The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), in the final two months of the Biden administration, entered into two settlements in cases targeting the use of so-called “no-hire” restrictions in services agreements. In...more
The Office of the Maryland Attorney General recently announced that the state is actively investigating resale price maintenance (RPM) violations under Maryland’s state antitrust law. Maryland’s investigations are notable as...more
A US district court judge, in a case of first impression, recently held that Louisiana Children’s Medical Center’s acquisition of three New Orleans–area hospitals from HCA Healthcare, Inc. was exempt from both the federal...more
The US Federal Trade Commission is suing US Anesthesia Partners Inc. and its private equity founder for allegedly enacting an anticompetitive scheme to gain market power through a series of roll-up acquisitions....more