Tag: Department of Justice
US: Trump’s antitrust pick heads before Senate
Today lawmakers are returning to Washington, after a two-week recess, and are in for a busy week reports The Hill.
On the agenda is Trump's...
US: Jeff Sessions tells 46 US attorneys to resign
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked the remaining 46 US attorneys who served under the Obama administration to resign, the Justice Department announced Friday,...
US: Anthem/Cigna merger appeal set for this month
The United States Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear the Anthem/Cigna merger case on Friday, March 24, with Cigna now onboard with the...
Data-Opolies
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Data-Opolies
By Maurice E. Stucke (University of Tennessee) & Allen P. Grunes (The Konkurrenz Group)
Abstract: In contrast to the European...
US: Senators call for Sessions AT&T-Time Warner merger scrutiny
The top senators on the Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel are urging the Department of Justice to scrutinize the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger for the...
US: California man convicted of foreclosure bid-riging
A federal jury convicted Thomas Joyce for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in Contra...
US: Billionaire Thiel is leading the search for Trump’s antitrust officials
A leading Facebook board member and billionaire is now helping the Trump administration’s search to fill the government’s two top antitrust vacancies, Buzzfeeed reported.
Thiel has argued...
US/UK: Rolls-Royce pays £671m to settle bribery case
Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay a record £671million to British, US and Brazilian authorities to settle bribery and corruption claims.
In a landmark case, the...
Three economist’s tools for antitrust analysis: A non-technical introduction
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Three economist's tools for antitrust analysis: A non-technical introduction
By Russell W. Pittman (US Department of Justice)
Abstract: The importance of economics...
The Yates Memorandum’s Impact of U.S. Cartel Enforcement: Evolution or Revolution?
By Robert E. Bloch, Kelly B. Kramer & Stephen M. Medlock -
This paper suggests that the Yates Memorandum marks a significant change in the DOJ’s approach to...
