Antitrust Law

Microsoft Still Fighting For Windows Phone Developer Love (And Buying It When Needed) – Worldnews.com

On July 27, 1994, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division filed a Competitive Impact Statement … to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal proceeding or governmental request. We do not want you to receive unwanted e-mail from …

How Amazon is redefining the book market – Inside Retailing

Amazon is close to gaining monopoly power in the digital-book market, believes antitrust expert Michael Carrier of the Rutgers School of Law. A company generally is determined to have such power when its market share exceeds 70 per cent, he … Continue reading

Doctors want sensible health care spending, too – Baltimore Sun

April 5). We have a monopoly on an essential service. As such, we are not permitted to unionize without violating antitrust laws. However, medical practice is voluntary. If pay does not cover costs, especially of massive student loan payback and … Continue reading

How “Facebook Search” Could Help Google Escape The Antitrust Noose – Searchengineland.com

Last week in the Chicago Tribune former judge and scholar Robert Bork (who is also a Google advisor) penned an opinion column arguing that by the accepted standards of antitrust law Google has done nothing legally wrong. Bork says, “There … Continue reading

Real World Economics: Is it price-fixing, or a producer’s privilege? – Pioneer Press

This raises two questions: What are the economics of such actions? And don’t they violate the antitrust laws of the United States? There are at least two economic aspects to consider. The first is whether society as a whole is … Continue reading

Is it price-fixing, or a producer’s privilege? – Pioneer Press

This raises two questions: What are the economics of such actions? And don’t they violate the antitrust laws of the United States? There are at least two economic aspects to consider. The first is whether society as a whole is … Continue reading

Express Scripts Asks Judge to Toss Challenge to Medco Purchase – Bloomberg

claiming the transaction would violate U.S. antitrust laws by reducing competition and raising consumer prices. They filed an injunction request the next day. The acquisition was first agreed upon in July. Express Scripts completed its purchase …

SanDisk Defeats Antitrust Suit Over USB Drive IP Licensing – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (April 06, 2012, 9:33 PM ET) — A Wisconsin federal judge sided with flash memory card maker SanDisk Corp. in an opinion unsealed Thursday, rejecting Kingston Technology Co. Inc.’s claims that SanDisk’s patent licensing program was anti … Continue reading

ABA Defended Agency Model at DOJ – Mediabistro.com

The government agency is investigating Apple and five major publishers  for breaking antitrust laws as they set eBook prices. Teicher explained what happened in the meeting in a letter to ABA members yesterday. Below, we’ve included a long excerpt from … Continue reading

Antitrust Challenges To FDA Citizen Petitions: Part 1 – site.law360.com

In part one, we set forth the framework for analyzing these types of claims under the antitrust laws, including the ways in which the citizen petition process may be used to block or delay generic competition, the enactment of legislation … Continue reading