Articles in Channel: Antitrust Law

Slides on Horizontal Agreements

David Fischer
November 20, 2008 22:49

Here’s a set of slides discussing horizontal agreements under U.S. law. Eventually, this set will grow to encompass the EU and other jurisdictions.Here’s a set of slides discussing horizontal agreements under U.S. law. Eventually, this set will grow to encompass the EU and other...

Thoughts on LinkLine

David Fischer
November 20, 2008 00:45

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of Pacific Bell Telephone Company v. LinkLine Communications, Inc. on December 8th. (Briefs can be found here.) The court rushed to grant cert on a case that is on appeals from a 12(b)(6) motion; the facts haven’t been fully developed, leaving (...

Updated Slides on Antitrust and IP Law; CC-BY relicensing

David Fischer
November 19, 2008 20:51

I recently updated my slides on Antitrust and IP law and the ever popular Microsoft cheat sheet. Note that the slides are now available under a Creative Commons attribution only license (aka cc-BY), which is a more permissive license than the prior attribution-only, non-commercial license. We are,...

Blawg Review #186

David Fischer
November 17, 2008 21:30

Blawg Review #168 is now available at the Res Ipsa blog.Blawg Review #168 is now available at the Res Ipsa blog.

DOJ Loses Another Criminal Price Fixing Trial

November 16, 2008 14:47

On November 10, 2008, the DOJ Antitrust Division’s criminal section lost another high profile criminal price fixing trial. This time the individual defendant was acquitted of alleged participation in the highly publicized marine hose cartel that had resulted in numerous guilty pleas.  After a ...

Beer Merger

David Fischer
November 14, 2008 20:32

Long time readers know that if there is one thing we at Antitrust Review like more than antitrust, it is beer.  Today, the two came together.  And yes, we will party like it is 1999 tonight. The AP (via the Washington Post) reports: The Justice Department approved a $52 billion beer buzz Friday, a...

On The Move: Deborah Garza To Replace Thomas Barnett

David Fischer
November 14, 2008 14:14

Yesterday, the White House announced that “[t]he President intends to designate Deborah Garza, of Illinois, to be Acting Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division) at the Department of Justice.”Yesterday, the White House announced that “[t]he President intends to designate D...

Another Large Cartel Fine (and More to Come); This Time LCD Manufacturers

David Fischer
November 13, 2008 16:26

The New York Times reports: Three leading flat-screen producers — LG Display of South Korea, Sharp of Japan and Chunghwa Picture Tubes of Taiwan — pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a total of $585 million in criminal fines for their role in fixing the price of liquid-crystal display panels. LG is p...

Analysis of DOJ’s Section 2 Report

David Fischer
November 13, 2008 15:12

We infrequently publicize ABA seminars but we are making an exception today.  On December 11, the ABA Section of Antitrust Law is hosting an “Analysis of the Department of Justice’s Section Two Report.”  As the ABA’s website states the focus of the one hour, thirty 30 m...

A Very Large Cartel Fine

David Fischer
November 12, 2008 17:23

The EC fined four companies 1.3 billion euros ($1.66 billion) for price fixing.  Reuters (via the Washington Post) reports: The EU’s antitrust chief on Wednesday fined car glass producers Asahi, Pilkington, Saint-Gobain and Soliver more than 1.3 billion euros ($1.66 billion) for p...