The DOJ has the exclusive authority to enforce the provisions of the Sherman Act, and the FTC has the authority to challenge “unfair methods of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC Act.

Section 5 of the FTC Act gives the Federal Trade Commission the authority to take action against “unfair methods of competition.” The act was enacted over 100 years ago, and its legislative ...

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The effort to expand the FTC’s antitrust enforcement under Section 5, and to write out the jurisprudential standards of Section 2, is a troubling one. Following Sherman Act jurisprudence ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to dismiss without prejudice a Robinson-Patman Act lawsuit filed against PepsiCo, Inc., marking the end of a legal effort that ...

"In the final rule, the Commission has determined that it is an unfair method of competition and therefore a violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, for employers to enter into noncompetes with ...

The agency says the FTC Act's Section 5, which it cites in the proposed noncompete rule, gives it broad authority to prohibit unfair forms of competition. The section's reach has been debated in ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday released its first guidelines on its authority to police “unfair” competition, giving businesses more clarity on actions that could invite ...

That authority stems from Section 5 of the FTC Act (Section 5), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Section 5 prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or ...