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…
…and at least one of the acquiring parties. The test also applies only to activities in the EEA territory, meaning that if the parties are active in worldwide markets but…
…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…
…among companies that leave consumer data open to theft. But it is time for the FTC to fully utilize its unfairness authority to attack cases of inadequate data protection. An…
…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…