Antitrust Law

Others want the government to aggressively pursue abusive practices but question whether antitrust laws are too dated to rein in firms that are continually redefining themselves and using their dominance in one arena to press into others.

FTC, 746 F.2d 108 (2d Cir. 1984), which began in 1978, may be the most recent contested case.  See ABA Section of Antitrust Law, I Antitrust Law Developments 425-31 (6th ed. 2007).  When the Antitrust Division or the FTC concludes … Continue reading →

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s governmental decree on liberalization has recently become law, introducing a number of changes to the Italian antitrust and competition rules that had been originally laid down by the office of the Italian Antitrust …

On June 22, 2012, Hong Kong’s first cross-sector substantive competition law regime was published in the official gazette, bringing with it a new regulator ready to change business practices in the Asian region, and armed with extensive enforcement powers …

Law360, New York (July 05, 2012, 7:31 PM ET) — A law overhauling Portugal’s competition enforcement is set to take effect Saturday, giving the country’s antitrust watchdog more autonomy and authority and changing the regime’s merger notification thresholds.

Such an activity is in violation of antitrust law. The damages, which added up to $70 million, were awarded to consumers who purchased the displays, while the remaining $17 million went to manufacturers that used the displays. The jury came … Continue reading →

In this context, the state action doctrine provides that the federal antitrust laws do not apply to anticompetitive conduct of subordinate public entities created by a State if the conduct is authorized through a “state policy to displace competition” that … Continue reading →

But each company is taking its own decidedly different approach to the EU’s regulators. Intel, which was convicted of violating EU antitrust law in 2009, is now seeking to overturn that ruling and its record $1.44 billion fine. Google, meanwhile … Continue reading →

The Report gives firm support to the adoption of a specific Regulation, as opposed to a Directive, for antitrust damages actions, thereby avoiding divergences in national laws. The authors argue that “an EU-wide system may produce significant benefits both …

But it added that “given credits for settlements by other defendants, Toshiba expects that it will not have to pay any damages as a result of this verdict, even after trebling under US antitrust laws.” The case stems from a … Continue reading →