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Vedova: 'Protecting competition in the emerging health care programmatic advertising market plays a critical role in lowering health care costs'
Antitrust

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against IQVIA Holdings Inc. in an effort to block its Propel Media Inc. acquisition.


Alioto: 'The merger between Microsoft and Activision would be one of, if not the, largest technology mergers in history'
Antitrust

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Tuesday recently confirmed the court’s decision to reject an emergency request to block Microsoft and Acitivison Blizzard’s merging deal.


TechNet CEO Moore on New proposed Merger: 'This will have devastating and unintended consequences on our global competitiveness and national security.'
Antitrust

This week, Linda Moore, TechNet CEO and President issued a press release remarking that tightening the reins on mergers and acquisitions could actually decrease American competitiveness.


Federal Trade Commission Chair Khan: 'we are updating our enforcement manual to reflect the realities of how firms do business in the modern economy'
Antitrust

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan voiced her support of the FTC updating its regulatory framework regarding Mergers and acquisitions to suit today's economy. Her remarks can be found in a July 19th FTC press release.


Garland: 'These updated merger guidelines respond to modern market realities'
Antitrust

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission recently updated the merger guidelines.


FTC's Levine: 'Celsius touted a new business model but engaged in an old-fashioned swindle'
Antitrust

A bankrupt cryptocurrency platform has been permanently prohibited from managing client assets and given a suspended $4.7 billion judgement in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC's case will proceed in federal court against three former company executives, who have not agreed to a settlement.


JetBlue: 'we are ready to be a force for good in the industry'
Antitrust

JetBlue Airlines recently issued a press release to announce plans to terminate the Northeast Alliance (NEA) following a court's ruling that it cannot continue in its current form.


Apple: 'Apple Inc. respectfully requests that this Court stay the mandate'
Antitrust

Apple Inc. recently requested a stay of the mandate in the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple case, pending the filing of a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court.


Blumenthal: PGA Tour-LIV hearing ‘about much more than the game of golf’
Antitrust

A Senate subcommittee held a hearing July 11 to examine the controversial PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger.


Khan: 'Much has changed in the 45 years since the HSR Act was passed'
Antitrust

The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice jointly proposed changes to the premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger notification rules that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.


Former FTC Chief Technologist Chilson: 'The FTC case here, while big in numbers, is somewhat on very strange and somewhat shaky legal ground, I think'
Antitrust

Former FTC Chief Technologist Neil Chilson voiced his surprise at the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) allegations of deceptive practices against Amazon due to its Prime service


FTC Chair: 'Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent'
Antitrust

Lina M. Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said that Amazon has been tricking customers into paying for subscriptions. The FTC announced that a federal lawsuit has been filed against Amazon.


Technology official: FTC should not 'make up' new laws in suit against Amazon
Antitrust

Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Vice President Daniel Castro has criticized the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) announcement to take legal action against Amazon for allegedly tricking customers into signing up for its Amazon Prime service, saying the FTC was using bait-and-switch tactics.


Reed: 'Google abuses its control over the ad server monopoly'
Antitrust

Gannett, the largest news publisher in the United States, filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing advertising technology markets and engaging in deceptive commercial practices.


Khan: 'Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent'
Antitrust

The Federal Trade Commission recently filed a complaint against Amazon, accusing the company of enrolling consumers into its Prime program without consent and intentionally creating hurdles for them to cancel their subscriptions.


Lee: 'Legislation will ensure that no city and community is left behind' when MLB teams move
Antitrust

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D- Calif., penned a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, urging him to reconsider his direct involvement in the negotiations surrounding the potential relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas.


Durbin: 'We all know the vital role that local newspapers and broadcasters play in informing the public'
Antitrust

A bipartisan bill that would allow news organizations to band together and negotiate with Big Tech platforms for fair compensation for the use of their news content has advanced to the full Senate.


EC's Vestager: If Google's adtech 'practices are illegal, we need to ensure that they are brought effectively to an end'
Antitrust

The European Commission announced measures taken in its investigation of Google, according to a June 14 statement release.


Antitrust

A professor of law and political science at Pennsylvania recently released an op-ed piece to urge antitrust regulators to embrace AI and machine learning for enhanced oversight.


Bonta: 'Opioid addiction treatments should be accessible to everyone'
Antitrust

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Indivior agreed to pay $102.5 million in a settlement with 41 states and the District of Columbia.