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Court of Appeals’ Decision Upholding AT&T/Time Warner Merger Signals Hurdles in Vertical Merger Enforcement

Posted 02/26/19
By Gary J. Malone

Vertical mergers among high-tech companies likely became a bit easier today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected the U.S. Justice Department’s effort to overturn the district court ruling that gave a green light to AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. As this blog noted, the imminent appellate decision was much anticipated for the signals it would give as to the direction of vertical merger...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 02/25/19

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. EU's Vestager says not precluding Facebook case in future. Facebook is not currently in EU regulators’ crosshairs but it may well be in future because of the crucial role played by data, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Tuesday. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s comments came...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 02/4/19

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Democratic lawmaker re-introduces bills to strengthen antitrust. Senator Amy Klobuchar, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel, said on Friday that she had re-introduced two bills aimed at strengthening enforcement of U.S. antitrust law. One of the bills would adjust fees...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 01/28/19

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. E.U. Fines Mastercard $650 Million Over Fees Merchants Were Forced to Pay. The European Commission has fined Mastercard 571 million euros, or around $650 million, for breaching antitrust rules by raising payment-processing fees artificially, leading to higher prices for retailers and consumers. The...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 01/14/19

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. HSBC to pay $30 million to settle bond rigging lawsuit in U.S. HSBC Holdings Plc has agreed to pay $30 million to settle litigation by investors who accused 11 big banks of rigging the roughly $9 trillion government agency bond market from 2009 to 2015. The settlement with the British bank was made...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 12/17/18

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. CVS defends settlement that allowed Aetna merger as judge assesses. CVS Health Corp. defended on Friday an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department which allowed it to purchase health insurer Aetna for $69 billion, a settlement that a federal judge is still assessing. The Justice Department approved...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 12/10/18

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. appeals court hears arguments on stopping AT&T purchase of Time-Warner. A three-judge appeals court panel on Thursday questioned the U.S. Justice Department’s challenge to a lower court’s approval of AT&T Inc.’s $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner. “Where is the clear error?” U.S....

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted 12/3/18

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. top court leans towards allowing Apple App Store antitrust suit. U.S. Supreme Court justices appear open to letting a lawsuit proceed against Apple Inc. that accused it of breaking federal antitrust laws by monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and causing consumers to overpay. ...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

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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The Antitrust Week In Review

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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