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US DOJ's Slater says antitrust enforcers have role to play in deregulating economy May 10, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

Gail Slater, antitrust chief at the US Department of Justice, today said competition authorities ought to explore steps they can take and the role they have to play in stimulating economic growth and deregulat... (more story)

Google could skirt remedies despite ‘high degree’ of AI competition, US DOJ expert says May 10, 2025 | Khushita Vasant

A high degree of competition among generative AI firms will not resolve concerns that Google could circumvent any remedies imposed by a US federal court to address its illegal monopoly in the Internet search m... (more story)

Naval engineers’ no-poach suit against shipbuilders revived by US appeals court May 09, 2025 | Chris May

Some of the largest shipbuilders in the US are no longer off the hook for class action antitrust claims from naval engineers over an alleged decades-long no-poach conspiracy, after a federal appeals court over... (more story)

Light & Wonder, plaintiffs debate card-shuffler market in US antitrust case May 09, 2025 | Clayton Vickers

Attorneys for casino gaming company Light & Wonder and a proposed plaintiff class debated the contours of a relevant market for automatic card shufflers during oral arguments before a US judge over their respe... (more story)

US DOJ’s Slater working to ‘speed up’ merger review process May 09, 2025 | Wesley Brown

The US Department of Justice is continuing its work to push for quicker merger decisions, according to the agency's antitrust chief, who highlighted the agency’s early results during President Donald Trump’s s... (more story)

Racers face obstacles as US appeals court mulls NASCAR antitrust injunction May 09, 2025 | Chris May

Stock car racing teams suing NASCAR over an alleged monopolistic scheme had a tough time convincing a US appeals court panel to uphold an injunction that would break new ground on what terms a monopolist can i... (more story)

Ryanair to continue Italian legal fight against Irish antitrust raid May 09, 2025 | Anna Ferrari and Nicholas Hirst

Ryanair intends to appeal an Italian court ruling that upheld a request by Italy's competition enforcer that its Irish counterpart conduct dawn raids at the airline’s Dublin headquarters, MLex has learned. The... (more story)

Apple, Google mobile ecosystems raise concerns, app developers tell UK regulator May 09, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems are having troubling impacts across app distribution and operations, app developers and associations have told the UK competition regulator. The anonymized participants air... (more story)

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A hundred days into US FTC under new chairman, don't call leadership regulators May 09, 2025 | Mike Swift and Ilana Kowarski

Last week marked 100 days since the start of Andrew Ferguson’s leadership of the US Federal Trade Commission, and while the new chairman has frequently talked the talk of a full-throated Trump populist, the wa... (more story)

Big Tech, US egg producers’ stock buybacks enter antitrust spotlight May 09, 2025 | Chris May

Meta, Apple and top egg producers’ decisions to repurchase their own stock has become an area of concern for US antitrust enforcers and members of Congress who are flagging the widespread practice as a potenti... (more story)

Australian government could use electoral mandate to revive dormant policy May 08, 2025 | James Panichi

The center-left government of Australia has been returned to office with an enhanced electoral majority, handing it a mandate to push ahead with key policies outlined over the past three years. Prominent candi... (more story)

Criminal prosecution of Apple executives on table after US judge’s order May 07, 2025 | Alex Wilts and Chris May

Apple’s handling of an injunction issued in US antitrust litigation with Epic Games has placed the tech company’s executives in the law’s crosshairs. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers last week referred... (more story)

UK cartel suit against Nexans complicated by linked trial on green incentives April 30, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

The upcoming UK trial of a private damages claims targeting Nexans over a power-cable cartel is complicated by joint proceedings over a key energy issue that draws in a high-profile mass claim on behalf of con... (more story)

What Australia's Google adtech lawsuit may borrow from recent US enforcement April 29, 2025 | Saloni Sinha

Recent Australian lawsuits targeting Google over its adtech practices appear to borrow heavily from similar allegations against the search giant in the US. Google’s Market power, Unified Pricing Rules and “hea... (more story)

US FTC Chairman Ferguson distances himself from predecessor Khan April 24, 2025 | Ilana Kowarski

US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson has faced criticism from the US business community for his alleged support for heavy-handed regulation, but one newspaper recently crossed a line. The Wall ... (more story)

US FTC could end Southern Glazer’s case despite win in motion-to-dismiss round April 24, 2025 | Alex Wilts

By rejecting Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits' motion to dismiss the US Federal Trade Commission’s price-discrimination lawsuit against the company, a California federal judge gave new life to the Robinson-P... (more story)