Consumer Antitrust Studies News Today

I hope Minnesotans read about the testimony of UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Wednesday. It’s an eye-opener about the corporate practices of our Eden Prairie health insurance/big data/whatever behemoth. Witty was on the receiving end of scathing comments from a bipartisan group of senators — and justifiably so. […] The post Senators are right to scrutinize UnitedHealth, Minnesota’s most powerful company appeared first on Mi...

Rice, Emory and Vanderbilt quietly settled last fall in a financial aid lawsuit against 17 institutions. Now pressure is mounting for the remaining defendants in the case. Emory, Rice and Vanderbilt Universities all appear to have settled in a financial aid antitrust lawsuit that accused 17 institutions of illegally colluding to limit student financial aid packages. The class action case filed in January 2022 alleges that the highly selective universities effectively operated a “cartel” by ...

Beginning in the 1970s, the Federal Trade Commission gave up on its mission to protect consumers and competition. Then Khan took charge of the agency, and turned it on its head.

The University of Chicago settled a federal antitrust lawsuit over financial aid. What does that mean for the 16 remaining defendants in the class action case? The University of Chicago will pay $13.2 million to settle a financial aid antitrust lawsuit in which it was one of 17 institutions accused of illegally colluding to limit student financial aid packages. Now, with the settlement pending approval from a judge, officials from the other 16 institutions must decide what to do: follow the Uni...

With 82 monthly listeners and elite opening acts, the demand for Swift's tour give Loyola Swifties ticket troubles.

The things I had to do to secure these Taylor Swift tickets.... Honestly, for my own personal safety, I will not disclose my methods. Other fans were not as lucky.

Analysis-US blessing Facebook deals complicates lawsuit demanding Instagram sale Toggle share menu Advertisement Analysis-US blessing Facebook deals complicates lawsuit demanding Instagram sale A U.S. lawsuit that could lead to the break-up of Facebook Incs social media empire may be hindered by the governments role in the companys monopoly building, and a recent dearth of similar cases, legal experts said. In twin lawsuits on Wednesday, the Fe...