Tag: US
US FTC Claims That Martin Shkreli Destroyed Evidence
The Federal Trade Commission accused disgraced pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli on Tuesday, June 1, of having destroyed evidence relevant to a lawsuit that could...
Dutch Rabobank Escapes US Chicken Cartel Case
Cooperative Rabobank UA dodged antitrust claims over its alleged role in an industry wide scheme to fix broiler chicken prices, when a federal judge...
Goodwin Keeps Growing Antitrust Team
After adding former Simpson Thacher & Bartlett antitrust attorney Andy Lacy last month in its Washington, DC, office, Goodwin Procter has continued to lean...
UK & EU Antitrust Regulators Concerned Over AstraZeneca’s $39B Alexion Buy
EU & UK antitrust watchdogs are set to decide by this weekend whether to approve AstraZeneca’s US$39 billion bid for biopharmaceutical company Alexion, a...
Spotify Exec Agrees With Antitrust Pressure On Apple
Spotify executive Horacio Gutierrez has explained in a wide-reaching interview with The Verge why the company believes Apple is a "ruthless bully" and what...
Amazon Will Buy MGM Studios For $6.5B
Amazon announced that it has agreed to acquire Hollywood studio MGM, a deal the e-commerce giant is betting can jump-start its Prime Video streaming...
US Cable Provider’s Antitrust Suit Tossed
NfinityLink Communications failed to advance its antitrust fight against a Kentucky city, after a court found that the city was acting as an agent...
New House Antitrust Bill Looks To Boost State AGs
The US House is introducing legislation that will give states more influence over deciding in which courts antitrust lawsuits will be brought against companies,...
EU Suspends Tariffs On US Steel & Aluminium
The European Union and the United States have announced the start of discussions to resolve their trade dispute around steel and aluminium -- while...
Advertisers’ Antitrust Case Against Google Dismissed
A US judge on Thursday, May 13, dismissed antitrust claims against Google brought by a group of advertisers, but offered them a chance to...