A recent U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) antitrust lawsuit against a private-equity owner of a large anesthesiology practice in Texas demonstrates that the FTC has begun to implement its more aggressive focus on the...more
In an unprecedented move, the Fourth Circuit in Steves and Sons Inc. v. JELD-WEN Inc. recently affirmed an order requiring a company to unwind the acquisition of competitor business in connection with an antitrust action...more
On February 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced suspension of early termination grants under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). These grants...more
2/16/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Filing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Suspensions
Since 1945, the McCarran-Ferguson Act (Act) provided insurance companies a limited exemption from federal antitrust laws, exempting certain state-regulated activities that qualified as the “business of insurance." The Act...more
The proposed merger between major health insurers Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. continues to inch closer to finalization. In a recent press release, Aetna announced that 10 states have now signed off on its proposed acquisition...more
2/23/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Aetna ,
Anthem Insurance ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
CIGNA ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestment ,
Health Insurance ,
Humana ,
Popular ,
Public Comment