375 ABA Journal Antitrust Law articles.
In a two-day hearing that begins tomorrow, a federal judge will consider whether Whole Foods Market Inc. may gobble up its competitor, Wild Oats Markets Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission…
Jul 30, 2007 8:14 PM CDT
The nation’s chief advocate before the U.S. Supreme Court says most of the justices are sympathetic to business interests, decidedly so in antitrust cases.
U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement said…
Jul 19, 2007 3:26 PM CDT
Anonymous online posts by the chief executive of Whole Foods Markets have spurred an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wall Street Journal…
Jul 16, 2007 6:31 PM CDT
A document made public yesterday in a government lawsuit reveals that the person posting frequent Internet messages about Whole Foods Market and a major retailing rival was none other than…
Jul 12, 2007 5:13 PM CDT
A federal judge has approved a $49 million settlement in a class action suit against a bar review course.
But U.S. District Judge Manuel Real refused to approve incentive payments…
Jul 10, 2007 12:32 PM CDT
Macy’s has won a suit that claimed it conspired to force high-end tableware suppliers to boycott Bed Bath & Beyond.
Federal jurors in California deliberated for only five hours before…
Jul 5, 2007 12:29 PM CDT
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision generally allowing manufacturers to enforce minimum retail prices isn’t likely to raise prices for common household products, many experts say.
Instead…
Jun 29, 2007 3:30 PM CDT
Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court has overruled a nearly 100-year-old precedent barring retail price fixing.
The court in a 5-4 decision said agreements on minimum prices are legal if they…
Jun 28, 2007 8:20 PM CDT
Microsoft Corp. will change its Vista software to make it easier for users to run Internet searches using Google and other competitors.
The action is in response to antitrust complaints…
Jun 20, 2007 4:27 PM CDT
Incentives that would be paid to class representatives have temporarily derailed a proposed settlement in a suit against a bar review course.
U.S. District Judge Manuel Real of Los Angeles…
Jun 20, 2007 1:27 PM CDT
A federal judge in Manhattan today upheld a patent on the blood thinner Plavix.
U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said Plavix’s maker, Sanofi-Aventis, was entitled to an injunction barring a…
Jun 19, 2007 5:52 PM CDT
The position advanced by the U.S. Solicitor General failed when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision yesterday favoring Wall Street in an…
Jun 19, 2007 12:47 PM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the antitrust laws do not apply to initial public offerings, since they are extensively regulated by federal securities laws.
The 7-1 ruling was…
Jun 18, 2007 4:16 PM CDT
Since 1936, the Robinson-Patman Act has required manufacturers to sell to charge retailers the same price for same-sized containers of the same product. But some say it may be time…
Jun 7, 2007 7:41 PM CDT
The Federal Trade Commission plans to file a lawsuit to stop grocer Whole Foods Market Inc. from buying a competitor.
The agency contends the grocer’s planned $565 million purchase of…
Jun 6, 2007 4:47 PM CDT
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