Federal judge Lucy Koh has denied a request from Qualcomm and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to delay a key ruling in an anti-monopoly lawsuit so the two sides can work on a potential settlement. The FTC and Qualcomm filed a joint motion on Monday, October 15, seeking 30 days before San Jose US District Judge […]
The FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century continued on Wednesday October 17, with panels focused on issues related to Understanding Exclusionary Conduct in Cases Involving Multi-Sided Platforms: Predatory Pricing, Vertical Restraints, and MFN. The following panel spoke on Understanding Exclusionary Conduct in Cases Involving Multi-Sided Platforms: Issues Related to Vertically Integrated Platforms. […]
Posted by American Bar Association Hear Me Out: Understanding the US and EU Competition Hearings, Part 1: What Came Before, and What Is Happening Now By Koren Wong-Ervin Europe and the US are both holding broad hearings on competition and consumer protection. Why are the hearings taking place, what are the goals, why do they matter […]
Qualcomm and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have asked a federal judge to postpone a preliminary ruling in the latter’s antitrust case, as the two sides are hoping to pursue a settlement. If the delay takes effect, a decision on the FTC’s motion for partial summary judgment would be moved out 30 days, Reuters […]
The FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century continued on Tuesday, October 16, with panels focused on issues related to Antitrust in Labor Markets. The day kicked off with an Opening Address by Alan B. Krueger and the panels covered topics such as Economic Evidence of Labor Market Monopsony; Labor Markets […]
According to the World Intellectual Property Review, Nokia has sided with Qualcomm in its standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). District Judge Lucy Koh allowed the FTC to file a response to Nokia’s amicus brief at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, on […]
The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for the fifth session of its Hearings initiative, with a one-day session to be held at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC on November 1, 2018. This session reschedules the hearing session originally postponed on September 14 due to inclement weather. The Georgetown event will examine […]
The Federal Trade Commission is holding the third session of the Hearings initiative, an event co-sponsored with the Global Antitrust Institute and held at the Antonin Scalia Law School of George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, on October 15-17, 2018. The three-day event will examine the potential for collusive, exclusionary, and predatory conduct in multi-sided, technology-based […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on October 10 asking the agency to investigate contracts between hospital systems and insurers, The Wall Street Journal reported. He asked the FTC to examine whether contracts between health systems and payers are limiting competition and causing healthcare costs […]
This week, Ben Gris, former Assistant Director of the Mergers II Division of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joins Shearman & Sterling as a partner in its antitrust practice based in Washington, DC. Gris’ practice focuses on merger counseling, litigation, and multi-jurisdictional transactions across a wide range of industries with […]