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The Antitrust Week in Review

Posted  10/26/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. .  Hillary Clinton is indicating the antitrust approach a new Clinton administration may take with her recent comments that two major health insurers preparing multibillion dollar acquisitions could tip "the balance of power" too far away from...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  10/20/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. .  Deutsche Telekom, the German telecom company, is expected to file a formal antitrust complaint against Google’s Android mobile software with European competition authorities in the coming weeks, according to sources.  Deutsche...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  10/12/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Apple’s antitrust compliance program has improved, but the company continues to throw up roadblocks to a court-appointed monitor overseeing the program, the monitor reported to a federal judge. Michael Bromwich, who was assigned to monitor...

European Parliament Adopts Revised Directive On Payment Services (PSD2)

Posted  10/8/15
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By James Ashe-Taylor and Yulia Tosheva The European Parliament formally the revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) today. The new law, proposed by the European Commission in July 2013, aims to enhance consumer protection, innovation and security of payment services.  Among the key changes introduced by the new rules are the following:

Tagged in: Antitrust Legislation, International Competition Issues,

NCCA Gains Ground Against Student-Athletes In Appeal Of O’Bannon Case

Posted  10/7/15
By David Scupp Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that the NCAA may restrict colleges from compensating student-athletes beyond the cost of attendance, handing the NCAA a partial victory in its continuing courtroom fight against athletes’ rights. The Ninth Circuit Judge Claudia Wilken’s landmark holding in O’Bannon v. National...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  10/5/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the N.C.A.A. may restrict colleges from compensating athletes beyond the cost of attendance, handing the college sports establishment a victory in its fight against athletes’ rights. The...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  09/28/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. .  Google’s world wide regulatory problems are coming back home to the U.S.  The Federal Trade Commission has started investigating complaints that Google unfairly uses its Android mobile operating system to bolster...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  09/21/15
.  The U.S. Department of Justice is asking health insurer Aetna Inc. for more information about its pending $37 billion acquisition of Humana Inc.  The Justice Department's "second request" will delay by 30 days the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart–Scott–Rodino antitrust act, Aetna said in a regulatory filing.  Aetna's offer to buy...

Anheuser-Busch Aims To Convince Miller That This Merger’s For You

Posted  09/18/15
By Hamsa Mahendranathan After years of speculation that two beer giants will tie the knot, to acquire SABMiller. This acquisition would combine the world's two largest brewers by revenue, which together have $69 billion in annual revenue and command 30% of global beer sales.  Anheuser-Busch’s brands of beer include Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois Hoegaarden...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  09/14/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. .  Twelve of the largest banks in the world are apparently on the verge of paying $1.865 billion to settle accusations that they illegally conspired to control a derivatives market that stood at the center of the financial crisis.  The banks...
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