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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Warren v. Baer: Two tales of antitrust enforcement
Just two days after a fiery campaign appearance with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton that fueled speculation that she could be picked to be the vice presidential nominee, Senator...
The story behind Volkswagen’s $10 billion FTC settlement
Beyond the headlines, there are other takeaways from the eye-popping settlement that Volkswagen struck with the Federal Trade Commission — the largest false advertising case in the agency’s history...
Senate panel chairman casts doubt on prospects for FTC measure moving through House
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Trump's encounters with antitrust law
Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump often boasts about his vast wealth and how it indicates his savviness and success. But decades ago an encounter with the Federal Trade Commission...
Hershey-Pinnacle judge gives new life to hospitals’ ‘the Affordable Care Act made me do it’ claim
Hospitals have been saying for years that the Affordable Care Act, with its lower payment rates, penalties and focus on patient outcomes, has been forcing them to merge with other area hospitals to...
Stage set in Tennessee, Virginia for next state action battle with FTC
Down at the border of Virginia and Tennessee, conditions are prime for another hospital merger to escape the bounds of Federal Trade Commission antitrust enforcement.