July 12, 2018
Antitrust lawyers and government enforcers have been eager for guidance from the U.S. Supreme Court on how to apply an important antitrust principle, "the rule of reason," to different types of markets. Many had been looking to the justices' findings in the American Express anti-steering rules case to provide some clarity, but the outcome fell far short of the broad guidance they have been seeking.
June 25, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday held that American Express Co. did not violate federal antitrust law by preventing merchants from steering customers to other credit cards.
February 26, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared split on the legality of American Express Co.'s so-called anti-steering contracts for merchants at oral arguments Monday in a case the justices agreed could have major consequences for the antitrust world.
February 23, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court is closing out its February oral argument session with a blockbuster docket, taking on a key doctrine of antitrust law in a case involving American Express Co. and pondering the fate of public sector unions.
February 23, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a case challenging anti-steering rules that American Express Co. imposes on merchants, and the antitrust bar will be keeping a close watch on how the justices approach the rule of reason, an important but underdeveloped tool for weighing competitive effects in antitrust cases.
February 16, 2018
The U.S. government criticized American Express Co. on Thursday for defending contract provisions that prevent merchants from steering customers to other credit cards, in a closely watched antitrust case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 13, 2018
A group of 11 states pressed forward with its attack on contract provisions that prevent merchants from steering customers to other credit cards in an antitrust case before the U.S. Supreme Court, accusing American Express Co. of ignoring a trial court's findings.
January 23, 2018
A pair of economists on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Second Circuit decision in favor of American Express Co. in a suit challenging rules that prevent merchants from steering customers to other credit cards, arguing the steering provisions enhance competition.
January 17, 2018
American Express Co. filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asking the justices not to disturb its Second Circuit win in an antitrust suit challenging rules that prevent merchants from steering customers to other credit cards, arguing the restriction helps the company compete with its rivals.