Federal judge vacates FTC's expanded premerger notification requirements

fiercehealthcare - The overhaul to the Hart-Scott-Rodino form went into effect in early 2025, and by the regulator's own estimates expanded merging companies' average paperwork burdens from 37 hours to 105 hours. The court's ordered rollback is set to take effect Feb. 19 pe…

AI Summary: A U.S. federal judge vacated the 2025 overhaul of the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino premerger filing rules that had broadened reporting obligations for merging parties. The ruling halts the expanded notification regime, reshaping near‑term M&A compliance expectations and leaving companies—and regulators—scrambling to reassess merger filing practices.

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