June 29, 2021
Comments Off on Judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits against Facebook
A federal judge dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general.
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Read More »Welcome to Monday, the 67th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Here are some news items to get your week started. — Epic Games Inc. brings antitrust suit against Apple Inc. and its ...
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April 14, 2021
Comments Off on 4th Circuit revives Baltimore’s lawsuit against drug maker
A federal appeals court has revived Baltimore’s lawsuit to recover the hundreds of thousands of dollars the city claims to have overpaid for blood-pressure pills because the drug’s manufacturer illegally cornered the market. Baltimore claims Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s failure to ...
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October 20, 2020
Comments Off on Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers. The lawsuit marks the government’s most significant act to protect competition ...
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April 2, 2020
Comments Off on Feds seek breakup of Altria-Juul deal on antitrust grounds
WASHINGTON — U.S. business regulators are suing to break up the multibillion-dollar deal between tobacco giant Altria and e-cigarette startup Juul Labs, saying their partnership amounted to an agreement not to compete in the U.S. vaping market. The action announced ...
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October 12, 2018
Comments Off on Advertising antitrust lawsuits against Sinclair consolidated
More than a dozen lawsuits accusing Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tribune Medica Co. of antitrust violations have been transferred and consolidated into federal multidstrict litigation in Illinois.
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March 21, 2018
Comments Off on Future of TV at stake in AT&T case
Opening arguments are set for Thursday in the federal government's efforts to block AT&T's efforts to gobble up Time Warner in a case that could shape how you get — and how much you pay for — streaming TV and movies.
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June 5, 2017
Comments Off on Baltimore alleges price fixing, bid rigging in aluminum sulfate contracts
About 12 chemical companies conspired to fix the amount Baltimore paid for aluminum sulfate, a water purifier, the city says in a federal antitrust lawsuit.
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February 10, 2016
Comments Off on 4th Circuit rejects Merriweather’s antitrust suit against Live Nation
A federal judge’s ruling that Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is not a monopoly has been upheld by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Maryland-based It’s My Party Inc. and It’s My Amphitheatre Inc., the companies behind the 9:30 Club ...
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After nearly a decade in legal wrangling, a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over Apple's iPod music players heads to trial on Tuesday in a California federal court.
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