Differences emerge between US banking regulators over FDIC resolution plan
June 26, 2026
| Neil Roland
Differences have emerged among two top US banking regulators, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Travis Hill, over the FDIC’s proposal Thursday to trim r... (more story)
Agri Stats US settlement offers 'guide posts' on data sharing, state enforcer says
June 26, 2026
| Chris May
Agri Stats’ recent resolution of claims of anticompetitive data-sharing practices brought by the US Department of Justice and state attorneys general offers antitrust compliance guidance during a time when inf... (more story)
Assefi departs US DOJ, thanks staff in farewell note
June 26, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, bid farewell to colleagues Friday and thanked them for "helping move the weighty rock of justice forward e... (more story)
US judge overseeing MultiPlan antitrust case lets plaintiffs amend complaints
June 26, 2026
| Clayton Vickers
A Chicago federal judge overseeing US antitrust litigation against MultiPlan allowed plaintiffs to amend their complaints to include 17 new defendants, some of which had protested a lack of a causal link betwe... (more story)
FTC's Ferguson says US courts ought to make rules to speed up antitrust lawsuits
June 26, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
The US judicial system would do well by establishing rules that move along antitrust lawsuits more quickly instead of letting them drag on for years, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson told MLex.
US FTC budget increase bid necessitated by expensive lawsuits, Ferguson says
June 26, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Expensive lawsuits and the need to hire antitrust economists, lawyers and paralegals justifies the US Federal Trade Commission's request for a nearly $45 million increase in the latest budget proposal, Chairma... (more story)
US FTC’s Ferguson warns of consequences if companies ignore subpoenas
June 26, 2026
| Khushita Vasant
Companies that receive a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission and choose not to respond to it may still be inviting an antitrust or consumer protection lawsuit if the agency has enough evidence to procee... (more story)
Japan set to adopt social media election rules
June 26, 2026
| Sachiko Sakamaki
Japanese lawmakers in the lower house approved a bill Friday aimed at curbing false and misleading election-related information, including artificial intelligence-generated content, that could influence electi... (more story)