Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. Spirit Airlines, once a fast-growing low-cost carrier, is struggling to convince investors that it has a clear path forward after an antitrust ruling blocked the sale of the company to JetBlue Airways. A federal judge in Boston...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. Smaller airlines that operate in the shadow of the nation’s four dominant air carriers are increasingly feeling pressure to merge with others to gain access to more planes and airport gates. Those dynamics were on display in a federal...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. The National Collegiate Athletic Association has been sued in Colorado federal court for allegedly depriving student players of billions of dollars in compensation from televised broadcasts of college athletics. Former University of...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. A U.S. judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla of forcing customers to pay high prices and suffer long waits for repairs by monopolizing the markets for vehicle maintenance and replacement parts. In...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. A federal judge in Chicago has ordered T-Mobile US to face a lawsuit from AT&T and Verizon subscribers who claim the mobile communication giant's deal for rival Sprint hurt competition and caused them to pay billions...
2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A Conversation with Professor Thomas Greaney
Posted 10/20/23
Antitrust Matters provides engaging and timely conversations about competition policy in the digital age. Antitrust has always mattered to consumers and businesses, and to antitrust lawyers and economists, but today it also is in the political and public discourse more than ever. From the prices we pay for food, travel, financial services, payments to the way we interact daily using digital apps and platforms,...
Inside the 2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A Conversation with Michael Kades
Posted 10/3/23
Antitrust Matters provides engaging and timely conversations about competition policy in the digital age. Antitrust has always mattered to consumers and businesses, and to antitrust lawyers and economists, but today it also is in the political and public discourse more than ever. From the prices we pay for food, travel, financial services, payments to the way we interact daily using digital apps and platforms,...
Common Ownership in the Draft Merger Guidelines: A Sea Change for Index Funds?
Posted 10/2/23
By Wyatt Fore[Draft] Guideline 12: Acquisitions of partial control or common ownership may in some situations substantially lessen competition.[1]
Portfolio investors may soon find that their investments could be the subject of increased antitrust scrutiny, resulting from new federal enforcement guidelines.
On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned brand-name drugmakers they could face legal action if they improperly list patents with federal health regulators and said it will scrutinize any improper listings. "Improperly listing patents in the Orange Book...
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.
. Kraft, Kellogg and other major food-processing manufacturers have won a federal court ruling that will let them use key export data at an antitrust trial seeking more than $110 million in damages from egg...
Antitrust Matters provides engaging and timely conversations about competition policy in the digital age. Antitrust has always mattered to consumers and businesses, and to antitrust lawyers and economists, but today it also is in the political and public discourse more than ever. From the prices we pay for food, travel, financial services, payments to the way we interact daily using digital apps and platforms,...