Corporate Counsel

Trump, Harris Might Alter DOJ, FTC Enforcement in Counterintuitive Ways

"It's not a given that a Harris presidency would mirror the Biden administration's aggressive approach to antitrust," said Robin Adelstein, a Norton Rose Fulbright partner.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Who Got the Work: NCAA Announces Defense Team in WDNY Hockey Players Antitrust Class Action

"Plaintiffs and the class allege that Defendants' anticompetitive conduct has caused them to sell their labor for below-competitive prices, to lose out on valuable athletic scholarships, and to be excluded from Division I," according to the allegations in the amended complaint against the NCAA. "Such injuries are plainly of the type the antitrust laws were intended to prevent."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Visa Hires Antitrust Heavyweights to Carry Out DOJ-Misunderstands-the-Market Defense

"Anyone who has bought something online, or checked out at a store, knows there is an ever-expanding universe of companies offering new ways to pay for goods and services," Visa General Counsel Julie Rottenberg said in a statement.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Google Is Sued by Texas Credit Union Over Alleged Search Engine 'Monopoly'

The lawsuit, which accused Google of abusing its "monopoly power" to exert unchecked control over the "quantity of ad inventory," alleged violations of California's Cartwright Act, unfair business practices and unfair competition.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Unfair Business Practices'?: Lawsuits Allege Big Pharma Multiple Sclerosis Drug Monopoly

"Biogen's anticompetitive conduct, and the PBMs' participation in it, delayed and substantially diminished the sale of generic Tecfidera in the United States, and unlawfully enabled Biogen to sell Tecfidera and Vumerity at artificially inflated units and prices," according to the allegations in three complaints accusing Biogen of monopolizing the multiple sclerosis drug market.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Google expert at antitrust trial says ad-dollar competition is underestimated

The testimony from economist Mark Israel comes as Google wraps up its defense in the third week of an antitrust trial that began earlier this month in Alexandria, Virginia.
4 minute read

International Edition

Google Lawyer, EU Official Comment on New Chapter in EU Competition Policy

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, who has been nominated to serve as the EU's next competition commissioner, is expected to revamp the bloc's antitrust policy so it helps European companies compete around the globe as more nations move toward increased protectionism.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Express Scripts' Defamation Case Against FTC Will Fall Short, Law Professor Says

"It's not uncommon that a defamation suit is brought, not necessarily because the plaintiff expects to take it to trial, but instead, because they want to make a public announcement that what was said about them is wrong," said Lyrissa Lidsky, a University of Florida law professor.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against Visa Alleging It Thwarts Payment-Processing Rivals

Visa handles more than 60% of debit card transactions in the U.S., and collects more than $7 billion in annual processing fees, a lucrative business the company protects through illegal, anticompetitive practices, the Department of Justice alleges.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Pac-12, Represented by Keker, Sues Mountain West Conference Over 'Unlawful' Poaching Penalty

Pac-12's counsel at Keker, Van Nest & Peters, which filed the complaint on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claimed that the Pac-12 was forced to agree to the "unlawful" terms of its agreement with the MWC under duress. The claim alleged an invalid contract for unenforceable penalties and violations of the Section 1 of the Sherman Act, California's Cartwright Act and California's Unfair Competition Law.
4 minute read

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