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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Antitrust officials in more than 30 states begin to look at Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana deals
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SMARTER Act moves forward on mostly party-line vote
The House Judiciary Committee approved the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (SMARTER Act), legislation that would revise merger review policies at the Federal Trade...
FTC turning up the heat on homeopathic drugs
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to clamp down on the advertising claims made by manufacturers of homeopathic drugs, an action that could cause a major shakeup in a multibillion-dollar...
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October 7 — FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will discuss privacy, data security and the Internet of Things during a speech at the International Institute of Communications’ Annual Conference. Her talk...
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Vermont AG Sorrell not seeking re-election
Local regulations on Uber, AirBnB should be tailored, Ramirez says
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