DOJ and FTC diverge on duty to deal, lawyer says

Ciaran Willis

12 May 2020

The Department of Justice's recent advocacy in Viamedia and Qualcomm has highlighted a potential split about how it and the Federal Trade Commission view requirements for certain monopolisation claims, Crowell & Moring partner Jeane Thomas has said.

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