Tag: Whistleblower
A Practical Look at Why A Criminal Antitrust Whistleblower Statute is...
By: Robert Connolly (Cartel Capers)
Antitrust practitioner and blog author Robert Connolly has been calling and supporting calls for whistleblower legislation to be passed as...
EU Competition Watchdog Opens Merger Whistleblower Hotline
Individuals will now be able to alert EU competition regulators about merger breaches or illegal state aid, via an anonymous antitrust whistleblower tool previously...
Antitrust Compliance and the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act
The Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019 (“CAARA”) provides protections for employees, contractors, and agents who notify their employers or the federal government of...
House Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protections
The US House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday, December 8, by Sens. Chuck Grassley (Republican - Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (Democrat - Vermont)...
Prospects Improve for Enactment of the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of...
By Mark L. Krotoski & Bernard W. Archbold (Morgan Lewis)1
On October 17, 2019, the U.S. Senate (“Senate”) unanimously passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation...
US: Senators approve antitrust whistleblower protection bill
Legislation introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley (Republican - Iowa) and Patrick Leahy (Democrat - Vermont) to protect whistleblowers who shine a light on unlawful...
US: Chicken of the Sea settles Walmart antitrust suit
Tuna supplier Chicken of the Sea has reached an agreement with Walmart resolving antitrust claims brought by the retailer, according to a statement.
Under the...
US: Supreme Court narrows whistleblower definition
The US Supreme Court sharply limited the legal protections for corporate whistleblowers on Wednesday, February 21, reported the Wall Street Journal. They ruled that...
