Businesses routinely raise their prices in response to changing economic conditions and competition. Now might be a particularly dangerous time to raise prices without careful consideration of the legal consequences of...more
Several Hollywood companies have agreed to pay $170 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by animators who claimed their wages were depressed by unlawful anti-poaching agreements. The recent settlements highlight that now...more
3/10/2017
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Consent Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disney ,
DreamWorks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
No-Poaching ,
Popular ,
Sony ,
Twentieth Century Fox ,
Wage-Fixing
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division offers immunity from prosecution to applicants who are the first to self-report antitrust violations. That immunity carries with it limited protection from...more