Antitrust Law

Judges generally look askance at competitors’ suits to block mergers. Antitrust law doesn’t protect rivals from harmful competition, the Supreme Court has ruled, unless it’s clear their injuries would also damage consumers. Merely filing a suit can …

Law360, New York (October 25, 2011, 4:53 PM ET) — The Third Circuit on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a bid-rigging suit Factory 2-U Stores Inc.’s Chapter 7 trustee filed alleging a group of banks that finance transactions between garment … Continue reading →

Further, U.S. antitrust law is designed to protect consumers, rather than competitors, which means that courts would be expected to view a competitor’s lawsuit skeptically. Huvelle has set February 13 as the start date for trial of the government’s case … Continue reading →

AT&T will argue at a hearing today in Washington that Sprint, as a competitor rather than a consumer, has no right under antitrust law to bring the suit and that Sprint’s claims the $39 billion deal would hurt its business … Continue reading →

AT&T will argue at a hearing today in Washington that Sprint, as a competitor rather than a consumer, has no right under antitrust law to bring the suit and that Sprint’s claims the $39 billion deal would hurt its business … Continue reading →

Novell sued Microsoft in 2004, claiming the Redmond, Wash., company violated U.S. antitrust laws through its arrangements with other computer makers when it launched Windows 95. A jury heard opening statements Tuesday in U.S. District Court in a trial …

If ATM operators could charge those customers lower fees, consumers would start asking their banks for cards equipped to use the cheaper networks, said Jonathan Rubin of Rubin PLLC, the Washington, D.C. antitrust law firm that filed the lawsuit.

Bill Gates has aged some, retired even since 2004 when Novell sued his company, Microsoft, for violating antitrust laws. Could be because Microsoft keeps being drug into court and it ages a father to see his child chastised. That kind … Continue reading →

WITHIN months of becoming Ecuador’s president in 2007, Rafael Correa (pictured) announced that he was working on antitrust legislation, pointing out that Ecuador was one of the few countries in South America without such a law. This August he introduced … Continue reading →

The lawsuit claims that the two companies have violated the U.S. anti-trust laws by fixing the price of ATM usage and setting terms in the contract with ATM operators. These terms require the operators to charge a fixed amount even … Continue reading →