The Thomson Reuters Commitment Decision
…or imposing fines. Ending an investigation through commitments may allow the Commission and the target of an antitrust investigation to address competition concerns while avoiding some of the time and…
…or imposing fines. Ending an investigation through commitments may allow the Commission and the target of an antitrust investigation to address competition concerns while avoiding some of the time and…
…media for” hotel websites and global electronic reservation systems used by online travel agencies such as Expedia and Orbitz. According to the complaint by its competitor, Pro Search Plus, VFM…
…Industry Group 3254, the pharmaceutical industry. HSR and its regulations apply to all industries. As PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) pointed out in its lengthy objection to the…
…surveys, presentations and any comparable documents for the purpose of assessing or analysing the transaction; (iv) analyses, reports, studies, surveys and any comparable documents of the last two years for…
…FTC Act to attack “unfair trade practices” and “unfair methods of competition.” On December 3, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold an FTC oversight hearing and some may…
…or insurance against credit fraud which cost over $7.5 billion annually. Consumers also have to spend a substantial amount of time resolving identity theft (estimated at 21 hours in a…
…past two years it went to court to challenge mergers between USAirways & American Airlines, Anheuser Busch & Modelo and AT&T & T-Mobile. Again, the willingness and ability to litigate…
…Compliance Programs Robust,” http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1648948 3. US Department of Justice and US Securities and Exchange Commission, FCPA: A Resource Guide to the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Nov. 14, 2012), http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/fcpa/fcpa-resource-guide.pdf…
…the Roma Medical Aids case – it isn’t just about somebody breaking the rules. It’s about a company acting in a way that a half-decent person wouldn’t dream of doing…
…attendees that antitrust enforcement actions are appropriate responses to abusive standard setting practices. Antitrust agencies are legitimately concerned about the impact on competition of “patent hold-ups” by holders of standard…