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The Apple E-Book Kerfuffle Meets Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics

Geoffrey Manne
March 15, 2012 16:35

From a pure antitrust perspective, the real story behind the DOJ’s Apple e-book investigation is the Division’s deep commitment to the view that Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) clauses are anticompetitive (see also here), no doubt spurred on at least in part by Chief Economist Fiona...

5 Ways to Avoid a $55,000 Fine from the DOJ

March 15, 2012 14:19

By:  Kara M. Maciel Today, March 15, marks the effective date of the 2010 ADA Standards for hotels, restaurants, retailers, spas, golf clubs and other places of public accomodation.  As we have written about previously, there are several new requirements and obligations...

FBI's PSA Excludes Key Information for Whistleblowers

Lindsey Williams
February 29, 2012 22:23

This week, the FBI released a public service announcement by actor Michael Douglas encouraging the public to report financial fraud. On its face this sounds like a good thing. However, the FBI left out some key information, namely other avenues of reporting that are likely better for...

$26 Billion Dollar Settlement of Mortgage Foreclosure Practices: It's Not About the Money

Steven Berk
February 10, 2012 17:51

The Department of Justice, HUD and State Attorneys General are sure proud to have reached a settlement with five banks (Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and Ally) over the abuses in real estate foreclosure practices that plagued homeowners and the banks...

Ninth Circuit Upholds Immunity for Telecoms

December 30, 2011 19:55

By J. Bradford Currier and Marty Stern A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of thirty-three claims against telecom companies that had assisted government agencies with warrantless eavesdropping in connection with a post-9/11 surveillance...