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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Report – not regulations – to follow workshop on Internet of Things
Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, kept the audience in suspense till the final reel: In her closing remarks at a recent day-long workshop on the Internet of Things,...
Bipartisan legislation to limit “patent troll” lawsuits is picking up steam
Bipartisan bills to curb litigation brought by so-called patent trolls continue to gain momentum despite the gridlock that has made Capitol Hill a graveyard for almost all proposed legislation.
FTC:WATCH Special Report: St. Luke’s trial could reshape health-care industry
EDITOR’S NOTE: A trial is underway in Boise, Idaho that could determine the future configuration of the health-care industry in the United States and mark the beginning of the end of the iconic...
Critics decry outcome of Hertz-Dollar Thrifty deal
In November of last year, then-FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch parted company with his fellow commissioners and opposed Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s $2.3 billion acquisition of Dollar Thrifty...
WSJ columnist, conservatives blast FTC music-teacher probe
The FTC’s investigation of an organization of music teachers has struck a sour note.
Sen. Rockefeller seeking crackdown on military lending abuses
Sen. John D. (Jay) Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) is looking for some scalps.