Author: Aaron Gott
In my last post, I discussed how California’s newly enacted AB 1340—which allows independent contractor gig drivers to form a “union” and engage in sectoral bargaining against rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft—likely does not
Author: Aaron Gott
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 1340 into law, a bill that purports to give more than 800,000 California rideshare drivers the right to unionize and bargain collectively over pay and working conditions. Some are
Author: Luis Blanquez
Summer is over and everyone is back at the office. If you’ve been enjoying some days off, you’ve probably missed what happened recently in the algorithmic-pricing space in the US. And, as always, we had a very
Author: Ruth Glaeser
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an injunction that would have allowed University of Wisconsin–Madison football player Nyzier Fourqurean to play a fifth season, ruling that his antitrust allegations failed to clearly define the relevant market.
Author: Steven Cernak
This blog has discussed dynamic competition several times recently, such as here and here. Very roughly, the idea is that innovation is the big driver of wealth creation and happens in a longer, more complex way
Author: Steven Cernak
On July 11, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division filed a Statement of Interest in a private lawsuit alleging anticompetitive collusion among defendants like The Washington Post and with non-defendants like X to suppress certain views on
Authors: Jack Prindle and Steve Cernak
Note: Jack Prindle is a student at the University of Virginia School of Law joining Bona Law for the summer.
The DOJ’s Antitrust Division would like to remind everyone that it will not be
Author: Steven Cernak
Last week, the FTC voluntarily dismissed its Robinson-Patman Act case against Pepsi that it filed in January. The dismissal and the Commissioner statements accompanying it hinted that the FTC’s determination to revive Robinson-Patman will not be as
Authors: Ruth Glaeser and Steven Cernak
In her first major speech since taking the helm of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater spotlighted a growing concern: the power imbalance in America’s labor markets. Speaking in
Author: Steven Cernak
Late last month, Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater gave her first major policy address, entitled “The Conservative Roots of America First Antitrust Enforcement.” The thoughtful speech describes an antitrust perspective different from those
