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New York's attorney general has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp., claiming the company used "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate the marketplace for computer microprocessors.
The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest computer chip maker of using "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate.
A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and insurer Highmark Inc.
The union representing flight attendants at American Airlines is supporting the company's bid to win antitrust immunity and work more closely with British Airways and Iberia.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll include a measure removing health insurers' federal antitrust exemption in sweeping health care legislation pending in the House.
Frustrated with health insurers, Democratic lawmakers are calling for revoking the industry's antitrust exemption.
The pilots' union at American Airlines said Friday it opposed antitrust immunity for the carrier's proposed joint venture with British Airways and Iberia.
After eight years of light antitrust scrutiny under a Republican White House, the technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped up oversight by the Obama administration's Justice Department.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Monsanto Co. violated antitrust rules in trying to expand its dominance of the market for genetically engineered crops.
The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers, the data-crunching heavy lifters of the computing world that IBM introduced in the 1960s and which are now used to process some of the most sensitive data in banking, government and health care.
The European Union's top antitrust official warned drug makers Tuesday to "look out" for new investigations in coming months.
The federal government's antitrust enforcers said Tuesday they will update the 17-year-old guidelines used to determine whether a proposed corporate acquisition threatens competition.
Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. hope that by joining forces, they can tilt the balance of power in Internet search away from Google Inc. First, however, Yahoo and Microsoft have to convince regulators that their plan won't hurt online advertisers and consumers.
The Internet search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo faces a tough antitrust review in the U.S. and overseas, with approval likely hinging on whether the marriage would foster more competition with market leader Google.
The Transportation Department on Friday granted Continental Airlines Inc. immunity from antitrust laws, allowing it to work closely with a group of other carriers, including United Airlines, on international service.
Continental, United and eight other airlines say the Justice Department's opposition to their bid for broad antitrust immunity was based on shortsighted analysis that ignored conditions in the airline industry.
The Justice Department is starting a review of whether the largest U.S. telecommunications carriers engage in anticompetitive behavior, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
The Justice Department opposes Continental Airlines Inc.'s broad request for antitrust immunity to work more closely with United Airlines and other carriers in setting prices and schedules for international service.
Google Inc. doesn't believe it needs to change its ways despite three separate U.S. government inquiries into whether some of the Internet search leader's actions are thwarting competition.
Activists backing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are asking the Justice Department to open a wide-ranging investigation of what they say is monopoly-like power in the hands of major insurers.
American Airlines said Tuesday that dozens of politicians from Congress to city halls back its request to work more closely with British Airways on trans-Atlantic flights.
From busting up John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust in 1911 to going after Microsoft's use of its Windows monopoly, antitrust policy has been an important element of the U.S. regulatory landscape.
The Obama administration warned corporate America on Monday that the government will more aggressively investigate big firms that hurt smaller competitors, contending that lax enforcement by the Bush administration contributed to the current economic troubles.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to extend its watch over some of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices for a second time, saying it needs an extra year and a half to make sure Microsoft's antitrust compliance passes muster.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he is open to re-examining government antitrust policies that limit mergers in the struggling newspaper industry.
Senate Democrats threaten repeal of the insurance industry's antitrust exemption. - By Timothy Noah - Slate MagazinePerhaps you're wondering how the insurance industry got itself exempted from antitrust law in the first place. Historically, insurance companies were regulated by the states. Back in the 19th century, insurers considered this a nuisance.
ProgressPolitics » Insurance Antitrust Exemption may be yanked � HUGE!!!!Title 15, Chapter 20of the U.S. Code implements the McCarran Act. Here is its key provision:
Take Action: Break Up Insurance MonopoliesThe McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 exempts health insurance companies from the antitrust regulations that apply to nearly every other industry, rules that protect consumers from anti-competitive business practices like price-fixing.
Apple confirms it acted alone in booting Goolge VoiceYes, Steve Jobs is that evil. Silicon Valley spent the past month convincing itself AT&T just absolutely had to be responsible for kicking the useful Google Voice application off the iPhone App store. Whoops, it was Dear Leader.
Google's Schmidt Leaves Apple Board to Quell Concerns Google Inc. Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple Inc.'s board, aiming to quell antitrust concerns about intensifying competition between the two companies.
West Virginia Attorney General Sues Comcast Over Set-Tops : Antitrust and Consumer-Protection LawsWest Virginia Attorney General Sues Comcast Over Set-Tops State AG Alleges MSO Violates Antitrust and Consumer-Protection Laws
Microsoft's Browser Unbundling Puzzles EuropeMicrosoft's plan to dump Internet Explorer (IE) from Windows 7 for the European market is a move to discredit antitrust regulators by tying its proposal to a failed enforcement effort from 2005, a noted antitrust expert said today.
Lies, Broken Promises, Ignored Correspondence, and More - Top 10 Customer Service No No'sIf you own a professional writing or editing company, or if you're a freelance journalist or book author, or if your company serves writers, or if you're simply in business at all, there are 10 customer service blunders that can be fatal to your reputation and, ultimately, your b …
Justice Department extends Google probeSearch giant Google has received demands from the Department of Justice (DoJ) to assist it with its inquiries into the scanning of millions of books online.
Europe Fines Intel a Record $1.45 Billion in Antitrust Case EU members are just increasing their costs and continuing to reduce their competitiveness in the global market place.
Google is a monster, it's trueOpinion - The news that the US antitrust authorities are taking a renewed interest in Google highlights the fact that Google is huge.
FTC investigating antitrust ties between Apple, GoogleEric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, and Arthur Levinson, the former chief executive of Genentech, serve on the boards of both Apple and Google.
Google Asks to Join European Antitrust Case Against MicrosoftGoogle has asked the European Union's Competition Commission to let it participate in the antitrust agency's investigation of rival Microsoft Corp., joining browser builders Opera and Mozilla in the case.
Senate pushes for sale of Ticketmaster's TicketsNow divisionOn the first days of hearings led by Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin relating to the proposed merger of Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.. a point of contention involved Ticketmaster's TicketsNow division.
Bloomberg.com: Worldwide :Google Seeks to Join in EU's Microsoft Antitrust Case (Update1) Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc., owner of the most popular Internet search engine, will seek permission from European Union regulators to submit arguments in an antitrust case against Microsoft Corp
Europe Ponders Its Next Step in Intel InquiryA decision by Intel, the chip maker, to defy European antitrust investigators raised questions Wednesday about how the European Commission should handle the remainder of the investigation and discourage similar behavior.
Psystar antitrust claim against Apple dismissedBut Alsup was not convinced. He rejected Psystar's argument that the relevant market in this case consisted of a single product: Mac OS.
Judge grants Apple's motion to dismiss [Mac Cloner] Psystar's counterclaimsA California judge on Tuesday granted Apple's motion to dismiss counterclaims on the part of unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar, who charged the Mac maker with violating antitrust laws through its vigorous attempts to block third parties from selling rival Mac OS X-based comput …
Apple, Psystar Joust in Court Over Antitrust Complaint"Attorneys for Apple and Psystar sparred before a U.S.
Judge waives Apple, AT&T objections to antitrust case vs. iPhoneA US federal judge has shut down some attempts by Apple and AT&T to dismiss a class action lawsuit that accuses the two of violating antitrust law with their iPhone exclusivity agreement, pushing the complaint closer to a possible trial.
KY Attny General Conway Issues Subpoena to Oil CompanyBy BRETT BARROUQUERE, Associated Press © 2008 Investigation procedes into why gas prices in Louisville area were selling at 10-30 cents more per gallon retail than other areas. Rep.
Mac clone maker's lawyer hints at antitrust defense"This case has been mischaracterized," said Springer. "There are a lot more complicated issues than just copyright or trademark. There are more complex issues [than those] in respect to the end-user licensing agreement. And antitrust issues come into play, too."
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