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FTC Streamlines Consumer Protection and Competition Investigations in Eight Key Enforcement Areas to Enable Higher Caseload
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At the joint recommendation from its Bureau of Consumer Protection and Bureau of Competition, the Federal Trade Commission voted to approve and make public a series of resolutions that will enable...
Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter on Actions to Expedite Staff Investigations
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Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner
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P859900
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Statement of Commissioner Chopra Regarding Law Enforcement Authorizations to Protect Military Families
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Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
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Statement of the DOJ Antitrust Division and FTC on Preserving Competition in the Wake of Hurricane Ida
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P859900
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Text of the Joint DOJ-FTC Statement
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Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department Issue Joint Statement to Preserve Competition in Post-Hurricane Relief Efforts
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today issued a joint statement detailing antitrust guidance for businesses taking part in relief efforts and those...
Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Issuance of Eight Omnibus Resolutions
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Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;
Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner
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Text of the Dissenting Statement
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Sep15
Open Commission Meeting – September 15, 2021
Agenda items: Proposed Policy Statement on Privacy Breaches by Health Apps and Connected Devices, Non-HSR Reported Acquisitions by Select Technology Platforms, 2010-2019: An FTC Study, Proposed...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 15 Open Commission Meeting
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The open meeting will begin at 11 am ET and...
FTC Staff Opinion with Respect to Doylestown Health Physicians
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued an opinion advising Doylestown Health Physicians that an exemption under the Non-Profit Institutions Act applies to its proposal to sell discounted...
FTC Fines Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank for Repeatedly Violating Antitrust Laws
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Richard Fairbank, CEO of Capital One Financial Corp., will pay a $637,950 civil penalty to settle charges that his acquisition of Capital One...
FTC Alleges Facebook Resorted to Illegal Buy-or-Bury Scheme to Crush Competition After String of Failed Attempts to Innovate
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint against Facebook in the agency’s ongoing federal antitrust case. The complaint alleges that after repeated failed attempts to develop...
Public Access to Illumina/Grail Trial Provided via Teleconference Due to ongoing COVID-19 Concerns
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The administrative trial in the matter of Illumina, Inc., and GRAIL, Inc. (D- 9401) is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at 10 a.m. ET, following a prehearing conference on Monday, Aug. 23...
FTC Staff Comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in Docket No. R-1748, RIN 7100-AG15, Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing
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Text of FTC Staff Comment
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FTC Urges Federal Reserve Board to Require Debit Card Gatekeepers to Compete Fairly
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that staff have submitted a comment urging the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) to clarify and strengthen the implementation of debit...
Federal Register Notice
Broadcom Incorporated; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
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1-800 Contacts, Inc, In the Matter of
The FTC filed an administrative complaint charging that 1-800 Contacts, the largest online retailer of contact lenses in the United States, unlawfully orchestrated a web of anticompetitive agreements with rival online contact lens sellers that suppress competition in certain online search advertising auctions and that restrict truthful and non-misleading internet advertising to consumers. According to the administrative complaint, 1-800 Contacts entered into bidding agreements with at least 14 competing online contact lens retailers that eliminate competition in auctions to place advertisements on the search results page generated by online search engines such as Google and Bing. The complaint alleges that these bidding agreements unreasonably restrain price competition in internet search auctions, and restrict truthful and non-misleading advertising to consumers, constituting an unfair method of competition in violation of federal law.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
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141 0200
Docket Number
9372
Statement of FTC Office of Public Affairs Director Lindsay Kryzak on District Court’s Decision to Grant Preliminary Injunction Halting New Jersey Hospital Merger
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Following the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction against Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Englewood Healthcare...
FTC Adjusts its Merger Review Process to Deal with Increase in Merger Filings
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The Federal Trade Commission is adjusting its process for reviewing mergers to deal with a surge in merger filings. In a new blog post, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova notes, “for...
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