http://www.ftc.gov/rss/text/prbc.xml Speeches, news, and information from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. The FTC's Bureau of Competition seeks to prevent business practices that restrain competition. http://www.ftc.gov/images/seal01c.gif en-us Federal Government Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings' (LabCorp) proposed acquisition of rival firm Orchid Cellmark Inc. (Orchid) would have illegally reduced competition in the U.S. market for paternity testing services provided to government agencies. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/02/labcorp.shtm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST Deal Would Lead to Higher Costs for Medicare Patients and Taxpayers, Agency Alleges http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/omnicare.shtm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment on an application by Healthcare Technology Holdings, Inc., which is requesting approval to sell two audit businesses of SDI Health LLC to inVentiv Health, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/healthcare.shtm Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission announced it has revised the thresholds that determine whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/hsr.shtm Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Universal Health Services, Inc. to sell what are known as the Puerto Rico Divestiture Assets, including Hospital San Juan Capestrano and its affiliated outpatient centers, to Donald R. Dizney and David A. Dizney, through two companies that are members of the United Medical Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/uhs.shtm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Proposed Changes Would Expedite Investigatory Processes, Keep Pace with Technology http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/part2rules.shtm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved Rule 2.17, a new component in the agency's Rules of Practice. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Pool Corporation, the largest distributor of swimming pool products in the United States, used threats and coercion to stop manufacturers from selling pool products to PoolCorp's competitors. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/ftcpoolcorp.shtm Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Deal Allegedly Would Have Reduced Competition in the Market for Propane Exchange Cylinders http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/amerigas.shtm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified final order settling charges that Healthcare Technology Holdings, Inc.'s proposed acquisition of SDI Health LLC, through the former's subsidiary IMS Health Inc., would be anticompetitive and likely would increase prices for market research products in the health care industry. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/sdi.shtm Fri, 6 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved the sale of the former Penn Traffic supermarket located at 404 West Morris Street in Bath, New York, to Moran Foods, Inc., d/b/a Save-A-Lot, Ltd. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/tops.shtm Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST Concludes That Deal Would Likely Increase Health Care Costs to Toledo Area Employers, Employees http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/promedica.shtm Wed, 4 Jan 2012 13:00:00 EST Agency Files Complaint Against McWane, Inc. and Star Pipe Products, Ltd.; Settles Charges Against Sigma Corporation http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2012/01/mcwane.shtm Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) to sell its Las Vegas, Nevada, psychiatric facilities, including Montevista Hospital and Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital, to Strategic Behavioral Health, LLC. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/uhs.shtm Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST Brief Emphasizes the Funeral Rule's Goals of Protecting Consumers and Promoting Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/amicus.shtm Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:30:00 EST Brian L. Roberts, the Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Corporation, has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act (HSR Act) in connection with his acquisitions of Comcast stock between 2007 and 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/brianroberts.shtm Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:30:00 EST Two Firms Control a Dominant Share of North American Markets for Key Industrial Equipment Used to Apply Paint and Liquid Finishes http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/graco.shtm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by the Divestiture Trustee in the Tops Markets matter, The Food Partners requesting a 90-day extension of the deadline to sell one former Penn Traffic supermarket located at 404 West Morris Street in Bath, New York. The market for fuel ethanol in the United States remains unconcentrated, with 164 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production in the next 12 to 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commission's 2011 report on the state of U.S. ethanol production. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/tops_ethanol.shtm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:30:00 EST Protecting competition in the market for three topical dermatology drugs, the Federal Trade Commission has approved orders requiring Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. to divest three drugs used to treat different skin ailments, as conditions of acquiring Ortho Dermatologics, Inc. from Johnson and Johnson, and Dermik Laboratories, Inc. from Sanofi. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/valeant.shtm Fri, 9 Dec 2011 18:30:00 EST The Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, Richard Feinstein, issued the following statement regarding today's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the Matter of Phoebe Putney Health System Inc., in which the FTC challenged Phoebe Putney's proposed acquisition of rival Palmyra Park Hospital, Inc. from HCA, in Albany, Georgia. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/phoebeputney.shtm Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:15:00 EST Settlement Protects Competition, Requires LabCorp to Sell Paternity Testing Assets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/labcorp.shtm Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST Final Opinion and Order Uphold Initial Decision Issued in July 2011 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/ncdental.shtm Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST In testimony today before a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission detailed its work to promote competition and benefit consumers, including preventing anticompetitive mergers, restricting "pay-for-delay" pharmaceutical agreements that increase prescription drug costs, stopping anticompetitive hospital mergers, and promoting competition in the high-technology and energy markets. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/12/antitrust.shtm Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:00:00 EST Settlement Prohibits Pool Corporation from Using Threats and Coercion to Stop Manufacturers From Selling Products to Competitors http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/pool.shtm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST Alleges Acquisition Will Increase Health Care Costs for Consumers, Businesses http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/rockford.shtm Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application filed by the Divestiture Trustee in the Tops Markets matter seeking approval to sell one former Penn Traffic supermarket to Moran Foods, Inc., d/b/a Save-A-Lot, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SuperValu. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/tops.shtm Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by global chemical company BASF SE to extend a manufacturing agreement, entered into in compliance with a 2009 settlement order, which imposed certain requirements on BASF's acquisition of rival Ciba Holding, Inc. The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by ConocoPhillips to reopen and modify a final FTC order that settled the agency's competition concerns arising from Conoco Inc.'s 2002 merger with Phillips Petroleum Company. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/11/basf_conoco.shtm Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:30:00 EST SDI's Audit Businesses Must Be Sold to Settle FTC Charges http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/ims.shtm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:45:00 EST FTC Chairman Asks Congressional Supercommittee to Reduce the Deficit and Lower Nation's Health Care Costs by Restricting Pay-for-Delay Deals http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/mma.shtm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today named former FTC Commissioner and Chairman William E. Kovacic the 2011 recipient of the Miles W. Kirkpatrick Award for Lifetime FTC Achievement, noting how much of his professional career and personal passion Kovacic has devoted to the agency. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/kirkpatrick.shtm Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that DaVita, Inc.'s acquisition of CDSI I Holding Company, also known as DSI, was anticompetitive and reduced competition in the U.S. market for outpatient dialysis clinics. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/davita.shtm Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:30:00 EST Guidance Will Help Health Care Providers Form Procompetitive ACOs and Protect Health Care Consumers from Higher Prices and Lower Quality Care http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/aco.shtm Fri, 14 Oct 2011 9:30:00 EST Agencies Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Cooperation Agreement http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/eumerger.shtm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EST Universal Health Services, Inc. has submitted an application to the Federal Trade Commission to sell what are known as the Puerto Rico Divestiture Assets, including Hospital San Juan Capestrano and its affiliated outpatient centers, to Donald R. Dizney and David A. Dizney, through two companies that are members of the United Medical Corporation (UMC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/universalhealth.shtm Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:15:00 EST Par Pharmaceuticals Will Acquire Drug Assets, Enter Agreement To Make Generic Provigil http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/tevacephalon.shtm Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:15:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has amended its Rules of Practice making it easier for parties to obtain FTC approval for minor contract changes relating to FTC divestiture orders. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/rule241f.shtm Tue, 4 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by The Dow Chemical Company to amend an asset purchase agreement executed on July 31, 2009, between Dow and Arkema Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/dowchemical.shtm Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:30:00 EST Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:30:00 EST As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all of the agency's rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/10/mailorderrule.shtm Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by global chemical company BASF SE to extend a manufacturing agreement, entered into in compliance with a 2009 settlement order, which imposed certain requirements on BASF's acquisition of rival Ciba Holding, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/basf.shtm Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved a divestiture trustee's request for a 90-day extension of the deadline for selling a former Penn Traffic supermarket in Bath, New York. Tops Markets is required to divest the Bath store following its acquisition of Penn Traffic last year. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/topmarket.shtm Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has withdrawn its application seeking Federal Trade Commission approval to sell its Las Vegas psychiatric facilities, including Montevista Hospital and Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital, to Dr. Soon Kim through Signature Health Services, LLC, which does business as Aurora Behavioral Healthcare. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/psychsolutions.shtm Fri, 2 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission will require dialysis services company DaVita, Inc. to sell 29 outpatient dialysis clinics around the United States, under a proposed settlement that resolves FTC charges that DaVita's proposed $689 million acquisition of rival CDSI I Holding Company, Inc., also known as DSI, would be anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/davita.shtm Fri, 2 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on The Dow Chemical Company's application for FTC approval to sell to Hager Pacific Acquisitions, LLC, real estate and other property in Torrance, California, which is related to a latex polymers business that Dow previously divested to Arkema Inc. Hager Pacific Acquisitions, LLC is a subsidiary of Hager Pacific Properties. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/dowchemical.shtm Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EST Crude Oil Prices Continue To Be The Main Driver of Retail Gasoline Prices http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/08/gasprices.shtm Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition has issued an advisory opinion letter stating that it has no present intention to challenge the Council of Better Business Bureaus' (CBBB) proposed “accountability program,” which would hold companies engaged in online behavioral advertising accountable for compliance with the “Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.” These principles were released in July 2009 by a coalition of industry associations, and are administered by the Digital Advertising Alliance. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/08/cbbb.shtm Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST Rule Changes will Further Improve the FTC's Adjudicative Process http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/08/part3.shtm Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:30:00 EST Memorandum Provides for Increased Cooperation and Coordination. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney of the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today signed an antitrust memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's three antitrust agencies to promote communication and cooperation among the agencies in the two countries. The MOU also was signed by Gao Hucheng, China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), Peng Sen, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and Zhong Youping, Vice Minister of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/chinamou.shtm Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EST Settlement Order Requires Sale of Six Generic Drugs to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Preserves Competition for a Future Generic Drug. The Federal Trade Commission will require generic drug manufacturers Perrigo Company and Paddock Laboratories, Inc. to sell six generic drugs under a proposed settlement resolving charges that Perrigo's proposed $540 million acquisition of Paddock would be anticompetitive. The proposed settlement also contains provisions to ensure future competition in the market for generic testosterone gel products. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/perrigo.shtm Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission will require Cardinal Health, Inc. to reconstitute and sell nuclear pharmacies in Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and El Paso, Texas under a settlement order resolving the agency's charges that Cardinal's purchase of nuclear pharmacies from Biotech reduced competition for low-energy radiopharmaceuticals in the three cities. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/cardinalhealth.shtm Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:00 EST ALJ Rules Board's Illegal Conduct is an Unreasonable Restraint of Trade and an Unfair Method of Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/ncdentist.shtm Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application by The Dow Chemical Company for approval of amendments to an asset purchase agreement executed on July 31, 2009, between Dow and Arkema Inc. The application is required by the FTC's final 2009 order regarding Dow's acquisition of Rohm and Haas, which requires Dow to obtain FTC approval of any modifications to contracts and other agreements related to divestitures required by the order. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/dow.shtm Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges that Irving Oil's acquisition of Exxon-Mobil's diesel and gasoline related assets in Maine was anticompetitive and would have led to higher prices for consumers. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges that Southwest Health Alliances, Inc., d/b/a BSA Provider Network, an association representing 900 physicians in Amarillo, Texas, violated federal law since at least 2000 by fixing the prices its member doctors would charge insurers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/competition.shtm Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress it is taking steps to enhance the agency's longstanding program to review rules and guides, which will promote greater efficiency, transparency, and public participation. The FTC announced several initiatives to ensure its regulations are up-to-date, effective, and not overly burdensome, including: updating its schedule of rule and guide reviews for the next decade; seeking public comments to improve its regulatory review process; launching a new regulatory review web page; and streamlining the form and information that companies must submit when seeking antitrust clearance for proposed mergers or acquisitions. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/regreview.shtm Thu, 7 Jul 2011 9:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have made changes to reduce the filing burden and streamline the form parties must file when seeking antitrust clearance of proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and the Premerger Notification Rules. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/hsrform.shtm Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Tops Markets LLC to sell three supermarkets to Hometown Markets, LLC. Tops is required to divest a total of seven supermarkets in five geographic markets – Bath, Cortland, Ithaca, and Lockport, New York; and Sayre, Pennsylvania – under a proposed FTC order settling charges that Tops's January 2010 acquisition of the bankrupt Penn Traffic Company supermarket chain was anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/07/topspenn.shtm Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is extending the deadline for public comments on standard setting until August 5, 2011. The FTC hosted a public workshop on June 21, 2011 as part of a project to examine the legal and policy issues surrounding the competition problem of potential “hold-up” when patented technologies are included in collaborative standards. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/standardsettings.shtm Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application filed by Simon Property Group, Inc. seeking approval to divest its Prime Outlets outlet center in Jeffersonville, Ohio, to Tanger Properties Limited Partnership. Simon is required to divest one of its two outlet centers located in Southwest Ohio under the FTC's January 13, 2011 decision and order. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/simonprime.shtm Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application filed by ConocoPhillips to modify a final FTC order that settled the FTC's competition concerns arising from Conoco Inc.'s 2002 merger with Phillips Petroleum Company. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/phillipsconoco.shtm Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has denied an application by The Dow Chemical Company to modify the terms of a settlement it reached with the agency in 2009. The FTC's consent order resolved the agency's concerns about how Dow's acquisition of Rohm and Haas Company would affect competition in the markets for acrylic acid monomers and other industrial chemicals used to make coated paper products, paints, and adhesive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/dowchemical.shtm Tue, 7 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges that Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC's acquisition of certain Baxter Healthcare assets was anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/hikma.shtm Tue, 7 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application submitted by Universal Health Services, Inc.'s (UHS) and Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.'s to sell what are known as the Delaware Assets, including MeadowWood Behavioral Health, to PHC, Inc., which does business as Pioneer Behavioral Health. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/uhs_solutions.shtm Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for a public workshop addressing legal and policy issues surrounding the inclusion of patented technology in collaboratively set industry standards. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/standards.shtm Fri, 3 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EST Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is seeking the approval of the Federal Trade Commission to sell its Las Vegas psychiatric facilities, including Montevista Hospital and Red Rock Behavioral Health Hospital, to Dr. Soon Kim through Signature Health Services, LLC, which does business as Aurora Behavioral Healthcare. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/uhs.shtm Wed, 1 Jun 2011 9:15:00 EST Settlement Requires Grifols to Divest Assets in the Plasma-Derived Drug Industry http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/06/grifols.shtm Thu, 26 May 2011 13:00:00 EST Settlement Is Designed to Protect Consumers From Higher Gasoline and Diesel Prices http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/exxonirving.shtm Fri, 20 May 2011 10:30:00 EST FTC Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Kovacic Promote Competition, Cooperation, and Agency Effectiveness in International Forum http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/icn.shtm Tue, 17 May 2011 14:30:00 EST Federal Trade Commission staff, in a comment to Massachusetts State Representative Alice Peisch, advised against passage of Massachusetts House Bill 1871, which would impose new administrative requirements on the acquirer of a malt beverage brewer if it subsequently wants to terminate a wholesale distribution agreement that existed between that brewer and its wholesale distributor. If adopted, the comment stated, the measure “would further impede competition in the distribution of malt beverages, and thereby harm competition and consumers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/maltbeverages.shtm Tue, 17 May 2011 9:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner William E. Kovacic will participate in the 10th annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in The Hague, The Netherlands, from May 18-20, 2011. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/icn_ma.shtm Tue, 10 May 2011 13:00:00 EST Action is Agency's Latest Effort to Protect Consumers from Higher Health Care Costs http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/southwest.shtm Tue, 10 May 2011 9:00:00 EST Agency Does Not Take Enforcement Action, But Urges Industry to Closely Consider Advisory http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/sanofi.shtm Mon, 9 May 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop on June 21, 2011, in Washington, D.C., as part of a project to examine the legal and policy issues surrounding the competition problem of “hold-up” when patented technologies are included in collaborative standards. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/standardsetting.shtm Wed, 4 May 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by the Dow Chemical Company to amend an agreement related to its 2001 acquisition of Union Carbide Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/dowpetition.shtm Tue, 3 May 2011 14:30:00 EST Deals Are Costing Taxpayers, Consumers Billions of Dollars http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/mmareport.shtm Mon, 2 May 2011 11:00:00 EST Event to be Held at FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC, on May 9 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/05/acoworkshop.shtm Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST Generic Injectables Used to Control Seizures and Treat Allergies, Nausea, Pain, and Anxiety http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/04/hikma.shtm Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:30:00 EST Health Care Rate Increases Would be Shouldered by Albany, Georgia Employers, Employees http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/04/phoebeputney.shtm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST Agreement Will Foster Cooperation on Investigations Into Fraud-Based Market Manipulation http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/04/ftccftc-mou.shtm Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) and Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. have submitted an application to the Federal Trade Commission to sell what are known as the Delaware Assets, including MeadowWood Behavioral Health, to PHC, Inc., which does business as Pioneer Behavioral Health. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/04/uhs.shtm Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST Highlights Agency Accomplishments to Protect Consumers and Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/04/annualrpt.shtm Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:20:00 EST Provides for Antitrust "Safety Zone" and Expedited Antitrust Review http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/aco.shtm Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:00 EST Toys “R” Us, Inc. has agreed to pay a $1.3 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 1998 order governing its dealings with its suppliers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/toysrus.shtm Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn its appeal of a court order denying a preliminary injunction regarding Laboratory Corporation of America's 2010 acquisition of Westcliff Medical Laboratories, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/labcorp.shtm Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved the appointment of a monitor trustee and a related agreement to ensure that Polypore International, Inc. fully complies with a 2010 Commission administrative order to divest the assets of rival firm Microporous Products L.P., which it acquired in 2008. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/polypore.shtm Mon, 7 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST A new Federal Trade Commission report recommends improvements to two areas of patent law policies affecting how well a patent gives notice to the public of what technology is protected and remedies for patent infringement. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/patentreport.shtm Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by The Dow Chemical Company to modify the terms of a settlement it reached with the FTC in 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/dow1.shtm Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by the Dow Chemical Company to amend an agreement related to its 2001 acquisition of Union Carbide Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/dow.shtm Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission submitted its Fiscal Year 2012 budget request to Congress, including an FY 2012 Budget Overview Statement, and FY 2011 and FY 2012 Performance Plans that are required under the Government Performance and Results Act. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/budget.shtm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:10:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Department of Justice's Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, released the agencies' fiscal year 2010 report on their review of mergers under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final settlement Order preserving competition in the North American market for alumina wear tile. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/hsrkeystone.shtm Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:30:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced the appointment of Edward D. (Ted) Hassi, formerly a partner at the law firm O'Melveny and Myers LLP, as Chief Litigation Counsel for the agency's Bureau of Competition. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/hassi.shtm Tue, 8 Feb 2011 14:30:00 EST Commission Finds That Board's Conduct is Not Protected by the State Action Doctrine http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/02/ncdental.shtm Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST Allege Acquisition Will Increase Healthcare Costs in Lucas County, Ohio http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/01/promedica.shtm Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final Order settling charges that the Minnesota Rural Healthcare Cooperative eliminated competition among its doctors and hospitals members by orchestrating agreements to fix the prices at which they contract with health insurance plans and to refuse to deal with plans that did not go along with its inflated reimbursement rates. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/01/ruralhealth.shtm Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST Order Protects Competition in Market for Alumina Wear Tile Used to Line Industrial Equipment http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/keystone.shtm Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:45:00 EST Requires that Microporous Products L.P. be Sold to an FTC-Approved Buyer http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/polypore.shtm Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST The market for ethanol fuel in the United States is still unconcentrated, with 160 firms nationwide either producing ethanol or likely to be in production within the next 18 months, according to the Federal Trade Commission's 2010 report on the state of U.S. ethanol production. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/ethanol.shtm Wed, 1 Dec 2010 10:30:00 EST Alleges Integration of Westcliff Medical Laboratories Would Lead to Higher Prices, Lower Quality http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/12/labcorp.shtm Tue, 30 Nov 2010 2:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application by Agrium Inc. to reopen and set aside two FTC Orders. Under the first Order, Agrium, an agricultural products supplier, agreed to divest a range of assets as part of an agreement to allow the company to complete its acquisition of competitor CF Industries Holdings, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/agrium.shtm Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final Order settling charges that Pilot Corporation's takeover of the travel center business of rival Flying J Inc. would have been anticompetitive and would have reduced competition in markets for diesel sold to certain long-haul trucking fleets. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/flyingj.shtm Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a proposal by Fidelity National Financial, Inc. to sell rights to certain assets used in conducting real estate title searches. The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Agilent Technologies, Inc. to modify one of the contracts that accomplished a divestiture required by a final FTC Order. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/fidelityagilent.shtm Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission will require Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the nation's largest hospital management companies, to sell 15 psychiatric facilities as a condition of its $3.1 billion acquisition of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/psychsol.shtm Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:30:00 EST Simon Agrees to Divest Property and Eliminate Restrictions That Would Hinder Outlet Mall Competition in Ohio, Illinois, and Florida http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/simonprime.shtm Tue, 9 Nov 2010 11:00:00 EST In a comment to the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners, Federal Trade Commission staff said that the Board's proposed rule – which would require that interventional pain management services be provided exclusively by doctors – appears overly restrictive and likely detrimental to Alabama patients. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/alabamarule.shtm Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:30:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final Order settling charges that The Coca-Cola Company's $12.3 billion acquisition of its largest North American bottler, which also distributes Dr Pepper brand carbonated soft drinks in specific geographic markets, would have been anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/11/coke.shtm Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a request submitted by The Dow Chemical Company to modify a software licensing agreement with Arkema Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/10/dowchemical.shtm Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has approved and released the Thirty-Second Annual Report Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Novartis AG's acquisition of Alcon, Inc., as proposed, would have been anticompetitive in the U.S. market for certain eye care treatments. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/10/hartnovartis.shtm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST The staff of the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition has submitted comments to the New Jersey State Senate expressing support for Senate Bill 484, which would modify current law to allow gasoline retailers to set their prices below cost in certain circumstances. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified final order settling charges that PepsiCo, Inc.'s, acquisition of bottler-distributors Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas, Inc., was anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/09/gasolinepepsi.shtm Mon, 27 Sep 2010 9:00:00 EST Coca-Cola Agrees to Restrictions on its Access to Competitively Sensitive Information of Dr Pepper Snapple Group Subsidiary http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/09/coke.shtm Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application by Agilent Technologies, Inc. to modify the final FTC Order settling charges that Agilent's acquisition of Varian, Inc. would reduce competition in the market for high-performance scientific measuring instruments such as gas chromatographs. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/09/agilent.shtm Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has advised a consortium of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that it has no present intention to recommend that the agency challenge the Consortium's planned joint supplier quality and safety audit programs. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that Fidelity National Financial Inc.'s acquisition of the three LandAmerica Financial, Inc. subsidiaries was anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/09/drugfidelity.shtm Thu, 16 Sep 2010 9:00:00 EST FTC Applies Enduring Competition Principles to Today's Dynamic Markets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/09/hightech.shtm Thu, 9 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST Air Products Would Have to Sell Certain Industrial Gases Assets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/09/airproducts.shtm Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST The fees that telemarketers pay to access phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain unchanged in fiscal year 2011, the Federal Trade Commission has announced. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Houghton International's 2008 acquisition of D.A. Stuart GmbH was anticompetitive. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/dnchoughton.shtm Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST 2010 Guidelines More Accurately Represent Agencies' Merger Review Process http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/hmg.shtm Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:00:00 EST Program Falls Within the Scope of the Non-Profit Institutions Act http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/yakima.shtm Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST Commission Protects Consumers Without Interfering in Orderly Bankruptcy Proceeding http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/tops.shtm Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a case concerning the standards courts should use when considering whether to grant a patent holder's motion for contempt of a previously entered injunction against acts of infringement (TiVo, Inc., vs. EchoStar Corporation). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/08/tivoechostar.shtm Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by chemical company Solvay S.A. to end a 1998 agreement. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application submitted by The Dow Chemical Company. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/solvaydow.shtm Wed, 28 Jul 2010 9:00:00 EST Acquisition of A.H. Marks Gave Nufarm Monopolies in Chemicals Used on Farms and Lawns http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/nufarm.shtm Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:15:00 EST New Data Show the Number of Potential Anticompetitive Settlements is on the Rise http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/antitrust.shtm Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that U-Haul and its parent company invited its main competitor to fix prices on truck rentals. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/uhaul.shtm Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST To settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its 2008 acquisition of three LandAmerica Financial, Inc. subsidiaries was anticompetitive, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. will sell several title plants and related assets in the Portland, Oregon, and Detroit, Michigan, metropolitan areas, and in four other Oregon counties. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/fidelity.shtm Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST Settling a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, Houghton International, Inc., the leading North American provider of hot rolling oil used to process aluminum, has agreed to sell some of the assets it acquired in 2008 through its purchase of D.A. Stuart GmbH, a transaction that included multiple product markets. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/houghton.shtm Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:45:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement regarding the House of Representatives' approval of legislation to stop anticompetitive drug patent settlements. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/drug.shtm Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:15:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a request by El Paso Energy Corporation that the FTC modify a final consent order issued in 2001 that required El Paso to sell certain assets and enter other arrangements to settle the Commission's challenge to its acquisition of Coastal Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/07/elpaso.shtm Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is requiring Pilot Corporation, owner of the largest travel center network in the United States, to sell 26 locations as part of a settlement that will replace the competition lost because of Pilot's proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of Flying J Inc.'s travel center network. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/flying.shtm Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved a proposal by the largest U.S. funeral services provider, Service Corporation International, to sell 23 funeral homes, cemeteries, and combined funeral home-cemeteries in order to resolve competition concerns raised by SCI's acquisition of Keystone North America, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/sci.shtm Thu, 24 Jun 2010 9:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved a proposal by the largest U.S. funeral services provider, Service Corporation International, to sell 23 funeral homes, cemeteries, and combined funeral home-cemeteries in order to resolve competition concerns raised by SCI's acquisition of Keystone North America, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/sci.shtm Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has acted upon several applications filed by the Whole Foods Divestiture Trustee to sell assets under a March 5, 2009 consent order designed to help restore the competition lost by Whole Foods Market Inc.'s 2007 acquisition of Wild Oats Market, Inc. The Federal Trade Commission submitted a written comment on information privacy and innovation in the Internet economy in a comment submitted to the Department of Commerce, which has requested public comment as part of an inquiry on the subject. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/foodinternet.shtm Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:30:00 EST A group of doctors and hospitals in southwestern Minnesota has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that prohibits anticompetitive tactics the group allegedly used to increase health insurance reimbursement rates. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/ruralhealth.shtm Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:00:00 EST Settlement Bars Illegal Anticompetitive Tactics http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/uhaul.shtm Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has hosted a series of workshops on the Future of Journalism: “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” Panelists have represented a wide range of views from bloggers such as Search Engine Land and BlogHer to online publishers like ProPublica and the New Haven Independent and traditional media companies such as News Corp. and The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/06/journalism.shtm Fri, 21 May 2010 12:15:00 EST After Thorough Review, Agency Finds Transaction Not Likely to Harm Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/ggladmob.shtm Fri, 21 May 2010 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a proposed sale by Carilion Clinic of Roanoke, Virginia. The Federal Trade Commission has submitted a comment to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regarding FERC's proposal to set compensation levels for retail electricity customers that support demand response. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by The Dow Chemical Company to sell its hollow sphere particle business to OMNOVA Solutions Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/100521fyi.shtm Fri, 7 May 2010 10:00:00 EST 2009 Acquisition Created Monopoly in Market for K-12 Educational Marketing Data http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/mdr.shtm Thu, 6 May 2010 8:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is extending the deadline for members of the public to comment on the joint FTC/Department of Justice proposed revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines through June 4, 2010, at the request of several organizations that plan to submit comments. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/hmg.shtm Tue, 4 May 2010 12:30:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement order in the matter concerning Service Corporation International and Keystone North America, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/05/keystone.shtm Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:40:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application by chemical company Solvay S.A. for approval to end a 1998 agreement to supply Alventia LLC with a chemical known as HCFC-142b, a raw material for making fluoropolymer which is used in pipes, cable, and other applications. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/04/100430fyi.shtm Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner William Kovacic Promote Antitrust Collaboration and Convergence at Istanbul Conference) http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/04/icn.shtm Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has charged additional defendants and violations in the matter of Grant Connect, LLC, a company that allegedly deceptively promised government grants to consumers, and failed to adequately disclose that those who bought their products or services would be enrolled in continuity plans with significant monthly fees, primarily for other unrelated products.; Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final settlement order in the matter Transitions Optical, Inc., and sent letters to members of the public who submitted comments. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/04/grant-optical.shtm Tue, 20 Apr 2010 8:00:00 EST Revisions Undertaken Jointly by the FTC and the Department of Justice After a Series of Public Workshops http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/04/hmg.shtm Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:30:00 EST Amended Rule is Designed to Assure the Public of Audit Firms' Independence http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/04/aicpa.shtm Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST SCI Must Sell 22 Funeral Homes and Four Cemeteries in 19 Geographic Markets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/03/keystone.shtm Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application filed by the Divestiture Trustee to divest one store pursuant to the Commission's March 5, 2009 order, which was issued to help restore the competition lost by Whole Foods Market Inc.'s 2007 acquisition of Wild Oats Market, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/03/wholefoods2.shtm Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST Orders Divestiture of Microporous L.P. to FTC-Approved Buyer http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/03/polypore.shtm Mon, 2 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on applications filed by the Divestiture Trustee to divest two stores pursuant to the Commission's March 5, 2009 order, which was issued to help restore the competition lost by Whole Foods Market Inc.'s 2007 acquisition of Wild Oats Market, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/03/wholefoods.shtm Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST PepsiCo Agrees to Restrictions on Its Access to Competitively Sensitive Information of Dr Pepper Snapple Group http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/02/pepsi.shtm Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST A Colorado physicians' group has settled Federal Trade Commission charges of price-fixing by agreeing to halt its use of allegedly anticompetitive negotiating tactics against health insurers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/02/roaringfork.shtm Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has approved its FY 2011 Budget Overview Statement and the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Performance Plans for FY 2010 and FY 2011. The Federal Trade Commission's staff has sent a letter to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) stating that certain new regulations proposed for the licensing of “limited service clinics” (LSCs) in the state raise competitive concerns and are likely to increase the cost of health services for Kentucky consumers, particularly the uninsured. The Federal Trade Commission has issued its annual report to the Federal Reserve Board on FTC enforcement efforts in 2009 related to four consumer finance laws: the Truth in Lending Act, Consumer Leasing Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and Electronic Fund Transfer Act. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/02/mjk.shtm Wed, 27 Jan 2010 2:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will require the divestiture of MDS Inc.'s assets related to its laser microdissection business as a condition of allowing Danaher Corporation and MDS Analytical Technologies (US) Inc. to proceed with their proposed merger. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/01/danaher.shtm Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a proposed divestiture by Carilion Clinic of Roanoke, Virginia. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved the petition of The Dow Chemical Company seeking approval to divest its acrylic acid monomers and latex polymers businesses to Arkema Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arkema Group. The Federal Trade Commission has approved an amended complaint in the matter of JPM Accelerated Services, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/01/carilionrobo.shtm Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:30:00 EST Agreements Cost Consumers Billion of Dollars Each Year, Delay Market Entry of Generic Medicines by an Average of 17 Months http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/01/payfordelay.shtm Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a petition by SCI Corporation International for approval to divest the Davis Memorial Park cemetery and related funeral home in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Legacy Funeral Holdings of Nevada, LLC. The Federal Trade Commission has ordered the nation's largest consumer debt buyers to turn over information about their practices in buying and collecting consumer debt, which the FTC intends to use for a study of the debt-buying industry. Consumers have reported that debt collectors frequently try to collect from the wrong consumers or the wrong amounts, or both. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/01/sci.shtm Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST Richard Feinstein, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, has issued a statement on the agency's decision to close its investigation into a consummated hospital merger in Temple, Texas. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/scottwhite.shtm Wed, 23 Dec 2009 9:00:00 EST Agrium Must Sell Fertilizer Assets in Pacific Northwest and Northern Illinois http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/agrium.shtm Wed, 16 Dec 2009 9:00:00 EST FTC Charges Anticompetitive Tactics Have Stifled Innovation and Harmed Consumers http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/intel.shtm Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST Generic Drug Makers Required to Sell Rights to Two Products to FTC-Approved Buyers http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/watsonarrow.shtm Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST SCI Must Sell its Cemetery Services Assets in the Las Vegas Area http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/sci.shtm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 9:00:00 EST Major consumer electronics manufacturers Panasonic Corporation and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. have agreed to sell assets related to Sanyo's portable nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery business, including a premier manufacturing plant in Japan, as part of an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission that will preserve competition and allow the companies to proceed with Panasonic's proposed $9 billion acquisition of Sanyo. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/sanyo.shtm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST The Commission has issued its Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for fiscal year (FY) 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/par.shtm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST FTC Issues Compliance Guide For Its Petroleum Market Manipulation Regulations http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/mmr.shtm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST The FTC is seeking public comments on a petition by Dow Chemical Company to modify a Commission consent order issued on March 31, 2009, and made final on April 9, 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/dow.shtm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on antitrust cooperation with the Russian antitrust agency, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), to promote greater cooperation and further strengthen the relationships between the U.S. antitrust agencies and the FAS through technical cooperation and regular communication. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/11/russiamou.shtm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST At the request of the divestiture trustee, the FTC has extended the time Whole Foods Markets, Inc., via the trustee, will have to divest certain Wild Oats stores and the Wild Oats intellectual property, as required under a Commission order dated May 29, 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/wholefoods.shtm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST Companies Must Sell Significant Human and Animal Health Care Assets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/merck.shtm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today announced two subpoena enforcement actions challenging tactics that delay agency investigations. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/boehringer.shtm Fri, 13 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST The FTC is seeking public comments on a petition by BASF SE for approval to divest Ciba Holding Inc.'s Indanthrone Blue (IB) and Bismuth Vanadate (BV) Pigments Businesses to Dominion Colour Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/basf.shtm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:45:00 EST Preserves Competition for Animal Vaccines and Other Animal Health Products http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/pfizer.shtm Wed, 7 Oct 2009 8:00:00 EST Hospital Must Sell All Clinic Assets Acquired in 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/carilion.shtm Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EST The FTC is seeking public comments on a petition by Dow Chemical Company for approval to divest its hollow sphere particle business to OMNOVA Solutions Inc., as required by a Commission consent order issued on March 31, 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/chemical.shtm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 8:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments in advance of upcoming workshops that will explore the Internet's impact on the news media, including the new avenues for innovation and the financial challenges that it has created for the industry. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/09/media.shtm Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST K+S's Purchase of Morton International Would Have Reduced Competition for the Sale and Delivery of Bulk De-Icing Road Salt http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/09/mortonsalt.shtm Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has joined the U.S. Department of Justice in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, No. 08-661 (U.S. S. Ct.). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/09/nfl.shtm Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Aspen Technology, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/aspentech.shtm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) requesting approval to divest its acrylic acid and latex polymers businesses to Arkema Inc., pursuant to a March 2009 Commission consent order. http://ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/dow.shtm Thu, 6 Aug 2009 9:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Final Rule that will prohibit market manipulation in the petroleum industry. http://ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/mmr.shtm Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from ConocoPhillips requesting approval to amend its propane supply agreement with NGL Supply, Inc., pursuant to a 2002 Commission consent order. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/conoco.shtm Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST On August 3, 2009, Apple announced that Eric E. Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google, was stepping down from its board. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/googlestmt.shtm Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST I commend the House Energy and Commerce Committee for adopting the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act (H.R.1706) as an amendment to the omnibus health reform legislation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/pay4delay.shtm Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST Following the Federal Trade Commission's approval of a lawsuit to block the transaction, Thoratec Corporation today announced that it has abandoned its proposed $282 million acquisition of HeartWare International. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/thoratecstmt.shtm Thu, 30 Jul 2009 8:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has authorized a lawsuit to block Thoratec Corporation's proposed $282 million acquisition of rival medical device maker HeartWare International, Inc., charging that the transaction would substantially reduce competition in the U.S. market for left ventricular devices (LVADs), a life-sustaining treatment for patients with advanced heart failure. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/thoratec.shtm Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST Consumers' Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Procedures Would Likely Increase by Nearly 900 Percent http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/carilion.shtm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 9:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that competition and the agency's antitrust enforcement improves health care in the United States in two ways – first, by preventing or stopping anticompetitive agreements to raise prices and second, by helping to spur innovation that improves care and expands consumer access. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/healthcare.shtm Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST Aspen Tech Violated Terms of Consent Order Related to its Purchase of Hyprotech, Ltd. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/07/aspen.shtm Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today issued "Authorized Generics: An Interim Report," which presents the first set of results from a study conducted to examine the short-term and long-term effects of "authorized generics" on competition in the prescription drug marketplace. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/generics.shtm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:15:00 EST Discovery's John C. Malone Settles Agency Charges http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/malone.shtm Tue, 23 Jun 2009 8:30:00 EST In a speech today before the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said that an internal FTC analysis projects that stopping collusive “pay-for-delay” settlements between brand and generic pharmaceutical firms would save consumers $3.5 billion a year and also reap significant savings for the federal government, which pays approximately one-third of all prescription drug costs. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/capspeech.shtm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 9:00:00 EST Hearing Concerns Release of Agency Report Summarizing Public Roundtable Findings http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/hexion.shtm Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has granted, in part, a petition by Hexion LLC and Huntsman Corporation requesting that two FTC Orders related to their proposed merger be reopened and set aside. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/hexion.shtm Tue, 9 Jun 2009 8:00:00 EST Following the Federal Trade Commission's filing of a lawsuit to block the transaction, CSL Limited announced on June 8, 2009, that it will not proceed with its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Talecris Biotherapeutics. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/csl.shtm Fri, 5 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Reed Elsevier NV and ChoicePoint Inc. and authorized the staff to send letters to the commenters of record. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/choicepoint.shtm Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:00:00 EST Proposed Order Bars Collective Bargaining of Fees for Medical Services http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/06/altabates.shtm Wed, 29 May 2009 12:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has joined the U.S. Department of Justice in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League, No. 08-661 (U.S. S. Ct.). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/nflwf.shtm Thu, 28 May 2009 11:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will participate in the eighth annual International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Zurich, Switzerland, from June 3-5, 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/icn.shtm Wed, 27 May 2009 17:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has authorized a lawsuit to block CSL Limited's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corporation, charging that the deal would be illegal and would substantially reduce competition in the U.S. markets for four plasma-derivative protein therapies – Immune globulin (Ig), Albumin, Rho-D, and Alpha-1. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/talecris.shtm Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of BASF and Ciba Specialty Chemicals. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/basf.shtm Fri, 22 May 2009 16:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission staff have filed a comment stating that the amended version of proposed Louisiana House Bill 687, if enacted, would further restrict competition to provide dental care to underserved children in the state, without providing any countervailing benefits to consumers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/ladentistry2.shtm Thu, 14 May 2009 15:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has formally dismissed the complaint in the Rambus matter. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/rambus.shtm Wed, 6 May 2009 13:30:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that Ken Glazer, Senior Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition, plans to leave the FTC this month. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/kenglazer.shtm Mon, 4 May 2009 10:30:00 EST Two individuals who lured homeowners into high-cost, short-term loans secured by an additional mortgage on their homes have settled FTC charges that they violated federal law – and a previous court order against them. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/rescue.shtm Mon, 4 May 2009 9:00:00 EST FTC Staff Advises Louisiana Legislature That Bill Would Restrict Competition to Provide Dental Care to the State's Underserved Children http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/05/ladentistry.shtm Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today adopted as final the interim rules amending Parts 3 and 4 of the agency's Rules of Practice that were announced last December, and also further amended several rules and eliminated one. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/part3.shtm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST The Commission has reopened the public comment period for the regulatory review of the Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule (Used Car Rule) through June 10, 2009. The Commission has approved an amended complaint that adds a new defendant and charges in the action currently pending against Group One Networks, Inc. The Commission has proposed amendments to the agency's Guide Concerning Fuel Economy Advertising for New Automobiles (the Fuel Economy Guide) (16 C.F.R. Part 259). In a comment jointly filed with the Supreme Court of Hawaii, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) advised that a proposed rule concerning the practice of law could unduly restrict the activities of non-lawyers in Hawaii. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/fyi0904.shtm Thu, 16 Apr 2009 1:30:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today issued a Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RNPRM) seeking public comment on a revised proposed rule that would prohibit market manipulation in the petroleum industry. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/rnprm.shtm Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz has appointed six senior staff members with extensive experience in the private sector, in the public interest community, in academia, and in government. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/seniorstaff.shtm Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition has advised TriState Health Partners, Inc. (TriState), a physician-hospital organization based in Hagerstown, Maryland, that staff has no present intention to recommend that the Commission challenge the organization's proposed clinical integration program, which would include joint contracting by its members with health plans and self-insured employers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/tristate.shtm Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of National Association of Music Merchants, Inc. (NAMM). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/namm.shtm Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST Event Will Take Place May 4 and 5, 2009 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/iphearing.shtm Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has brought to a halt two peddlers of bogus cancer curesthat were targeted during Operation False Cures, a law enforcement sweep announced last fall. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/2cancercures.shtm Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EST Federal Trade Commission staff filed a comment stating that provisions of New York State Senate Bill 58 would likely have the unintended consequence of increasing prices that New York consumers and health plans pay for prescription drugs. The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Dow Chemical Company and Rohm and Haas Company. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/nyrohmhaas.shtm Thu, 2 Apr 2009 1:00:00 EST BASF Required to Sell Assets Related to Two High Performance Pigments http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/basf.shtm Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EST Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today that David P. Wales, Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition for the past nine months, will leave the FTC in May. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/04/dwales.shtm Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) will pay $2.1 million - the largest fine allowed by law - for failing to inform the Federal Trade Commission of agreements reached with Apotex, Inc., regarding potential generic competition to its blockbuster drug Plavix. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/bmsplavix.shtm Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST Congressional Action Necessary to Prevent Higher Pharmaceutical Costs to Consumers and Federal, State, and Local Governments http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/payfordelay.shtm Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST In Tough Economic Times, FTC Focused on Financial Services, Health Care, Energy, Privacy, Technology http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/annualrpt.shtm Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST According to the staff of the Federal Trade Commission, legislation pending before the Minnesota legislature that seeks to exempt certain activities by Minnesota health care cooperatives from federal and state antitrust law likely would raise health care costs and reduce insurance coverage for Minnesota consumers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/minnesotahc.shtm Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today announced the fourth in a series of public hearings exploring the evolving market for intellectual property. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/iphearing.shtm Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Getinge AB and Datascope Corp. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/getinge.shtm Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST The United States District Court for the District of Columbia announced its decision today granting the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction enjoining CCC Information Services Inc.'s merger with Mitchell International Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/cccmitchell.shtm Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST President Barack Obama designated Jon Leibowitz as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission by a White House Order dated March 2, 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/03/chairman.shtm Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST The FTC has approved the appointment of Quantic Regulatory Services, LLC as the interim monitor in the matter concerning Getinge AB's acquisition of Datascope Corporation, and also has approved the related interim monitor agreement. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/getinge.shtm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST Consent Order Requires Assets to be Transferred to Additives International LLC http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/lubrizol.shtm Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST The Commission has approved the publication of a notice in the Federal Register rescinding the agency's enforcement policy for advertising of books, also known as the Mirror Image Doctrine (MID). Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of West Penn Multi-List, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/fyi0219.shtm Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST Public Hearings to be Held in Washington, DC on March 18 and 19, 2009 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/iphearings.shtm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST The Commission has approved an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against defendants Publishers Business Services, Inc., and Ed Dantuma Enterprises, Inc., also d/b/a Publishers Direct Services and Publishers Business Services. Hexion LLC and Huntsman Corporation (Respondents) have petitioned the Commission to reopen and set aside two orders related to their proposed merger because they have terminated their planned merger and withdrawn their premerger notification filings http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/pbshexion.shtm Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST Statement by David P. Wales, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, on the Commission's order today extending until March 6, 2009, the time the lawsuit against Whole Foods Market, Inc. will be withdrawn from Part 3 adjudication. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/wfstmt.shtm Tue, 3 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of AllCare IPA and in the matter of King Pharmaceuticals/Alpharma Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/ipaalpharma.shtm Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court challenging agreements in which Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid generic drug makers Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. to delay generic competition to Solvay's branded testosterone-replacement drug AndroGel, a prescription pharmaceutical with annual sales of more than $400 million. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/02/androgel.shtm Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Consent Order Requires Datascope to Divest Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Assets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/getinge.shtm Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST FTC Extends Comment and Submission Periods Related to Digital Rights Management Town Hall to February 9, 2009; FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Federal Reserve http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/frbdrm.shtm Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Commission Order Requires Divestiture of Acrylics and Other Industrial Chemical Assets to Preserve Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/dow.shtm Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Following the Federal Trade Commission's filing of a lawsuit to block the transaction, CRH plc, the parent company of Oldcastle Architectural, Inc., announced on January 14, 2009, that it will not proceed with its proposed $540 million acquisition of Pavestone Company, LP. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/pavestone.shtm Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Deal Would Combine Only Two National-Scale Suppliers of Drycast Concrete Hardscape Products Used by Consumers in Outdoor Projects http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/crh.shtm Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Public Hearing to be Held in Washington, DC on February 11 and 12, 2009 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/iphearings.shtm Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST Commission Order Prohibits Real Estate MLS From Taking Actions to Disadvantage Properties Listed by Discount Brokers http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/01/westpenn.shtm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST Commission Seeks Further Comments on Changes to the Adjudicative Proceedings Process http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/part3.shtm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST Consent Order Restores Competition From New Products http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/inverness.shtm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST The FTC has approved the filing of a comment with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) concerning the PA PUC's implementation plan for its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/papuc.shtm Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST Nine Consumer Tips to Make the Most of 2009 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/ninetips.shtm Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST Consent Order Requires Divestitures in Twenty-Nine U.S. Generic Drug Markets http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/tevabarr.shtm Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST Unlawful Acquisition Resulted in Nearly 1,300 Percent Price Hike; Agency Asks Court to Require Company to Give Up Unlawful Profits http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/ovation.shtm Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today announced the filing of a complaint in federal district court charging two investment funds, ESL Partners, L.P. and ZAM Holdings, L.P., with violating federal law by failing to make timely filings with the government prior to acquiring blocks of AutoZone, Inc. shares in September and October of 2004. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/esl.shtm Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST The Commission has appointed Mitchell S. Pettit as the interim monitor under the terms of the recently approved consent order concerning ChoicePoint, Inc.'s acquisition by Reed Elsevier, NV. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/choicepoint.shtm Mon, 8 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST Herff Jones and American Achievement Group Holding Corp., the parent company of American Achievement Corporation (AAC), announced on December 5, 2008, that their acquisition agreement has been mutually terminated because the parties did not obtain the required regulatory approvals necessary to complete the transaction. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/classrings.shtm Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST Describes Transactions Occurring in Fiscal Years 1996-2007 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/12/horizmerger.shtm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 24:30:00 EST Merger Would Leave Only Two Competitors in the Markets for Estimating and Total Loss Valuation Systems Used by Insurance Adjusters and Auto Body Shops http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/cccmitchell.shtm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST The Federal Trade Commission today filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's April 22, 2008, decision in Rambus Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/rambus.shtm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST Newpark Resources announced today that it has agreed to cancel its proposed $85 million sale of its Newpark Environmental Services business to CCS Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/redsky.shtm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Statement by David Wales, Acting Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling on Nov 21, 2008, that denies Whole Foods Market, Inc.'s petition for rehearing en banc of the appellate court's reversal of the District Court's decision in the Whole Foods matter. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/wholefoods.shtm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Public Roundtable to be Held in Washington, DC, on Nov 21, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/biologicdrugs.shtm Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Public Hearing to be Held in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/ipmarketplace.shtm Thu, 6 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000 The Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has released the Thirtieth Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/hsrreport.shtm Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission today denied requests that the Commission extend the time within which public comments can be filed on proposed revisions to Parts 3 and 4 of the agency's Rules of Practice governing administrative litigation before the Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/11/part3.shtm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Public Workshop to be Held in Washington, DC, on Nov 6, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/nprmwksp.shtm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 The Commission has approved a divestiture petition from Agrium Inc. related to Agrium's recent acquisition of UAP Holding Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/agrium.shtm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 www.ftc.gov/YouAreHere Teaches Key Concepts http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/ftcsite4kids.shtm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Series of Events to be Held Between January and Mar 2009; Public Comments Sought http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/rpmwksp.shtm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 9:30:00 +0000 Deal Would Reduce Competition for Waste Disposal Services Provided to Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Companies http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/redsky.shtm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission issuance of order in matter of Rambus, Inc. - The Commission has issued an order in Rambus, Inc., Docket No. 9302, authorizing Rambus to receive royalties in excess of maximum allowable rates, as provided in the Commission's final order in this matter. Commission approval of modified final consent order - Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a modified final consent order in the matter concerning Pernod Ricard S.A. and V and S Vin and Sprit AB (publ) (V and S). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/rambuspernod.shtm Mon, 14 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Event to be Held at Fordham University School of Law on Oct 24, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/ftcat100ny.shtm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 +0000 Event to be Held at Boston University School of Management on Oct 14, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/ftcat100.shtm Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Commission Order Bars Company from Enforcing Non-Compete Agreement with its Retail Golf Merchandise Competitor http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/dickssg.shtm Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming workshop on Section 5 of the FTC Act. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/section5.shtm Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Commission Order Requires Divestiture of Specialty Epoxy Business and Certain Conduct Restrictions to Preserve Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/hexion.shtm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and letters to the commenters of record in the matter concerning Negotiated Data Solutions, LLC. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/nds.shtm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0000 To Preserve Competition, Order Requires Divestiture of Assets Related to ChoicePoint's AutoTrackXP and CLEAR Electronic Public Records Services http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/choicepoint.shtm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Commission Order Prevents Fresenius From Inflating Medicare Reimbursement Rates for Dialysis Drug http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/fresenius.shtm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission will be working with the Department of Energy (DOE) and state regulatory agencies to ensure consumers are being treated fairly in the wake of hurricanes Ike and Gustav. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/ikestmt.shtm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission urges consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with the damage caused by hurricanes Ike and Gustav along the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/ikecharity.shtm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:30:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission has advice for people who find themselves in the path of Hurricane Ike. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/ike.shtm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Agencies Say CON Laws Undercut Consumer Choice, Stifle Innovation and Weaken Markets' Ability to Contain Health Care Costs http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/illcon.shtm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Textual Changes Made to Paragraph II.A.2 to Ensure Consistency with Fifth Circuit Opinion http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/ntsp.shtm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Half-Day Event to be Held in Washington, DC, on Oct 23, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/hsrwksp.shtm Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +0000 Norman Armstrong, Jr. Named Acting Deputy Director http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/bcchanges.shtm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Public Workshop Scheduled for Oct 17, 2008, in Washington, DC http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/section5.shtm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Events to be Held in Washington, DC, This Fall; Public Comments Solicited http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/hcissues.shtm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Claudia Bourne Farrell Named Acting Director; Peter Kaplan Named Deputy Director http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/opachanges.shtm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of amended complaint - The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the ongoing litigation against Select Personnel Management, Inc., d/b/a Select Management Solutions, and its principal James Stewart and Flow International Corporation and OMAX Corporation. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/smsomax.shtm Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of modified final consent order - Following a public comment period in the matter of TALX Corporation, the Commission has approved the issuance of a modified final consent order and letters replying to those who submitted public comments. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/talx.shtm Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0000 David Wales Named Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/08/bcchanges.shtm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0000 McCormick Required to Sell its Season-All Seasoned Salt Business to Morton, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/mccormick.shtm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000 Statement by Jeffrey Schmidt, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition, on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that reverses the District Court's decision in the Whole Foods matter and remands the case to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with the appellate court opinion. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/schmidtbc.shtm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 First Public Meeting Scheduled for Jul 29-30, 2008, in Washington, DC http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/ftcat100.shtm Wed, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Consent Order Requires Pernod to Stop Distributing Stolichnaya Vodka, Implement Firewall Preventing it from Getting Information on Four Competing Beam Global Brands http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/pernod.shtm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:00 +0000 What are the antitrust laws and how do they promote and protect competition? Find the answers in a new online resource from the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC Guide to the Antitrust Laws. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/bcwebfyi.shtm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000 Flow Required to Provide Competitors with Royalty-Free License to OMAX Patents http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/07/flowomax.shtm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Companies Required to Sell Carlyle's Sodium Silicate Plant in Utica, Illinois http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/ineos.shtm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of final consent order - Following a public comment period, the FTC has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the Missouri Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, as well as a letter responding to the commenter of record. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/msbefdfyi.shtm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of joint amicus brief filing – The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the matter of Altria v. Good et al., No. 07-562 (U.S. S. Ct.). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/amicusfyi.shtm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:30:00 +0000 No Substitute for the Agency's Own Sustained Efforts to Get Things Right http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/ftc100.shtm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission has approved a staff comment to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a proposed congestion management rule for LaGuardia Airport. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/laguardiafyi.shtm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of order dismissing administrative complaint – The Commission has approved an order dismissing its administrative complaint against Inova Health System Foundation (Inova) and Prince William Health System, Inc. (PWHS) without prejudice, as the respondents publicly announced their mutual decision to terminate the proposed acquisition agreement. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/inovafyi.shtm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission extension of public rebuttal comment period: The Commission has approved the extension of the public rebuttal comment period related to the Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RNPR) in connection with the Business Opportunity Rule. Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter of Agrium, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/agriumfyi.shtm Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of filing of staff comments - The Commission has approved the filing of comments by the staff of the Office of Policy Planning and the Bureaus of Economics, Competition, and Consumer Protection with State Representative Elaine Nekritz, of the Illinois House of Representatives, regarding Illinois House Bill 5372 (HB 5372) and the proposed regulation of retail health care facilities (retail clinics) within the state. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/06/hb5372.shtm Fri, 23 May 2008 13:30:00 +0000 Today the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has decided not to join an amicus brief filed by the Department of Justice urging the Supreme Court to grant certiorari in linkLine Comm'n v. Pacific Bell Telephone Co., 503 F.3d 876 (9th Cir. 2007). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/linkline.shtm Thu, 21 May 2008 12:45:00 +0000 Nearly Half Involved Payment to Generic Firms, Restricted Generics' Ability to Enter the Market http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/drug.shtm Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 +0000 In a unanimous opinion issued on May 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a 2005 Federal Trade Commission decision that found certain activities of North Texas Specialty Physicians (NTSP) violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/ntsp.shtm Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 +0000 Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic and Commissioner Jon Leibowitz today testified before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations on the FTC's behalf, requesting $256.2 million and 1,102 full-time equivalents (FTE) to accomplish the agency's competition and consumer protection missions in fiscal year (FY) 2009. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/fy09.shtm Tue, 13 May 2008 10:45:00 +0000 FTC and State Seek Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/inovapi.shtm Fri, 9 May 2008 17:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission has designated Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch as the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the administrative trial on the merits challenging the proposed acquisition by Inova Health System Foundation of Prince William Health System, Inc. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/inovafyi.shtm Fri, 9 May 2008 13:00:00 +0000 Transaction Would Reduce Competition and Result in Higher Health Care Prices in Northern Virginia http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/inova.shtm Thu, 8 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission filing of comment with FERC - The Commission has approved the filing of a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concerning standards of conduct for transmission providers. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/fercfyi.shtm Tue, 6 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Defendants Were First to be Charged with Transmitting False Caller ID to Consumers http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/scorpio.shtm Mon, 5 May 2008 09:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission today issued a complaint charging that Agrium, Inc.'s (Agrium) proposed $2.65 billion acquisition of UAP Holding Corporation (UAP) would be anticompetitive and in violation of federal antitrust laws. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/05/agrium.shtm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have submitted a joint letter to the Supreme Court of South Carolina regarding proposed guidelines related to the practice of law involving real estate transactions. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/scletter.shtm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:30:00 +0000 Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic Promotes Antitrust Convergence at Kyoto Conference http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/icnkyoto.shtm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:15:00 +0000 Commission approval of final consent order - Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning the Connecticut Chiropractic Association (CCA), the Connecticut Chiropractic Council (CCC), and Robert L. Hirtle (CCA's legal counsel). http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/ccafyi.shtm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter of Multiple Listing Service, Inc., as well as a response to the commenter of record. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/03/mls.shtm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +0000 The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on Apr 24, 2008, to examine recent trends related to health care delivery. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/03/hcd.shtm Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:00:00 +0000 Chiropractors Must Modify Behavior to Protect Competition http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/03/chiro.shtm Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:15:00 +0000 Complaint Charges Company Paid Four Generic Drug Makers in Order to Protect Monopoly Profits on its Leading Product http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/02/ceph.shtm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Extension of public comment period: Following the FTC's "Ehavioral Advertising" Town Hall on December 22, 2007, Commission staff released a set of proposed online behavioral advertising principles. Commission approval of final consent orders: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Milliman, Inc., as well a letter to the commenter of record. Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Ingenix, Inc., as well a letter to the commenter of record. http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/02/fyi08003.shtm Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000 Event Will be in Washington, DC, on Feb 12, 2008 http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/02/ueama.shtm Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:00:00 +0000 One-Day Event Scheduled for Feb 12, 2008, in Washington, DC http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/02/uea.shtm