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Quick Facts About the Antitrust Bills Introduced in The Senate (Part 1)

				
Posted  03/4/22
								

				 
								 				By Matthew Moore and Taline Sahakian

Antitrust law was due for an update鈥攁nd that day may have come.

When the Democrats took control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, it was expected that they would seek to reform the antitrust laws. Even the Republicans on the Senate antitrust subcommittee were chomping for change. And indeed, this Senate has seen a number of bills proposed that would...				 
				 					 

						
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Antitrust Enforcers Take Aim at Vertical Collusion in Defense Industry

				
Posted  03/3/22
								

				 
								 				By Sarah Bayer

United States antitrust enforcers are stepping up their defense of competition in the defense industry to protect it from vertical鈥攏ot just horizontal鈥攁nticompetitive acts.

U.S. national security depends on a competitive defense industry to attract and cultivate top talent and deliver cutting-edge technology at the best value to taxpayers.聽 Recent actions by federal antitrust enforcers...				 
				 					 

						
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UPDATE:聽 The End of the Ocean Carriers鈥� Antitrust Exemption?

				
Posted  03/2/22
								

				 
								 				By Seth D. Greenstein

President Joe Biden鈥檚 call for shipping reform during his State of Union address is the latest indicator that the longstanding antitrust exemption for ocean carriers may be running aground.

On January 7, 2022, this blog asked whether supply chain delays and skyrocketing container shipping prices could lead to the end of ocean carriers鈥� historical immunity from the antitrust laws under...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  03/1/22
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

 

.聽 U.S. regulators and Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are at odds over when to start a high-profile antitrust trial, with the Federal Trade Commission proposing December 2023 and the Facebook parent company asking for more time. According to a joint filing in...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  02/22/22
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

 

.聽 The U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division and the FBI announced an initiative to detect and prosecute companies that take advantage of supply chain disruptions to collude with rivals in order to raise prices. The...				 
				 					 

						
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Treasury Department鈥檚 Report Recommends an Antitrust Cocktail to Revive Competition in Alcohol Markets

				
Posted  02/18/22
								

				 
								 				By Yo W. Shiina

 

The United States Treasury Department has answered President Biden鈥檚 call for increased antitrust enforcement with  on competition in alcohol markets that strongly recommends increased antitrust scrutiny of those markets by the Department of Justice (鈥淒OJ鈥�) and Federal Trade Commission (鈥淔TC鈥�).

 

The Treasury Department issued the Report...				 
				 					 

						
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FTC And Rhode Island Join Forces to Block Merger of State鈥檚 Two Largest Healthcare Providers

				
Posted  02/17/22
								

				 
								 				The Federal Trade Commission  today to join with the State of Rhode Island in suing to block the merger of Lifespan Corporation (鈥淟ifepsan鈥�) and Care New England Health System (鈥淐NE鈥�).

The FTC and the Rhode Island Attorney General are filing a complaint in federal district court seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the proposed merger of Rhode Island鈥檚...				 
				 					 

						
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FTC Chair Khan Calls for State Antitrust Actions to be Exempt From Transfers to Multidistrict Litigation

				
Posted  02/17/22
								

				 
								 				By David A. Scupp

 

Last week, FTC Chair Lina Khan once again demonstrated her willingness to step out of the conventional box with an endorsement of legislation designed to invigorate enforcement of the antitrust laws.

 

What makes Khan鈥檚 endorsement unconventional is that the antitrust enforcers that would benefit from the legislation are state attorneys general, not the FTC. 聽It is a rare event to...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  02/16/22
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

 

.聽 Microsoft kicked off a charm offensive in Washington to gain government approval for its $70 billion deal to buy the video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it would not give preferential treatment to its own games in...				 
				 					 

						
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A Nearsighted Approach to Product Market Definition:聽 Court Rejects Low-Cost Rival鈥檚 Antitrust Claims Alleging Novartis Blocked Competition in the Sale of Eye-Disease Treatments

				
Posted  02/8/22
								

				 
								 				By Allison F. Sheedy, Ethan Litwin, and Ankur Kapoor

One antitrust case we have been watching closely is the patent-related  filed by biotechnology company Regeneron alleging rival Novartis blocked competition in the sale of an innovative treatment for degenerative eye diseases.

The groundbreaking treatment involves the use of pre-filled syringes containing a specialty medication used to treat...				 
				 					 

						
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