Tag: DOJ
US: Carolinas HealthCare loses bid to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Carolinas HealthCare System has lost a bid to dismiss a US Justice Department lawsuit accusing the largest hospital network in North Carolina of imposing...
US: Trump’s Delrahim sees no problem with the AT&T-Time Warner merger
President Donald Trump has nominated a former corporate lawyer — who previously said that AT&T’s bid for Time Warner doesn’t pose a “major antitrust...
US: Anthem lobbyist Delrahim tapped by Trump as DoJ Antitrust Chief
A member of President Donald Trump's transition team, Makan Delrahim, will be nominated to head the US Justice Department's Antitrust Division, the White House...
US: Delrahim to head DOJ antitrust division
Makan Delrahim, a veteran lobbyist on President Donald Trump's transition team, is expected to be nominated to head the US Justice Department's Antitrust Division,...
US: GE, Baker Hughes asked for more information
The US Justice Department is seeking additional information from General Electric and Baker Hughes over the pending merger to create an oil and gas...
US: DOJ challenges illegal antitrust “gun jumping” in energy transaction
The Department of Justice Antitrust Division recently brought a civil antitrust lawsuit against Duke Energy, alleging that the electric power generator engaged in illegal...
US: Viamedia’s antitrust case against Comcast progresses
Viamedia, the largest independent cable TV ad management company, issued the following statement regarding the Wednesday, February 22, decision in its antitrust suit against...
US: Anthem lobbyist is contender for top antitrust job
One of the Trump administration’s contenders for a top antitrust job is a lobbyist who’s worked for health insurer Anthem on its proposed megamerger...
US: Judge rejects Anthem’s $54 billion takeover of Cigna
A federal judge halted Anthem’s bid to acquire Cigna for $54 billion this evening, ruling the deal between the insurance giants can't go forward...
US: Trump takes AG Yates out and puts Boente in
President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night for "refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of...
