A federal judge’s landmark ruling Thursday (April 17) found Google guilty of illegally monopolizing the online advertising technology market, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing battle between regulators and Big Tech. The decision comes after more than two years of legal wrangling, with the...
The Federal Trade Commission began laying out its landmark antitrust case against Meta Platforms in federal district court in Washington Monday (April 14), with FTC attorney Daniel Matheson telling the judge Meta “decided that competition was too hard and it would be easier to buy...
The Justice Department (DOJ) is reportedly closer to permitting Capital One’s purchase of Discover. That’s according to a report Monday (March 31) by the Capital Forum, citing sources familiar with the matter. Those sources said the DOJ has refocused its review of the $35.3 billion deal on how it would hurt consumers...
France’s competition regulator has fined Apple 150 million euros (about $162 million), alleging that the company’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) made the use of third-party applications in the iOS environment “excessively complex.” This complexity amounted to abuse of Apple’s dominant position in the distribution of...
August 05, 2024
By now, you know that Google lost its landmark antitrust case, pending what is sure to be a dogfight of an appeal. In the balance, there are more antitrust cases in the tech sector involving Meta and Amazon, among others. With that in mind it’s important to focus on the details in the judge’s decision, […]
April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could...
April 19, 2022
Antitrust laws in the U.S. were enacted more than 100 years ago, but for Jon Roellke, partner at Morgan Lewis, this is the most significant antitrust moment in the last...
April 18, 2022
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced changes to its leniency program on April 4 that may translate into a tougher stance on enforcement. However, Heather Nyong’o, partner at Cleary Gottlieb...
April 17, 2025
A federal judge has ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology. As The New York Times reported Thursday (April 17), Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google had violated the law to establish its dominance in the online advertising system. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a group of states had sued the company, claiming that its […]
April 01, 2025
The Justice Department (DOJ) is reportedly closer to permitting Capital One’s purchase of Discover. That’s according to a report Monday (March 31) by the Capital Forum, citing sources familiar with the matter. Those sources said the DOJ...
March 31, 2025
France’s competition regulator has fined Apple 150 million euros (about $162 million), alleging that the company’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) made the use of third-party applications in the iOS environment...
March 27, 2025
The Department of Justice wants to eliminate “anticompetitive” state and federal laws and regulations. To that end, it announced the formation of the Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force in a Thursday...
