The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, urging it to reverse a district court dismissal in the case of Lamictal Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation. The district court found that agreements between branded and generic drug makers that include the branded firm’s commitment not to […]
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FTC Requests Public Comments on Two Applications by Fidelity National Financial Inc. for Approval to Divest Oregon Title Plant Assets
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on two applications by Fidelity National Financial Inc. to sell Oregon real estate title plant assets, as required by the FTC order settling charges that Fidelity’s acquisition of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) would be anticompetitive. According to the FTC’s administrative complaint, issued in December 2013, […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in California
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on Ardagh Group S.A.’s Application for Approval to Sell Six Plants and Related Assets to Glass Container Acquisition LLC
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Ardagh Group S.A. to sell six manufacturing plants and related assets to Glass Container Acquisition LLC (GCA), an affiliate of KPS Capital Partners L.P. (KPS), as required under an FTC’s order settling charges that Ardagh’s proposed acquisition of Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc. would […]
FTC Announces New Location of the Agency’s Premerger Notification Office
The Federal Trade Commission has relocated its Premerger Notification Office (PNO) from the FTC headquarters building to the Constitution Center building, at the corner of 7th and D Streets S.W. in Washington, DC. The FTC has issued a final Federal Register notice formally amending the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) rules and form instructions to reflect the new […]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds FTC Order Finding Ohio Hospital Acquisition Was Anticompetitive
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a Federal Trade Commission Decision and Order that found ProMedica Health System’s acquisition of rival St. Luke’s Hospital was anticompetitive and likely would lead to higher prices for consumers in the Toledo, Ohio area. According to the Court of Appeals, “[t]he Commission’s analysis of this […]
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Franchise Services of North America’s Application to Sell Assets Related to Simply Wheelz to Hertz and Avis Budget Group
The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on an application submitted by Franchise Services of North America, Inc. (FSNA) to approve the sale of 22 former Advantage Rent A Car locations, none of which are currently operating, to Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (Hertz) and Avis Budget Group (Avis). FSNA acquired the locations from Hertz […]
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Applications to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Maryland
The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on three applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the FTC’s December 2013 proposed order settling charges that SCI’s acquisition of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. would be anticompetitive. In total, the proposed order requires the combined SCI/Stewart to […]
FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges that Two Professional Associations Restrained Competition Among Members through their Codes of Ethics
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved separate final consent orders settling charges that two professional associations restrained competition among their members in violation of the FTC Act. The FTC first announced proposed consent orders with each association on December 16, 2013. The Music Teachers National Association, Inc. (MTNA) represents over […]
FTC Approves Nielsen Holdings N.V. and Nielsen Audio, Inc.’s Application to Sell its LinkMeter Technology and Related Assets to comScore, Inc.
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved an application by Nielsen Holdings N.V. and Nielsen Audio, Inc. (collectively, Nielsen) to sell its LinkMeter cross-platform audience measuring services to comScore, Inc., and to enter other arrangements supporting the divestiture. The divesture is required under the FTC order settling charges that Nielsen’s acquisition […]