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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/20/24
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   On the Ground of Biden’s Antitrust Agenda.  Big deals are waiting on the tarmac as Wall Street and the business world anticipate how the presidential election will change antitrust enforcement. President Biden has taken an aggressive approach to policing deals that some have called overreaching...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  01/24/24
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Spirit Airlines Is on Shaky Footing After Judge Blocks JetBlue Deal.  Spirit Airlines, once a fast-growing low-cost carrier, is struggling to convince investors that it has a clear path forward after an antitrust ruling blocked the sale of the company to JetBlue Airways. A federal judge in Boston...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  12/13/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Smaller Airlines Seek Mergers to Compete With Industry Giants.  Smaller airlines that operate in the shadow of the nation’s four dominant air carriers are increasingly feeling pressure to merge with others to gain access to more planes and airport gates. Those dynamics were on display in a federal...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  11/28/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   NCAA faces new lawsuit over athletes' drive for compensation.  The National Collegiate Athletic Association has been sued in Colorado federal court for allegedly depriving student players of billions of dollars in compensation from televised broadcasts of college athletics. Former University of...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  11/20/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts.  A U.S. judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla of forcing customers to pay high prices and suffer long waits for repairs by monopolizing the markets for vehicle maintenance and replacement parts. In...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  11/8/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   T-Mobile must face private antitrust lawsuit over $26 bln Sprint deal - US judge.  A federal judge in Chicago has ordered T-Mobile US to face a lawsuit from AT&T and Verizon subscribers who claim the mobile communication giant's deal for rival Sprint hurt competition and caused them to pay billions...

2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A Conversation with Professor Thomas Greaney

Posted  10/20/23
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,...

Inside the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A Conversation with Michael Kades

Posted  10/3/23
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,...

Common Ownership in the Draft Merger Guidelines: A Sea Change for Index Funds?

Posted  10/2/23
By Wyatt Fore   [Draft] Guideline 12: Acquisitions of partial control or common ownership may in some situations substantially lessen competition.[1]   Portfolio investors may soon find that their investments could be the subject of increased antitrust scrutiny, resulting from new federal enforcement guidelines.   On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  09/20/23
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   US FTC warns drugmakers over patent listings.  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned brand-name drugmakers they could face legal action if they improperly list patents with federal health regulators and said it will scrutinize any improper listings. "Improperly listing patents in the Orange Book...
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