Tag: Antitrust
The antitrust duty to charge low prices
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The antitrust duty to charge low prices
By Ramsi Woodcock (Georgia State University)
Abstract: Antitrust’s embrace of the maximization of welfare in...
US: DOJ challenges illegal antitrust “gun jumping” in energy transaction
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division recently brought a civil antitrust lawsuit against Duke Energy, alleging that the electric power generator engaged in illegal...
Defusing the antitrust threat to institutional investor involvement in corporate governance
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Defusing the antitrust threat to institutional investor involvement in corporate governance
By Edward B. Rock (New York University) & Daniel L. Rubinfeld...
From private ordering to public law: The legal frameworks governing standards-essential...
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From private ordering to public law: The legal frameworks governing standards-essential patents
By Jorge L. Contreras (University of Utah)
Abstract: ...
South Korea: Acting president picks new vice chairman of antitrust watchdog
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Wednesday promoted Shin Young-son, the secretary-general of the Fair Trade Commission, to vice chairman.
Shin will replace...
EU: Amazon offers to change e-book contracts to settle antitrust probe
US online retailer Amazon has offered to alter its e-book contracts with publishers in a bid to end an EU antitrust probe and stave...
US: Dechert hires four antitrust attorneys
Philadelphia-headquartered Dechert has hired a four-lawyer team to its antitrust and competition team in Brussels.
The team, who join from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, include...
Germany: Regulator clears HERE stake purchases by Intel
Germany's Federal Cartel Office said on Tuesday it had approved stake purchases in German digital mapping firm HERE by US chip maker Intel and...
US: Judge blocks Aetna’s $37 billion deal for Humana
A federal judge ruled on Monday that a $37 billion merger between the health insurance providers Aetna and Humana should not be consummated on...
US: Walgreens, Rite Aid hammered by antitrust concerns
Shares of Walgreen Boots Alliance and Rite Aid tumbled on Friday, after the merger of the two drugstore companies faced reported resistance from US...
