FTC’s challenge is the culmination of years of investigation, but choice of venue and theories of harm reveal potential weaknesses....more
10/2/2024
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Affiliates ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Section 5 ,
Supply Chain
Revenue-management tools are ubiquitous across sectors, but many hotel owners, operators, and management companies use such tools on a daily basis. As these products have improved, many have incorporated algorithms enabling...more
9/17/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Conditional Pricing ,
Confidential Information ,
Conspiracies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enterprise Software ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hotel Management Agreements ,
Hotels ,
Machine Learning ,
Material Nonpublic Information ,
Price-Fixing ,
Pricing ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Property Owners
In the past year, healthcare systems and providers across the country have filed a series of antitrust lawsuits against MultiPlan Inc. and major US health insurers, alleging a hub-and-spoke conspiracy to fix and reduce...more
9/16/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Outsourcing ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
Following a nine-week bench trial starting in September 2023 and closing arguments in May 2024, District of Columbia district court judge Amit Mehta ruled on August 5, 2024, that Google illegally maintained its monopoly in...more
8/15/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Amazon ,
Anticompetitive Agreements ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Instagram ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Search Engines ,
Selective Distribution Agreements ,
Sherman Act ,
Web Browsers ,
WhatsApp