Last week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (together, the Agencies) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that if implemented would fundamentally change the...more
President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order on July 9, 2021, that establishes a "whole-of-government effort to promote competition" in the U.S. economy. The Executive Order directs or encourages 12 federal agencies to...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked great and inspiring humanitarian aid efforts but has also brought out some baser human instincts: email scams and frauds are rampant and there is much buzz about hoarding and price gouging of...more
The recent Cooper v. Primary Care Solutions considered, among other things, franchising law in the context of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practice Act (LUTPA), which punishes unfair and deceitful conduct in the conduct of...more