Event Description
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission held the 14th session of its Hearings Initiative with Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska on June 12, 2019. This concluded the FTC’s Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century.
The morning session included a series of roundtable discussions with State Attorneys General, or their senior staff, on consumer protection and antitrust enforcement and policy issues. Comments relating to the discussion with the State Attorneys General are due no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019 and should be .
The first afternoon session examined legal and economic considerations relevant to optimizing the Commission’s consumer protection remedies. Comments relating to optimizing consumer protection remedies are due no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019 and should be .
The second afternoon session revisited Frank Easterbrook’s seminal article The Limits of Antitrust, 63 Tex. L. Rev. 1 (1984). Panelists discussed whether and under what conditions error-cost considerations are an appropriate guide for antitrust policy and enforcement, and how and to what degree such considerations should influence the Commission’s case selection and advocacy agenda. Comments relating to error-cost considerations in antitrust enforcement and policy are due no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019 and should be .
The Commission is accepting final comments on all prior Hearing topics through 11:59pm on June 30, 2019; .
If any entity has provided funding for research, analysis, or commentary that is included in a submitted public comment, please identify the source of the funding on the first page of the comment.
Location
Mike and Josie Harper Center, Hixson-Lied Auditorium
Creighton University
602 N. 20th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
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8:30-8:35 am (CT)
Welcome
Jacob Hamburger
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, Office of Policy Planning8:35-8:45 am (CT)
Opening Remarks
Thomas Murray, Provost
Creighton University8:45-9:30 am (CT)
Consumer Protection Â鶹´«Ã½ and Policy (Panel A)
Participants:
Jason Ravnsborg, Attorney General
South DakotaJeffrey C. Mateer
Office of Attorney General,
TexasBenjamin Wiseman
Office of Attorney General,
District of ColumbiaKaitlin Caruso
Office of Attorney General,
New JerseyModerators:
Ed Morse
Creighton University
School of LawAndrew Smith
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission,
Bureau of Consumer Protection9:30-9:35 am (CT)
Break
9:35-10:20 am (CT)
Consumer Protection Â鶹´«Ã½ and Policy
(Panel B)Participants:
Matthew du Mee
Office of Attorney General,
ArizonaJohn Abel
Office of Attorney General,
PennsylvaniaCrystal Utley Secoy
Office of Attorney General,
MississippiModerators:
Ed Morse
Creighton University
School of LawAndrew Smith
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission,
Bureau of Consumer Protection10:20-10:35 am (CT)
Break
10:35-11:20 am (CT)
Antitrust Â鶹´«Ã½ and Policy
(Panel A)Participants:
Jeff Landry, Attorney General
LouisianaDoug Peterson, Attorney General
NebraskaHerbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General
TennesseeModerators:
Irina Fox
Creighton University
School of LawSarah Mackey
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission,
Office of Policy Planning11:20-11:25 am (CT)
Break
11:25 am-12:10 pm (CT)
Antitrust Â鶹´«Ã½ and Policy
(Panel B)Participants:
Max M. Miller
Office of Attorney General,
IowaDavid N. Sonnenreich
Office of Attorney General,
UtahSarah Oxenham Allen
Office of Attorney General,
VirginiaEric Newman
Office of Attorney General,
WashingtonModerators:
Diana Thomas
Creighton University,
Heider College of BusinessJacob Hamburger
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission,
Office of Policy Planning12:10-1:15 pm (CT)
Lunch Break
1:15-2:45 pm (CT)
Consumer Protection Remedies: Economic & Legal Considerations
Participants:
Justin “Gus†Hurwitz
University of Nebraska College of Law
Jonathan Klick
University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolMurat C. Mungan
George Mason University,
Antonin Scalia Law SchoolModerator:
James Cooper
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection2:45-3:00 pm (CT)
Break
3:00-4:45 pm (CT)
Revisiting “The Limits of Antitrustâ€
Participants:
Steven J. Cernak
Schiff Hardin LLPAlan J. Devlin
Lathan & Watkins LLPJohn Thorne
Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & FrederickThomas A. Lambert
University of Missouri School of LawRobert E. Litan
Korein TilleryModerator:
Bilal Sayyed
Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission, Office of Policy Planning4:45-5:00 pm (CT)
Closing Remarks
Bilal Sayyed
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Request for Comments
Comments relating to the discussion with the State Attorneys General are due no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019 and should be .
Comments relating to optimizing consumer protection remedies are due no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019 and should be .
Comments relating to error-cost considerations in antitrust enforcement and policy are due no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019 and should be .
The Commission is accepting final comments on all prior Hearing topics through 11:59pm on June 30, 2019; .