Tag: Antitrust
Senators Defend Their Antitrust Venue Bill
The four lawmakers responsible for antitrust legislation defended their bill to allow state attorneys general to determine the venue to bring an antitrust case,...
Soccer Player Settles Antitrust Suit Over Minimum Age
The National Women’s Soccer League has reached a settlement with the 15-year-old athletic prodigy who brought an antitrust challenge to its minimum playing age,...
South Africa, Competition Law, and Equality: Restoring Equity by Antitrust in...
By Eleanor M. Fox (New York University)
In South Africa, the question is not whether to incorporate “equality” into the competition law, but how. In...
AerCap Set To Secure Unconditional EU Antitrust Approval For $30B Deal
Irish aircraft leasing company AerCap is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for General Electric's aircraft leasing business,...
SmileDirectClub Presses Antitrust Appeal Against CA Dental Board
A California state dental board should face antitrust claims over the agency's investigation of dental products maker SmileDirectClub, a lawyer for the tele-dentistry company...
China’s Antitrust Regulator Orders Companies To Fix Security Issues
China’s main technology-sector regulator ordered the country’s internet giants to fix certain anticompetitive practices and data security threats, building on a regulatory campaign to...
How Do Start-up Acquisitions Affect the Direction of Innovation?
By José L. Moraga-González & Evgenia Motchenkova (VU University Amsterdam)
A start-up engages in an investment portfolio problem by choosing how much to invest in...
Brazil’s Antitrust Watchdog See’s Problems In Oi Sale Approval
The superintendence of Brazil's competition regulator Cade said on Friday it viewed an asset sale by Brazilian telecom Oi as "complex," suggesting that TIM,...
EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline For IAG-Air Europa Deal
EU antitrust enforcers have extended their deadline for a decision on British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines' 500-million-euro ($589.5 million) bid for Spain's...
The Antitrust Duty to Deal in the Age of Big Tech
By Erik Hovenkamp (University of Southern California)
The antitrust duty to deal is perhaps the most confounding and controversial form of antitrust intervention. It is...
