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Federal District Court Vacates Expanded HSR Premerger Notification Rule—Key Takeaways

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On February 12, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 2024 rule (the “Final Rule”), amending the Premerger Notification Rules that implement the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Innovation in Compliance: Navigating AI: Governance, Risk with Some Culture Thrown In with Matt Kunkel

Innovation spans many areas, and compliance professionals need not only to be ready for it but also to embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: February 17, 2026, The All FT Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Federal District Court Strikes Down FTC’s Enhanced Premerger Filing Requirements

A federal district court judge in Texas has invalidated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) revised premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR), representing a potentially significant shift in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Court Vacates the 2024 FTC HSR Filing Rule

On February 12, 2026, Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing requirements that went...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Need for Speed: How the DOJ's First Ever Antitrust Whistleblower Award Changes the Landscape for Timely Cooperation

On January 29, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced a $1 million payment to a whistleblower for a bid-rigging conspiracy, marking the DOJ’s first payment under the new Whistleblower Rewards Program....more

BakerHostetler

Federal Court Vacates and Sets Aside the New HSR Form

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A federal court in Texas has invalidated the 2024 FTC final rule that created the New HSR Forms. In October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) promulgated a final rule that created the New HSR Forms and materially...more

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District Court Vacates FTC’s 2024 HSR Rule Amendments

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The future of the 2024 amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification requirements (the “Final Rule”) is now in flux, following yesterday’s decision from the Eastern District of Texas that vacated the...more

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A Very Merry [Un]birthday to the New HSR Form: Texas Judge Vacates Final FTC Rule

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On February 12, 2026, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule promulgating a new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification form (Final Rule). The FTC...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC revises three rules to conform with federal court decisions

On February 12, the FTC issued a final rule in the Federal Register to conform three of its recent rules to federal court decisions, revising the Negative Option Rule and withdrawing both the Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Trump Tariff Tracker – February 13, 2026

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President Trump signed an Executive Order on February 6, 2026, authorizing an additional ad valorem tariff on goods imported into the United States that are products of any country that has been found to be directly or...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Federal court vacates FTC’s new HSR rules

On February 12, 2026, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas set aside and vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new premerger notification form and instructions....more

Fenwick & West LLP

Federal Court Tosses New HSR Rules

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A federal judge in Texas has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s adoption of a sweeping overhaul of the federal pre-merger notification regime that became effective in February 2025. ...more

BCLP

California Adopts New Antitrust Filing Requirements, Adding Obligations for HSR Act Filers in 2027

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California has become the latest State to adopt a “mini HSR Act”, continuing a trend of increased State-level antitrust scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions activity....more

Zelle  LLP

Hermes Wins Dismissal of Tying Claims

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On September 17, 2025, Northern District of California Judge James Donato granted Hermes International and Hermes of Paris’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint by a putative class on behalf of national and...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

New HSR Rules Overturned by Federal Court — What Filers Need to Know

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On February 12, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the FTC’s 2024 HSR Final Rule (titled “Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements”), which went into effect on...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Judge trims mortgage lender’s fraud suit against title insurer, allows key claims to move forward

On February 9, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina granted in part and denied in part a title insurer’s motion to dismiss in a real estate fraud case, where a mortgage lender alleged it suffered...more

Friling Law

BIS Investigations: A Comprehensive Guide to Export Control Enforcement and Defense

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Overview: A BIS investigation is one of the most serious enforcement risks in international trade. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, enforces the Export Administration...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. DOJ and Texas reach $68M settlement with developer in predatory lending and land sales case

On February 10, DOJ announced a settlement agreement, pending approval in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, resolving claims brought by DOJ, the CFPB, and the state of Texas against a land developer...more

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Federal Court Vacates Expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino Requirements

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On February 12, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated a rule promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in 2024 that revised and expanded the information required of merging...more

Morgan Lewis

Federal District Court in Texas Invalidates ‘New’ HSR Premerger Reporting Rules

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The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order on February 12, 2026 vacating the “new” HSR premerger reporting rules, which went into effect last February, as arbitrary, capricious, and in excess of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal Court Vacates FTC’s Expanded HSR Form Rules: Key Implications for Merger Filings

On February 12, 2026, the Eastern District of Texas vacated the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new rules that produced the burdensome, significantly expanded Hart‑Scott-Rodino (HSR) notification form (Form) that has been...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Essential Guide to Complying With FTC and California Strike-Through Pricing Laws

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Strike-through pricing is a popular marketing technique where a higher “regular” price is listed on marketing materials and crossed out immediately adjacent to a lower, “discounted” sale price. The practice is policed when...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Antitrust Insight: District Court Vacates the FTC’s Expansion of HSR Reporting Requirements

On February 12, 2026, Judge Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Rule that, in the Court’s words, “significantly expands the amount of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC intends to issue ANPRM on Negative Option Plans

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The FTC has announced that it has submitted an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding negative option plans to the OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review — an indication that the...more

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