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Taxi Companies Drive By Some Antitrust Claims But Get Flagged By Others

Posted  12/20/12
A federal judge in Texas has dismissed several claims but denied defendants full summary judgment in Association of Taxicab Operators USA et al. v. Yellow Checker Cab Co. of Dallas/Fort Worth Inc. et al., an ongoing antitrust case in which plaintiffs allege a group of Dallas Fort-Worth area cab companies created a monopoly to fix taxi stand rates. Judge David Godbey of the U.S. District Court for the Northern...

Advocate General Urges European Court To Get Strict With Parents Of Misbehaving Subsidiaries

Posted  12/18/12
The European Court of Justice is being urged to get stricter with parents of misbehaving subsidiaries in an appeal that highlights the controversial issue of to what extent parent companies should be held liable for illegal cartel activities committed by their wholly-owned subsidiaries. Juliane Kokott, the German Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union, has submitted a brief to the European...

European General Court Shuts Down Fishing Expedition In Competition Investigation

Posted  12/11/12
The European General Court that the European Commission overstepped its authority by conducting a broad reaching competition investigation in electric cable markets that amounted to a “fishing expedition.” The General Court much of a European Commission decision that ordered an inspection of Nexans SA and its wholly-owned subsidiary Nexans France SAS – two French companies active in the...

Sky Angel Alleges It Was Shot Down By C-SPAN Boycott

Posted  12/6/12
Online video distributor Sky Angel LLC has filed an antitrust complaint against C-SPAN in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing the news broadcaster of violating the antitrust laws by favoring traditional cable providers. Unlike traditional cable companies, Sky Angel provides customers with a receiver box that uses an Internet connection to deliver more than 50 channels of “programs that...

Virtual Currency Company Seeks to Make Facebook Pay With Antitrust Suit

Posted  11/28/12
Kickflip, Inc. has filed an antitrust against Facebook Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging that Facebook unlawfully tied its virtual currency, Facebook Credits, to games available for play on the social network. Virtual currency, which is purchased with real money or earned by viewing advertisements or completing tasks within a game, can be used to purchase virtual goods...

Latin Music Promoters Allege Zamora Entertainment Drowned Out Competition

Posted  11/5/12
Zamora Entertainment, a Latin music promoter, is facing an antitrust lawsuit alleging the company forced artists to use both Zamora venues and event planning services. Sol Entertainment and Hispanic Radio Broadcast Inc. filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Sol operates Tropicana, a music venue in Indianapolis, and Hispanic promotes Latin music events for Sol as...

Solyndra Charges Chinese Energy Companies With Eclipsing Solar Competition

Posted  10/25/12
Solar firm Solyndra LLC is accusing three Chinese solar panel manufacturers of driving it into bankruptcy through a scheme to monopolize the solar panel industry, in an filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Solyndra attempted to revolutionize rooftop solar energy collection with a cylindrical panel designed to make solar energy more affordable and accessible....

Radio Trade Group Seeks To Change SESAC’s Tune In Antitrust Action

Posted  10/22/12
SESAC, the performance rights organization formerly known as the Society of European Stage Authors & Composers, is facing a second antitrust lawsuit brought by broadcast groups after the Radio Music License Committee (“RMLC”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging that SESAC’s blanket fees for songs are anticompetitive. SESAC is one of three performance...

Egg Producers Can’t Crack Antitrust Suit

Posted  10/16/12
Sparboe Inc. and Land O’ Lakes Inc. continue to face a multidistrict antitrust litigation alleging they conspired to limit supply to increase the price of eggs after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania struck down most of their arguments to dismiss the case. Six grocers and food manufacturers that directly purchase eggs from Sparboe and Land O’ Lakes claim in the multidistrict case...

Internet Classified Ads Become Antitrust Battleground

Posted  10/11/12
craigslist, the popular classified ad website, faces monopolization and unfair competition claims now that 3Taps Inc., a website that indexes data, has filed a counterclaim in craigslist, Inc. v. 3Taps, Inc. et al., a copyright infringement lawsuit. In July, craigslist filed a in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming copyright infringement by defendants 3Taps and...
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