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US federal agency bans employers from using non-compete clauses

JURIST

APRIL 25, 2024

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a rule Tuesday banning employers from using non-compete clauses in worker’s employment contracts. The Federal Trade Commission Act was passed in 1914 along with the Clayton Anti-Trust Act to protect consumers and monitor competition between businesses.

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US Supreme Court allows challenges against two federal agencies’ structure to proceed in federal court

JURIST

APRIL 14, 2023

Federal Trade Commission , holding that separate legal challenges to the structure of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may proceed in federal court. ” Last, the court asks if the claim is outside the agency’s expertise.

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Chamber Of Commerce Sues FTC Over New Noncompete Rule

Law 360

APRIL 24, 2024

Chamber of Commerce has lodged a promised lawsuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission's new rule banning noncompete agreements, contending the pacts are good for the economy and that the agency lacks authority to issue the regulation.

FTC Not Backing Down In Kids' Privacy Arena, Chair Says

Law 360

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is focused on using all its tools to crack down on social media platforms that are "manipulating" users' data and harming children, including by continuing to take aggressive enforcement action and exploring the possibility of crafting new regulations to curb online "commercial surveillance" practices, the agency's chair (..)

FTC Halts Data Broker's Location Data Sharing In Novel Deal

Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has stepped up its efforts to curtail the unauthorized disclosure of consumers' sensitive location information, announcing a groundbreaking settlement Tuesday with a data broker that the agency claims unlawfully sold precise location data that could be used to track people to reproductive health clinics, religious worship (..)

FTC Rips H&R Block's 'Deceptive' Marketing, 'Coercive' Ploys

Law 360

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint against H&R Block claiming the tax preparation company deceptively marketed some products as "free" and "coerced" people to pay for pricier products, the government agency announced Friday.

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Meta Can't Stop FTC Privacy Tweaks, Feds Say

Law 360

MARCH 22, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission told the D.C. cannot nitpick the agency's structure to dodge in-house proceedings over proposed revisions to a $5 billion data privacy settlement between the commission and the social media giant. Circuit that Meta Platforms Inc.

US Gas Cos. Delay $7.4B Deal Closing Date Amid FTC Scrutiny

Law 360

APRIL 5, 2024

A month after a group of 50 lawmakers urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a recent string of mergers and acquisitions in the oil industry, the regulatory agency is putting Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy's planned $7.4 billion merger under the microscope.

FTC Backs Ethics Chief Who Owned Meta Stock During Probe

Law 360

JULY 3, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission is standing by its designated agency ethics official following a Wall Street Journal article revealing she owned stock in Meta Platforms Inc. while recommending that Chair Lina Khan recuse herself from the agency's case challenging a Meta deal, according to a statement issued Friday.

Where The FTC Went Wrong Against Microsoft-Activision

Law 360

JULY 11, 2023

A California federal judge gave the Federal Trade Commission little in the way of a silver lining Tuesday by rejecting virtually every aspect of the agency's challenge of Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard purchase, from the alleged facts of video game distribution to the governing legal standards.

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FTC's Existential Threat Inches Closer To Reality

Law 360

APRIL 14, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission could soon be fighting to save core parts of its enforcement program after a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that constitutional challenges to the agency can be brought directly to federal court.

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case challenging FTC enforcement powers

JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The FTC regulates antitrust violations through cease-and-desist orders pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission Act. Axon filed proceedings in federal district court claiming that agency proceedings violate its due process rights. The US Supreme Court Monday heard oral arguments in Axon Enterprise, Inc.

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Microsoft Trying To Control FTC Activision Case Timeline

Law 360

JUNE 14, 2023

sought Wednesday to control the timeline on the Federal Trade Commission's newly filed California federal court lawsuit that they said "is the only decision that matters," not an ongoing agency in-house challenge. With a looming July 18 deadline baked into their merger agreement, Microsoft Corp.

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FTC Pharma Merger Digest May Offer Policy Clues

Law 360

JUNE 15, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission's and the U.S. Justice Department's recently published summary of the agencies' workshop on proposed changes to pharmaceutical merger analysis reads like a policy roadmap and its timing may forecast the release of new draft merger guidelines, say attorneys at Mintz.

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FTC Files Suit to Block Amgen’s $28B Buyout of Horizon Therapeutics

Above The Law

MAY 16, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission is suing to stop Amgen’s acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics. But rather than claiming product overlap, the agency contends Amgen will use its influence to keep at bay competition for Horizon’s products.

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US Supreme Court to hear race-based college admissions cases

JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency the court will rule on the proper test for determining whether wetlands are “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. Federal Trade Commission. The court also agreed Monday to hear Axon Enterprise, Inc.

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CFTC Wins OK For $2.7B Binance Deal, $150M Zhao Payout

Law 360

DECEMBER 18, 2023

An Illinois federal judge has granted final approval to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's $2.7 and $150 million settlement with its founder Changpeng Zhao in the agency's suit over allegations of money laundering and other illegal activities, the CFTC announced Monday.

CFTC Wants Spoofing Suit Against Energy Trader Kept Alive

Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Commodity Future Trading Commission has urged an Illinois federal judge to keep alive its suit accusing an energy trading firm and its owner of manipulating the crude oil market, saying the defendants' arguments that the agency has not properly alleged a spoofing scheme are "fatally flawed."

Syngenta, Corteva Can't Duck FTC's Pesticide Antitrust Suit

Law 360

JANUARY 12, 2024

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday refused to throw out the Federal Trade Commission's suit accusing Corteva and Syngenta of blocking competition from generic pesticides, ruling that the agency has plausibly alleged anticompetitive conduct and injury.

FTC Expands Scope Of Data Breach Reporting Requirements

Law 360

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has tweaked its financial data security rule to require nonbank financial institutions — including mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers and payday lenders — to report data breaches and other security events to the agency, according to an announcement made Friday.

FTC Pulls Amgen-Horizon Merger Case, Citing Possible Deal

Law 360

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission appears to be mulling a deal resolving its challenge to Amgen's planned $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics, publicly disclosing that the agency had pulled the case from its in-house docket — but not the federal docket — for "proper resolution."

FTC Says Meta Crying Wolf At Hearing To Pause Within Deal

Law 360

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission urged a California federal judge at the start of a seven-day evidentiary hearing Thursday to pause Meta's purchase of virtual reality fitness app maker Within Unlimited while the agency investigates whether the deal is anti-competitive, scoffing at Meta's claim that a preliminary injunction will kill the deal.

FTC Slams 'Unprecedented' 7-Eleven Defense In Agency Suit

Law 360

MARCH 7, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is calling 7-Eleven's theory that only the U.S. Department of Justice can seek civil penalties for violating commission orders "unprecedented," asking a D.C. federal judge to deny the company's motion to dismiss the agency's suit for allegedly violating a 2018 consent order.

US trade agency proposes ban on noncompete clauses

JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday proposed a new rule which would ban employers from imposing noncompetition clauses onto their workers. The post US trade agency proposes ban on noncompete clauses appeared first on JURIST - News.

FTC Orders Illumina to Divest Grail, Says Deal Stifles Cancer Test Competition

Above The Law

APRIL 3, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Illumina to divest Grail, the liquid biopsy company it acquired for more than $7 billion. The agency said Illumina’s proposed remedies are insufficient and the tie-up is likely to reduce competition in the R&D and commercialization of new cancer tests.

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FTC Judge Calls Simultaneous In-House, Fed Cases 'A Waste'

Law 360

JULY 19, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission's only administrative law judge tacitly acknowledged the limits of agency in-house merger challenges Wednesday, noting that the federal court lawsuits ostensibly brought only to preserve the status quo while in-house proceedings play out nevertheless usually decide a transaction's ultimate fate.

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Judge Temporarily Halts IQVIA Deal At FTC's Behest

Law 360

JULY 24, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has reached terms with IQVIA, the world's largest health care data provider, and Propel Media to push off the closing date of their merger until at least late November while the agency challenges the deal.

Microsoft-Activision 'Not Done By Any Means'

Law 360

AUGUST 1, 2023

billion purchase of Activision Blizzard against the Federal Trade Commission as the agency still has other enforcement avenues to pursue, and antitrust officials in the U.K. Microsoft can't yet celebrate its victories defending the company's planned $68.7 are continuing to scrutinize the deal.

FTC Urged To Limit Privacy Rules As Comment Time Extended

Law 360

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission must stay within its "narrow" rulemaking authority as it moves to craft heightened data privacy and security protections, the Washington Legal Foundation argued in comments submitted on the same day the agency revealed it's giving the public more time to provide feedback on the process.

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Microsoft's $69B Activision Deal At Stake As FTC Makes Case

Law 360

JUNE 22, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission urged a California federal judge at the start of a five-day hearing on Thursday to block Microsoft's $68.7 billion merger with Activision to give the agency time to scrutinize the anti-competitive effects of the transaction while Microsoft countered that an injunction would kill the deal.

Meta Judge Says Bid For FTC 'Facts' Is 'Too Clever By Half'

Law 360

APRIL 12, 2023

federal court on Wednesday denied Meta's request that the Federal Trade Commission provide details about third-party interviews done as part of the agency's investigation into the Facebook parent's acquisition of WhatsApp and Instagram, calling the motion "too clever by half."

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Campbell Soup Says It Gave FTC Info For $2.7B Sauce Deal

Law 360

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

has given the Federal Trade Commission all the information the agency has asked for concerning its planned acquisition of Sovos Brands, the owner of the popular sauce brand Rao, before the agency decides whether to give the $2.7 Campbell Soup Co. billion union its blessing.

FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Survives 2nd Dismissal Bid

Law 360

JANUARY 11, 2022

federal court handed the Federal Trade Commission a big win Tuesday, rejecting a bid from Facebook to escape the agency's bolstered enforcement action accusing the company of illegally maintaining its monopoly over personal social networking.

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Amgen, Horizon Blast FTC's 'Speculation On Speculation'

Law 360

JUNE 12, 2023

Amgen and Horizon Therapeutics insisted that the Federal Trade Commission's challenge to their merger is undone by real-world market dynamics that make it impractical to bundle products that, as the agency alleges, will force customers to stick with a pair of drug monopolies.

FTC Can't Unilaterally Redo $5B Privacy Deal, Meta Tells Court

Law 360

MAY 31, 2023

federal court to block the Federal Trade Commission from revising a $5 billion privacy settlement to force the social media giant to undertake additional reforms, including halting its ability to profit from its youngest users' data, arguing that the agency lacks the authority to "remake" the court-approved deal.

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Altria, Juul Seek Upper Hand Against FTC After In-House Trial

Law 360

AUGUST 25, 2021

Following an agency administrative trial, Altria Group is urging the Federal Trade Commission to reject arguments made by agency lawyers in a challenge to the company's purchase of a 35% stake in e-cigarette maker Juul.

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FTC Targets Data Profits With Kids' Privacy Rule Changes

Law 360

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday rolled out its long-awaited proposal to enhance its regulations for protecting children's online privacy, an effort that the agency said is aimed at setting new guardrails for the use and disclosure of data from kids under 13 and limiting companies' ability to profit off of this information.

Microsoft Exec Makes 'Call Of Duty' Pledge At FTC Hearing

Law 360

JUNE 23, 2023

Microsoft's gaming chief took the stand Friday at a hearing over the Federal Trade Commission's bid to block its $68.7 and promised that contrary to the agency's prediction, the Xbox maker won't bar rival Sony from selling Activision's blockbuster Call of Duty games for PlayStation.

FTC Exploring Ways To Revamp Privacy Approach, Chair Says

Law 360

APRIL 11, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission is actively considering ways to "update" its privacy and data security enforcement strategy, including by looking into establishing new commercial surveillance rules and scrapping companies' reliance on "outdated and inefficient" privacy policies to justify their data practices, the agency's chair said Monday.

US federal judge allows FTC to sue Meta for illegal social networking monopoly

JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2022

US Judge James Boasberg of the District Court of Colombia Tuesday denied a motion of dismissal by tech conglomerate Meta Platforms (previously Facebook) against the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit suing the company for illegally maintaining its personal social network (PSN) monopoly through anticompetitive conduct.

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What FTC's 'Killer Acquisition' Theory Means For Pharma Cos.

Law 360

MARCH 7, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission's recent lawsuit to block Sanofi's acquisition of a pharmaceutical treatment developed by Maze Therapeutics builds on previous enforcement actions and could indicate the agency's growing willingness to use its so-called killer acquisition theory against perceived attempts to eliminate nascent competition, say attorneys (..)

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FTC Says Celsius Founders Can't 'Jettison' Its Crypto Suit

Law 360

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Federal Trade Commission has told a New York federal judge that the co-founders of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius shouldn't be allowed to escape the agency's claims that they misused customer information, saying its complaint shows they had control of the business and directly participated in its downfall.

Cavco Exec's Insider Trading Case Paused Pending SEC Deal

Law 360

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An Arizona federal judge on Friday paused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading case against a former executive from modular home manufacturer Cavco Industries Inc. after the two sides reached a settlement in principle on the agency's 2017 claims.

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FTC Slams 'Unhelpful' Amici Briefs In Amazon Prime Case

Law 360

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday urged a Seattle federal judge to block the Association of Corporate Counsel, U.S.

US federal agency bans employers from using non-compete clauses

US Supreme Court allows challenges against two federal agencies’ structure to proceed in federal court

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Chamber Of Commerce Sues FTC Over New Noncompete Rule

FTC Not Backing Down In Kids' Privacy Arena, Chair Says

FTC Halts Data Broker's Location Data Sharing In Novel Deal

FTC Rips H&R Block's 'Deceptive' Marketing, 'Coercive' Ploys

Meta Can't Stop FTC Privacy Tweaks, Feds Say

US Gas Cos. Delay $7.4B Deal Closing Date Amid FTC Scrutiny

FTC Backs Ethics Chief Who Owned Meta Stock During Probe

Where The FTC Went Wrong Against Microsoft-Activision

FTC's Existential Threat Inches Closer To Reality

US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in case challenging FTC enforcement powers

Microsoft Trying To Control FTC Activision Case Timeline

FTC Pharma Merger Digest May Offer Policy Clues

FTC Files Suit to Block Amgen’s $28B Buyout of Horizon Therapeutics

US Supreme Court to hear race-based college admissions cases

CFTC Wins OK For $2.7B Binance Deal, $150M Zhao Payout

CFTC Wants Spoofing Suit Against Energy Trader Kept Alive

Syngenta, Corteva Can't Duck FTC's Pesticide Antitrust Suit

FTC Expands Scope Of Data Breach Reporting Requirements

FTC Pulls Amgen-Horizon Merger Case, Citing Possible Deal

FTC Says Meta Crying Wolf At Hearing To Pause Within Deal

FTC Slams 'Unprecedented' 7-Eleven Defense In Agency Suit

US trade agency proposes ban on noncompete clauses

FTC Orders Illumina to Divest Grail, Says Deal Stifles Cancer Test Competition

FTC Judge Calls Simultaneous In-House, Fed Cases 'A Waste'

Judge Temporarily Halts IQVIA Deal At FTC's Behest

Microsoft-Activision 'Not Done By Any Means'

FTC Urged To Limit Privacy Rules As Comment Time Extended

Microsoft's $69B Activision Deal At Stake As FTC Makes Case

Meta Judge Says Bid For FTC 'Facts' Is 'Too Clever By Half'

Campbell Soup Says It Gave FTC Info For $2.7B Sauce Deal

FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Survives 2nd Dismissal Bid

Amgen, Horizon Blast FTC's 'Speculation On Speculation'

FTC Can't Unilaterally Redo $5B Privacy Deal, Meta Tells Court

Altria, Juul Seek Upper Hand Against FTC After In-House Trial

FTC Targets Data Profits With Kids' Privacy Rule Changes

Microsoft Exec Makes 'Call Of Duty' Pledge At FTC Hearing

FTC Exploring Ways To Revamp Privacy Approach, Chair Says

US federal judge allows FTC to sue Meta for illegal social networking monopoly

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Cavco Exec's Insider Trading Case Paused Pending SEC Deal

FTC Slams 'Unhelpful' Amici Briefs In Amazon Prime Case

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