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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Political fallout grows as retail data breaches rise
The string of high-profile data breaches at retail stores is attracting Congressional ire, a situation that could affect every business that accepts credit or debit card payments for goods and...
FTC settles 12 cases, including with Denver Broncos, for false privacy claims
The Denver Broncos may be headed to the Super Bowl, but less than two weeks before the big game, the team settled charges brought by the FTC that it falsely claimed that it was in compliance with...
Idaho judge orders divestiture of physician practice
In a much-watched case still unfolding in Idaho, Judge B. Lynn Winmill has ordered St. Luke’s Health System to divest its ownership of a private physician practice, Saltzer Medical Group, which is...
FTC:WATCH Special Report: Plaintiffs in St. Luke’s trial wrap up their case
St. Luke’s trial could reshape health-care industry
Sour fruit: Apple seeks to boot its antitrust compliance monitor
Ever since Apple Inc. decided to challenge the Justice Department’s charges that it conspired with five large book publishers to jack up the prices of e-books, the company has been relentless in...
Share prices fall after Sen. Markey seeks FTC probe of Herbalife
Responding to reports from Massachusetts residents who suggest that the global nutrition company Herbalife Ltd. is a pyramid scheme, Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) recently asked the FTC and the...