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A&O Shearman

District Courts Split On Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Clause Rule

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On July 23, 2024, Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin the Federal Trade Commission...more

Troutman Pepper

Pennsylvania Court Denies Injunction Against FTC’s Noncompete Ban

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In direct conflict with a recent Texas court ruling, on July 23, an Eastern District of Pennsylvania court denied ATS Tree Services’ motion for a preliminary injunction to stay the effective date of the Federal Trade...more

Goodwin

Federal Court Preliminarily Enjoins Enforcement of the FTC Non-Compete Rule, but Only for the Plaintiffs: What Are the...

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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a rule banning most post-employment non-competition agreements (the “FTC Rule”). Since its promulgation, the FTC Rule has been subject to legal challenges....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Lawsuits Filed To Block FTC’s Non-Compete Ban

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At least three lawsuits have now been filed against the FTC to block implementation of its new rule to ban non-competes....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Ins. (9th Cir. 2020)

Ninth Circuit Overturns District Court Judge Lucy Koh's Decision That Qualcomm's Licensing and Chip Sales Practices Are Antitrust Violations - The Federal Trade Commission has a history of taking positions and aggressively...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Penn State Hershey–Pinnacle Merger: A Turning Point in FTC’s Enforcement Authority, or Just a Temporary Setback?

As we have reported previously, the Federal Trade Commission recently has taken an aggressive stance in regulating mergers in the healthcare sector. The Commission has racked up a string of victories, but last week the...more

Baker Donelson

The FTC's Three Current Hospital Merger Challenges: Will the FTC Ever Lose?

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Beginning with the Federal Trade Commission’s 2007 decision in Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp., holding that a hospital merger in the North Chicago suburbs violated the antitrust laws, the FTC has experienced...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - December 2015

New York AG Asks Court to Bench DFS - In the continuing drama surrounding Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), New York's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman responded to lawsuits by DraftKings and FanDuel by seeking a...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - August 2015 #4

In Case You Missed It: Possible Jail Time for TCPA Violations, Microsoft Gets Slammed With Solicitation Scam Class Action, and 'Do Not Disturb' Technology Gets Pushed on FCC - The world of the Telephone Consumer...more

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