Antitrust at the Agencies Roundup: You Will Absolutely Work in This Town Again Edition
Readers might recall my recent discussion of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new Bureau of Let’s Sue Meta, in which I covered, among other things, the . . .
Antitrust at the Agencies Roundup: You Will Absolutely Work in This Town Again Edition
How the Facebook Claim’s Intellectual Foundations Doomed Its Argument
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) recently handed down a judgment refusing to allow “the Facebook Claim”—among the more well-known UK competition-law class-action cases—to proceed . . .
While Congress Delays, the Task Force Will Play
With the first day of summer less than a week away and political silly season just around the corner, we don’t have much time for . . .
NLRB Targeting of Noncompetes Lacks a Sound Legal Foundation
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), recently issued a memo claiming that certain noncompete clauses in labor contracts are illegal, on grounds . . .
Oregon Should Beware the Right to Repair
The Oregon State Legislature is considering HB 3631, a bill that would ensure that consumers have a “right to repair” their electronics devices. The legislation would . . .
Two FCC Commissioners Walk Into a Bar
Grab a partner, find a group, and square up for Truth on the Market’s second Telecom Hootenanny. We’ve got spectrum auctions, broadband subsidies, and a . . .
FTC v Amgen: The Economics of Bundled Discounts, Part Two
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it would sue to block Amgen’s proposed $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics. The challenge represents a . . .
Antitrust Regulators Should Be Careful Not to Shank the PGA-LIV Deal
In a world in which so-called “Big Tech” has dominated antitrust discussions for a decade or more, who would’ve guessed that golf would grab the . . .
Dynamic Competition Proves There Is No Captive Audience: 10 Years, 10G, and YouTube TV
In Susan Crawford’s 2013 book “Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age,” the Harvard Law School professor argued that . . .