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The Third Circuit upheld the district court’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction enjoining the merger between Englewood Healthcare Foundation and Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc., handing a victory to the...more
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling that Qualcomm violated the Sherman Antitrust Act through its licensing and sales practices related to cellular microchips, resulting in a defeat to the Federal Trade...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formally released the new Vertical Merger Guidelines on June 30, 2020, to provide insight to companies as to how the agencies will evaluate the...more
Congress has begun igniting its legislative engine to create a federal framework to prohibit price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, price gouging has mainly been the province of state laws....more
4/14/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Goods or Services ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
White Collar Crimes
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have faced increased prices for numerous goods such as water, masks, and cleaning supplies. ...more
The Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced they would be providing expedited guidance to companies embarking on procompetitive...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday that Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corporation agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine each to settle charges that the two companies violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to...more
6/12/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Canon ,
Clearance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Failure to Report ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Statutory Violations ,
Toshiba ,
Waiting Periods
Businesses and individuals should be aware that their antitrust compliance policies may not adequately cover all reportable transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) states that an...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a sweeping ruling “that accessing any information from a cell phone without a warrant” violates the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ...more
In proposed amendments earlier this week to the current draft of the "AV START Act," the Senate addressed important cybersecurity, data access, and privacy concerns associated with the development of highly automated vehicles...more
The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) recently issued guidelines regarding data controllers' notification obligations following security breaches involving the personal data of EU citizens....more
10/27/2017
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Notification Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Reporting Requirements