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Epic Games Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
antitrust, Apple, apps, EU, regulation, video games

Epic Games said Wednesday it filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with European Union regulators, opening a new front in its war with the tech giant over app store payments.

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Business Courts Technology 

Judge Refuses to Order Amazon to Put Parler Back Online

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 KARINA BROWN
Amazon, antitrust, Extremism, Social Media

Parler won’t be back online any time soon, after a federal judge shot down its preliminary bid to force Amazon Web Services to restore its account.

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Business Consumers 

Bail Bond Insurer Must Face Price-Fixing Antitrust Claims by California Customers

January 5, 2021January 6, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
antitrust, Bail bonds, price-fixing

A bail bonds surety company and its chief executive must face a class action claiming they conspired to fix the prices California defendants and their families must pay to get released from jail as they await trial, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Google Fights DOJ-Led Antitrust Suit as Leaked Details Drag In Facebook

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 JACK RODGERS
antitrust, Facebook, internet

Not 24 hours out from mounting its defense to one of three federal antitrust suits it faces, Google was thrust in the headlines Tuesday upon the leak of a draft version of the suit in Texas that accuses the search engine of secret dealings with Facebook.

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Business International Technology 

Australian Regulator Delays Decision on Google-Fitbit Merger

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
antitrust, Australia, digital data, EU, fitness, monopoly

Australia’s competition regulator on Tuesday delayed for three months its decision on Google’s plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion despite the European Union giving conditional approval to the deal.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Google Hit Again

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 BRIEF
antitrust, Google

Thirty-five states, Puerto Rico, the territory of Guam and the District of Columbia brought a federal antitrust complaint Thursday against Google, a day after Texas led 10 states in a similar suit.

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Business International Sports Technology 

EU Clears Google Takeover of Fitbit, With Conditions

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
antitrust, EU, fitness, mergers & acquisitions

The European Union on Thursday approved Google’s plan to buy fitness gadget maker Fitbit for $2.1 billion after it promised to restrict user data and ensure Android phones work with other wearable devices for at least 10 years.

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Business Government National 

States Bring Antitrust Suit Over Google’s Grip on Ad Market

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 CAMERON LANGFORD
advertising, antitrust, Google, Texas

A group of 10 states led by Texas filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Wednesday, claiming the tech giant struck an unlawful agreement with Facebook to manipulate advertising auctions.

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Entertainment International Sports 

Let Skaters Compete Wherever They Want, EU Court Tells Global League

December 16, 2020January 15, 2021 CAIN BURDEAU
antitrust, athletes, eldSports, EU, monopoly

Siding with two Dutch speed skaters, an EU court ruled Wednesday that the International Skating Union has been illegally forcing skaters to compete only in events it sanctions.

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Business International Media Technology 

German Regulators Launch New Facebook Investigation Over VR

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
antitrust, Facebook, gaming, Germany

German regulators launched an investigation Thursday into Facebook over the company’s decision to link its Oculus virtual reality products to the social network, authorities said.

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Business Consumers Media Technology 

Nearly Every State Suing Facebook for Monopolistic Behavior

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 JOSH RUSSELL
antitrust, Facebook, Instagram, monopoly, Social Media

A coalition of 48 attorneys general hit Facebook with a massive antitrust suit Wednesday over the Silicon Valley giant’s acquisitions of online messaging competitors Instagram and WhatsApp.

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Appeals Government International Media 

French Broadcaster Defeats Film Antitrust Deal at EU High Court

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
antitrust, contract, EU, European Court of Justice, movies, Settlement, television

French media company Canal+ prevailed over European Union competition regulators Wednesday in its challenge to a settlement agreement that prevents companies from blocking content based on location.

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Appeals Business Health 

Antitrust Case Against Kaiser Revived by Ninth Circuit

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 NATHAN SOLIS
antitrust, Kaiser, Ninth Circuit

A Ninth Circuit panel revived an antitrust lawsuit accusing health care giant Kaiser Permanente of trying to monopolize the health insurance market in California’s Solano County.

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Appeals Business Law 

Top Florida Health Insurer Pushes Back on Antitrust Claims

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 KAYLA GOGGIN
11th circuit, antitrust, Florida, Insurance

An attorney for Florida Blue, the state’s largest health insurer, asked an 11th Circuit panel Friday to uphold a ruling finding the company did not violate antitrust laws by preventing insurance brokers from selling policies for a competitor.

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Business International Technology 

EU Auditors: Antitrust Probes Too Slow to Curb Tech Giants

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
antitrust, EU, Facebook, Google

The EU’s efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursday.

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Business International Technology 

EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Amazon, antitrust, digital data, EU

European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.

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Business Law 

Antitrust Settlement

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 BRIEF
antitrust, Class Action, San Francisco, Settlement

A federal court in California granted final approval of a multimillion-dollar settlement in an antitrust dispute between purchases of capacitors and technology companies Panasonic, AVX, and others.

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Business Financial Government 

Visa-Plaid Deal

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 BRIEF
antitrust, Justice Department

The Justice Department sued to block Visa’s $5.3 billion plan to buy financial tech startup Plaid, which the feds say would give Visa the power to raise prices, build barriers for competition to enter the market and reduce innovation.

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Appeals Entertainment Sports 

Kavanaugh Says NFL-DirecTV Spat Isn’t Ready for Prime Time

November 2, 2020November 3, 2020 ALEXANDRA JONES
antitrust, contract, NFL, television, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court refused Monday to wade into a contract dispute over television rights to out-of-market NFL games, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh cast doubt on the antitrust battle’s chances.

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Business Government National Technology 

Feds Launch Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 MATTHEW RENDA and BRAD KUTNER
antitrust, Google, Justice Department, Trump administration

In a long-anticipated move, the U.S. Department of Justice hit Google with a federal antitrust action on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of using its dominance over online searches to stifle competition and harm consumers.

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