GTCR/Surmodics: Judge’s Record of Holding Companies Accountable Favors FTC; Agency, Companies Will Need to Focus on Details

Published on Apr 11, 2025

After a legal career filled with civil and voting rights cases, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings has moved into antitrust law in a big way. He’s presiding over the FTC’s suit to block GTCR’s proposed buyout of medical-device coatings maker Surmodics (SRDX) and private litigation against frozen potato product companies.

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