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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/15/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. regulators approve $5 billion Facebook settlement over privacy issues: source.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc. this week over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data, a source familiar with the situation...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues,

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/8/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. judge blocks Qualcomm effort to put antitrust ruling on hold.  A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled against Qualcomm Inc.’s effort to block the implementation of a sweeping antitrust ruling against it as the mobile chip supplier pursues an appeal that could take more than a year to wind through the...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/1/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. EU antitrust regulators to investigate Broadcom, seek interim measures.  EU antitrust regulators opened on Wednesday an investigation into whether chipmaker Broadcom uses exclusivity restrictions to block rivals. The European Commission also said it plans to impose interim measures related to the TV and...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues,

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Seven Constantine Cannon Attorneys Named as 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Posted  06/28/19
Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys in Northern California and Washington, D.C. have been named to the 2019 Super Lawyers annual lists.  Attorneys were also selected to the “Rising Stars” lists in California and Washington, D.C.
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States Take Charge In Seeking to Block Merger of T-Mobile and Sprint

Posted  06/25/19
By James J. Kovacs
The unusual effort by more than a dozen state attorneys general to stop T-Mobile’s acquisition of its rival Sprint is perhaps most noteworthy for the antitrust enforcer that is not in the courtroom—the U.S. Department of Justice. As he was scheduling trial for October 7, 2019, United States District Court Judge Victor Marrero said what was on everyone’s mind:  “The elephant not in the room is the Justice...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust Litigation,

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/24/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. FTC objects to Qualcomm submission of Apple documents in antitrust case.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday objected to a move by mobile chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. to introduce internal Apple Inc. documents in its fight to stop the enforcement of a May antitrust ruling. On Tuesday, Qualcomm...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/17/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. States Sue to Stop $26.5 Billion Sprint-T-Mobile Deal.  A group of state attorneys general led by New York and California filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to block T-Mobile's $26.5 billion bid for Sprint, citing consumer harm. The state attorneys general said the promised benefits, such as better networks...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/10/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Developers sue Apple over App Store practices.  Two app developers on Tuesday sued Apple Inc over its App Store practices, making claims similar to those in a lawsuit brought by consumers that the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed to proceed. California-based app developer Donald R. Cameron and...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust Litigation, International Competition Issues,

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/3/19
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Justice Dept. Explores Google Antitrust Case.  The Justice Department is exploring whether to open a case against Google for potential antitrust violations, three people with knowledge of the deliberations said Friday. In 2013, the Federal Trade Commission investigated how Google arranges search results....

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The First Blockchain Antitrust Case. Or Is It?

Posted  05/29/19
By Kristian Soltes
Legal professionals paying close attention to the still nascent world of blockchains and cyptocurrencies are following what is considered to be the first antitrust case involving cryptocurrencies. For enthusiasts, United American Corp. v. Bitmain, Inc. involves the self-described inventor of bitcoin on one side, the operator of bitcoin.com on the other side, the world’s largest mining pools, and the Bitcoin Cash...

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