The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.
Category: Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues
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FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust
The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.
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Google Says Switching Away From Its Search Engine Is Easy. It’s Not.
Google says a change takes just a few steps, but a panel of designers found otherwise. The issue is at the heart of a federal antitrust trial.
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A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?
The government states that data is “oxygen for a search engine” and that Google’s anticompetitive behavior has given it a data fortress. Google says innovation explains its success.
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Common Patenting Tactic by Drug Companies May Be Illegal, F.T.C. Says
Experts say the exploitation of a loophole in the patent system has contributed to high prices for inhalers.
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In Antitrust Trial, Former Google Employee Details History of Search Deals
In the first full day of testimony in the U.S. monopoly trial against Google, the Justice Department sought to show that the company had long tried to cut out search competitors.
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U.S. Blasts Google Over Paying $10 Billion a Year to Cut Out Search Rivals
In opening statements for the government’s first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, Google defended itself and said people had many choices for online search.
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Microsoft, Google and Antitrust: Similar Legal Theories in a Different Era
The government’s antitrust case against Google borrows heavily from the landmark lawsuit against Microsoft 25 years ago. But it lacks the same cultural impact.
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Who’s Who in the Google Monopoly Trial
The federal government’s first monopoly trial this century will feature top tech executives, experienced litigators and an Obama-appointed judge.
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Google Turns to a Steady Old Hand to Fight Antitrust Charges
The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail.
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In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google
The 10-week trial, set to begin Tuesday, amps up efforts to rein in Big Tech by targeting the core search business that turned Google into a $1.7 trillion behemoth.