Diane Hazel

Jan 17, 2025 | natlawreview.com | Diane Hazel

On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final “Junk Fees Rule” (the “Final Rule” or “Rule”) to prevent certain practices related to pricing in the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries. The Final Rule requires businesses that offer a price for live-event tickets or short-term lodging to disclose the total price, inclusive of mandatory charges, and to do so more prominently than other pricing information.

Mar 14, 2024 | mondaq.com | Diane Hazel |Benjamin Dryden |Kate E. Gehl

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a blog post warning that the use of algorithms to assist in determining prices may violate federal antitrust laws, regardless of the business or industry. The FTC blog references a Statement of Interest that it and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) (together, the Agencies) filed earlier that same day in Duffy v. Yardi Systems, Inc. in the Western District of Washington.

Mar 6, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Diane Hazel

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a blog post warning that the use of algorithms to assist in determining prices may violate federal antitrust laws, regardless of the business or industry. The FTC blog references a Statement of Interest that it and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) (together, the Agencies) filed earlier that same day in Duffy v. Yardi Systems, Inc. in the Western District of Washington.

Feb 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Benjamin Dryden |Richard Flannery |Diane Hazel |James McKeown

On February 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice in theFederal Registerannouncing the latest annual adjustments to the reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. § 18a) (HSR). These annual adjustments are pegged to changes in gross national product. This year's adjustments, while significant, are slightly smaller in magnitude than the adjustments for the previous two years.

Feb 6, 2024 | physicianspractice.com | Diane Hazel

Private equity firms have reportedly invested more than $750 billion in U.S. health care in the last 10 years alone. While some of this investment has been in large systems or ancillary services, a significant amount has been targeted toward physician practices. With an increase in private equity funding and ownership comes a corresponding uptick in attention from federal regulators.