Antitrust Law 
Visa and Mastercard: What Entrepreneurs Should Know – CNBC
A group of merchants filed a class action lawsuit against the credit card giants back in 2005 claiming that Visa and MasterCard violated antitrust laws in the way they set transaction fees. The settlement amounts to $6.6 billion, according to … Continue reading
EU opens antitrust investigation – USA Today
Anthony Michael Sabino, a professor of business law at St. John’s University in New York, said the Commission was entitled to enforce its settlement, but its “unremitting hostility” reflected the difference between U.S. and European antitrust enforcement.
United States: Supreme Court To Decide Important Class Certification Issue Regarding Class-Wide Damages Evidence – Mondaq
clarified the reach of U.S. antitrust laws over foreign conduct. FTC’s Renewed Focus On Hospital Merger Enforcement Reflected In Appointment Of Its First Deputy Director For Health Care And Antitrust (Proskauer Rose LLP) This note briefly analyzes the …
Microsoft wins dismissal of Novell’s antitrust lawsuit – Seattle Times
Novell “did not present evidence sufficient for a jury to find that Microsoft committed any acts that violated” federal antitrust laws “in maintaining its monopoly in the operating systems market,” Motz wrote in his ruling. Novell sought as much …
Novell Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft is Dismissed – WinInfo
“[Novell] did not present evidence sufficient for a jury to find that Microsoft committed any acts that violated [US antitrust laws] in maintaining its monopoly in the operating systems market,” Judge Motz wrote in his ruling. The case dates back … Continue reading
EU antitrust regulators to probe Microsoft over browser choice – ZDNet
Microsoft faces a fine up to 10 percent of its global annual turnover should it be found flouting European antitrust laws; a figure that could total close to €5.7 billion ($7 bn; £4.5 bn). Microsoft said it would send over … Continue reading
Europe Reopens Antitrust Hostillities With Microsoft – New York Times
Joaquín Almunia, the European antitrust chief, said at a news conference that Microsoft … The commission has fined Microsoft about $2 billion over the past decade for breaches of E.U. law linked to an abuse of dominance over the computer … Continue reading
Europe Opens New Microsoft Inquiry – New York Times
Joaquín Almunia, the European antitrust chief, said at a news conference that Microsoft … The commission has fined Microsoft about $2 billion over the past decade for breaches of E.U. law linked to an abuse of dominance over the computer … Continue reading
EU opens antitrust investigation of Microsoft – USA Today
Anthony Michael Sabino, a professor of business law at St. John’s University in New York, said the Commission is entitled to enforce its settlement, but its “unremitting hostility” reflected the difference between U.S. and European antitrust enforcement.
Judge Rules for Microsoft in Novell WordPerfect Antitrust Lawsuit – Redmondmag.com
Surprisingly, Judge Motz thinks that’s not antitrust behavior under the Sherman Act. “A monopolist is free ‘to exercise [its] own independent discretion as to parties with whom [it] will deal’,” Motz wrote, citing some case law. “It is well …
