January 26, 2023
DOJ Asks Surface Transportation Board To Scrutinize $31B Rail Deal
The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division on Jan. 24 reaffirmed its “support for the [Surface Transportation] Board’s review process and careful scrutiny of the competitive implications of the...
January 04, 2023
US Judge Cancels CSX Jury Trial In Rail Antitrust Case
The judge canceled a jury trial scheduled for Jan. 18 and converted it instead to a bench trial on whether CSX is entitled to an injunction on a matter involving...
January 03, 2023
How CBDCs Can Benefit From Banks’ Expertise
Public-private partnerships have yielded great things from railroads to universities, and now they stand to be a transformative force in the future of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This is...
November 09, 2022
The Neo-Brandeisian Approach to Vertical Mergers – A Zipline to...
In a major policy switch, federal antitrust agencies recently announced increased hostility to vertical mergers. Stated reasons include skepticism of their benefits and of remedies traditionally used to control their...
October 10, 2022
Retail Warehouse Shortage Could Worsen as Cities Mull Construction Bans
In the city of Colton, California, there are 54,000 residents and 58 licensed warehouses. The city is in the state’s Inland Empire, just east of Los Angeles, where proximity to...
September 07, 2022
CPI TALKS… with Phil Weiser
In this edition of CPI Talks, we have the pleasure of presenting an interview with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
September 07, 2022
“If You Never Did, You Should”: State Equitable Remedies for...
Section 16 of the Clayton Act authorizes “injunctive relief . . . against threatened loss or damage” due to an antitrust violation “under the same conditions and principles as injunctive...
August 30, 2022
TradeLens Sends Europe’s First Electronic Bill of Lading
If there’s one blockchain project that truly shows what the technology is capable of, it’s TradeLens, which has connected nearly every part of the global shipping industry. Created in 2018...
August 24, 2022
Today in B2B Payments: B2B Service Providers Aim to Improve...
Today in B2B payments, shipping is in the spotlight as service providers discuss their solutions to different aspects of this supply chain challenge. X Delivery CEO Mark Lavelle suggested businesses...