Antitrust Law

Apple, however, disagrees with the antitrust complaint. In addition it says that it is based on an incorrect interpretation of the law. As another large company this news is also unlikely to affect its stock prices as it has more … Continue reading →

New 2013 Italian Antitrust And Competition Law Rules (Jones Day) 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 …

If Microsoft is found to have flouted European antitrust laws, it could face a maximum fine of up to 10 percent of its global annual revenue, or around $7 billion, for each investigation.

and employing them in methods that should be addressed by antitrust law. Conyers said US consumers need be protected from “monopolistic and anticompetitive practices” and that there is “insufficient antitrust enforcement” in this field. Conyers …

“In times of economic hardship like we’re in now, it is even more important to ensure that antitrust laws are enforced so that competition can thrive,” Pozen said. “We set out to vigorously enforce the antitrust laws, and I think … Continue reading →

The promise was that the markets for food would be free for producers and consumers — that violations of antitrust laws would be confronted in the courts. That was the promise. Now, two years later the Department of Justice has … Continue reading →

… Justice Department acting antitrust head Sharis Pozen will be joining the antitrust and competition practice of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the law firm announced in a news release Thursday. Pozen, who resigned from her position …

The conspiracy case is bitter and complicated but, at its heart, turns on whether Apple and five publishers broke antitrust laws by introducing a commission-style pricing system for e-books in early 2010. The new pricing system was a response to … Continue reading →

Parties continue to dispute the extra-territorial reach of U.S. antitrust laws under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA). The most recent judicial pronouncement on the FTAIA came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in a … Continue reading →

have agreed to settle a lawsuit originally filed in 2005 by retailers and retailer association groups that alleged the companies violated antitrust laws. At issue were the interchange, or swipe, fees credit-card issuing banks charge retailers …