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Monopoly
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The Contingency
Ten Years Ago, a Brave Judge Did a Good Thing
On November 5, 1999, United States District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued an order, spanning 412 paragraphs, that constituted his findings of fact in United States v. Microsoft Corp., 98-1232 (D.D.C. Nov.…
Contemporary Intellectual Property, Licensing & Information Law
Should Google be a regulated utility under its “Settlement”?
The Google Book Settlement (GBS) would give Google unprecedented power over hundreds of thousands of copyright owners and control of an asset that may become essential to 1) book…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Major Antitrust Enforcement Policy Shift Announced: DOJ To Take Aim at Market Leaders
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
In her first public remarks as chief antitrust enforcer, the newly installed Assistant AG, Christine Varney, announced that the Antitrust Division is reversing the prior administration’s policy with respect to…
The Right Coast
Is NBC abusing its power Tom Smith
Bill O'Reily thinks so. I don't follow these things closely enough to have an opinion about it. I think smear campaigns might be harder to pull off in the age…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Upholds PJM Supplier Test Decision but Requests Modifications
On February 19, 2009, the Commission ruled that PJM’s three-pivotal-supplier test, used to identify sellers that can exercise market power, was not unjust and unreasonable and rejected complaints to have…
The Contingency
Signaling Tougher Antitrust Enforcement? (Update2)
Expect to see more CEOs (like Bill Gates here) having to answer monopolization charges. Blawgletter has made no secret of our disappointment with antitrust law enforcement over the last eight…
Antitrust Law Blog
Competitors of Copier Equipment Provider Entitled to a “Kodak Moment” in Alleging a Single Provider Relevant “Aftermarket” in Avoiding a Motion to Dismiss
Competitors of a copier equipment provider, IKON Office Solution ("IKON") alleged that defendant IKON used "fraudulent practices" to secure and lengthen its customer contracts, and thus reducing the ability of…
The Contingency
Cable Facing Competition? Yeah, Right.
Blawgletter serves as co-lead counsel in litigation against one of the two biggest cable service providers, Behrend v. Comcast Corp. (E.D. Pa.). The lawsuit alleges that Comcast entered into swaps…
The Contingency
Top 10 Things to Know About Recognizing and Referring the Big Case
10. A big solo case looks big At least $10 million in hard damages 9. A little case may count as a big case if it…
The Contingency
Aggregation of Aggregate Assets Alright, Second Circuit Holds
A jaw crusher doing what it does best. The Second Circuit today affirmed dismissal of a monopolization complaint against the dominant stone crusher in the New York area. The big…