Wiggin and Dana’s Robert M. Langer, a senior counsel in the firm’s Hartford office and co-chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Technology Disputes Practice Group, and New Haven Partner, Kim E. Rinehart, chair of the firm’s Class Action Defense Practice Group, have co-authored the 2025-2026 Edition of “Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices, Business Torts and Antitrust,” Vol. 12 of the Connecticut Practice Series, just
Read More Wiggin and Dana Attorneys Co-Author Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices, Business Torts and Antitrust, 2025-2026 ed. (Vol. 12, Connecticut Practice Series)Merger Remedies Are Back in Play: Recent Developments
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Recent merger settlements further confirm that merger remedies are back and indicate the healthcare industry remains a priority for antitrust enforcers.
In July, we published an alert regarding the resolutions of two merger investigations initiated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ).[1] We observed a key shift in enforcement policies under the new Trump administration based on…
Read More Merger Remedies Are Back in Play: Recent DevelopmentsThe FTC Intends to Challenge Non-Competes on a Case by Case Basis
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced two important changes affecting how it will address noncompetition agreements and covenants. One is the dismissal by the FTC of its noncompete rule, thus ending the agency’s attempt to seek judicial review of two decisions that held both the trade regulation process as well as the substance of the rule flawed. The second is the initiative by the…
Read More The FTC Intends to Challenge Non-Competes on a Case by Case BasisLive Nation Faces New Challenge from FTC regarding Deceptive Ticket Prices
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On September 18, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), along with seven states,[1] filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.[2] This complaint alleges that Ticketmaster LLC (“Ticketmaster”) and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (“Live Nation”) (collectively “Ticketmaster”) have “deceived artists and consumers by engaging in bait-and-switch pricing through advertising lower prices for tickets than…
Read More Live Nation Faces New Challenge from FTC regarding Deceptive Ticket PricesD.C. District Court Blocks FTC Investigation Into Watchdog Journalism Non-Profit, “Media Matters for America”
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On August 15, 2025, D.C. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) from implementing or enforcing the Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) that it had issued to the left-wing watchdog journalism organization, Media Matters for America.[1] Judge Sooknanan warned that “[i]t should alarm all Americans when the Government retaliates against individuals or organizations for engaging in constitutionally…
Read More D.C. District Court Blocks FTC Investigation Into Watchdog Journalism Non-Profit, “Media Matters for America”D.C. District Court Finds President Trump’s Firing of FTC Commissioner Illegal
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UPDATE: The Trump Administration immediately appealed Judge AliKhan’s order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. On July 21, 2025, the Court of Appeals entered an administrative stay, thus temporarily blocking Slaughter’s reinstatement to the FTC. In a one page order, the Court of Appeals explained that the purpose of the stay is to “give the court sufficient opportunity…
Read More D.C. District Court Finds President Trump’s Firing of FTC Commissioner IllegalFTC’s Click to Cancel Rule Has Been Vacated!
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has recently vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s revised Negative Option Rule, also known as the “Click to Cancel” Rule [hereinafter the “Rule”], on procedural grounds, citing various flaws during the regulation-making process.[1]
We previously reported that the Rule was scheduled to go into effect on July 14. The Eighth Circuit’s decision means that the…
Read More FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule Has Been Vacated!Merger Remedies are Back in Play under Trump 2.0
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The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) recent settlement of the Synopsys/Ansys merger and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s (“DOJ”) settlement of the Keysight/Spirent merger are signs that, under the new Trump administration, the agencies are interested in putting merger remedies, which had essentially been a non-starter during the Biden administration, back on the table. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, who issued a statement in connection with…
Read More Merger Remedies are Back in Play under Trump 2.0Important Announcement Regarding the FTC’s Revised Negative Option Rule
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As we previously reported, on October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after receiving thousands of public comments, released the final version of its Negative Option Rule. The Rule is now scheduled to go into effect on July 14, 2025.[1] Any company with automatic renewal subscriptions or memberships will be impacted by the Rule.
The Rule, also known as the “Click-to-Cancel” Rule, will regulate…
Read More Important Announcement Regarding the FTC’s Revised Negative Option RuleThe FTC Releases New “Junk Fee” Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced its narrowed “Junk Fee” Rule that targets pricing practices in the short-term lodging and live-event ticketing industries.[1] The Rule results from the FTC’s efforts over the past year to ban so-called “bait-and-switch” pricing tactics to ensure that, “consumers searching for hotels or vacation rentals or seats at a show or sporting event will no longer be surprised…
Read More The FTC Releases New “Junk Fee” Rule