Michael Sennett

FTC Consent Order in Pipe Fitting Case Highlights Risks of Trade Association Information Exchanges
Kathryn M. Fenton,Michael Sennett,Pamela L. Taylor, April 19, 2012
Recent consent orders in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission “signaling” case reflect the antitrust risks of competitor information exchanges, even through trade associations, especially in concentrated industries.

Do Compounding Pharmacies "Live in Sin"? The FDA's Assertion of Enforcement Authority Over Pharmacy Compounding, and Two Courts' Efforts to Bless the Practice
Jonathan Berman,Michael Sennett, November 7, 2011
Pharmacy compounding, as the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) explains, “is an age-old practice in which pharmacists combine ¿ ingredients to create unique medications that meet specific needs of individual patients.” The FDA has recognized that “pharmacy...

Recent U.S. Cases May Allow New Antitrust Challenges to Foreign Conduct
Thomas Demitrack,Paula W. Render,Michael Sennett, October 21, 2011
Recent decisions by the Third Circuit and the Northern District of California make it easier for plaintiffs to bring claims under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA). The FTAIA statute provides that the Sherman Act does not reach conduct outside the United States, with some...