FTC effort to stop Amgen’s Horizon takeover faces uphill fight
FTC effort to stop Amgen’s Horizon takeover faces uphill fight WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) faces an uphill
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Analysis: Amgen’s antitrust woes spur wider pharmaceutical deal fears
Analysis: Amgen’s antitrust woes spur wider pharmaceutical deal fears NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) – Investors are scrambling to assess the fallout
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The Grant & Gary Cardone Interlocking Scheme? Grant Cardone Ordered by US District Court to Disgorge Millions of Dollars He Took from Scammers Michael and Valerie Rando
Above: Credit card repair scammer and ultimate Grant Cardone fanboy Michael Rando. This scammer and his wife Valerie Rando are $18.9 million lighter
FTC Attempts End Run to Ban Meta from “Monetizing” Minors’ Data
The FTC took unprecedented action yesterday when it moved to impose what it describes as a “blanket prohibition” preventing the company from
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Aaron Smith-Levin and Jeffrey Augustine Podcast: Scientologist Gary Cardone and His Ex-Wife Monica Eaton Sued by the US Gov’t for Abetting Online Scammers
Aaron Smith-Levin and Jeffrey Augustine discuss the lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida against Gary Cardone
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Scientologists Gary and Monica Eaton Cardone Sued by the US Federal Trade Commission Over His Chargebacks 911 Business Practices
Grant Cardone’s twin brother Gary Cardone and his ex-wife Monica Eaton Cardone have been sued by the US Federal Trade Commission and the State of
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Why Competition Enforcers’ Annual Roundtable Should Focus on Competition Advocacy and Combating Anticompetitive Market Distortions
Spring is here, and hope springs eternal in the human breast that competition enforcers will focus on welfare-enhancing initiatives, rather than on
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Biweekly FTC Roundup: Throwing Stones in Glass Containers Edition
In February’s FTC roundup, I noted an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in which Commissioner Christine Wilson announced her intent to resign from
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Is the FTC Threatening Efficient Franchise Relationships?
Franchising plays a key role in promoting American job creation and economic growth. As explained in Forbes (hyperlinks omitted): Franchise
Big Tech Is Winning the Antitrust War on Capitol Hill
Over the course of last year, as Big Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Meta plotted to further their already considerable reach, lawmakers
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Reining in Digital Competition to No Good End: Will AICOA and OAMA Rise from the Grave?
The 117th Congress closed out without a floor vote on either of the major pieces of antitrust legislation introduced in both chambers: the American
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No, Mergers Are Not Like ‘The Ultimate Cartel’
[This is a guest post from Mario Zúñiga of EY Law in Lima, Perú. An earlier version was published in Spanish on the author’s personal blog. He
FTC Extends Public Comment Deadline on Proposed Rule Banning Employment Non-Competes Until April 19th
The FTC announced yesterday that it was extending the deadline to submit public comments on its proposed rule banning employment non-competes. With
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On the campaign trail, Catherine Cortez Masto leaned into the economy. It may have won her a second term.
When Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) arrived back in Washington in January to begin her second term, her first act was to re-introduce the Fair
FTC's annual fraud report is a good reminder to be alert for tax filing season scams
via GIPHY The good news on the scam front is that fewer people reported getting suckered by con artists last year. The Federal Trade Commission