Tag: Antitrust
US Congress Allows Ivy League Antitrust Exemption To Expire
Congress has allowed another layer of legal antitrust protection related to college athletics to expire this Friday.
The law, which is officially removed at the...
EU Antitrust Watchdogs Call Off 6-Year Probe Into Czech Rail
EU antitrust regulators have dropped a six-year old investigation into Czech railway company Ceske drahy (CD) after failing to find evidence of wrongdoing, the...
Reevaluating Out-of-Market Efficiencies in Antitrust
By John M. Yun (George Mason University)
Antitrust analyses relegate efficiencies to a second-class status. Not only are they often an after-thought when assessing conduct...
Damn the Economics, Full Speed Ahead!
By: Alden Abbott (Truth On The Market)
A White House administration typically announces major new antitrust initiatives in the fall and spring, and this year...
Blue Cross Must Face Revived Antitrust Challenge
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan must face antitrust litigation challenging its reimbursement rates for anesthesiologists, a federal judge in Detroit ruled, reviving the...
House Advances Bill To Update Fees In Merger Reviews
Late Wednesday the House of Representatives voted to advance a bill that would update the fees companies pay for merger reviews and strengthen state...
The FTC Looks To Revive Endo Antitrust Appeal
Endo's pending bankruptcy should not block the US Federal Trade Commission from challenging the dismissal of an antitrust complaint it filed against the pharmaceutical...
Delta Execs Fight Bid To Testify At American Airlines Antitrust Trial
Two senior executives at Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday urged a Boston federal judge to block a bid by American Airlines Group Inc...
Sen. Grassley Presses DOJ & FTC On Need For Enforcement In...
Judiciary Committee Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), pushed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department senior leadership to do more to promote competition and fairness...
Covington Hires Ex-DOJ Antitrust Counsel
Lauren Willard has rejoined Covington & Burling as a partner in the antitrust and appellate and Supreme Court litigation practices in Washington, the law...
