Brewing bipartisanship: The Tipline for 22 May 2019

In breaking news, the Federal Trade Commission last night won its monopolisation case against Qualcomm. Keep an eye out for our story later today. While Republicans and Democrats don’t always rail against large technology platforms for the same reasons, one Democratic presidential candidate sees the bipartisanship as a potential avenue for changes to US competition law. Also in today’s Tipline, three dental suppliers may be nearing the end of an administrative trial at the FTC before Judge D Michael Chappell, but that doesn’t spell the end of their antitrust woes.