Feb. 23 Hearing Set on Meta’s Motion to Dismiss FTC’s Complaint

The U.S. District Court for Northern California set a hearing for Feb. 23 on Meta’s Oct. 13 motion to dismiss the FTC’s amended complaint, said a text-only entry Monday in docket 5:22-cv-04325. A virtual conference is scheduled for Friday on the FTC’s motion to strike some of Meta’s affirmative defenses. The FTC is suing to block Meta’s Within Unlimited buy on anticompetitive grounds. The agency fails to present facts establishing a “concentrated market with high barriers to entry,” said Meta’s motion for dismissal (see 2210130082).