The Vermont Attorney General’s office is seeking evidence of any anti-competitive practices in the dairy industry from dairy farmers and other interested parties.

Cisco Systems yesterday announced that the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have let the antitrust review period for its purchase of rival Starent expire, allowing the companies to close the deal.

After seven months of negotiations, the US and Japan have reached an aviation accord that will liberalise air passenger and cargo services between the countries.

An internet search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo has been given the green light in Australia and Canada, as the US Department of Justice continues to investigate the agreement’s possible competitive impact.

General Cable has confirmed it is being investigated by the US Department of Justice and the European Commission in a probe of the cable industry.

The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has ordered Cameron International to divest assets before merging with Natco to preserve competition in the oil refining industry.

Christine Varney, the assistant attorney general in charge of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division, will meet with New York farmers to investigate possible anti-competitive activity in the dairy industry.

In the wake of the European Commission’s decision to oppose Oracle’s purchase of rival Sun Microsystems, the US Department of Justice has created a list of current US investigations to help it identify antitrust agencies in other jurisdictions that may review the same deals and behaviour. Ron Knox at the Fall Forum in Washington, DC