Antitrust Law

Ukraine: Draft Law No. 10006 "On Peculiarities Of State Procurement In Single Business Spheres" – Mondaq

in competition law procedures. European Commission Opens Article 102 Investigation Against Motorola Mobility Over Standard Essential Patents (Van Bael & Bellis) On 3 April 2012, the European Commission announced that it had opened an antitrust …

‘We’ve done nothing wrong’ – Schmidt on Euro antitrust probe – The Register

Big Tent Google chairman Eric Schmidt has declined to be drawn on possible incoming antitrust law infringement charges in Europe. The Register repeatedly asked Schmidt to explain if his company would indeed offer up “remedies” to Brussels officials …

Europe offers to let Google settle potential antitrust case – San Jose Mercury News

BRUSSELS — The European Commission warned Google (GOOG) on Monday that it must move quickly to change four business practices or face formal charges for violating European antitrust law. The ultimatum was made in a surprise news conference by …

Toshiba Conspired With Rivals to Fix LCD Prices, Lawyer Says – Bloomberg

Under antitrust law, defendants can be assessed damages of three times the overcharge. A U.S. Justice Department criminal investigation of LCD price fixing led to guilty pleas by LG Display, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (2475) and Sharp. The companies …

Daily Report: Europe Weighs Antitrust Case Against Google – New York Times Blogs

“Google updates its algorithms so frequently that any proposal from the agency that regulates search algorithms probably would be ineffective and unworkable,” said Keith N. Hylton, an antitrust expert at the Boston University School of Law.

Air Shipper Says No-Contest Plea Won’t Ease Cartel Sentence – site.law360.com

In a reply to the government’s opposition to its request to lodge a nolo contendere plea — which would allow the defendant to accept punishment for the antitrust allegations without actually admitting to the alleged wrongdoing — Florida West claimed … Continue reading

Why The FTC Is Investigating The Facebook/Instagram Deal – Forbes

Ankur Kapoor is an antitrust lawyer and litigator at Constantine Cannon, a New York-based law firm. As an initial matter, it’s important to note that the antitrust agencies’ inquiries into mergers and acquisitions turn on the potential of …

Judge Rejects Plaintiffs’ Theory on Time Limits, Nixes SD Card Antitrust Claims – Law.com

Not only is the case now dismissed with prejudice, but the judge rejected an interpretation of time limits for antitrust claims that spelled trouble for defendants in other indirect purchaser class actions. In a seven-page order, White threw out …

Europe’s Approach to Antitrust Could Cause Friction – New York Times Blogs

BRUSSELS — Europe delivered Google an ultimatum on Monday: Make concessions in four areas of your business, or face formal charges for breaking our antitrust laws. Last month the United States Federal Trade Commission stepped up its antitrust …

Is Google Stuck in EU Antitrust Locomotive’s Headlight? – E-Commerce Times

The European Union’s antitrust ax is about to fall on Google (Nasdaq … a professor at the Boston University School of Law, told the E-Commerce Times. “I don’t see how it is possible that these issues could be resolved in … Continue reading