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Global Antitrust Competition Enforcers Are Back, According to Report
Labor markets, artificial intelligence and consumer-related issues are going to be under the microscope from antitrust investigators around the globe in 2024, according to a report from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
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AI Is Attracting Antitrust Regulatory Scrutiny
While some jurisdictions are enacting or proposing AI-specific regulation, many existing regulatory frameworks apply to new technologies, including antitrust. Companies may experience different potential antitrust risks depending on the type of AI technology and their use of that technology.
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DOJ and States Open Antitrust Case Against Google for Monopolizing Internet Search Market
The U.S. Department of Justice and dozens of states opened their antitrust case against Google in Washington last month, accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing the internet search and related ad markets.
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Recent DOJ Losses In Antitrust Cases Don't Tell the Whole Story
Many of the Biden Administration's antitrust enforcement actions have involved attempts to regulate anticompetitive conduct in labor markets by means…
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Keeping Tabs On Antitrust Actions In Entertainment Industry Sectors
The growth in size of companies dominating sectors of the entertainment industry has been subject to antitrust challenges with mixed results. What are some notable recent developments in this area?
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Antitrust Actions In Entertainment Industry Sectors
The growth in size of companies dominating sectors of the entertainment industry has been subject to antitrust challenges with mixed results. What are some notable recent developments in this area?
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Change In ADR Provider at Issue In Event-Ticketing Fees Litigation
A new antitrust complaint over ticketing fees has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster. The plaintiffs in the newly filed suit are challenging Ticketmaster's new arbitration agreement by claiming its protocols for mass arbitrations, laid out in the rules and procedures posted to its website, require "a novel and one-sided process that is tailored to disadvantage consumers."
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As Federal Antitrust Prosecutions Rise, Potential Criminal Pitfalls Loom for HR Professionals
The Biden administration seeks to position itself as one that will crack down on employers' attempts to limit their employees' mobility and pay through allegedly non-competitive measures.
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Tightening Antitrust Enforcement Could Be Boon for E-Discovery
U.S. antitrust enforcement is tightening, and e-discovery practitioners and vendors in the M&A market are expecting an uptick in work. But the influx of complex discovery may drain resources for other corporate e-discovery matters.
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Antitrust Issues Grow Out of Esports' Success
As esports continues its meteoric growth, its antitrust exposure also grows. Soon, the competitive video game industry must address its increasing market share, either voluntarily or in the form of lawsuits and regulations imposed from the outside.
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