An act or practice is unfair where it:
- Causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to consumers;
- Cannot be reasonably avoided by consumers, and
- Is not outweighed by countervailing benefits to consumers or to competition.
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GRIP Extra: CFTC launches Innovation Task Force, digital Euro progress advances
Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.
GRIP3 min read
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FTC Launches ‘integrated’ healthcare task force
The new Healthcare Task Force is the latest action in the commission’s move to advance healthcare enforcement as laid out in a 2025 executive order.
Kevin Kinsella1 min read
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GRIP Extra: AMLA begins groundwork for direct supervision, White House unveils federal AI framework
Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from the last week.
GRIP3 min read
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Adobe settles for $150m over hard-to-cancel subscriptions
The case shows the DOJ is still willing to go after large companies that use sticky subscription models, even though some have criticized the settlement as lenient.
Alexander Barzacanos1 min read
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FTC Chair flags potential antitrust risks in law firms’ DEI hiring programs
FTC argues that coordination between competitors in how they make employment decisions could violate federal law.
Vlada Gurvich2 min read
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Podcast: Jeffrey Oliver tells us about the state of antitrust policy and enforcement in 2026
Jeffrey Oliver talked to GRIP about the surging pace of antitrust activity in 2026 and what we can expect from regulators in this space.
Julie DiMauro43 min listen
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FTC resolves Express Scripts case with ‘landmark settlement’
The pharmacy benefits manager has copped to artificially inflating the list price of drugs by using unfair rebating practices.
Kevin Kinsella3 min read
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FTC accuses Amazon execs of using Signal to auto-delete messages, destroy evidence
The FTC said the absence of Signal messages from Amazon discussing substantive business issues relevant to the antitrust case against the company meant those messaged had "disappeared."
Julie DiMauro2 min read
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