Tag: US
Matrix Medical Wins Antitrust Appeal Over $160M Merger
Matrix Medical Network and its private equity backers secured their exit from antitrust litigation over their acquisition of a rival health insurance risk adjuster...
Qualcomm & Microsoft Partner Up On Custom Chips
On Tuesday, January 4, Qualcomm announced that it is working with Microsoft on custom chips that would control lightweight augmented reality glasses for use...
FTC Fines Biglari Over Barrel Stock Purchase
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Biglari Holdings US$1.4 million for its second violation of federal antitrust rules in less than a...
Chief Justice John Roberts To Tackle Patent Laws
In a year-end report on the federal judiciary, US Chief Justice John Roberts said he would direct the Judicial Conference of the United States...
New Push To Confirm Biden Nominees For FTC, FCC Expected
The White House was expected to make a fresh push as early as Monday, January 3, to persuade the US Senate to confirm President...
Biden Unveils Plan To Rein In Meatpacking Giants
The Biden administration unveiled a plan Monday, January 3, to boost competition in the meatpacking industry and alleviate surging food prices amid skyrocketing inflation, reported Bloomberg.
The...
US Company Hillrom Faces Antitrust Suit Over Hospital Bed Sales
A US-based medical technology company recently purchased by health care giant Baxter is facing an antitrust lawsuit brought by a rival that alleges it...
NBA, Players’ Union Dodge Antitrust Lawsuit
The NBA and its players’ association dodged federal antitrust claims in Cleveland on Wednesday over the union’s decision to reject a suspended attorney’s application...
Tyson, Pilgrim’s Get Nod for $181M Antitrust Settlement
The consumers leading antitrust litigation over an alleged industrywide scheme to fix broiler chicken prices won final approval from a federal judge in Chicago...
The FTC Draws Its Attention To Amazon’s Cloud Service
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is advancing an antitrust probe into Amazon's cloud computing business, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
FTC officials have contacted...
