Indictment is DOJ's second recently filed in the North District of Texas.
The Department of Justice ("DOJ") has brought a criminal indictment against a corporate defendant for agreeing with competitors not to solicit...more
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed antitrust claims against Easi-Set Industries. Plaintiff Tricon Precast claimed Easi-Set violated the Sherman Act and Texas Antitrust Act when it...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and two Dallas therapist staffing companies have settled charges that they conspired to fix the wages of contract therapists in violation of the federal antitrust laws. This is the FTC's...more
After eighteen months of investigation and litigation, a federal district court has rejected the Justice Department's challenge to AT&T's $108 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc. Although the government could appeal, the...more
The Situation: The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently published a blog post reminding merging parties to avoid creating antitrust liability through the exchange of competitively sensitive information during merger...more
4/27/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Contractual Safeguards ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Information Sharing ,
Mergers ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
Sherman Act
Many states have prohibitions on price gouging that go into effect during states of emergency. In this hurricane season, seven U.S. states and territories have declared emergencies.
The Impact: Although hurricanes often...more
9/12/2017
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Fines ,
Gas Stations ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Price Gouging ,
Retail Market ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys ,
State of Emergency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices