Tag: Bureau of Competition

FTC Adjusts its Merger Review Process to Deal with Increase in Merger Filings

Date

August 3, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission is adjusting its process for reviewing mergers to deal with a surge in merger filings. In a new blog post, FTC Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova notes, “for...

Federal Trade Commission Withdraws Remaining Case against AbbVie after Supreme Court Decision Strips Consumers of Relief

Date

July 30, 2021

After the Supreme Court declined to review a ruling from the Third Circuit that AbbVie used sham litigation to illegally maintain a monopoly, the Federal Trade Commission has withdrawn the remaining...

Prepared Oral Statement of FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Hearing on “Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection”

Date

July 28, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Text of Oral Statement of FTC Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips (259.17 KB)

Prepared Opening Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce

Date

July 28, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Text of Opening Statement by Commissioner Rohit Chopra (115.7 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce (146.43 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Date

July 28, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Oral Statement of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson As Prepared for Delivery Before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce

Date

July 28, 2021

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Text of Oral Remarks by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson (168.59 KB)

FTC Testifies Before House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Legislation to Modify the Commission’s Authority and Address Challenges Facing the Agency

Date

July 28, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce on legislation to modify the FTC’s authority and address other pressing...

Remarks of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Proposed Rescission of the 1995 Policy Statement Concerning Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions

Date

July 21, 2021

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

Matter Number

P859910

Text of Remarks of Chair Lina M. Khan (188.74 KB)

FTC to Ramp Up Law Enforcement Against Illegal Repair Restrictions

Date

July 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission today unanimously voted to ramp up law enforcement against repair restrictions that prevent small businesses, workers, consumers, and even government entities from fixing...

Oral Remarks of Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Regarding Care Labeling Rule, Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufactures and Sellers, and Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger Cases

Date

July 21, 2021

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

R511915

Text of Oral Remarks by Commissioner Christine S. Wilson (290.16 KB)

FTC Rescinds 1995 Policy Statement that Limited the Agency’s Ability to Deter Problematic Mergers

Date

July 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission voted in an open Commission meeting to rescind a 1995 policy statement that made it more difficult and burdensome to deter problematic mergers and acquisitions. The 1995...

FTC Votes to Reverse Course on Repeal of Fabric Care Labels

Date

July 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission voted in an open Commission meeting to retain the FTC Care Labeling Rule to ensure American consumers continue to get accurate information on how to take care of their...

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on the Proposed Repeal of the Care Labeling Rule

Date

July 21, 2021

Matter Number

R511915

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on the Proposed Repeal of the Care Labeling Rule (126.95 KB)

FTC Holds Open Commission Meeting at 1 p.m. ET Today

Date

July 21, 2021

Today, the Federal Trade Commission will hold its second virtual open Commission meeting followed by live comments from the public. This is part of a series of monthly meetings opening the work of the...

Statement Regarding Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s Termination of Acquisition of Dominion Energy, Inc.’s Questar Pipeline in Central Utah

Date

July 13, 2021

In response to the announcement that Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company’s Kern River Gas Transmission Pipeline has terminated its acquisition of rival Dominion Energy, Inc.’s Questar Pipeline, the FTC...

FTC Announces Agenda for July 21 Open Commission Meeting

Date

July 12, 2021

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The open meeting will begin at 1 p.m. ET and...

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Event

Open Commission Meeting – July 21, 2021

July 21, 2021 | 1:00PM

Agenda items: Care Labeling Rule, Proposed Policy Statement on Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufacturers and Sellers, and Policy Statement on Prior Approval and Prior Notice Provisions in Merger...

Statement of FTC Chair Lina M. Khan and Antitrust Division Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers on Competition Executive Order’s Call to Consider Revisions to Merger Guidelines

Date

July 9, 2021

The following statement can be attributed to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan and Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department Antitrust Division Richard A. Powers: “We must...

FTC Charges Broadcom with Illegal Monopolization and Orders the Semiconductor Supplier to Cease its Anticompetitive Conduct

Date

July 2, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a complaint charging Broadcom with illegally monopolizing markets for semiconductor components used to deliver television and broadband internet services...