Tag: US
Sen. Lee Calls For One Agency To Improve Antitrust Enforcement
Sen. Mike Lee (Republican - Utah) reintroduced the One Agency Act on Tuesday, March 9, legislation that would improve antitrust enforcement by putting all...
Sutter’s $575 Antitrust Settlement Gets Green-light
A landmark US$575 million settlement by Sutter Health over the Sacramento medical giant’s business practices received a judge’s preliminary approval Tuesday, March 9.
A year...
Lina Khan To Be Nominated To FTC: Politico
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Lina Khan, a Columbia Law School professor who specializes in antitrust law, to serve as a member of the Federal...
“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli Accused Of Drug Monopoly By Insurer
A Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate sued “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, in a Manhattan federal court Thursday, March 4, alleging a scheme to monopolize...
Congress Warns Big Tech: “Change Is Coming. Laws Are Coming”
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held the first in a planned series of hearings to “consider legislative proposals to...
Large Chicken Producer Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a major broiler chicken producer based in Greeley, Colorado, has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to pay approximately US$107...
Cicilline Will Introduce Antitrust Reform Bill “Very Soon”
The chairman of the House antitrust panel said he’ll introduce legislation “very soon” to reform antitrust laws to curb the power of large technology...
Tim Wu May Soon Join White House National Economic Council: Report
The Columbia University professor and antitrust crusader who coined the term “net neutrality,” Tim Wu, is likely to join the White House National Economic Council, according...
Bipartisan Bill To Help News Outlets Negotiate With Big Tech In...
Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news organizations to negotiate with Big...
DOJ Seeks Info On Salesforce’s $27B Slack Deal
The US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has asked Salesforce and Slack for more information ahead of Salesforce’s plan to buy the smaller software company for...
