Antitrust Act News Today

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 28, 2024, weighed in for the third time in recent months in support of plaintiffs in class action lawsuits...

Christoph Neeracher, Philippe Seiler, and Raphael Annasohn, Bär & Karrer

This GT Newsletter summarizes recent class-action decisions from across the United States.

On Jan. 25, 2024, the FTC sued to block Novant Health, Inc.'s $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Community Health Systems, Inc. The FTC argued that this acquisition could lead

Vasiliki Yiannoulis-Riva wrote an article in Westlaw Today that discusses recent lawsuits that have challenged the real estate brokerage commission system and raised the prospect...

Staffing agencies — a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans — are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week.

Staffing agencies — a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans — are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week.

If the latest filing against Apple goes ahead, it will mean each of the “big four” tech companies will have been sued by the US government.

Staffing agencies — a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans — are not exempt from the state’s antitrust law, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled late last week.

The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws originated with the US Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and are enforced at domestic levels. Of the big four tech companies, Apple is the latest to be accused of breaching antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that Apple is using hardware and software limitations to stifle competition with iPhones and iPads.