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FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
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The Federal Trade Commission today published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry, which focuses on pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) influence over specialty...
FTC Issues Policy Statement Clarifying that Independent Contractors, Gig Workers’ Organizing Activities Are Shielded from Antitrust Liability
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a policy statement clarifying that independent contractors, including gig workers, are shielded from antitrust liability when engaging in protected bargaining...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 14 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 Tuesday, January 14, 2025. The open meeting will commence at 11 a.m. ET...
FTC Statement on Appellate Court Decision Ordering Delisting of Teva Inhaler Patents
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Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower district court order against pharmaceutical maker Teva requiring the drugmaker to delist several asthma inhaler patents from...
FTC Hosts Virtual Workshop on Predatory Pricing
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual public workshop, Competition Snuffed Out: How Predatory Pricing Harms Competition, Consumers, and Innovation, that will examine predatory pricing...
Statement Regarding Union Health’s COPA Application Withdrawal
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The Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Hannah Garden-Monheit, issued the following statement in response to the decision by Union Health to delay its proposed...
FTC Announces Virtual Workshop on Predatory Pricing
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual public workshop on December 18, 2024, that will examine predatory pricing and its potential effects on consumers, competition, and innovation. The...
FTC Extends Comment Period on RFI Related to Franchise Agreements and Business Practices to Oct. 24
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended by two weeks the deadline for members of the public to comment in response to the agency’s Request for Information (RFI) on franchise agreements and...
FTC Supports USDA’s Efforts to Protect Farmers, Growers, Ranchers, and Consumers from Unlawful Conduct by Dominant Meat Processors
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The Federal Trade Commission today submitted a comment supporting a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed rule to protect against unfair practices by dominant meat processors that can harm...
FTC Staff Opposes Proposed Indiana Hospital Merger
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Today, Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a comment urging the Indiana Department of Health to deny an application that seeks to combine Union Hospital, Inc. (Union Health) and Terre Haute...
Staff Submission to Indiana Health Department Regarding the COPA Application of Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital
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Matter Number
2310137
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FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for August 1 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 Thursday, August 1, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 10 a.m. ET and...
FTC and DOJ Extend Public Comment on Request for Information Targeting Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Strategies Across U.S. Economy
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The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) are extending the deadline by 60 days for the public to comment on a joint Request for Information that seeks...
Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak regarding the Policy Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Franchisors’ Use of Contract Provisions
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By
Melissa Holyoak, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P244402
FTC Takes Action to Ensure Franchisees’ Complaints are Heard and to Protect Against Illegal Fees
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Today, the Federal Trade Commission and its staff took a suite of actions to address growing concern about unfair and deceptive practices by franchisors—to ensure that the franchise business model...
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