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2025 HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees Published, Effective in 30 Days
The Federal Trade Commission published revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) thresholds and updated filing fees, and revised ...
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Agencies Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Practices Impacting Workers
On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (together, “the agencies”) jointly ...
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Does President Trump's Emergency Declarations Trigger California Price Controls?
As discussed in yesterday's post, California's anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, is triggered upon the ...
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Supreme Court of Ohio Affirms Denial of Healthcare Service Provider’s Commercial Activity Tax Refund Claim
The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the denial of Total Renal Care, Inc.’s (“TRC”) refund claim of Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (“CAT”) that it paid on services that it performed outside of Ohio. Total ...
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What to Do if Your Government Contract Is Terminated per the New DEI Executive Order
President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The executive order’s stated purpose is to end “illegal” diversity, ...
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FTC Settles Case with GM over Allegations of Collection + Use of Drivers’ Precise Geolocation
In its continued concentration on the collection and use of consumers’ precise geolocation, on January 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with General Motors (GM) over allegations ...
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After Supreme Court Upholds Ban, Trump Issues EO Giving TikTok an Extension
Despite bipartisan support for banning TikTok – essentially spyware presenting a national security threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in the United States (as done by India) and the ...
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Video Game Maker to Pay $20 Million to Settle FTC COPPA Enforcement Action
Singapore-based Chinese video game developer Cognosphere, dba HoYoverse, known for “Genshin Impact,” a role-playing game involving collectible characters with unique fighting skills, has agreed to pay ...
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New York’s Proposed Health Information Privacy Act Takes Aim at Digital Health Companies
The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by New ...
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Steps Employers Should Take After President Trump Revoked Executive Order 11246
President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” explicitly revoking Executive Order 11246, which mandated federal ...
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EPA Administrator Nominee Advances to Senate for Confirmation Vote: Nomination Hearing Highlights
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) on January 23, 2025, advanced the nomination of Lee Zeldin to the full Senate for a vote to confirm him as the next Administrator of the U.S.
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FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed settlement order against GoDaddy alleging that it “has failed to implement reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect and monitor its ...