Tag: Antitrust
Department Of Justice Questions MLB Antitrust Exemption
The US Department of Justice, for the second time in less than a year, asserted its concerns over Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption in...
Lina Khan And The FTC Go Back To The Antitrust Future
By Timothy J. Muris, WSJ
President Biden rejects the economics-driven antitrust policies of the past 40 years. Flanked by his White House competition adviser and his...
Philippines’ Ex-IP Regulator Named PCC Commissioner
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Monday named as its new commissioner a former intellectual property (IP) rights regulator, lawyer Lolibeth Ramit-Medrano.
Medrano, the third...
CSX Has Lost Another Key Ruling In US Antitrust Suit
CSX has lost another key ruling in its antitrust lawsuit seeking greater access to a large Virginia port, after a US judge said he...
TikTok To Testify Before House Committee On Antitrust
The CEO of video sharing app TikTok will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, the chair confirmed Monday.
Cathy McMorris...
Dutch Antitrust Authority Blocks RTL Nederland-Talpa Network Deal
RTL said Monday that a proposed merger between its Dutch unit, RTL Nederland, and Talpa Network has been stopped after the Dutch competition authority...
Why Google Is Facing Its Most Serious Antitrust Challenge To Date
By Casey Newton, Platformer
Today let’s talk about a major new antitrust case against Google, and the increasing likelihood that something at the company is...
Gibson, Heritage Settle Guitar Antitrust Claims
Heritage Guitar agreed to drop its antitrust lawsuit against Gibson Brands in a settlement that also ended Gibson’s trademark counterclaims—which a Michigan federal judge...
Las Vegas Hotels Face Antitrust Suit Over Price Collusion
MGM Resorts, Caesars, Treasure Island, and Wynn Resorts are facing federal antitrust litigation over claims they conspired to jack up room rates at the...
The DOJ Is Moving In The Right Direction On Antitrust
By Washington Examiner
The Department of Justice is suing Google for monopolizing digital advertising.
As we have been saying for some time, the tech giant has used anti-competitive tactics, including its 2008 acquisition...