The FTC, U.S. DOJ, and HHS have launched an online portal for the public to report potentially unfair and anticompetitive health care practices to the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ. Complaints submitted to the online portal, HealthyCompetition.gov, will be reviewed by FTC staff and the Antitrust Division of the DOJ; complaints determined…

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A bipartisan coalition of 16 AGs and the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Apple, Inc. for alleged monopolization of the smartphone market in violation of the Sherman Act and certain states’ antitrust laws.

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The FTC has reached settlement agreements with fintech firms Biz2Credit, Inc. and Oto Analytics, Inc. (doing business as Womply) to resolve allegations that the companies misled small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic in their promotion and handling of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, violating the FTC Act and the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act. Biz2Credit issued…

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In this article for the January 2024 Competition Policy International Antitrust Chronicle Milton Marquis, Keturah Taylor (State AG Group, Washington DC) and Meghan Stoppel (State AG Group, Denver), review the scope and sources of state AG antitrust authority, analyze recent significant AG enforcement actions, and engage in a bit of prognostication about the future of…

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Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti and Virginia AG Jason Miyares filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association alleging that the organization’s restrictions on future student-athletes’ ability to commercially use their name, image, and likeness (NIL) constitute violations of federal antitrust law.

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