A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Tuesday that chipmaker Qualcomm did not engage in antitrust behavior, handing the technology company a major win by reversing a lower court decision with potentially devastating consequences to its business.
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European Union regulators opened an in-depth investigation Tuesday into U.S. tech giant Google’s plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit.
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In the sixth iteration of congressional oversight hearings and investigation into big tech companies and their threat to competition, a House Judiciary subcommittee grilled the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — the first time they had testified before lawmakers simultaneously.
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California’s ban on drug industry pay-for-delay deals remains intact after a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Friday that a pharmaceutical lobby lacked standing to challenge the landmark consumer protection law.
Read moreA federal class action accuses Ohio-based The Andersons, Inc. manipulating the prices of wheat futures and options contracts traded on the Chicago Board of Trade, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act and common law.
Read moreThe Superior Court of San Francisco County denied Sutter Health’s request to delay final approval of a $575 million settlement in a class action antitrust case. The health care provider indicated that it “might oppose approval of the settlement depending on how future events” related to the ongoing pandemic unfold.
Read moreGoogle will pay partnered media publishers in three countries and offer some users free access to paywalled news sites, the company said Thursday.
Read moreThe European Union’s powerful competition authority opened a series of cases against Apple on Tuesday, in a sign that Brussels was not backing down in its efforts to rein in U.S.-based tech giants.
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Saying that the allegations are backed by more than 20 million documents obtained with some 300 subpoenas, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong accused 26 companies Wednesday of inflating the prices of generic dermatology drugs.
Read moreA federal class action claims Celestron Acquisition et al. conspired to fix the price of telescopes.
Read moreThe PLS.com filed a federal antitrust complaint against The National Association of Realtors, the California Regional Multiple Listing Service et al., claiming they effectively monopolize MLS listings.
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During a telephone conference Wednesday over Martin Shkreli’s pharmaceutical price-rigging, the Federal Trade Commission reported little progress on court-ordered settlement talks.
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In another victory for college athletes, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Monday that the National Collegiate Athletic Association cannot restrict their education-related benefits.
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The state of California accused two oil and gas companies of working together to keep gas prices artificially high for the state’s consumers in a lawsuit filed Monday.
Read moreIn a move that could transform the dairy industry, the Department of Justice on Friday approved the sale of most of the assets of Dean Food Company to the Dairy Farmers of America, a move some experts say will allow the coop to control up to 70% of the country’s milk production.
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Among other deficiencies in the city of Oakland’s suit, the judge found a $378 million relocation fee the Raiders paid could act as an obstacle to moving that favors existing host cities.
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has tossed the bulk of claims by the Writers Guild of America accusing three Hollywood talent agencies of engaging in illegal packaging deals that undercut writers’ pay.
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A federal judge signaled Friday he will likely advance a lawsuit claiming Uber used monopoly power to drive a competitor out of business.
Read moreLess than a week after a study found only harm and no benefit in using hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19, the Department of Justice on Monday cleared antitrust hurdles standing in the drug’s way.
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