A Delaware federal judge on Friday refused to block U.S. Sugar Corp.'s $315 million acquisition of Imperial Sugar, rejecting a merger challenge from the U.S. Department of Justice over concerns about the supply of refined sugar in the Southeast.
A Delaware federal judge on Friday refused to block U.S. Sugar Corp.'s $315 million acquisition of Imperial Sugar, rejecting a merger challenge from the U.S. Department of Justice over concerns about the supply of refined sugar in the southeast U.S.
The head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division said Friday that monopolization is on the rise and needs to be addressed through aggressive action by the competition enforcement community, sentiments shared by Europe's competition chief.
A European court on Wednesday largely rejected Google's challenge to a record €4 billion ($4 billion) antitrust fine over its Android mobile operating system, bolstering the bloc's enforcement efforts after recent losses and providing an early take on how U.S. courts might act on practices they are also scrutinizing.
A Nevada federal judge delayed a staffing company's guilty plea in what would be the government's first win on a criminal labor market antitrust case after a dispute arose over how prosecutors described the impact of an alleged "no poach" agreement.