The link between market competition and democracy is creating an intellectual tug-of-war between progressives and their conservative counterparts.
The antitrust profession thinks of labor cases as a recent policy innovation. But on the important topic of wage collusion, they date back several decades, at least to the Federal Trade Commission’s memorable case against the great fashion-model conspiracy of 1993.
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An FTC lawsuit pending in the district court for the District of Columbia could have sweeping consequences for where cases may be heard in the future, and give companies new opportunities to seek...
It’s easy to see why companies would love the chance to do a bit of venue-shopping, as a look inside the appellate courts makes crystal clear. That’s assuming, of course, that judicial appointees...
Another major airline merger attempt may be on the horizon, this time involving financially-troubled American Airlines, Inc.
The antitrust division obtained more than $1 billion from criminal antitrust offenders in fiscal year 2011, the second-highest amount in its history, and filed 90 new criminal cases in FY 2011, the...
After a two-year investigation, the FTC has settled its deceptive pricing investigation with CVS Caremark Corp. The company will pay $5 million to settle charges that it misrepresented the prices...
A coalition of consumer and antitrust groups that opposes the proposed acquisition of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Medco Health Systems by Express Scripts has written FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz,...