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FTC preparing lawsuit over alcohol pricing
Politico via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe FTC is targeting Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, the largest U.S. alcohol distributor, with a Depression-era price discrimination law not used by the agency in more than 20 years.
Bottoms up: FTC set to sue country’s largest alcohol distributor over how it prices spirits
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Robinson-Patman Act bans companies from discriminating against smaller suppliers by hiking their...
FTC Bans Non-Competes | JD Supra
JD Supra· 1 day agoOn April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) that bans non-compete clauses between workers and employers as unfair ...
Did FTC Over-Reach In Prohibiting Scott Sheffield From ExxonMobil’s Board
Forbes· 5 days agoIt was alleged by FTC that to cut oil production and raise oil prices, he had tried to influence...
Westfield Specialty’s Ray Ash on the D&O and EPLI Implications of Recent Regulatory Decisions
Risk & Insurance· 12 hours agoRisk & Insurance: Please tell us about the recent FTC decision regarding...
Alcohol distributor’s lobbying spending soared amid FTC pressure
Politico· 7 hours ago...expenditures by more than 500 percent at the beginning of this year ahead of a potential FTC lawsuit over its business practices, according to a PI analysis. — Our Josh Sisco reported on Monday that “FTC staff investigating Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits have recommended a lawsuit” in recent...
Navigating the FTC Rule to Ban Non-Competes: Crucial Answers for Inquiring Employers and Employees
The National Law Review· 4 days agoTrade Commission (FTC) voted to eliminate most non-compete clauses in employer-employee agreements. This rule is slated to become effective 120 days after its publication ...
Competition Currents | June 2024
The National Law Review· 14 hours agoFTC comments on the termination of Altus Group’s proposed acquisition of Situs Group’s commercial real estate valuation services business ...
FTC and DOJ launch public inquiry on serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies | JD Supra
JD Supra· 22 hours agoIn addition, the FTC posited in a 2022 policy statement that “a series of mergers or acquisitions that tend to bring about the harms that the antitrust laws were designed ...
Final FTC auto dealer regs will cost less than proposed rules, NADA-backed survey finds
Automotive News· 2 days agoFor example, the National Automobile Dealers Association opposes the rule and has requested the FTC withdraw it. The center's new calculations estimate ...