Behavioral economics gets top-level consideration
July 02, 2012
Groups on both sides of the Atlantic took another look this month at new research on behavioral economics and its implications for antitrust enforcement and consumer protection.
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Is LIBOR the biggest antitrust case in history?
July 02, 2012
The first shoe dropped last week in what may become the largest antitrust case in history.
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Google pondering First Amendment defense
July 02, 2012
Google, Inc., is opening its kimono to reveal a likely defense against the possibility the FTC will accuse the internet giant of improperly using its search engine function to steer consumers to...
Supreme Court to hear Georgia hospital case
July 02, 2012
The Supreme Court has granted cert in an FTC case that sought to stop a Georgia hospital from buying its only major competitor and that questioned the limits of the “state action immunity” in...
Sharp debate emerges over Universal, EMI merger
July 02, 2012
There were few voices singing in harmony at a recent Senate hearing over a major proposed music industry merger.
Critics charge movie tie-in hazardous for kids
July 02, 2012
What do movies with lines like “Poor animals, now you have to deal with me” and “Zebras can’t drive, only people and penguins can drive” have to do with the pharmaceutical industry?
New NAAG president to focus on privacy
July 02, 2012
Because the FTC often relies on states to prosecute consumer fraud, it works hand in glove with state attorneys general. Historically, incoming presidents of the National Association of Attorneys...
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- Is LIBOR the biggest antitrust case in history?
- Google pondering First Amendment defense
- Behavioral economics gets top-level consideration
- Supreme Court to hear Georgia hospital case
- Sharp debate emerges over Universal, EMI merger
- Critics charge movie tie-in hazardous for kids
- New NAAG president to focus on privacy
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