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Google is an Illegal Monopoly, Federal Court Rules

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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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Defeats Facebook Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint

The FTC's case against Facebook will be allowed to proceed now that the district court has held its Amended Complaint plausibly alleged violations of Section 2 of the Sherman Act related to Facebook's acquisition of Instagram...more

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Busy Week for the FTC Shows Aspirations of and Limitations on Chair Khan’s Enforcement Agenda

Last week was momentous for the Federal Trade Commission. First, the campaign use antitrust to reign in “Big Tech” faced a setback as the United States District Court for District of Columbia dismissed the FTC’s suit against...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Facebook Rulings Are a Setback for Antitrust Regulators but May Spur Amendments

On June 28, 2021, Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted Facebook’s motions to dismiss two parallel antitrust complaints filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General File Separate Antitrust Complaints Against Facebook

On December 9, 2020, the escalating conflict between the government and so-called "Big Tech" opened a new front as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 attorneys general (AGs) filed separate complaints against Facebook,...more

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