Antitrust Law

SEATTLE, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A highly recruited college quarterback whose scholarship was revoked after a coaching change is challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in court, claiming that the organization’s limits on …

SEATTLE, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A highly recruited college quarterback whose scholarship was revoked after a coaching change is challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in court, claiming that the organization’s limits on …

Google and EU antitrust regulators have agreed on the “outlines of … potential settlement and likely push the EU into offering its own full force of the law. “The breakthrough came after Google said it would in principle extend the … Continue reading →

BRUSSELS, July 25 (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators charged nine drug companies … a professor at the University of Liege Law School. “Generics firms help to bring down prices,” said Petit. “It makes sense to try to put pressure on … Continue reading →

Judiciary indicates discussions about how a deal with American Airlines would affect federal antitrust laws. If US Airways and American do announce a merger, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subpanel would get the first opportunity to question …

Also, the Supreme Court has made it clear it doesn’t like Section 2 cases.” The Justice Department also suggests that some critics do not understand U.S. antitrust law because they assert that the department is trying to impose a business … Continue reading →

Also, the Supreme Court has made it clear it doesn’t like Section 2 cases.” The Justice Department also suggests that some critics do not understand U.S. antitrust law because they assert that the department is trying to impose a business … Continue reading →

“That position is wholly at odds with the purposes of the federal antitrust laws—which were enacted to protect competition, not competitors,” it says. The DOJ says it can’t excuse price-fixing simply to end Amazon’s reported ninety percent share of the … Continue reading →

If the European Commission determines that Google has violated antitrust law, the commission is allowed to fine Google as much as 10% of annual revenue. This means Google could be facing a shocking $3.8 billion fine! Mr. Almunia, who has … Continue reading →

In any event, the statistics are less an indication of Mr. Obama’s failures than of how little ideology sways antitrust enforcement. While presidents come and go, the law, the courts and career federal attorneys change slowly. Behaviour that’s legal …