Tag: Competition

Closing Letters

The Proposed Affiliation of CareGroup, Inc.; Lahey Health System, Inc.; Seacoast Regional Health System, Inc.; BIDCO Hospital LLC; and BIDCO Physician LLC

Date

November 29, 2018

Matter Number

171 0118

Statement of the Commission (13.61 KB)

Statement of Federal Trade Commission Concerning Its Vote to Close the Investigation of a Proposed Transaction Combining Massachusetts Healthcare Providers

Date

November 29, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a statement on its vote to close the investigation of a proposed transaction that would combine general acute care hospitals, a psychiatric hospital, and...

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Subcommittee On Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, And Data Security - United States Senate (40.93 KB)

Commissioner Statements

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation Subcommittee On Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, And Data Security United States Senate

Date

November 27, 2018

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

FTC Requests Public Comment on Supervalu Inc.’s Application to Approve Sale of 2 Supermarkets Operating under the Shop ’n Save Banner in Va. and W. Va.

Date

November 27, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is accepting public comments on an application by Supervalu Inc. to divest a Shop ’n Save supermarket in Berryville, Va., and another in Martinsburg, WV. The FTC’s Oct. 31...

FTC Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration 2018

Date

November 26, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2018 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration . The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in...

1811007 Informal Interpretation

Date

November 23, 2018

Rule

801.2

It is our preference that you use two forms. This usually reduces confusion both in the front office and with the attorney review, and we see fewer filing errors this way. Of course, less confusion...

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FTC Requests Public Comment on an Application from Praxair and Linde to Approve Sale of an Industrial Gases Plant to Celanese Ltd.

Date

November 21, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application from industrial gas suppliers Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG to divest a hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide gas plant to...

FTC Announces Agenda for the Eighth Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; Session at New York University to Focus on “Common Ownership”

Date

November 20, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the eighth session of its Hearings Initiative with a one-day hearing at the New York University School of Law in New York City on December 6, 2018...

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Event

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)

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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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)

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...

Commissioner Statements

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

Date

November 14, 2018

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Concurring Opinion of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (20.17 KB)

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)

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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