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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  11/26/18
								

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

EU Opens Antitrust Investigation of Air Ticket Distributors.  European Union regulators have launched an investigation into flight ticket distribution services on concerns that their agreements with airlines might result in more expensive plane tickets. The EU's executive Commission said Friday that it...				 
				 				
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Posted  11/19/18
								

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

U.S. Justice Department to curb bid-rigging in government purchases. The U.S. Justice Department plans to be more aggressive in pressing antitrust charges against companies that have rigged bids for government contracts, the agency’s antitrust chief said on Thursday.  Makan Delrahim, head of the...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  11/12/18
								

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

EU's Vestager says probe into Google AdSense case nearing end.  EU regulators are close to wrapping up their third case against Alphabet unit Google involving its AdSense advertising service, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Wednesday, suggesting the company may soon be hit with another hefty fine. The...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  11/5/18
								

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

AT&T's WarnerMedia accuses DOJ with 'collaborating' with Dish in HBO dispute.  AT&T Inc.’s WarnerMedia has accused the U.S. Department of Justice of “collaborating” with Dish Network Corp. in a high profile dispute over carrying HBO and Cinemax. For the first time in its 40-year history, Warner...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/29/18
								

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

Broadcom facing EU antitrust scrutiny over market dominance: Bloomberg. Broadcom Inc. is facing antitrust scrutiny from the European Union over the possible use of its market dominance to pressure customers to buy its semiconductors, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The preliminary inquiry by the EU...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/22/18
								

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

StarKist to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing and Face $100 Million Fine.  StarKist agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to one felony charge of price fixing for its role in a broad conspiracy to rig the price of canned and ready-to-eat tuna, the Justice Department said. The company faces a fine of up to $100...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/15/18
								

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

In rare bipartisan move, 31 states ask SCOTUS to undo ban on consumer antitrust claims. America’s gaping political divide turns out to be bridgeable – at least when state politicians decide to rally around the cause of overturning U.S. Supreme Court precedent that protects monopolists from consumer...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/8/18
								

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

Bill allowing U.S. to sue OPEC drawing renewed interest. With oil prices hitting fresh four-year highs, long-dormant proposals to allow the United States to sue OPEC nations are getting a fresh look in Congress, though they were once considered a longshot to becoming law. A U.S. Senate subcommittee on...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  10/1/18
								

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

Aetna, seeking antitrust nod, sells Medicare drug business to WellCare.  Health insurer Aetna Inc  said on Thursday it will sell its standalone Medicare prescription drug plan business to WellCare Health Plans Inc as it seeks U.S. antitrust approval for a planned acquisition by CVS Health Corp. The $69...				 
				 					 

						
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Posted  09/24/18
								

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

Visa, Mastercard reach $6.2 billion settlement over card-swipe fees.  Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc., and a number of U.S. banks on Tuesday agreed to pay $6.2 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by merchants over the fees they pay when they accept card payments. Visa and Mastercard previously...				 
				 					 

						
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