Antitrust Law

Manwin’s complaint, they said, is “a garden-variety business dispute that does not appear to implicate the antitrust laws” and that ICANN doesn’t, and cannot under its bylaws, participate in any of the markets that may exist that involve the domain … Continue reading →

During the Bush administration, the FTC took the lead in enforcing antitrust laws in the health care industry. Specifically, the FTC took aggressive enforcement efforts against so-called “pay-for-delay” patent litigation settlements that would allegedly …

The Chinese Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) has promulgated final Rules on Civil Litigation under the Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”) (the “Rules”), which will become effective on June 1, 2012.  These Rules set out the framework for civil antitrust litigation in China. 

Law360, New York (May 14, 2012, 1:13 PM ET) — Last year, in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S.Ct. 1740 (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the so-called “collective arbitration waivers” (also called “class action waivers”) in AT&T’s … Continue reading →

“If you’re on a different processor system, it seems Windows’ dominance in this realm is far from assured,” said Parker Erkmann, who handles antitrust cases at law firm Dow Lohnes and previously worked at the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) – A group of 31 state attorneys general have joined a lawsuit against Apple Inc. and two other e-book publishers for allegedly violating federal and state antitrust laws. Penguin, MacMillian and Apple Inc. allegedly …

It argues that antitrust challenges against Google are likely to fail because Google’s critics’ arguments lack legal merit and/or make little sense from a policy perspective. The report was written by lawyers from the Ammori Group, “a law firm and … Continue reading →

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in New York, accuses Apple Inc., Penguin Group, Holtzbrinck Publishers and Macmillian Publishers of participating in a price-fixing scheme, a violation of  federal and state antitrust laws, a news release from …

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in New York, accuses Apple Inc., Penguin Group, Holtzbrinck Publishers and Macmillian Publishers of participating in a price-fixing scheme, a violation of  federal and state antitrust laws …

has been nominated to be vice chair of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law, effective August 2012. He will then serve as the chair-elect in August 2013 and will later be the chair of the ABA Antitrust Section, … Continue reading →