Wednesday, 28 December 2011
A federal judge in Delaware has cancelled an antitrust case against Intel scheduled for February 14 and may agree to transfer the case to a New York state court.
Tuesday, 04 October 2011
A US appeals court has ruled that lawsuits filed by state attorneys general on behalf of residents are not the same as class actions and should be tried on the state level, rather than in federal courtrooms.
Premium Article - Monday, 18 April 2011
A former US state attorney general says several of his former colleagues around the country have “voiced their concerns” about Google’s potential anti-competitive business practices and its impact on consumers.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 13 April 2011
A Delaware judge has sided with microprocessor manufacturer Intel in denying the New York Attorney General’s Office the right to access documents filed in a separate antitrust case against the company.
Premium Article - Monday, 28 February 2011
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has reached an agreement with a local Texas hospital system, dropping a lawsuit that accused the hospital of using its monopoly power to stop insurers from doing business with its competitors.
Premium Article - Friday, 07 January 2011
The US Federal Trade Commission has sued two Ohio hospital groups in a bid to unwind their closed merger, claiming that the deal has stifled competition and harmed patients.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 01 December 2010
The flexibility of US merger control policy could make life tough for practitioners in the future, said a US-based antitrust lawyer yesterday.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 16 November 2010
After president-elect Dilma Rousseff’s election victory in Brazil on 31 October, competition lawyers are preparing for a potentially turbulent transition period at the country’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE), as it awaits the appointment of a new permanent leader.
Premium Article - Friday, 10 September 2010
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has begun to ask questions of companies active in the electronic book market as part of a federal inquiry into competition in the industry, GCR has learned.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 03 August 2010
Connecticut's Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, says he believes sweetheart deals between Apple, Amazon and the world’s largest electronic book publishers may be stifling lower prices and competition in the market.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Featured In: August/September 2010 (Vol. 13 Iss. 8)
An interview with Mark Tobey: Special counsel for state relations and agriculture, US Department of Justice, antitrust division
Premium Article - Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Featured In: August/September 2010 (Vol. 13 Iss. 8)
The state of the States:
A report published late last year painted a bleak picture of the relationship between the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division and its counterparts at the state level. But was the relationship truly as bad as it might have appeared? And has a new approach to the relationship at the division resulted in real changes? Ron Knox investigates
Premium Article - Wednesday, 14 July 2010
The California Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s legislature did not intend for the Cartwright Act – California’s antitrust law – to allow alleged cartelists to use a pass-on defence to thwart private lawsuits.
Premium Article - Thursday, 08 July 2010
Two former Marsh & McLennan executives have seen their convictions for violating New York’s antitrust law overturned after a judge found that evidence produced after their trial clashed with the state’s case against the men.
Premium Article - Friday, 18 December 2009
A deal creating a near-monopoly in the market for electronic voting machines in the US has spurred an industry-wide investigation by the Attorney General of Florida.
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