Tag: DOJ
DOJ Says Antitrust Pressure Has Lead To 7 Board Directors Resignations
Seven members of the board of directors at five companies have resigned because of the DOJ's antitrust concerns over the directors holding similar board...
DOJ, FTC & EC Hold Second US-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy...
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, Federal Trade Commission Chair (FTC) Lina M. Khan and Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager of...
DOJ & FTC Meet With Other Enforcers On Digital Markets
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan participated in a G7 Joint Competition...
Republicans Ask for DOJ Help in CBDC Fight
A group of Republican lawmakers is asking the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to weigh in on the Federal Reserve’s proposed creation of a central bank digital...
Justice Department Probes Competition In New England Fishing Industry
The US Department of Justice has begun looking at possible antitrust issues in the New England fishing industry, amid growing concern about consolidation and...
DOJ Antitrust Division Not Backing Down on Labor
By: Ann O'Brien and Kayley Sullivan (Baker Hostetler/Antitrust Advocate)
Despite back-to-back losses in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first-ever criminal no-poach and wage-fixing cases, the Antitrust Division...
US Construction Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bid Rigging
A former construction contractor became the second person to plead guilty for participating in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme involving California Department of Transportation...
Damn the Economics, Full Speed Ahead!
By: Alden Abbott (Truth On The Market)
A White House administration typically announces major new antitrust initiatives in the fall and spring, and this year...
US DOJ Will Appeal Judges Decision In Sugar Ruling
On Monday the US Department Of Justice (DOJ) said it would appeal a judge's decision, which cleared the way for US Sugar's plans...
DOJ’s Antitrust Case Against American Airlines & JetBlue Heads To Court
The government's antitrust lawsuit against American Airlines and JetBlue begins Tuesday and the outcome could determine how closely the Biden administration examines other airline...
