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The Antitrust Week In Review

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

. Meta Platforms Inc. compared searches by EU antitrust regulators to a fishing super trawler as watchdogs investigate the owner of Facebook's data and online marketplace. Meta says it has already handed over more than a million...

Court Green Lights Ohio AG鈥檚 Case to Declare Google a 鈥淐ommon Carrier鈥�

Is Google Search a 鈥渃ommon carrier鈥� under Ohio law that is barred from prioritizing Google鈥檚 own products? Under a state court ruling last week, the answer to that question has gotten closer to yes. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) is suing to restrain Google from prioritizing Google products in its search engine results.聽 If successful, 鈥攚hich has now 鈥攃辞耻濒诲...

U.S. Adoption of a Central Bank Digital Currency Could Revitalize Payments Markets With Competition

The ailing U.S. payments markets could get a shot of much-needed competition if the U.S. government follows through on proposals to adopt a (鈥淐BDC鈥�)鈥攚hich would be issued by the Federal Reserve. The competitive failings of U.S. payments markets were highlighted a few weeks ago at a Senate Judiciary Committee the fees that merchants pay...

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 Glencore, the mining and commodity-trading giant, has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to settle charges that two of its units bribed officials in several countries and manipulated oil prices. The settlement,...

New York State Senate Passes Groundbreaking Antitrust Bill

The New York State Senate pushed the state鈥檚 groundbreaking antitrust bill a little bit closer to becoming a trailblazing law yesterday when it passed the proposed 鈥淭wenty-First Century Anti-Trust Act.鈥� On May 25, 2022, just days before the scheduled close of the legislative session, the State Senate the bill, , by a vote of 36 to 25. The bill now heads to the New York State Assembly.聽 It must...

Pass-on Defences and Indirect Claims: Will UK Courts Apply the Same Antitrust Sauce to the Goose as to the Gander?

How the UK is sorting out the rights of direct and indirect purchasers to claim damages for anti-competitive conduct. By Richard Pike It is well-established in economic literature that anti-competitive conduct may increase prices not only for direct purchasers but also for indirect purchasers. As UK courts are now demonstrating, however, determining who should be allowed to recover, and what each party must...