Tag Archives: Competition

In a joint statement to the Illinois Task Force on Health Planning Reform, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) stated the agencies’ position regarding certificate-of-need (CON) laws, saying that the laws undercut consumer choice, stifle innovation and weaken markets’ ability to contain health care costs. Today’s statement reiterates the agencies’ ongoing efforts […]

For Your Information September 12, 2008 The Federal Trade Commission has advice for people who find themselves in the path of Hurricane Ike. A special Web site set up by the agency provides preparedness tips and information about recovery. Consumers who may be affected by Hurricane Ike can go to: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/recovery/hurricane/index.html. The agency also has […]

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Bureau of Competition’s Premerger Notification Office will host a half-day workshop on the basics of the U.S. premerger notification program in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2008. The workshop, which is free and open to the public, is being held in recognition of the 30th anniversary of […]

Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today that Marian R. Bruno, Associate Director of Management and Operations in the Bureau of Competition, has been named Deputy Director of the Bureau, and that Norman Armstrong, Jr., Deputy Assistant Director of the Bureau’s Mergers IV Division, has been named Acting Deputy Director. Bruno and Armstrong […]

The Federal Trade Commission today announced it will host a workshop on October 17, 2008, in Washington, DC, to examine the scope of the prohibition of unfair methods of competition in Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 45. The workshop will consider the appropriate scope of Section 5 in light of legal […]

For Your Information August 8, 2008 Commission approval of modified final consent order – Following a public comment period in the matter of TALX Corporation, the Commission has approved the issuance of a modified final consent order and letters replying to those who submitted public comments. The order modifications include the addition of the name […]

For Your Information August 8, 2008 Commission approval of modified final consent order – Following a public comment period in the matter of TALX Corporation, the Commission has approved the issuance of a modified final consent order and letters replying to those who submitted public comments. The order modifications include the addition of the name […]

Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today that Jeffrey Schmidt, Director of the Bureau of Competition for the past two-and-a-half years, will leave the FTC, and that David P. Wales, currently a Deputy Director, has been named Acting Director. “Jeff has done superb work for this agency and our nation. He has set […]

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a complaint charging that McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s proposed $605 million acquisition of the Lawry’s and Adolph’s brands of seasoned salt products from Unilever N.V. would be anticompetitive and likely would result in higher prices for U.S. consumers. Under a Commission consent order designed to address the FTC’s competitive […]

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a complaint charging that McCormick & Company, Incorporated’s proposed $605 million acquisition of the Lawry’s and Adolph’s brands of seasoned salt products from Unilever N.V. would be anticompetitive and likely would result in higher prices for U.S. consumers. Under a Commission consent order designed to address the FTC’s competitive […]