Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
EU says card fee curbs are working, retailers want more. Caps on the fees retailers pay to process debit and credit card transactions have helped push down prices, EU antitrust regulators said, but merchants called for even tighter limits. The Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR), which was triggered by a...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany Over Data Collection. In a decision that could further embolden European governments to take on large tech platforms, Germany’s top court ruled on Tuesday that Facebook had abused its dominance in social media to illegally harvest data about its users. The...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Apple’s App Store Draws Antitrust Scrutiny in European Union. Apple’s App Store helped usher in the smartphone economy, leading to the birth of now-ubiquitous services such as Instagram, Uber and Candy Crush, and providing a transformative new way for people to shop from their phones. But for...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
EU antitrust regulators reinforce case against Teva pay-for-delay deals. EU antitrust enforcers, boosted by recent court victories, on Monday reinforced their case against Israeli drugmaker Teva over its deal with rival Cephalon to delay selling a generic version of its sleep disorder drug modafinil....
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
EU seeks feedback on new antitrust power to investigate companies. EU regulators are seeking feedback about a possible new power to investigate businesses and demand changes even when no competition rules have been broken, in a move aimed at stopping companies from abusing their dominance. The prospective...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
EU's Vestager denies making Lufthansa bailout more difficult. EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager denied on Friday that she was putting hurdles in the way of Lufthansa’s $10 billion government rescue, saying companies getting big capital injections from the state have to offset their competitive...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Uber customer claims company won price-fixing suit because arbitrator was scared. An Uber customer on Friday asked a Manhattan federal judge to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a price-fixing case, arguing that the arbitrator only ruled in Uber’s favor because he was scared. Spencer Meyer...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
Facebook is quietly helping to set up a new pro-tech advocacy group to battle Washington. Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, escalating Silicon Valley’s war with...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
11 Attorneys General Seek Probe Into Meatpacking Industry. The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to pursue a federal investigation into market concentration and potential price fixing by meatpackers in the cattle industry during the coronavirus pandemic. In...