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The Antitrust Week in Review

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  04/20/20

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

U.S. regulators warn companies against collusion to limit essential workers' wages.  The two U.S. antitrust enforcers said that they would be keeping a sharp eye on companies to ensure that they do not seek to exploit nurses, doctors, store clerks and others working despite the coronavirus pandemic. The...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  04/13/20

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

Generic drugmakers win EU okay to cooperate in coronavirus fight.  Generic drugmakers will be allowed to cooperate to supply hospital medicines for COVID-19 patients without fear of breaching the bloc’s competition rules, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday. The step is the latest loosening of the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  04/6/20

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

Explainer: Antitrust law won't get in the way of U.S. acting to raise oil prices.  It is illegal for oil producers to meet to discuss pushing up oil prices under U.S. antitrust law, but perfectly legal if state regulators or the federal government set lower production levels for them, U.S. antitrust...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/30/20

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

U.S. antitrust agencies pledge quick action for anti-COVID-19 efforts.  The two U.S. federal antitrust enforcers said on Tuesday that they would move quickly to approve collaborations that businesses, including hospital systems, put together to address rapidly growing public health concerns raised by the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/23/20

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

EU regulators ask companies to delay merger filings over coronavirus disruption.  European Union regulators have asked companies seeking to complete their desired mergers to delay submitting antitrust filings due to the coronavirus outbreak.  That could affect the timelines of agreed deals. Among the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/17/20
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. France Fines Apple $1.2 Billion for Antitrust Issues.  France’s antitrust regulator on Monday fined Apple 1.1 billion euros, or $1.2 billion, putting more pressure on the company as it grapples with the coronavirus outbreak that has threatened its supply chains and closed its retail stores. France’s...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/9/20
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Novartis unit Sandoz agrees to pay $195 million to resolve antitrust charges.  Novartis’ generic drugs unit Sandoz has agreed to pay $195 million to reach a deferred prosecution agreement aimed at resolving antitrust charges, the Justice Department said. The company was charged with rigging bids and...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/2/20
United Technologies, Raytheon offer EU concessions over $120 billion merger deal.  United Technologies Corp. and Raytheon Co. (RTN.N) have offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about their plan to create a $120 billion U.S. aerospace and defense giant, a filing on the European Commission website showed on Monday. The companies submitted their concessions on Friday. The European Commission, which did...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/24/20
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Trump Administration Sees No Threat to Economy From Monopolies.  President Trump and his economic team see “no need to hastily rewrite the federal government’s antitrust rules,” drawing a battle line with leading Democratic presidential candidates on an issue that has increasingly drawn the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/17/20

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

FTC antitrust victory on Qualcomm questioned by appeals court.  The U.S. government’s antitrust victory over chip supplier Qualcomm Inc. drew tough questions for the Federal Trade Commission from a panel of three appellate judges in San Francisco on Thursday. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard...

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