Tag: DOJ
US: DOJ supports the NFL in Oakland’s antitrust suit
The Justice Department is asking a federal court in California to dismiss Oakland, California's antitrust lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the National Football...
US: DOJ issues policy to incentivize corporate antitrust compliance
On Friday, July 12, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced the Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division’s new policy for incentivizing corporate antitrust compliance....
US: Highlights of DOJ’s antitrust division’s recent cases
Makan Delrahim’s two years in charge of the Justice Department’s antitrust division have been filled with headlines, reported The Wall Street Journal. Some highlights:
AT&T...
US: T-Mobile on cusp of DOJ approval for Sprint deal
T-Mobile U.S. Inc. is on the cusp of securing U.S. Justice Department approval for its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint Corp., after establishing the...
US: FTC and DOJ approve changes to HSR
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, has approved amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino...
US: DOJ intervenes in chicken price-fixing suit
The US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to intervene and stay discovery of evidence in an antitrust lawsuit involving major poultry processors.
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US: DOJ settles antitrust charges with Fox, CBS, Scripps, Cox, Tegna
The US Justice Department announced on Monday, June 17, it had settled antitrust charges with CBS, Cox Enterprises, E.W. Scripps, Fox, and Tegna, which...
US: Delrahim issues warning to technology giants
Makan Delrahim, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust chief, said that low prices and free products would not shield digital monopolists from scrutiny...
US: DOJ to review 1941 ASCAP, BMI consent decrees
The US Justice Department said Wednesday it would review two consent decrees reached with music licensing groups ASCAP and BMI in 1941, a decision...
US: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Brin, Page lose billions after Gov considers antitrust...
The fortunes of the founders of Google, Facebook, and Amazon tumbled more than US$16 billion dollars combined on Monday after reports surfaced that big...