Tag: DOJ
US: Anthem loses appeal of antitrust ruling against proposed Cigna merger
A federal appeals court has denied Anthem’s attempt to challenge a judge’s ruling that its proposed acquisition of Cigna violates antitrust law.
In a 2-1...
US: DOJ nominee hearing delayed
The confirmation testimony expected on Wednesday for Makan Delrahim, who was nominated to head US Justice Department's Antitrust Division, has been delayed by missing...
US: Democrats plan to press Delrahim on his ties to AT&T
According to Recode the democratic lawmakers are planning to question President Donald Trump’s nominee on his past ties to corporate giants like AT&T.
Makan Delrahim...
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: DoJ preps 1st antitrust Trial of Trump era
Next week the Justice Department is headed to federal court to stop a merger of competing nuclear waste disposal companies, the first test of...
US: Anthem not in DoJ merger negotiations
On Thursday Health insurer Anthem denied a report that it was in negotiations with the Justice Department in an effort to save its merger...
Political Influence and Merger Antitrust Reviews
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Political Influence and Merger Antitrust Reviews
By Mihir N. Mehta (University of Michigan), Suraj Srinivasan (Harvard) & Wanli Zhao (Southern...
US: Feds subpoena Baxter employee over national shortage of IV solutions
The federal government has subpoenaed a Baxter International employee as part of a criminal investigation related to a nationwide shortage of intravenous saline solution,...
US: Time almost up for DOJ to request SCOTUS for Amex...
The Justice Department must soon decide whether it wants to ask the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling rejecting the government’s...
US: DOJ announces new acting antitrust head
As it awaits the Senate confirmation of Makan Delrahim, the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division announced today that former DOJ attorney Andrew Finch...
