Enovis & Orthofix: FDA Reclassifies Bone Stimulators as Class II Devices; Decision Likely to Increase Competition with Entrenched Participants; CMS to Revise Payments for Devices library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9grqwxh... #$ENOV #$OFIX

Making Behavioral Remedies Great Again: FTC Conduct Fixes Surge in Frequency, Scope During Second Trump Term library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9grce6m... #$BA #$CTLP #$DNTUY #$OMC #$PUB #$WPP

Live Nation: California AG Bonta Scheduled to Appear at Monday Hearing on Controversial DOJ Settlement library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gpx3z2... h/t @rebeccamkern.bsky.social #$LYV #$NXST

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: Acquirer Plans $35 Billion Debt Package Launch Next Month to Finance Deal library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gppryy... h/t @joshkosman.bsky.social #$MCO #$NFLX #$ORCL #$PSKY #$SPGI #$WBD

DOJ Launches Criminal Antitrust Probe into Claritev library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gpndax... h/t @hanqingchen.bsky.social, @lisaepst.bsky.social, & @saniyarao.bsky.social #$CI #$CTEV #$CVS #$UNH

Encompass Health: HHS-OIG Audit is a Mixed Bag; 80% of Sampled IRF Claims Did Not Comply with Medicare Requirements, But Agency Blames 'Unclear Medicare Requirements' After Pushback from Industry, CMS library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gpmjbd... #$EHC

(1/2) Labor Weekly: Mortgage Connect Noncompete Flagged by FTC is Nixed by Judge; Agri Stats Settlement Bans Labor Data Sharing, DOJ Says; Illinois Settles Final No-Poach Allegations in Staffing Firm Case; Labor Department Stops Defending Overtime Pay Rule; +

Capitol Forum Analysis of April MAUDE Data library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gkyd8j... #$MASI #$MDT #$PHG #$XRAY

Maude Monthly: Diabetes Device Manufacturers Insulet, ConvaTec, and Abbott All See Rise in Reports of Device Malfunctions, Injuries, and Deaths library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gkyjkk... #$ABT #$CTEC #$MASI #$MDT #$PHG #$PODD #$TNDM #$XRAY

EU Set to Open Safeguard Investigation to Shield Chemicals Sector, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gky1a1... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social

(1/2) Health Care Weekly: Experts Comment on Future of CNPV Program After Makary's FDA Exit; Harrow's Compounding Revenues Drop; OhioHealth Moves to Dismiss DOJ Complaint; BMS Accused of Revlimid Market Allocation, Pay-for-Delay Scheme; +

Live Nation: Democrats Plan Hearing on Controversial DOJ Settlement, Which Could Preview Oversight They'll Conduct If Mid-Terms Return Them to Power #$LYV library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gkg5tn... h/t @rebeccamkern.bsky.social & @colecahill.bsky.social

EU Rules Aimed to Help Users Fight Platform Censorship--But Activists, Businesses Say It's Getting Worse library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gk7rx0... #$META

When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. (Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)

(1/2) Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: Trump's FTC Pick Stuck in Ethics Limbo; DOJ Antitrust Frontrunner Criticized Internet Monopoly; Former Trump Official Heads to Inter-American Development Bank; Connecticut to Enact Strict Privacy Law; +

EU Set to Close Vietnamese PET Dumping Investigation Without Imposing Duties, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ggm361... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social

The European Antitrust Agenda: Ireland's Meta Probe and DSA Fragmentation; EU Restricts Funding for Chinese Inverters library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gey3ew... #$EXPE #$GOOG #$GOOGL #$MA #$META #$MSFT #$PYPL #$V

(1/2) Antitrust Agenda: Post-Midterm Power Shift Could Foster State AG Coordination, Usher in 2019-Style Hearings; Why Milk Prices are Twice as High in Kansas City and Chicago; A Closer Look at Live Nation Rebate Practice; +

Tencent Music/Ximalaya: Deal Parties Said to Engage in Remedy Discussions with Cautious SAMR library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gem9k7... #$AMZN #$ASX #$SPOT #$TCEHY #$TME

(1/2) The Asia Antitrust Agenda: SAMR Approves Many Mergers in Q1, But 2 Deals Get Long Look; China Cracks Down on Gun-Jumping; Meituan Unit Agrees to Curb Anticompetitive Behavior in Hong Kong Food Delivery; South Korea Extends Hanwha-Daewoo Remedies; +

Ocean Carriers' Monopolistic Conduct Harms Truckers and Domestic Producers' Competitiveness in Defiance of Trump Administration, Industry Groups Allege library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ge71h0...

Pay-TV Providers' Group Urges FCC to Close Affiliate 'Loophole' It Says Broadcasters Use to Control TV Stations library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9ge6d98... #$CMCSA #$DIS #$NXST #$SBGI

Leonardo-Airbus-Thales Satellite Combination to Test EC's Approach to Innovation, Resilience library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9gc91ej... #$EADSF #$FINMF #$HO #$THLLY

FCC General Counsel Candeub Emerges as Leading Contender for Top DOJ Antitrust Post library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g76yzc... h/t @joshkosman.bsky.social

(1/2) Financials Friday: White House and States Headed Towards Swipe Fee Showdown; Credit Unions Can Soon Share Board Members; Fed Announces Consumer Fraud Roundtable; Dems Question Credit Bureaus on Buy Now, Pay Later; +

The race to lead the DOJ’s Antitrust Division is heating up. The Capitol Forum’s latest scoop examines the emergence of FCC General Counsel Adam Candeub as a leading candidate for the role. Read more: thecapitolforum.com/editors-pick...

Roblox: Additional Child Exploitation Lawsuits Consolidated in State and Federal Court as Attorneys Say Thousands of Similar Cases Being Investigated library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g6ppnr... h/t @ethanehrenhaft.bsky.social #$GOOG #$GOOGL #$META #$RBLX #$SNAP

Universal Health Services: After Landmark Sexual Assault Case, Former and Current Employees Say Little Has Changed at Illinois Facility; Police Records Indicate Calls for Assaults Increased After Verdict #$UHS library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g6n9w2...

Live Nation: States Told to Submit Remedy Framework Within Two Weeks; Remedies Could Include Breakup of Company library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g4q42a... h/t @colecahill.bsky.social #$LYV

(1/2) Equitable Holdings: Reliance on 'Nontraditional' Borrowing Increased as Disclosures Declined and Company Extracted $1.5 Billion Dividend from Arizona-based Life Company; +

Kestra Medical Technologies: GA Medicaid Data Shows Recent Increase in Denials for WCD Vests library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g4hny7... #$AHKSY #$KMTS

📌 May 8 — Teddy Downey & Sacha Sloan on China, AI capital flows, and global tech enforcement risks 📌 May 12 — Brendan Ballou on forced arbitration and corporate accountability 📌 May 13 — Gene Burrus on airline competition, pricing, and consolidation RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery: State AGs Ask Movie Theater Owners About Sitting for Depositions, Testifying in Court library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g24ykr... #$AMZN #$DIS #$HPE #$NFLX #$PSKY #$WBD

(1/2) Health Care Weekly: FDA Cracks Down on Bulk GLP-1 Compounding; SCOTUS Hears Arguments in "Skinny Labeling" Case; Generic Drug Price-Fixing Case Update; DOJ Launches Health Care Fraud Strike Force for Northern CA, AZ, NV; FDA Report on Infant Formula; HHS OIG Pushes Back IRF Report Again; +

LeadsOnline: Company Acquired Rival Evidence IQ After Competitive Challenges library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g1mbpx...

Despite Quality Concerns, Contractors Appear to Generate Significant Profits for Veterans' C&P Exams library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g1jzpz... #$LDOS #$MMS #$UNH

🎧 New episode: “Ticketmaster’s Extraction Engine” A jury found that Live Nation–Ticketmaster operated an illegal monopoly. Our reporters break down how it worked and what this landmark verdict means. Available now on all major audio platforms and on our website: thecapitolforum.com/resources/me...

EU Officials Quiz Developers on Google Verification Program, Sources Say library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9g0kz8c... #$AAPL #$GOOG #$GOOGL

(1/2) Tech/Media/Telecom Weekly: SAP's New API Policy Sparks Backlash, Could Lead to Litigation; Senate Looks to Shield Kids from Chatbots; Vietnam Trade Probe Could Drive Up Prices on Electronics, Hardware; Verizon Dumps Call Center Workers Amid FCC Hiring Push; +

Xponential Fitness: SBA Loan Losses Near $8 Million With New Charge-offs by StretchLab, YogaSix Franchisees library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fz7tww... #$XPOF

Starting soon! RSVP to join us: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

EU Draft Sets Steep Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Tire Imports library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fwz03f... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social #$MGDDF #$MGDDY #$PIRC

The European Antitrust Agenda: Von Der Leyen Held Back Google Sanctions Since January; Publishers to Complain About Paper Deal library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fwr216... #$AAPL #$GOOG #$GOOGL #$META #$PSKY #$WBD

Tune in tomorrow at 11 am ET as we talk through our latest report on how a flawed AI content market is accelerating ‘content cannibalization’ -- and how to fix it. Find the report here: www.journalismliberty.org/publications...

Today I’m discussing CJL’s new report, “Same Gatekeepers, New Tollbooths,” on the emerging market for AI content licensing with @capitolforum.bsky.social Join us! www.linkedin.com/posts/the-ca...

(1/2) Antitrust Agenda: Economic Populist Dems Set Competition Policy Priorities Ahead of Midterms; Colorado AG Talks Antitrust Enforcement Funding and Priorities; NYC Enacts New Rules for Loan Collectors; +

Tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. ET: Join our conference call with Dr. Courtney Radsch (@openmarkets.bsky.social) on the emerging market for AI content licensing. We’ll discuss market structure, platform dynamics, and risks for competition and media. RSVP: thecapitolforum.com/events/?utm_...

New EU Trade Chief's Challenges: Holding U.S. Line and Bracing for China Confrontation library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fvuhux... h/t @joannasopinska.bsky.social

(1/2) Financials Friday: Banks Push Back Against New Capital Rules; State AGs Looking at Payments to Brokers for Traffic Flow; Senate to Hold Sports Betting Hearing; Kalshi Changes Policies After Correspondents Dinner; +

Smithfield Foods/Nathan's Famous: With Shutdown Over, CFIUS to Resume Review, But Delays Could Persist in Near Term library.thecapitolforum.com/docs/9fn2b2m... #$NATH #$SFD