COVID-19 already has had a significant impact on the food industry. Companies at all levels of the food supply chain long have been the focus of antitrust investigations and litigation, partly because there are relatively few...more
A recently filed antitrust complaint against Duke University (Duke) provides a fresh reminder for colleges and universities that the state action immunity doctrine is unlikely to be a complete shield from antitrust liability...more
Back in 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued 1-800 Contacts, claiming the online retailer devised an anticompetitive scheme with other online lens retailers to restrict search terms....more
Senate Republicans and House Democrats are headed for a clash over whether to shield businesses, colleges and universities from liability as the economy begins to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic....more
On April 29, we hosted a webinar on fraud and government enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on lessons learned from past crises....more
Among the industries disrupted by the COVID-19 public health crisis has been the educational sector, as universities across the country have been forced to shutter their campuses and transition to virtual remote learning....more
We recently blogged here about the FTC and states combating scams, price gouging and deceptive ads, and our antitrust group issued an alert on navigating antitrust issues in the wake of COVID-19. Today, we write to provide...more
As COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, nervous Americans are running to stores to stock up on food, toilet paper, hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes and virus-killing sprays, leaving stores struggling to keep up with the...more
Last November, the Antitrust Division (Division) of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) to “deter, detect, and prosecute antitrust crimes and related schemes...more