Tag: Antitrust law
Greek Watchdog Raids Pasta Producers Over Price Fixing Claims
The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of nine companies active in the supply and retail sale of pasta...
DLA Piper Grows California Office
DLA Piper announced today that former federal prosecutor Matthew Jacobs and Jessica Heim have joined the firm’s Litigation practice as partners in Northern California, based in the San...
Brazil’s Bunge Soy Deal Breaks Antitrust Laws: Says Owner
The owner of two strategic soy crushing plants in southern Brazil has appealed to the country’s antitrust body for a probe into a signed...
Democrats Introduce “Right to Repair” Bills
US lawmakers are introducing "Right to Repair" legislation this week to ensure consumers can get vehicles, electronic devices, and agriculture equipment serviced by independent...
Congress Mulls New Powers To Take On Pandemic-Related Price Gouging
As the world enters the third year of battling COVID-19, lawmakers are saying that regulators must do more to stop price gouging and scams...
Arizona Utility Violated Antitrust Law With Price Hikes For Solar Panel...
A federal appeals court has ruled that an Arizona utility company can be held liable for violations of antitrust laws after it charged its...
China Works To Strengthen Antitrust Laws For Big Pharma
China will toughen law enforcement to curb monopoly practices and unfair competition in the pharmaceutical industry as the government seeks to foster a good...
White House Encouraged By Judge’s Decision Not To Dismiss Facebook Case
On Wednesday, January 13, the White House stated it was encouraged by a US judge's decision not to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...
Algorithmic Predation and Exclusion
By Thomas K. Cheng (The University of Hong Kong) & Julian Nowag (Lund University)
The debate about the implications of algorithms on competition law enforcement...
Warren Wants To Use Antitrust Law To Break Up Grocery Giants
Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren advocated breaking up major grocery retailers with antitrust laws. Sen. Warren (Democrat) tweeted a video clip from her appearance on...
