Antitrust Law
Lawsuit: NCAA Limits on Scholarships Violate Antitrust Laws – StreetInsider.com
SEATTLE, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A highly recruited college quarterback whose scholarship was revoked after a coaching change is challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in court, claiming that the organization’s limits on …
Lawsuit: NCAA Limits on Scholarships Violate Antitrust Laws – Benzinga
SEATTLE, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A highly recruited college quarterback whose scholarship was revoked after a coaching change is challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in court, claiming that the organization’s limits on …
EU regulators warm up to Google’s antitrust concessions – ZDNet
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
UPDATE 2-EU cracks down on pay-for-delay pharma deals – Reuters
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
Readying for merger outreach, US Airways boosts lobbying in Washington – Dallas Morning News (blog)
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 …
DoJ Undeterred by Furor Over Apple Antitrust Charges – TechNewsWorld
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
DoJ Undeterred by Furor Over Apple Antitrust Charges – E-Commerce Times
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
Justice Department Responds to Criticism of E-Book Price-Fixing Lawsuit – Hollywood Reporter
“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
Aggressive EU Regulators Could Fine Google $3.8 Billion – Searchengine Journal
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
Obama’s antitrust record: more bark than bite – Globe and Mail
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 …