No Ovation for FTC’s Latest Enforcement Theory
The Federal Trade Commission announced a puzzling complaint filed in a new consummated merger & monopolization case in the U.S. District Court for the District . . .
No Ovation for FTC’s Latest Enforcement Theory
Price Discrimination is Good, Part 3
At Knowledge Problem, Michael Giberson collects anecdotal evidence on New York’s zone pricing ban, i.e. a prohibition on price discrimination. While gasoline prices are falling . . .
Kolasky on What Happens with the Section 2 Report
William Kolasky (Wilmer Hale, and one of the frontrunners for the DOJ AG spot according to the rumormill) has an interesting piece in the Antitrust . . .
Antitrust, The Bailout, and the Coming Boom in Monopolization Enforcement
From the WSJ comes an editorial from Martin Neal Baily and Matthew Slaughter describe a forthcoming report from the Private Equity Council making the link . . .
Law and Economics 2.0
Readers of TOTM know that the future of law and economics is a frequent topic of discussion here, and a topic in which I am . . .
The Devilish Details of Detroit’s Deal
There are some pretty scary devils in the details of this Detroit bailout legislation. This WSJ article provides some specifics. Under the terms of the . . .
Whole Foods Brings It
“Now for the evidence,” said the King. “And then the sentence.” “No!” said the Queen. “First the sentence, and then the evidence.” So goes a . . .
Are We Reinvigorated Yet?
Despite rumors, slogans, and “new” conventional wisdom to the contrary (See, e.g. here, here and the Obama campaign promise to “reinvigorate merger enforcement), it is . . .
The D.C. Circuit Re-Disappoints in Whole Foods: An Analysis of the Amended Opinions
Being a “glass is half-full” type of guy, I figured there was no way the D.C. Circuit’s decision on Whole Foods’ petition for rehearing en . . .