Universities Settle Financial-Aid Antitrust Lawsuit for $166M February 26, 2024 By Mike Scarcella Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt universities have agreed to pay a combined $166 million to resolve claims that they favored...
JD.com Wins Anti-Monopoly Lawsuit Against Alibaba December 29, 2023 Chinese online retailer JD.com 9618.HK said on Friday that it won a lawsuit against rival Alibaba 9988.HK, which was fined...
Amazon Asks Judge to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit, Says No Consumer Harm Shown December 11, 2023 By Diane Bartz Amazon.com asked a federal court on Friday to dismiss a U.S. government antitrust lawsuit which accuses the company of using...
New FTC Court Filing: Amazon Made $1B Through Secret Price Algorithm November 3, 2023 By Diane Bartz, Arriana McLymore and David Shepardson Amazon.com used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed...
College Athletes Are Fighting for a Cut of Billions Generated in Media Rights Deals October 17, 2023 By Ralph D. Russo At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a...
Update: FTC Sues Amazon.com for Breaking Antitrust Law and Harming Consumers September 26, 2023 By Diane Bartz The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on Tuesday and asked the court to consider...
Delta, United Must Face Class Action Over US Airfares September 13, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were ordered by a federal judge to face a consumer antitrust class action accusing...
Google Tentatively Settles States’ Play Store Antitrust Suit September 6, 2023 By Joel Rosenblatt Alphabet Inc. tentatively settled claims that Google Play abuses its control over Android mobile applications, potentially resolving complaints over the...
Judge Allows Key Antitrust Google Search Claims to Go to Trial August 7, 2023 By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market...
Apple Faces $1 Billion UK Lawsuit by Apps Developers Over App Store Fees July 25, 2023 By Foo Yun Chee Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a 785-million-pound ($1 billion) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500...