Tag: DOJ
Biden Struggling To Fill DOJ Antitrust Seat: Politico
President Joe Biden’s search for the Justice Department’s top trust-busting role is being bogged down by ethics concerns, both about candidates who have represented...
DOJ Requires Republic Services To Divest Assets For Santek Buy
The Department of Justice announced that Republic Services will be required to divest waste collection and disposal assets in five states in order to...
US & Google At Odds Over Document Hand-Off
Lawyers for Alphabet's Google and the government tangled on Tuesday, March 30, over how many documents related to the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against...
DOJ Extends UnitedHealth’s Change Buy Antitrust Review
US antitrust regulators are closely examining the UnitedHealth Group proposal for US$8 billion to acquire data and healthcare company Change Healthcare, Bloomberg reported.
Department of Justice officials have asked officials...
DOJ Antitrust Division Issues 2021 Annual Newsletter
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today issued the 2021 edition of its annual Spring Newsletter. The newsletter highlights the division’s recent activities and...
DOJ Accuses Google Of Delaying Document Handover In Antitrust Trial
The US Department of Justice accused Google of dragging its feet in providing documents in preparation for a trial on allegations that it broke...
DOJ Probes Visa Over Possible Anticompetitive Card Practices
Visa shares dropped sharply in midday trading Friday after a report said the Justice Department has opened an investigation into its debit card business...
Wisconsin DOJ Named To International Task Force On Pharmaceutical Mergers
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) is joining an international working group, initiated by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC),...
DOJ & FTC Agree Some Early Merger Clearances Allowed
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice said Friday that enforcers will still allow mergers to clear the review process early in...
Biden’s DOJ Nominee Gupta Vows Strong Antitrust Enforcement
Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Justice Department’s No. 3 post, said on Tuesday that she doubts that big tech companies would...
