In January, Microsoft announced its plan to acquire Activision Blizzard, one of the largest video game publishers in the world. The roughly $69 billion deal constitutes the biggest gaming industry transaction of all time. ...more
3/23/2022
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Activision ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gaming ,
Government Investigations ,
Microsoft ,
Video Games
The U.S. antitrust laws are slow to keep up with technical innovation and changing marketplaces. Nowhere is that more evident than in the tech sector, where companies and other players in the market do not fit neatly into...more
10/28/2021
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Anti-Steering Rules ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
App Store ,
Apple ,
Big Tech ,
Competition ,
EPIC ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gaming ,
Google ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Video Games
On June 3, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted executives from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and Claxton Poultry Farms—two of the country’s largest chicken producers. The criminal action was filed in the District of...more
6/8/2020
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Bid Rigging ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Farms ,
Food Supply ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Poultry ,
Price-Fixing
StarKist, the country’s largest producer of canned tuna, was hit with a $100 million fine for its participation in a conspiracy that inflated prices for canned tuna. The judge handed down the sentence for the maximum fine...more
9/25/2019
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Collusion ,
Conspiracies ,
Corporate Criminal Fines ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Supply ,
Penalties ,
Price-Fixing ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Seafood
Price-fixing cases over the past decade have read like a virtual electronics product materials list. Government investigators and civil plaintiffs have pursued actions involving a wide array of electronic parts ranging from...more
5/7/2019
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Supply ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Price-Fixing ,
Retail Market ,
Seafood