( September 23, 2025, 22:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission's new premerger notification rule, which increased paperwork requirements for merging parties with large deals, wasn't based on the type of rigorous cost-benefit analysis that is mandatory for such regulations, the US Chamber of Commerce and other business associations told US District Judge Jeremy Kernodle in a court filing. "The FTC failed to seriously examine the costs of the Rule, set forth no evidence that the Rule will generate meaningful benefit, and unreasonably rejected alternatives that would have placed far less of a burden on thousands of entirely lawful and procompetitive transactions," the rule challengers argued. "For all of these reasons, the Rule should be set aside."See attached document. ...
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