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Google fined €1.49B by EC for restricting rivals in online search advertising intermediation market

EC says Google abused its dominance by imposing restrictive clauses in contracts with third-party websites thereby preventing Google’s rivals from placing their search advertisements on these websites. This latest EC fine is the third within two years.

AbbVie facing first-of-its-kind ‘patent thicket’ antitrust suit

A welfare benefit fund has filed antitrust claims against Humira® manufacturer AbbVie Inc., and a number of its competitors, alleging that AbbVie created a "patent thicket" by applying for a number of patents for Humira since the drug was developed, as a means

Seventh Circuit affirms $1 million breach of contract decision against medical bed manufacturer

A federal district court did not err in, in either its pre-trial or post-trial rulings, that resulted in an award of $1 million in damages to a medical bed distributor against a manufacturer.

American Medical Association, AIDS Healthcare Foundation file amicus briefs in CVS, Aetna merger case

The two groups believe that the government’s proposed final judgment will not sufficiently protect consumers or competition.

JELD-WEN’s post-trial motions are denied in molded doorskin suit resulting in merger divestiture ruling

JELD-WEN’s post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law and new trial were rejected.

Spotify files antitrust complaint with the EC against Apple

Apple’s 30% fee on purchases made in the App Store, guideline changes challenged by Swedish music-streaming service. Spotify asks EC to level the playing field.

MMA promoter’s conspiracy claims against casinos TKO’d

An MMA event promoter failed to demonstrate the existence of an agreement between several casinos that allegedly conspired to boycott him from promoting any events at their facilities.

NCAA found to be guilty of a Sherman Act price-fixing scheme but the remedy leaves the rules mostly in place

After a California federal court found that the NCAA used a horizontal price-fixing agreement enforced with monopsony power to violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act, it crafted a remedy leaving the current rules largely unchanged, requiring only that the NCAA remove the limit

Presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren pledges to break up Amazon, Facebook, and Google if elected

On the campaign trail, the senator promises that there would be "big, structural changes to the tech sector" under her administration.

Antitrust Division charges individual with rigging online government surplus auctions

The government alleges that Marshall Holland restrained trade in violation of the Sherman Act by fixing prices, rigging bids, and allocating markets for lots offered on GSAAuctions website.

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