FTC’s Chopra Tells House Antitrust Panel Big Tech’s Data Practices Threaten Competition October 21, 2019 By Ben Brody, Daniel R. Stoller and David McLaughlin U.S. technology companies sent tens of thousands of documents to the House committee investigating whether they’re using their dominance to...
Privacy Practices Probe Could Cost Facebook Up to $5 Billion April 25, 2019 By David McLaughlin and Daniel R. Stoller Facebook Inc. estimated that it will cost as much as $5 billion to resolve a U.S. investigation into its privacy...
Anthem, Cigna in Court Battles Over Failed Merger February 25, 2019 By Jef Feeley and David McLaughlin There’s no dispute that a $48.9 billion merger announced in 2015 between health insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Corp. imploded...
FTC Privacy Settlement Over Cambridge Analytica Could Cost Facebook Billions February 19, 2019 By David McLaughlin and Ben Brody Facebook Inc. is in talks with U.S. regulators over alleged privacy violations that could force the social-media giant to pay...
U.S. Privacy Regulation Tested by Facebook Scandals January 24, 2019 By David McLaughlin and Ben Brody Facebook Inc.’s repeated privacy scandals have infuriated users, lawmakers and data-security advocates who are clamoring for a forceful government response....
Trump Administration Forms Financial Frauds Task Force July 16, 2018 By Ben Bain and David McLaughlin In forming a new task force to protect consumers from fraud, the Trump administration made clear that one of the...
Justice Department to Review Cigna’s Bid to Buy Express Scripts April 19, 2018 By Zachary Tracer and David McLaughlin Cigna Corp. confirmed that its proposed $54 billion acquisition of Express Scripts Holding Co. will be reviewed by the U.S....
Cigna’s Proposed Acquisition of Express Scripts Faces Antitrust Review March 9, 2018 By David McLaughlin Cigna Corp.’s proposed deal for Express Scripts Holding Co. faces a drawn-out merger review as the Trump administration’s antitrust enforcers...
What CVS-Aetna Deal Could Mean for Pharmacy Benefit Managers October 30, 2017 By David McLaughlin and Robert Langreth If Aetna Inc. is eventually swallowed by CVS Health Corp., an important part of the health-care business will be changed...
FTC, Congress, States Investigating Equifax Over Data Breach September 15, 2017 By David McLaughlin and Todd Shields The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a powerful Congressional committee are investigating the data breach at Equifax Inc., deepening government...