The Federal Trade Commission submitted its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request to Congress, including the FY 2013 Budget Overview Statement , and FY 2012 and FY 2013 Performance Plans required under the Government Performance and Results and Modernization Act …
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 …
Deal Would Lead to Higher Costs for Medicare Patients and Taxpayers, Agency Alleges The Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint to block Omnicare, Inc.'s hostile acquisition of rival long-term care pharmacy provider PharMerica Corporation, …
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. A divestiture is required by the final FTC …
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. These filing thresholds …
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 …
Proposed Changes Would Expedite Investigatory Processes, Keep Pace with Technology The Federal Trade Commission today issued proposed changes to two parts of the procedures that govern the way the agency operates. The proposed changes would …
FTC Establishes Streamlined Procedures to Help Maintain the Confidentiality of its Ongoing Investigations The Federal Trade Commission has approved Rule 2.17 , a new component in the agency's Rules of Practice. The new Rule streamlines internal …
Deal Allegedly Would Have Reduced Competition in the Market for Propane Exchange Cylinders The Federal Trade Commission will require AmeriGas L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (ETP) , two of the nation's largest propane distributors, to …
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 …
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. The sale is required under an FTC order settling charges that Tops …
Concludes That Deal Would Likely Increase Health Care Costs to Toledo Area Employers, Employees In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell ruled that ProMedica Health System, Inc.'s consummated …
Agency Files Complaint Against McWane, Inc. and Star Pipe Products, Ltd.; Settles Charges Against Sigma Corporation The Federal Trade Commission has filed complaints against the three largest U.S. suppliers of ductile iron pipe fittings, which are …
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 …
Brief Emphasizes the Funeral Rule's Goals of Protecting Consumers and Promoting Competition The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a case raising constitutional challenges …
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 …
Two Firms Control a Dominant Share of North American Markets for Key Industrial Equipment Used to Apply Paint and Liquid Finishes Seeking to maintain competition in markets for key industrial finishing equipment, the Federal Trade Commission …
FTC Approves Trustee's Request for a 90-Day Extension of Deadline to Sell Tops Supermarket in Bath, New York The Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by the Divestiture Trustee in the Tops Markets matter, The Food Partners requesting …
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 …
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 …
