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New U.S. charges filed in price fixing probe of online promotional products industry

The owner/chief executive officer and the owner/chief operator officer of Netbrands Media Corp., an online retail company that sells customized silicone and vinyl wristbands, as well as other promotional products, have been charged by the Department of Justice Antitrust Divi

Antitrust claims against college application processor proceed

Finding that the plaintiff had adequately alleged all seven of its antitrust claims against The College Application, Inc., which the plaintiff claims is the dominant online college application processing provider, a federal district court in Oregon denied The College Applica

Conspiracy exception to Illinois Brick rule did not apply for exclusive dealing claims against medical supply manufacturer, suppliers

Medical care providers lacked standing under the Illinois Brick direct purchaser rule to bring an antitrust action against medical supply distributors and suppliers for purportedly using exclusive-dealing provisions, penalty provisions, and other anticompetitive behavior to

U.S. consent decree paving way for acquisition of quarry operator approved, despite West Virginia’s concerns

The federal district court in Washington, D.C. yesterday approved a U.S. consent decree, requiring building materials business CRH plc to divest an aggregate quarry in Virginia in order to proceed with its acquisition of quarry operator Pounding Mill Quarry Corporation. The

FTC closes hospital merger probe after Massachusetts AG secures price caps

The proposed merger of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Lahey Health System will proceed under a settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general, it was announced today. An assurance of discontinuance, filed in superior court in Suffolk Coun

Two more Mississippi real estate investors plead guilty to rigging bids

A total of nine real estate investors have now entered guilty pleas in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s investigation into a long-running conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Mississippi. Yesterday, Christopher Vaughan and

Multiple parties and claims dismissed from suit alleging conspiracy to manipulate benchmark interest rates

In two opinions, the federal district court in New York City dismissed multiple parties and claims from a purported class action suit in which the plaintiffs—one individual and four entities—brought claims under the Clayton Act, the Commodity Exchange Act ("

Supreme Court hears arguments in iPhone app monopoly suit against Apple

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a suit alleging that the Ninth Circuit erred in finding that iPhone App Store customers were direct purchasers of those apps and thus had standing to sue Apple for the monopolization and attempted monopolization of the market f

Preliminary approvals given to two settlements in auto parts litigation

Two settlement agreements resolving auto dealers’ antitrust actions against certain makers of auto parts have received preliminary approval from the federal district court in Detroit. The groups of defending automotive parts manufacturers are makers of shock absorbers,

Sen. Grassley stepping down as Chairman of Senate Judiciary Committee

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has announced that he is choosing to give up the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee in January to take up the chairman position the Finance Committee being vacated by retiring Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah). Under Senate Republican C

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