Tech titans, other companies face PR hurdles in antitrust suits
Antitrust cases are fought as much in the court of public opinion as in a courtroom, and experts say that calls for a multipronged strategy.
Actually using a balancing test in the Google case
Antitrust lawyers love to talk about the consumer welfare standard and the rule of reason, and indeed these things are central to the intellectual framework of the law and to practical counseling. But when they’re put to the test in high-stakes litigation against Big Tech, courts generally recoil...
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Goodbye deadlock: Khan becomes FTC chairwoman
If personnel drives policy, look for the Federal Trade Commission to wallop Big Tech with Lina Khan sworn in as the youngest-ever chairwoman.
House markup begins over antitrust measures
Now the antitrust action begins in earnest on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers continue to debate FTC’s restitution dilemma
It depends on what the meaning of fraud is. House Democrats have so far been unable to get Republican support for their measure to clarify the Federal Trade Commission’s power to recover ill-gotten...
On the Shelf: New book has mostly critical take on Bezos’ businesses
In many ways this is Jeff Bezos’ world, and we just live in it.
Democrats seek scrutiny of ticket marketplace
As infection rates from the Covid-19 pandemic drop where people are vaccinated, increased scheduling of live events adds urgency to congressional efforts to protect consumers in the live ticketing...
Neil Averitt commentary: Gallo Wine and the limits of deal structuring
The nation’s largest wine producers are shuffling their portfolios, concentrating their labels in one or another segment of the market. Take E. & J. Gallo, which just closed its $1 billion...