FTC released a new policy statement interpreting its enforcement authority under Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. ยง 45, importantly announcing it will no longer focus on the rule of reason framework commonly used in Sherman and Clayton Act enforcement.
Consistent with its promise to revive criminal charges under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division recently announced.
Axion Specialty Contracting LLC has been fined $1.3 million for anti-trust conspiracy. They are the third company sentenced in an ongoing investigation