The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement of the formation of a new healthcare task force signals an even stronger emphasis on addressing competition issues in the healthcare industry. Large, multisided platforms...more
WHAT HAPPENED -
During a conference last week, Ryan Danks, Director of Civil Enforcement at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), suggested that merging parties—not the antitrust enforcement...more
Last week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a $2.6 million fine against beer wholesaler Craft Brewers Guild (a Sheehan family-owned company) for violating anti-price discrimination statutes and commercial...more
3/8/2019
/ Bribery ,
Distributors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Kickbacks ,
MA Supreme Judicial Court ,
Pay-To-Play ,
Price Discrimination ,
Rebates ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retailers ,
Wholesale ,
Wine & Alcohol
UNITED STATES: OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2018 UPDATE -
Both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) were very active in the final quarter of 2018, closing seven cases that required in-depth...more
3/8/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Big Data ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Vertical Mergers