The Ninth Circuit has held that a putative class of nationwide consumers that brought damages claims under California law was erroneously certified. Until now, class actions asserting claims for plaintiffs across the country...more
10/13/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Apple ,
Cartwright Act ,
Cell Phones ,
Damages ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Illinois Brick ,
Indirect Purchasers ,
IP License ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price-Fixing ,
Qualcomm ,
Section 2 ,
Semiconductors ,
Sherman Act
On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted its third open meeting in as many months. The commission adopted the four items on its agenda and FTC staff gave a presentation on its study of acquisitions by...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised and refiled its complaint against Facebook, once again asserting Facebook throttled competition in the market for “personal social networking services.” The revised complaint...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (EO), which states that "excessive market concentration threatens basic economic liberties, democratic...more
On June 11, 2021, House Antitrust Subcommittee chairman David Cicilline and ranking member Ken Buck introduced a package of legislative measures called "A Stronger Online Economy: Opportunity, Innovation, Choice." The...more
On October 22, 2016, AT&T announced its $108 billion proposed acquisition of Time Warner. After a year-plus investigation, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit to enjoin the merger, alleging that the transaction would...more
6/20/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
AT&T ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Media ,
Multichannel Video Programming ,
Time Warner
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued guidance explaining how parties to a merger or acquisition can reduce antitrust risk when exchanging competitively sensitive information prior to closing. The exchange of...more