Uncertainty in U.S. Price-Gouging Law Compliance and Defense
Allegations of price gouging are ubiquitous in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the late 1970s, 40 U.S. states have enacted...
Price Gouging Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the legal landscape surrounding price gouging has changed rapidly and dramatically. Attorneys general and...
Robbin’ Hood
Is it an antitrust offense to sell face masks at a high price in the midst of a pandemic? In this essay...
Price Gouging in a Time of Sea Change
The purpose of price gouging laws is to prevent excessive pricing and profiteering in a state of emergency. But price gouging laws...
The New Transatlantic Attack on High Prices: Price Gouging
The COVID-19 outbreak has generated a surge of consumer complaints and governmental investigations about excessive pricing and price gouging. Anti-price gouging laws...
Toward a Per Se Rule Against Price Gouging
Price gouging is the use of high prices to ration access to a good in unexpectedly short supply. Because sellers can always...
Interim Measures: A Remedy to Deal with Price Gouging in the...
Interim measures are cease-and-desist orders that can be issued when there is an imminent risk of serious and irreparable harm to competition....
Price Gouging Under Brazilian Competition Law: Better Left Dormant?
Price gouging is a hot topic in the antitrust community as a result of COVID-19, and Brazil is no exception. In this...
Growth, Girth, and the Last Mover Advantage
By E. Kumar Sharma1
India’s biggest company, Reliance Industries, has acquired a cash-strapped rival to gain a major chunk of the Indian bricks-and-mortar retail.2 The...
Could New York’s 21st Century Antitrust Act Usher a New Chapter...
By Shaoul Sussman (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)1
Over the last year, much-deserved attention has been paid to the ongoing Congressional antitrust investigation of Big Tech...
