Tag: Department of Justice
U.S. Cartel Investigations: The Next Big Thing?
August 2019
CPI Cartel Column edited by Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz (Global Economics Group) & Donald Klawiter (Klawiter PLLC) presents:
U.S. Cartel Investigations: The Next Big Thing?...
US: Chicken of the Sea settles Walmart antitrust suit
Tuna supplier Chicken of the Sea has reached an agreement with Walmart resolving antitrust claims brought by the retailer, according to a statement.
Under the...
Understanding the ANSI Patent Policy and Why It Matters
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Understanding the ANSI Patent Policy and Why It Matters
By Richard Taffet & William Cravens (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
The...
US: Turner CEO calls Gov “Clueless” about AT&T-Time Warner merger
Turner CEO John Martin thinks his future bosses at AT&T have some work to do. The telecommunications giants "have let us down," Martin on Tuesday,...
US: Sessions appoints new acting US attorney
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has appointed an acting US Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, replacing previous interim US Attorney Jack Smith who...
US: Barclays hirings come under scrutiny
The US Department of Justice is scrutinising whether Barclays breached antitrust laws by promising to stop poaching JPMorgan Chase bankers, in another blow to...
US: DOJ ups investigation of Sun-Times sale
The Department of Justice is requiring the owner of Chicago Sun-Times to openly solicit bids from alternative buyers after the Wrapports informed antitrust enforcers...
US: Feds and Wal-Mart allege canned tuna prices fixed
Executives of the most popular tuna brands in the US — Chicken of the Sea, Bumble Bee and StarKist — conspired regularly to keep...
US: Antitrust nominee addresses antitrust enforcement abroad
Makan Delrahim, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the antitrust division of the Department of Justice, spoke Wednesday about the need to change how...
US: DOJ gets $143 million cut but the Antitrust Division remains...
The Department of Justice could receive a $143 million cut in funding as part of a spending package Congress is expected to vote on...