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The FTC鈥檚 Revival of its Facebook Complaint Shows That it鈥檚 Serious

The FTC鈥檚 revival of its monopoly maintenance claims against Facebook demonstrates what a serious antitrust enforcer can do after an unexpected setback. As expected, the FTC has filed an that adds substantial factual allegations to respond to U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg鈥檚 for supposedly failing to allege sufficient facts to support...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. . 聽The Federal Trade Commission took new aim at Facebook on Thursday, beefing up its accusations that the company was a monopoly that illegally crushed competition, in an attempt to overcome the skepticism of a federal judge who threw...

Ten Facts About Jonathan Kanter, Biden鈥檚 Pick to Head Antitrust

President Biden鈥檚 nomination of Jonathan Kanter to be the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice鈥檚 Antitrust Division is a sure sign that the Administration is serious about reinvigorating antitrust enforcement. While the Senate Judiciary Committee has not yet taken on the nomination, which the White House announced last month, it鈥檚 not too soon to consider 10 key facts...

FTC Revives Monopoly Maintenance Claims Against Facebook

The FTC filed an against Facebook yesterday, reviving its ongoing federal antitrust case against the leading online social network. U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg surprised many observers when he dismissed the FTC鈥檚 original complaint in June 2021 for failing to allege sufficient facts to support the agency鈥檚 allegation that Facebook had monopoly power in a relevant market.聽 The...

Ten Facts About FTC鈥檚 Lina Khan

Lina Khan was making antitrust news even before President Biden nominated her to be a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission in March of 2021, which was followed by his appointment of Kahn to be the Chairperson of the FTC in June. 聽Here are 10 facts about Kahn that may offer some clues to the news she is likely to make as she strives to accomplish her goal of reinvigorating the FTC.

1. At the age of 32, Khan...

New York鈥檚 Proposed Antitrust Overhaul Would Allow Recovery of Expert Fees

New York may soon be at the vanguard of antitrust enforcement and litigation in the United States in more ways than one. On June 7, 2021, the New York Senate passed Senate Bill聽 (43 aye, 20 nay), which would overhaul the Donnelly Act, New York鈥檚 antitrust law.聽 91吃瓜网lawyers have already discussed what the bill鈥檚 鈥渁buse of dominance鈥� provisions would mean for companies that have market...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. .聽 U.S. President Joe Biden's tougher regulatory stance on big corporate mergers has fueled a rise in investor bets on some deals not being completed, threatening to push the brakes on a record-setting dealmaking boom. Spreads between deal...

App Store Competition Bill Contains A Loophole

Although Congress has already had a busy 2021 pushing antitrust legislation that targets large digital technology platforms, even more legislative battles are looming on the horizon. Earlier this year, bipartisan members of the House introduced six antitrust bills designed to curb the perceived power of tech platforms, some of which were also introduced in the Senate.[1] Those bills have made it through the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

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

.聽 A huge increase in the number of mergers coming before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for antitrust reviews is limiting its ability to investigate deals in a timely fashion, the FTC said on Tuesday. The agency, which works with the Justice...

Seventh Circuit to Determine Whether the Sherman Act Can Mow Down Drug 鈥淧atent Thickets鈥�

Patent infringement litigation is not for the faint of heart or light of wallet.聽聽Determining the validity of a patent (and if it is found聽to be聽valid, whether it has been infringed) is a document-intensive, expert-driven exercise that can often cost millions of dollars to litigate to conclusion.聽聽This expense is justified, since the rewards reaped by the victor are vast鈥攖he continuation of a legal monopoly...