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Second FTC and DOJ Listening Session Focuses on Formulary and Benefit Practices and Regulatory Abuse in the Pharmaceutical...

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On July 24, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the second of three listening sessions focused on competition in the pharmaceutical marketplace as part of the agency's implementation of the...more

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FTC Made in USA Lawyer Discusses Latest Agency Enforcement Matter

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A proposed FTC settlement that involves alleged false Made in USA representations and alleged deceptive COVID claims was recently filed by the Department of Justice on the FTC’s behalf against an individual and the two...more

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2021 Second Request Trends Report - A Look At HSR Second Requests In 2021 And What We Can Expect For 2022

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Federal agencies don’t publish official Second Request transaction numbers until late the following year. But recent trends suggest a high volume of activity for 2021 and 2022, as well as a stricter regulatory and political...more

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Antitrust: Extended timelines and broader scope

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was busy in its first year under the Biden administration. Over the past year, the FTC announced several important policy and process changes that may have significant implications for US...more

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2021 Energy and Chemicals Antitrust Report

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Antitrust activity increased significantly in 2021. This past year brought numerous changes in merger and non-merger enforcement policies and priorities that signal increased scrutiny in industry transactions. The “Biden...more

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Federal Trade Commission’s Pre-Consummation Warning Letters Signal New Risk of Closing After Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Waiting Period...

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On Tuesday, August 3, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new approach for merger investigations that the FTC does not complete during the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) waiting period—the FTC may advise merging...more

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“Tidal Wave” of Merger Filings Prompts FTC To Send Pre-Consummation Warning Letters

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On February 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the agencies would temporarily suspend the practice of granting early termination of the 30 day waiting period in...more

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FTC Engages in First Enforcement Action under COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act

In its first exercise of a newly granted authority, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) on April 15, 2021 charged a St. Louis-based chiropractor and his company (the Defendants) with violating the COVID-19...more

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FDA and FTC Continue to Trace and Fight Fraud Related to COVID-19

We have been blogging about the various actions that numerous government agencies were taking to combat COVID-19 fraud. These agencies and their respective law enforcement efforts have yet to slow down and appear to have...more

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DOJ and FTC To Focus On Antitrust and Consumer Protection Violations Relating to Coronavirus

The rapidly evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation is impacting local and global companies, disrupting supply chains, creating volatility in the stock market, and causing great concern in local communities. As part of the...more

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Compliance Risk Alert: Opioid Warning Letters issued by the U.S. Department of Justice Target Prescribers

U.S. Attorney’s Offices (“USAOs”) across the country are issuing warning letters to physicians and other prescribers (collectively, “Prescribers”) cautioning them about their opioid prescribing practices (the “Warning...more

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