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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/27/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Biden’s Antitrust Team Isn’t Backing Down From a Fight on Deals.  The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced their long-awaited merger guidelines, and the proposed regulatory framework reveals that the regulators aren’t changing their aggressive approach despite losing a...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/19/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   U.S. appeals court refuses FTC request to pause Microsoft deal for Activision.  A U.S. appeals court rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to pause Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. The decision removes one of the few remaining hurdles stopping...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/13/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Metaverse has set off no alarms or need for controls yet, EU antitrust chief says.  The metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible through the internet, has not triggered any concerns so far or the need for legislation to rein it in, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said. An initiative that...

Antitrust Matters Episode 13: Epic v. Apple Ninth Cir. Appeal: Reactions to and Analysis of the Decision

Posted  07/10/23
Antitrust Matters provides engaging and timely conversations about competition policy in the digital age. Antitrust has always mattered to consumers and businesses, and to antitrust lawyers and economists, but today it also is in the political and public discourse more than ever. From the prices we pay for food, travel, financial services, payments to the way we interact daily using digital apps and platforms,...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/21/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Microsoft, Activision ask judge for speedy schedule in FTC challenge.  Time is running out on a deadline for Microsoft to complete its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, compelling the companies to ask a U.S. judge to quickly get the ball rolling on the Federal Trade Commission's legal...

Bill To Reform New York’s Antitrust Laws Again Passes the State Senate

Posted  06/15/23
By Daniel Vitelli
Gavel at a birds eye view
A bill in the New York State Legislature that would substantially reform New York’s antitrust laws and place the Empire State at the vanguard of antitrust enforcement has once again passed the New York State Senate and now rests with the Assembly. Although the final legislative session day was scheduled for June 8, 2023, as reported by the Times Union, the Assembly may return in the near future—perhaps June...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/26/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   JetBlue-American Partnership Struck Down by Federal Judge.  A federal judge halted a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways at airports in New York and Boston, writing in a ruling on Friday that the alliance would hurt competition and raise fares. The decision is a big victory for...

The Antitrust Week in Review

Posted  05/15/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Atlantic City casino-hotels accused in scheme to boost room rates.  Caesars Entertainment Inc, MGM Resorts International and other casino-hotel operators in Atlantic City, New Jersey, have been sued by consumers in a proposed class action accusing them of artificially boosting room rental rates in...

The Antitrust Week in Review

Posted  05/10/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   NCAA balks at athletes' $1.3 billion antitrust lawsuit, calling it speculative.  The National Collegiate Athletic Association has asked a U.S. judge to block current and former student-athletes from suing as a class action in seeking more than $1.3 billion over the use of their names and images in...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/3/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   US appeals court rejects bid by states to revive antitrust lawsuit against Facebook.  A U.S. appeals court refused to revive a lawsuit filed by states against Meta's Facebook that alleged the company had broken antitrust law. Dozens of states led by New York asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
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