Antitrust

In the United States, antitrust law is a collection of federal and state government laws that regulate the conduct and organization of business corporations and are generally intended to promote competition and prevent monopolies.

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UnitedHealth Sees Court Win In Change Healthcare Acquisition Case 

UnitedHealth Sees Court Win In Change Healthcare Acquisition Case 
UnitedHealth Sees Court Win In Change Healthcare Acquisition Case 
September 19, 2022  |  Healthcare

A federal judge has ruled against a Justice Department antitrust challenge to UnitedHealth Group’s $13 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, a health tech firm, The...

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Publishing Class-Action Cases Spells Trouble Ahead for Google in UK, EU
Publishing Class-Action Cases Spells Trouble Ahead for Google in UK, EU
September 18, 2022  |  Google

U.K. newspapers have this week been reporting that the law firm Humphries Kerstetter is planning to bring a class action case against Google in the...

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Amazon Antitrust Commitments ‘Appear Relevant’ to EU Concerns
Amazon Antitrust Commitments ‘Appear Relevant’ to EU Concerns
September 16, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon appears to be on the right track in its attempts to appease EU antitrust authorities with regard to two probes opened by the European...

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Big Tech Weekly: Fines Stack Up for Google in Europe
Big Tech Weekly: Fines Stack Up for Google in Europe
September 15, 2022  |  Big Tech

It has not been a good news week for Google’s European business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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California Accuses Amazon Of Antitrust Violations In Lawsuit
California Accuses Amazon Of Antitrust Violations In Lawsuit
September 14, 2022  |  Amazon

California has sued Amazon as of Wednesday over allegations of violating antitrust and unfair competition laws, The Wall Street Journal wrote. Get the Full Story...

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Google’s Appeal of EU’s Record Fine Nets 5% Reduction
Google’s Appeal of EU’s Record Fine Nets 5% Reduction
September 14, 2022  |  Google

Europe’s highest court agreed with European Union antitrust regulators and upheld most of the record $4.33 billion fine levied against Google for favoring its own...

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NGOs Criticize Amazon’s Plan to Mollify EU Regulators
NGOs Criticize Amazon’s Plan to Mollify EU Regulators
September 12, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon’s proposal to halt some online sales and marketing practices to head off big antitrust fines from European Union regulators is inadequate and “full of...

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Spotify Chief Pressures EU in Person to Move on Apple Antitrust Case
Spotify Chief Pressures EU in Person to Move on Apple Antitrust Case
September 07, 2022  |  Apple

The founder of Spotify made a visit to Brussels to pressure the European Commission to accelerate a case against Apple’s reported “anti-competitive conduct,” the Financial...

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Sen. Klobuchar: Big Tech Money, Ads Slow Advance of Antitrust Bill
Sen. Klobuchar: Big Tech Money, Ads Slow Advance of Antitrust Bill
September 07, 2022  |  Big Tech

Big Tech’s opposition, money and advertisements are slowing progress of an antitrust bill that would prevent tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta from...

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