Media Advisory
FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Conclude with a Session Featuring State Attorneys General
June 12 hearing at Creighton University will focus on areas of commonality
| WHAT: | The Federal Trade Commission will host the 14th and final session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century. |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, June 12, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Mike and Josie Harper Center, Hixson-Lied Auditorium Creighton University 602 N. 20th Street Omaha, Nebraska, 68102 |
| WHO: | The hearing will feature Attorneys General Jeff Landry (Louisiana), Doug Peterson (Nebraska), Jason Ravnsborg (South Dakota), and Herbert Slatery III (Tennessee), as well as senior staff from the Attorney General Offices of Arizona, the District of Columbia, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. It also will include a distinguished set of panelists discussing FTC consumer protection remedies, and the current applicability of the principles in Frank Easterbrook’s seminal 1984 article, The Limits of Antitrust. |
| WEBCAST: | The hearing will be webcast. The webcast link will be on the event page on the day of the workshop. |
| TWITTER: | The hearing will be tweeted live from the FTC’s Twitter page (@FTC) using #FTCHearings. |
Contact Information
MEDIA CONTACT:
Peter Kaplan
FTC Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2334