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FTC and DOJ Report on Merger Trends in 2023: A Year of Big Deals and Big Scrutiny

Complex Discovery

These enforcement actions targeted critical sectors, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, technology, and energy. The “Other” category, which includes industries such as construction and educational services, made up 22.1%. For instance, the FTC challenged Amgen’s $27.8 of the total​.

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The Ethics of Acceptance: Considering Gift-Giving in the Legal Technology Landscape

Complex Discovery

Learning from Other Industries The legal technology sector can draw valuable lessons from the pharmaceutical industry’s approach to managing gift-giving practices with medical professionals. The pharmaceutical industry has long grappled with similar ethical challenges and has developed robust systems to address them.

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Sex addiction: Science or pop fad?

Forensic Psychologist

Unlike many purported disorders that are promoted by researchers or the pharmaceutical industry, sex addiction is a bottoms-up movement, with people self-diagnosing themselves via self-help books or quick-and-dirty Internet surveys. The more people believe it, the more money they make."