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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  06/1/15
								

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

Teva Settles Cephalon Generics Case With F.T.C. for $1.2 Billion.  The Federal Trade Commission has announced that its seven-year lawsuit against Cephalon, now owned by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, would be settled for $1.2 billion, the largest amount ever secured by the competition watchdog.  The...				 
				 				
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  05/26/15
								

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

Charter Said to Be Near Deal to Buy Time Warner Cable.  Following on the heels of Comcast’s failed bid to buy Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications has struck a deal to buy Time Warner, an acquisition that would create a powerhouse in the consolidating American cable and broadband industry. ...				 
				 					 

						
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European Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy Is Storming The Border Walls In E-Commerce

				
Posted  05/19/15
								

				 
								 				A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office

By Yulia Tosheva and James Ashe-Taylor

The European Commission (“EC”) is taking aim at artificial restraints on cross-border online sales in the European Union with its launch of a formal investigation into e-commerce.

The antitrust investigation, which was opened on May 6, 2015, will focus on barriers to cross-border online trade in goods and services...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  05/18/15
								

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

5 Big Banks Expected to Plead Guilty to Felony Charges, but Punishments May Be Tempered.  The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to announce that Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and the Royal Bank of Scotland will collectively pay several billion dollars and plead guilty to criminal antitrust...				 
				 					 

						
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UK Competition and Market Authority Shuts Down MasterCard and Visa Probes Following Approval of European Interchange Fees Regulation

				
Posted  05/12/15
								

				 
								 				A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office

By Yulia Tosheva and James Ashe-Taylor

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced on Wednesday that it is closing its investigations into MasterCard’s and Visa’s multilateral interchange fees (“MIF”) on the grounds of administrative priorities.

The CMA reached its UK domestic decision in light of the approval by the Council of the...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  05/11/15
								

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

E.U. Commission Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into E-Commerce Sector.  European antitrust officials have opened an investigation into whether large technology companies are impeding competition in online shopping, the latest in a string of inquiries in Europe focused on the web’s biggest players.  According...				 
				 					 

						
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Conservatives’ Blockbuster Victory Could Herald Major Changes For UK

				
Posted  05/8/15
								

				 
								 				A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office

By James Ashe-Taylor

In a stunning result, the Conservatives under David Cameron have won a slender majority in the UK Parliament, according to final tallies announced today.

In an unexpectedly lopsided victory, the governing Conservatives won 331 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons – a gain 24 seats from the 2010 election.  It was a bitter loss for the...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  05/4/15
								

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

American Express told it cannot enforce anti-steering rules against merchants.  Merchants unhappy with the fees American Express charges them may steer customers toward less expensive cards without fearing retaliation from the credit card company, Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled in federal court in...				 
				 					 

						
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Antitrust Week in Review

				
Posted  04/27/15
								

				 
								 				Comcast drops Time Warner Cable bid after antitrust pressure.  Comcast has abandoned its $45 billion offer for Time Warner Cable after U.S. regulators raised concerns that the deal would give Comcast an unfair advantage in the cable TV and Internet-based services market.  The proposed deal had been attacked by politicians, media company executives and consumer and industry groups, who worried it would create a...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  04/20/15
								

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

Europe Challenges Google, Seeing Violations of Its Antitrust Law.  The European Union has formally accused Google of abusing its dominance in web searches, bringing charges that could limit the giant American tech company’s moneymaking prowess.  These are the first antitrust charges asserted against...				 
				 					 

						
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