US FTC’s Meador challenges reliance on conduct-specific tests in 'monopoly broth' cases
By Alex Wilts ( October 22, 2026, 15:22 GMT | Insight) -- US Federal Trade Commission member Mark Meador pushed back against relying solely on “conduct-specific tests” to evaluate “monopoly broth” claims, which involve business practices that may be lawful individually but anticompetitive when considered together.US Federal Trade Commission member Mark Meador pushed back against relying solely on “conduct-specific tests” to evaluate “monopoly broth” claims, which involve business practices that may be lawful individually but anticompetitive when considered together....
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