Tag: Anticompetitive
McDonald’s Defeats No-Poach Antitrust Suit
A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of McDonald’s in a long-running legal battle with employees over a no-poaching provision in its franchise...
FTC Looks To Curtail Future Deals From Firms That Engage In...
In a statement on Monday, October 25, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was restoring its practice of requiring companies that previously pursued an...
Tile Says Apple’s Anticompetitive Ways Have ‘Gotten Worse, Not Better’
Tile, which helps users find lost items, told a congressional panel on Wednesday, April 1, that Apple failed to live up to promises aimed...
US: Genius Media sues Google over anticompetitive use of lyrics
Five months after it accused Google of publishing lifted song lyrics, music website Genius Media is suing the search giant over what it alleges...
US: FTC finds merger of prosthetic knee companies anticompetitive
The Federal Trade Commission issued an Opinion and Final Order in which the Commission upholds the Administrative Law Judge’s decision that the consummated acquisition of Freedom Innovations by Otto...
US: Oscar files appeal in battle with Florida Blue
Oscar will appeal its case against Florida Blue over the use of exclusive broker policies, which Oscar alleges is anticompetitive, company officials said Tuesday,...
South Africa: Competition Commission wants schools to follow uniform guidelines
On Wednesday, January 9, the Competition Commission of South Africa urged schools to adhere to the school uniform guidelines aimed at curbing anti-competitive behavior...
Common Ownership: Solutions in Search of a Problem
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Common Ownership: Solutions in Search of a Problem
By Keith Klovers (FTC) & Douglas H. Ginsburg (US Court of Appeals...
Singapore: Grab-Uber deal ruled anti-competitive
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has determined that after ride-hailing firm Grab's acquisition of US rival Uber's South-east Asian business the...
Common Sense About Common Ownership
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Common Sense About Common Ownership
By Douglas H. Ginsburg & Keith Klovers (US Court of Appeals for the District of...