…price recommendations on the confidential information of the user’s competitors. For example, the court in Gibson v. Cendyn Group dismissed the complaint because it failed to allege the RMS used…
…targeting purported bid rigging involving commercial roofing contracts in Florida. Commercial roofing company Service Works of Ft. Lauderdale, LLC, and a roofing company manager were charged on August 12, 2024,…
…Special Counsel for Whistleblowers could interact with foreign counterparts who are experimenting/implementing various whistleblower ideas. There are many interesting developments in foreign competition agencies regarding whistleblowers. The EU for example…
…non-negotiable commission to the broker representing the buyer. Plaintiffs alleged this resulted in a complete lack of competition for buy-side rates—which were artificially inflated. Before this lawsuit and copycat suits,…
…wrong because the agreement alleged to be illegal here was the agreement to submit rigged complementary bids. That agreement was between two formerly competing horizontal competitors. They were competitors because…
…issue in great detail but this is where I come down: there are situations where a non-compete can be pro-competitive, but those situations can be dealt with by less restrictive…
…a scorecard of a total of 14 people charged with participating in the scheme without a single conviction. The Division obtained just one guilty plea from the companies it accused…
…an FTC administrative action over the company’s acquisition of Vievu, described by Axon as “an essentially insolvent competitor.” Shortly after the company brought the federal district court action, the FTC…
…criminals if it reduces whistleblower bounties. —- Sam E. Antar, Former Crazy Eddie CFO, former CPA, and a convicted felon. https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-proposes-whistleblower-awards-for-smaller-cases-1530212390 Of course, one whistleblower is not going to make…
…with Roman Pisciotti, https://www.justice.gov/atr/case-document/file/507541/download, which was discussed by Renata Hess in her remarks. See also Remarks of Renata Hess, https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/acting-assistant-attorney-general-renata-hesse-antitrust-division-delivers-remarks. [7] The increases took place in the context of the…
