Tag: US
US & EU Team Up On Tech To Counter Russia &...
The US and EUn plan to cooperate more on technology regulation, industrial development, and bilateral trade following President Biden’s visit, in a bid to...
Appeals Court Hears Former Bumble Bee CEO Claim Of Judicial Error
Former Bumble Bee Foods President and CEO Chris Lischewski formally appealed his conviction for leading a tuna price-fixing conspiracy in front of a three-judge...
US House Panel To Vote On Antitrust Bills Next Week
The US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel next week will begin reviewing five recently introduced antitrust bills including several targeting the market power of...
Lina Khan Sworn In As Chair Of The FTC
Lina Khan was sworn in today as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President Biden named Khan, a Democrat, to a term on the...
US Seeks $25.5M Fine From Air Canada Over Delayed Refunds
The US Transportation Department announced on Tuesday, June 15, that it was seeking a US$25.5 million fine from Air Canada over the carrier’s failure...
US Senate Confirms Lina Khan To Become An FTC Commissioner
The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Lina Khan, the young progressive who helped launch a reckoning amongst antitrust...
College Textbook Antitrust Suits Dismissed
A US judge on Monday, June 14, dismissed antitrust suits accusing the dominant on-campus bookstore chains and college textbook publishers of conspiring to eliminate...
US FTC OKs $61.7M Settlement With Amazon Over Tips
The US Federal Trade Commission on Friday approved a consent order against Amazon that requires the company to pay $61.7m to resolve charges that...
Democrats Introduce 5 Antitrust Bills Aimed At Reining In Big Tech
House members on Friday introduced five antitrust bills — including one that would force Amazon.com Inc. and others to essentially split into two companies...
Another US Chicken Producer Charged With Price-Fixing
Claxton Poultry Farms has been indicted in Colorado on charges of price-fixing broiler chickens produced for sale to restaurants and grocery stores, the US...
