Microsoft appealed EU antitrust fine
May 9, 2013
On May 9, 2008, Microsoft appealed a massive EU antitrust fine for failing to comply with a 2004 ruling. The ruling found that Microsoft had abused its monopoly power and required the company to share technical information with competitors and lower its prices. In October 2007, Microsoft announced i....... [more] 
Google to modify search displays in Europe in response to antitrust concerns
April 25, 2013
The European Commission announced Thursday that Google has agreed to provide clearer labeling of promoted links in order to assuage concerns that the search engine is abusing its dominance in the market by favoring its own products. This concession marks a significant step toward reaching an antitru....... [more]
Senegal ex-president's son charged with corruption
April 18, 2013
Senegalese prosecutors have charged Karim Wade, the son of Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade, with corruption for allegedly embezzling USD $1.4 billion during his father's years in office. The corruption claim centers on Wade's acquisition of real estate and foreign companies, including Dub....... [more]
Google offers revised proposal in EU antitrust investigation
April 11, 2013
Google on Thursday formally offered concessions to the EU's competition authority for a possible settlement in the antitrust investigation against the company. The recent proposal has revised the initial proposal that was submitted in January. The January proposal came after the EU's competition co....... [more]
The Statement and Account Clause and Citizens United: Part III
February 26, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Joseph Marren of KStone Partners LLC continues his discussion of the history of financial reporting by the federal government...Part III continues the review of the history of financial reporting by the federal government in an effort to make clear that the Supreme Court shoul....... [more]
Supreme Court rules federal antitrust laws apply to Georgia hospital transactions
February 19, 2013
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health Systems, Inc. that federal antitrust laws regulating competition among health service providers apply to an anticompetitive transaction in Georgia because the state law regulating the activity did not clearly articulate authority for....... [more]
Macmillan settles e-book case with DOJ
February 8, 2013
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that a settlement has been reached with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, known by the public as Macmillan, over allegations that the publishing company conspired with Apple to raise the retail price of e-books. The DOJ's Antitrust Division reached agre....... [more]
FTC finds Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws
January 4, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that Google did not violate antitrust or anticompetition laws. Google's practice of favoring its own services in search results, to the detriment of its competitors, has been under scrutiny. Though Google will be required to make changes to it....... [more]
DOJ reaches settlement with publisher in price-fixing lawsuit
December 19, 2012
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement on Tuesday with book publisher Penguin Group, Inc. regarding an alleged conspiracy to raise the prices of e-books. The DOJ's antitrust division filed a lawsuit in April accusing Penguin Group, as well as several other publishers, of conspiring....... [more]
Expanding the Role of Competition in US Broadband Policy to Achieve Faster Speeds and Lower Prices
December 3, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Andrew Lipkowitz, St. John's University School of Law Class of 2013, is the author of the thirteenth article in a 15-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. He argues that Congress should enact legislation to spur competition in t....... [more]
DOJ files antitrust suit against eBay
November 19, 2012
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against online auction company eBay alleging violations of antitrust law occurring from 2006 to 2009. The complaint avers that eBay violated the Sherman Act ....... [more]
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