Tag: US
Goodyear-Cooper Deal Clears Another Hurdle
The Goodyear-Cooper deal has cleared another regulatory hurdle, and at the same time Goodyear Tire & Rubber announced that it will offer US$1.45 billion...
US Senate Panel Passes Bill To Raise Merger Fees For Big...
A bill to increase the fees that companies planning the biggest mergers pay to government antitrust agencies and to give those agencies bigger budgets passed...
US Senate Committee Approves Tech Research Bill
A US Senate committee voted 24-4 on Wednesday, May 12, to approve a compromise measure to authorize more than US$110 billion for basic and...
US States Seek Spring 2022 Trial Date In Google Case
One attorney representing more than a dozen states spearheaded by Texas that have alleged that Google contravened antitrust law is seeking to have a...
Adelson’s Widow Must Face Newspaper Antitrust Suit, Rules Judge
The widow of billionaire Sheldon Adelson, the late casino magnate, media mogul, and GOP mega-donor, should face antitrust claims for treble damages over his...
Josh Hawley Wants To Revisit Big Tech Break Up
Senator Josh Hawley (Republican - Missouri) sat down for a virtual interview with the Washington Post to discuss the common ground he hopes he...
Republicans Escalate Threats Against Big Tech
Republicans on Wednesday, May 5, escalated their threats to clamp down on tech giants after Facebook’s oversight board upheld the company’s decision to ban...
FTC Announces New Appointments To Agency Leadership Positions
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced that she has selected Austin King to be the Associate General Counsel for Rulemaking. Replacing Mr....
Invisalign Maker Hit With New Antitrust Suit
Align was hit with another proposed class action that alleges the Invisalign orthodontics maker drove up prices and abused its market dominance by enticing...
Republicans Want To Revive Collusion Case Against Amazon
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing the Justice Department and the Pentagon to reopen a probe into conflicts of interest between Amazon ex-employees and consultants...
