Judge Certifies Class-Action Lawsuit against Delta, AirTran for Baggage Fee...
8/8/2015 In U.S. Federal Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Judge Timothy Batten ruled to grant class-action certification to a six-year long collusion lawsuit against Delta and AirTran airlines. The...
View ArticleIndustry and Consumer Groups along with Congressman Fight Delayed...
8/13/2015 A formidable push is gathering for antitrust authorities to block the proposed merger between online-travel giants Expedia and Orbitz. Congressional authorities, consumer groups, and those...
View ArticleStaples-Office Depot Merger under Further Review
The combined company would merely be a major competitor in the entire office-supply business. Still, the FTC is concerned that by combining the companies, the number of potential large-scale suppliers...
View ArticleXPO Logistics to Buy Con-Way for $3 Billion
Although the acquisition had been expected to easily pass a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust regulatory review, Morningstar has reported that New York-based firm Faruqi & Faruqi is...
View ArticleAntitrust Lawsuit for Minor-League Baseball Players Dismissed
While average Major League salaries have exceeded $4 million annually according to the Associated Press, minor leaguers average between $11,000 and $15,000 per year for a five to six-month season....
View ArticleBud…Weis…Mill…Er?
Despite the aggressive posture of AB InBev and the venture capital group 3G Capital run by Lemann, the potential transaction will face a mountain of obstacles even if SAB Miller is a willing partner....
View ArticleMixed 9th Circuit Ruling Upholds NCAA Antitrust Ruling, Vacates Athlete...
While the panel was in agreement with the first part of Judge Wilken’s ruling, Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas disagreed with the other two judges on the merits of Wilken’s acceptance of the...
View ArticleDistribution Network for Daraprim May Violate Antitrust Laws
New York's AG is investigating Martin Shkreli of Turing Pharmaceuticals for possible violation of antitrust laws. It seems Big Pharma's bad boy has set up a distribution network for the anti-parasitic...
View ArticleDuke Energy Pays $81M Settlement
Duke Energy Ohio plans to settle a suit alleging it gave preferential treatment and kickbacks to certain large business and industrial customers from 2005 to 2008. The kickbacks, according to...
View ArticleHappy Turing Thanksgiving as Daraprim’s Price Cut 50%
Turing Pharmaceuticals is lowering the price of the important toxoplasmosis drug, Daraprim, by 50%. This is a cause for thanksgiving, as Martin Shkreli, the company's CEO, raised the per pill price...
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