JONES DAY TALKS®: Consumer Protection Enforcement Changes Likely After SCOTUS AMG Decision
Key Takeaways from the AMG Capital Management v. FTC Decision
In a prior post, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) lawsuit against U.S. Anesthesia Partners (“USAP”) and the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“Welsh Carson”). Most recently, the U.S....more
The United States Supreme Court decided two antitrust cases for October Term 2020. The first case, AMG Capital Management v. Federal Trade Commission, unanimously held that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not...more
On May 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down its decision in Alston v. NCAA, the so-called “pay for play” case in which student-athletes challenged certain “amateurism” rules of the National...more
The FTC has accused Surescripts, LLC (“Surescripts”) of using improper tactics to sustain its monopoly over services related to electronic prescriptions in violation of the Sherman Act. Surescripts has challenged the D.C....more
The Situation: The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently filed a rare monopolization case, alleging that a health information technology company illegally monopolized two e-prescribing markets. The Impact: The FTC...more
Employer Is Entitled To Recover $4 Million In Attorney's Fees From EEOC - CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 578 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 1642 (2016) - The EEOC filed suit against CRST (a trucking company) alleging...more
Federal Circuit Interprets Statutory Requirements for Biosimilar Regulatory Pathway - Amgen Inc., v. Sandoz Inc., (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2015): In a case of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal...more
In a decision handed down on September 30th, the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the District Court’s ruling that the NCAA’s “amateurism” rules unlawfully restrained trade in the market for certain...more
Last Thursday, American Express appealed the District Court for the Eastern District of New York’s February ruling that its anti-steering rules violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The court entered a permanent injunction...more