Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Two US lawmakers raise concerns over Disney, Fox, Warner sports streaming venture .  U.S. lawmakers Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro raised competition concerns over the sports streaming joint venture planned by Walt Disney Fox and Warner Bros Discovery. The congressmen questioned how the new offering ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court says .  Meta Platforms cannot delay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from reopening a probe into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit while the company pursues a lawsuit challenging the agency's authority, a U.S. court ruled. The ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   American Express sued in merchants' class-action over 'swipe' fees .  American Express has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in Rhode Island federal court accusing it of overcharging thousands of U.S. merchants for credit and debit card fees on consumer transactions. Ten retail plaintiffs ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   On the Ground of Biden’s Antitrust Agenda .  Big deals are waiting on the tarmac as Wall Street and the business world anticipate how the presidential election will change antitrust enforcement. President Biden has taken an aggressive approach to policing deals that some have called overreaching ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Spirit Airlines Is on Shaky Footing After Judge Blocks JetBlue Deal .  Spirit Airlines, once a fast-growing low-cost carrier, is struggling to convince investors that it has a clear path forward after an antitrust ruling blocked the sale of the company to JetBlue Airways. A federal judge in Boston ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   NCAA faces new lawsuit over athletes' drive for compensation .  The National Collegiate Athletic Association has been sued in Colorado federal court for allegedly depriving student players of billions of dollars in compensation from televised broadcasts of college athletics. Former University of ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Tesla beats lawsuit claiming it monopolizes repairs, parts .  A U.S. judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Elon Musk's electric car company Tesla of forcing customers to pay high prices and suffer long waits for repairs by monopolizing the markets for vehicle maintenance and replacement parts. In ..read more

Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   T-Mobile must face private antitrust lawsuit over $26 bln Sprint deal - US judge .  A federal judge in Chicago has ordered T-Mobile US to face a lawsuit from AT&T and Verizon subscribers who claim the mobile communication giant's deal for rival Sprint hurt competition and caused them to pay billions ..read more

2023 Draft Merger Guidelines: A Conversation with Professor Thomas Greaney Antitrust Matters provides engaging and timely conversations about competition policy in the digital age. Antitrust has always mattered to consumers and businesses, and to antitrust lawyers and economists, but today it also is in the political and public discourse more than ever. From the prices we pay for food, travel, financial services, payments to the way we interact daily using digital apps and platforms ..read more

Common Ownership in the Draft Merger Guidelines: A Sea Change for Index Funds? [Draft] Guideline 12: Acquisitions of partial control or common ownership may in some situations substantially lessen competition.   Portfolio investors may soon find that their investments could be the subject of increased antitrust scrutiny, resulting from new federal enforcement guidelines.   On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission ..read more