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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  01/19/16
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

AB InBev Faces In-Depth U.S. Antitrust Review on SABMiller Deal.  U.S. antitrust officials are expanding their investigation of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s planned takeover of SABMiller Plc.  The Justice Department’s antitrust division has issued a second request to the beer maker, according to the...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  01/11/16
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore defeat U.S. lawsuit over zinc prices.  A U.S. judge dismissed a private antitrust lawsuit in which zinc purchasers accused affiliates of Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Glencore Plc of conspiring to drive up prices.  In an 87-page decision, Judge Katherine Forrest...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  01/4/16
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following:

RadioShack Antitrust Lawsuit: Sony, Samsung, Toshiba And Others Accused Of Illegal Price-Fixing Conspiracy.  The liquidation trustee for the former retail giant RadioShack is accusing five of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies of illegally conspiring to create an intricate price-fixing...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  12/28/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Staples says U.S. regulators' complaint against merger is "misguided."　 Staples is accusing federal regulators of applying antitrust laws in a "misguided" way to try to block its $6.3 billion merger with smaller office supply retailer Office Depot.　 Staples charged in a court filing that the Federal...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  12/21/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

American Express can enforce anti-steering rules: court.  American Express can once again enforce its rules prohibiting merchants from steering customers to other credit cards after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit temporarily lifted an earlier court order on Friday.  The Court of Appeals...				 
				 					 

						
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Driverless Cars Will Have To Navigate Antitrust Curves

				
Posted  12/16/15
								

				 
								 				By Daniel Vitelli

As noted by Boies Schiller partner Scott Gant in his recent Forbes article, not only is the much-anticipated arrival of driverless cars on the roads raising thorny questions regarding their safety, efficiency and ethical use, but antitrust issues are hitching a ride as well.

While suppliers and consumers work together to navigate the technological and social roadblocks, potential antitrust...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  12/14/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Dow, DuPont Set $130 Billion Megamerger, Could Spark More Deals.  Chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical Co have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a first step toward breaking up into three separate businesses, a move that pleased activist investors and could trigger more...				 
				 					 

						
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FTC Moves To Break Up Staples Office Depot Merger

				
Posted  12/8/15
								

				 
								 				By Allison F. Sheedy

The Federal Trade Commission filed an administrative complaint yesterday seeking to block Staples, Inc.’s proposed $6.3 billion acquisition of rival Office Depot, Inc., claiming the merger would violate the antitrust laws by significantly reducing competition nationwide in the market for “consumable” office supplies sold to large business customers for their own use.

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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  12/7/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Senate calls hearing in Anheuser-Busch InBev mega beer deal.  Anheuser-Busch InBev's bid to buy its biggest rival, SABMiller, will be the subject of a U.S. Senate hearing this week.  AB InBev, whose takeover of SABMiller would be one of the largest mergers in corporate history, announced last month that...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  11/30/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

U.S. probing Comcast's role in 'spot' cable ad sales market.  The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Comcast Corp, the biggest U.S. cable TV provider, is blocking competition in cable advertising sales, according to a source.  The DOJ’s Antitrust Division reportedly has sent civil...				 
				 					 

						
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