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The Antitrust Week in Review

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/19/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Google Faces New Round of Antitrust Charges in Europe.  When it comes to Europe’s lengthy investigations into Google, Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s competition chief, is hoping that the third time’s a charm.  Ms. Vestager announced on Thursday a new round of antitrust charges against the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/11/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Aetna Meets with Justice Department Over Merger with Humana.  Aetna executives met with top antitrust officials of the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday to convince the government that asset sales it proposed would address potential competitive problems that could threaten its deal to buy rival Humana,...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/5/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Appeals Court Nixes $7.25B Credit Card Swipe Fee Settlement.  A $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees was rejected Thursday by a federal appeals court, a ruling praised by a retail trade association as a victory for consumers.  The...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/27/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Merging UK Firms Face More Costs, Bureaucracy with Brexit.  British companies planning mergers with EU peers will face more legal costs and regulatory hassles after Britain leaves the European Union as they will have to deal with two antitrust watchdogs, according to competition experts.  On the other...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/20/16
Advocate-NorthShore Merger Delayed Again.  Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem face another delay over a merger they announced almost two years ago.  U.S. District Judge Jorge Alonso on Friday granted the Federal Trade Commission's request to halt the proposed merger pending its appeal of the judge's decision earlier this week that cleared the way for the deal to close.  On Tuesday, Judge...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/13/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. judge probes Uber over allegations of fraud in antitrust case. Uber must hand over documents to a federal judge probing whether private investigators hired by the ride-hailing company fraudulently sought information about its opponents in an antitrust case.  U.S. District court Judge Jed Rakoff in...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  06/6/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. NRF Urges FTC to Probe Credit Card Body on Antitrust Concerns.  The National Retail Federation is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate an organization founded by credit card companies to set data security standards, saying the group's practices raise antitrust concerns.  The Payment Card...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/31/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Court Reinstates Lawsuits Alleging Collusion by Big Banks.  Lawsuits against 16 of the world's largest banks alleging they colluded to manipulate the primary benchmark for global short-term interest rates were reinstated by a federal appeals court that decided that a district court judge had rejected the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/23/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Bayer Offers to Buy Monsanto in Global Agrochemicals Shakeout.  German drugs and chemicals group Bayer has made an unsolicited takeover proposal to U.S. seeds company Monsanto, seeking to create the world's biggest agricultural supplier and take advantage of converging pesticides and seeds markets. ...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/16/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Google Faces Record 3 Billion Euro EU Antitrust Fine: Telegraph.  Google faces a record antitrust fine of about 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, according to the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph.  The European Union has accused Google of promoting its...
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