Lobbyists representing U.S. tech giants reportedly asked India to reexamine a proposed antitrust law. The companies said regulations forbidding data use and preferential treatment of partners could drive up user costs, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 28), citing a letter from a lobbying group representing Amazon,...
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business are reportedly facing a consumer antitrust lawsuit that comes on the heels of a suit filed by the Justice Department. The consumer suit is the first of what’s likely to be many such suits, because they often follow legal action taken by U.S. or state...
Apple has appealed a nearly $2 billion antitrust fine handed down by European regulators. As Reuters reported Tuesday (May 22), the appeal comes after the European Commission (EC) ruled this winter that Apple was abusing its power in the streaming music market. Apple’s fine was...
A federal judge is questioning Apple’s 27% fee on in-app purchases via outside payment platforms. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has been hearing evidence concerning the tech giant’s compliance with an order she handed down in 2021. That ruling requires Apple to allow developers...
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 include significant changes to the way regulators approach merger analysis. The new rules governing mergers and the enforcement actions that FTC and DOJ are implementing, […]
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...
January 07, 2022
Google and Apple have attracted as much interest from investors as from regulators. They are as frequently praised for their innovations as they are criticized over claims that they have...
May 28, 2024
Lobbyists representing U.S. tech giants reportedly asked India to reexamine a proposed antitrust law. The companies said regulations forbidding data use and preferential treatment of partners could drive up user costs, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 28), citing a letter from a lobbying group representing Amazon, Apple and Google. The request follows an Indian governmental panel’s […]
May 24, 2024
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster business are reportedly facing a consumer antitrust lawsuit that comes on the heels of a suit filed by the Justice Department. The consumer suit is the first of what’s likely to...
May 23, 2024
Apple has appealed a nearly $2 billion antitrust fine handed down by European regulators. As Reuters reported Tuesday (May 22), the appeal comes after the European Commission (EC) ruled this...
May 20, 2024
A federal judge is questioning Apple’s 27% fee on in-app purchases via outside payment platforms. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has been hearing evidence concerning the tech giant’s compliance...
