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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Non-Compete Ban Lawsuits Update: Eastern District of Texas Stays Chamber of Commerce Suit in Favor of Ryan LLC as...

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On May 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered an Order staying the proceedings in Chamber of Commerce v. FTC by granting the FTC’s motion to apply the first-to-file doctrine, in...more

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FTC and DOJ Issue Final Merger Guidelines That Expand Reviews and Limit Combinations

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After "an extensive public consultation process" since late July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Dec. 18, 2023, jointly announced the release of final Merger...more

Cozen O'Connor

Rethinking Restrictive Covenants: Delaware Courts’ Movement in Favor of the Restricted

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In the first half of 2023, the Delaware Chancery Court issued two decisions regarding non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that should make parties carefully consider whether restrictive covenants are appropriately...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

The HSR Act Applies to People Too: Individual Investors and Filing Obligations

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In late December 2021, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) settled charges in two separate matters for failure-to-file violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. § 18a (“HSR Act”)....more

McGlinchey Stafford

Florida Real Property And Business Litigation Report, Volume 14, Issue 2

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Black Knight Servicing Technologies, LLC v. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Case No. 1D20-1492 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021). The filing of a separate lawsuit raising separate claims against a separate entity does not establish an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Is There an HSR Sea Change on the Horizon? Advance Notice

At the same time as it issued its notice of proposed rulemaking expanding the definition of “person,” the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRM”) to request information...more

Cozen O'Connor

Twitter Dinged On Political Advertising | California’s Mini-CFPB | Hospital System Settles Data Breach

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Antitrust- FTC Orders Divestment of Gas Stations to Avoid Harming Competition in Local Markets- •The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an order requiring energy company Arko Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Proposed HSR Rule Changes Likely to Increase Filings and Information Requirements for Private Equity Firms

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What Happened: - The FTC and DOJ proposed new Hart–Scott–Rodino (HSR) rules that, if issued in final form, will significantly change HSR practice for Private Equity (PE) companies. - The Proposed Rules are subject to...more

Morgan Lewis

FTC Raises Hart-­Scott-­Rodino Thresholds 2020

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Transactions closing on February 27 or later will be subject to increased HSR Act jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. ...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

FTC Applies Antitrust Non-Profit Exemption to Physician Organization Affiliate of Non-Profit Hospital

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Many North Carolina hospital systems have separate business corporations or limited liability companies to house the physician component of their integrated health care delivery systems. Hospitals may take this step for any...more

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Limited Liability Company Can Sue as “Person” Under FDCPA, Sixth Circuit Rules

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A limited liability company is a “person” that can file a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled. In Anarion Investments LLC v. Carrington...more

Sands Anderson PC

Corporation or LLC is not a “Get Out of Debt Free” Card

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The Federal Trade Commission recently settled the largest-ever fitness and weight loss deceptive advertising complaint, against Ab Circle Pro, for up to $25 million. The FTC settled with not only the marketer, but the...more

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