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National Law Journal

SDNY Judge Dismisses Antitrust Class Action Alleging Global Bank Price-Fixing Conspiracy

"Here, the plaintiff has failed to allege any facts to show that the defendants engaged in parallel conduct that suggests the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy and each defendant's participation in that conspiracy," U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl wrote in his memorandum opinion. "This kind of barebones group pleading of parallel conduct is insufficient."
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International Edition

Google Wins €1.49B AdSense Case While Qualcomm's Fine Upheld by EU Court

The judgments centered on two separate fines imposed by Brussels officials on the U.S. tech giant and chipmaker in 2019.
3 minute read

International Edition

EU President Nominates Spanish Minister For Antitrust Chief Role

The role is one of the most powerful and high-profile posts in the European Commission.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Feds Flock to Big Law Amid 'Robust Demand' for Enforcement Counsel

Weil, Milbank and Mayer Brown have recruited former Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department and SEC enforcement and litigation officials in Washington.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Competition, Consumers, Workers Drive FTC's Aggressive Antitrust Approach, Khan Says

"This change in this reorientation has happened against a backdrop of a very organic sense that something was not working, that we were not adequately preserving competition across these markets," Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Illegal Conspiracy'?: EDNY Antitrust Class Action Challenges Publishers' 'Unpaid Peer Review Rule'

Academic journal publishers "essentially agreed to hold the careers of scholars hostage" and "force them to provide their valuable labor for free" in violation of the Sherman Act, according to the complaint, filed by Lieff Cabraser lawyers.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Corporate Money Blurs Line Between Experts, Advocates in the Antitrust Space, Kanter Says

"I fear that as the line blurs between expertise and advocacy, we risk losing expertise altogether," said Jonathan Kanter, the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust chief.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

'Anticompetitive Scheme?': Tyson Foods Faces Missouri Antitrust Class Action in Chicken Plant Dispute

"Defendants' anticompetitive conduct has restrained competition for the purchase of broiler chicken farmer services in the Dexter, Missouri geographic area," according to the allegations in the complaint filed against Tyson Foods in Missouri state court.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Would FTC Chair Lina Khan Stay on Under a President Harris or Trump?

With Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump seeking the presidency, questions have arisen as to whether Khan would be compatible with either administration. It is unclear how either presidential nominee plans to address antitrust and consumer protection matters.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Deal or No Deal? Anticipating Antitrust Under the Next Administration

"The most significant daylight between Trump and Harris competition policy may center on Big Tech enforcement," write Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz.
10 minute read

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