Topic: Boycotts

The Saudi Arabian entity behind LIV Golf cannot hide behind the Kingdom’s laws to avoid subpoenas related to the antitrust litigation it initiated, the PGA Tour has argued.

14 March 2023

A proposed class action accusing Apple and Amazon of conspiring to drive up iPhone and iPad prices fails to allege that an agreement between the pair amounts to horizontal collusion, both companies have argued.

10 February 2023

The Department of Justice cannot reopen an investigation into claims that the largest US trade association for real estate brokers unlawfully restrained competition by encouraging its members to hide commission rates, a federal court has held.

26 January 2023

Criminal antitrust prosecutions are near an all-time high at the Department of Justice, but the Antitrust Division secured just $1.4 million in fines last year.

23 January 2023

Three former Southern California Edison employees failed to allege that their former employer illegally prevented them from doing electrical work in the state, a federal court has ruled.

13 January 2023

Four major news organisations have conspired with a slew of large technology companies to eliminate competition for online news, a group of anti-vaccine publishers has alleged.

12 January 2023

An appellate court can reverse a “century-old abuse” by allowing several defunct Minor League Baseball teams to pursue the top US baseball league and its members for violating the Sherman Act, the teams have argued.

11 January 2023

The world Olympic swimming organisation has the right to demand that its members obtain its approval before participating in independent competitions hosted by other professional leagues, a federal judge has ruled.

10 January 2023

Kathleen Foote has stepped down as California’s antitrust chief after 35 years of helping cement the Golden State as a major enforcer, both alongside and independent of the federal government.

04 January 2023

The National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) has labelled allegations that it conspired to boycott a professional group representing surgical assistants “riddled with defects”.

25 November 2022