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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A German national pleaded guilty this week in the Eastern District of Michigan to leading a price-fixing conspiracy from 2007 to 2012 and was sentenced to time …
German National Pleads Guilty in Parking Heaters Price-Fixing Conspiracy Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an Initial Decision announced on Feb. 24, 2022, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed the antitrust charges in a complaint issued by the Federal Trade Commission staff …
Judge Dismisses FTC Antitrust Complaint Against Altria Group and JUUL Labs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of persistent price increases initially stemming from supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Antitrust Division and the FBI recently announced …
Dept. of Justice Announced Initiative to Protect Americans from Collusive Schemes Amid Supply Chain Disruptions Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture (USDA) this week launched farmerfairness.gov, a new online tool that allows farmers and ranchers to anonymously report potentially unfair and …
U.S. Justice and Agriculture Depts. Launch Online Tool Allowing Farmers, Ranchers to Report Anticompetitive Practices Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission this week approved a final order settling charges that dialysis service provider DaVita, Inc.’s acquisition of the University of …
FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Strict Limits on Future Mergers by Dialysis Service Provider DaVita, Inc. Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission this week approved a final order settling charges that ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s $210 million acquisition of Novitium Pharma LLC …
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Novitium Pharma LLC to Divest Rights and Assets Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaking yesterday at a White House event focused on competition in agriculture, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack expressed their shared commitment …
Justice and Agriculture Departments Issue Principles and Commitments to Protect Against Unfair, Anticompetitive Practices Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced that Clarence L. Werner, founder of the Omaha, Nebraska-based truckload carrier Werner Enterprises, Inc. will pay a $486,900 civil penalty to settle …
FTC Fines Clarence L. Werner, Founder of the Truckload Carrier Werner Enterprises, Inc. for Repeatedly Violating Antitrust Laws Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced that restaurant chain owner and investment fund operator Biglari Holdings Inc. will pay a $1.4 million civil penalty to settle charges that two …
FTC Fines Biglari Holdings Inc. for Repeatedly Violating Antitrust Laws Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has approved certain modifications to Bristol Meyers Squibb’s, or BMS’s, Divestiture Agreements that the FTC approved and incorporated into its order as part …
FTC Approves Modifications to Bristol Meyers Squibb Divestiture Agreement Read More