlawfully entered into a web of anticompetitive agreements with rival online contact...

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Concurring Opinion of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Inc.

Date

November 14, 2018

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Concurring Opinion of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (20.17 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips [Redacted Public Version] in the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Inc.

Date

November 14, 2018

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips [Redacted Public Version] (344.07 KB)

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811008 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 13, 2018

Rule

801.11

If trust financials don’t exist, the Acquired Person should note that and produce the financials for the Limited Partnership (i.e., Acquired Entity) in response to Item 4(b). Note that if the produced...

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1811006 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 13, 2018

Rule

Item 6(b)

The limited partnership fund is the minority shareholder for purposes of this hypo, so only that should be listed along with the minority percentage held in response to Item 6(b).

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Press Release

FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Examination of Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and Predictive Analytics

Date

November 9, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the seventh session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Tuesday, November 13–Wednesday, November 14, 2018...

HSR Informal Interpretations

1811005 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 8, 2018

Rule

Item 6(b)

If the acquiring person is a general partner, it should list its general partner in Item 6(b).

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HSR Informal Interpretations

1811002 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 8, 2018

Rule

801.30

Buyer should file for the maximum number of shares that it plans to acquire through all mechanisms and steps. Since Buyer will make the cash tender offer for more than 50% of the voting securities, we...

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Press Release

FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons Meets with Counterparts from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement

Date

November 8, 2018

Antitrust agency heads from the United States, Canada, and Mexico meet today in Mexico City to discuss their ongoing work to ensure consistent and effective antitrust enforcement and increased...

Public Statement

Data Concentration as a New Dimension in Competition Analysis

Date

November 7, 2018

Data Concentration as a New Dimension in Competition Analysis (102.06 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Linde AG and Praxair, Inc.; Analysis To Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement

Date

November 6, 2018

Press Release

FTC’s James A. Kohm and Markus H. Meier Earn Presidential Rank Awards

Date

November 6, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that James A. Kohm, Director of the Enforcement Division in the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Markus H. Meier, Director of the Health Care Division in...

Press Release

FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Continue with Discussion on the Intersection of Big Data, Privacy, and Competition

Date

November 5, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the sixth session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. WHEN: Tuesday, November 6–Thursday, November 8, 2018...

Public Statement

Exclusive Dealing and Competition: A US FTC View

Date

November 2, 2018

Exclusive Dealing and Competition: A US FTC View (194.22 KB)

Public Statement

Prepared Opening Remarks of Commissioner Phillips at FTC Hearing #5: Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

Date

November 1, 2018

Prepared Opening Remarks of Commissioner Phillips at FTC Hearing #5: Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century (85.21 KB)

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