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Department of Transportation Launch Broad Public Inquiry into the State of Competition in Air Travel* <br class='autobr' /> Agencies Seek Information on Consolidation, Anticompetitive Conduct and a Wide Range of Issues Impacting the Availability and Affordability of Air Travel Options <br class='autobr' /> The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2024/the-us-doj-secures-a-sentencing-of-five-defendants-for-their-roles-in-a-long" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a sentencing of five defendants for their roles in a long-running bid-rigging conspiracy in the Georgia concrete industry <em>(Gregory Melton / David Melton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-10-16T22:00:00Z">17 October 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 102</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-121071 introduction entry-content"> <p>Five Defendants Sentenced for Long-Running Bid-Rigging Conspiracy in Georgia Concrete Industry* <br class='autobr' /> Four executives and a corporation were sentenced for participating in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids and allocate jobs for ready-mix concrete in the greater Savannah, Georgia (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2024/the-us-doj-supports-the-ftc-s-changes-to-its-pre-merger-notification-form-aimed" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ supports the FTC’s changes to its pre-merger notification form aimed at streamlining the review process</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-10-09T22:00:00Z">10 October 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 52</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120928 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Concurs with Federal Trade Commission’s Changes to Premerger Notification Form Used in Merger Review* <br class='autobr' /> Final Rule Modernizes Premerger Notification Procedure to Help Streamline Merger Review Process <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today its concurrence (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2024/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-for-bid-rigging-from-an-executive-of-an" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea for bid rigging from an executive of an asphalt paving company <em>(David A. Coppola)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-10-01T22:00:00Z">2 October 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 23</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120866 introduction entry-content"> <p>Vice President of Asphalt Paving Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> Sixth Individual Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Investigation of Collusion in Michigan-Area Asphalt Industry <br class='autobr' /> A senior executive of a Michigan asphalt paving company pleaded guilty today for his role in two separate conspiracies (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="content-inner-more"> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2024/the-us-doj-files-a-lawsuit-against-a-payment-card-services-company-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a lawsuit against a payment card services company for illegally monopolizing debit markets <em>(Visa)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-09-23T22:00:00Z">24 September 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 143</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120739 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues Visa for Monopolizing Debit Markets* <br class='autobr' /> Visa’s Exclusionary and Anticompetitive Conduct Undermines Choice and Innovation in Payments and Imposes Enormous Costs on Consumers, Merchants, and the American Economy <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2024/the-us-doj-withdraws-from-the-1995-bank-merger-guidelines-and-emphasises-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ withdraws from the 1995 bank merger guidelines and emphasises the 2023 Merger Guidelines as sole authority across all industries</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-09-16T22:00:00Z">17 September 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 81</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120674 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Withdraws from 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department announced today its withdrawal from the 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and emphasized that the 2023 Merger Guidelines remain its sole and authoritative statement across all industries. <br class='autobr' /> The department today (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-department-of-labor-ftc-and-national-labor-relations-board-signs-a" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ, Department of Labor, FTC and National Labor Relations Board signs a Memorandum of Understanding to support merger review</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-27T22:00:00Z">28 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 8</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120469 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department, Department of Labor, Federal Trade Commission and National Labor Relations Board Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Support Merger Review* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department, Department of Labor (DOL), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-files-a-lawsuit-against-a-software-company-alleging-that-the-company" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a lawsuit against a software company alleging that the company’s algorithmic pricing scheme violates antitrust laws <em>(RealPage)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-22T22:00:00Z">23 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 115</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120392 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Millions of American Renters* <br class='autobr' /> RealPage’s Pricing Algorithm Violates Antitrust Laws <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-announces-that-10-additional-attorneys-general-join-its-lawsuit" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that 10 additional Attorneys General join its lawsuit against an online ticketing platform for monopolisation concerns <em>(Live Nation-Ticketmaster)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-18T22:00:00Z">19 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 39</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120314 introduction entry-content"> <p>Ten Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit Against Live Nation Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-imposes-a-6-5m-fine-against-an-asphalt-company-for-bid-rigging" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ imposes a $6.5M fine against an asphalt company for bid rigging practices <em>(Asphalt Specialists)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-14T22:00:00Z">15 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 26</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120307 introduction entry-content"> <p>Company Sentenced to Pay $6.5M Criminal Fine for Bid Rigging in Michigan Asphalt Industry* <br class='autobr' /> A Michigan company was sentenced today to pay a criminal fine of $6.5 million for its role in conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in the State of Michigan. <br class='autobr' /> Pontiac-based (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-oklahoma-indicts-a-company" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma indicts a company and 2 employees for a price fixing conspiracy targeting over $100M in publicly-funded transportation construction contracts <em>(Sioux / Dale Biscoe / Randall David Shelton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-07T22:00:00Z">8 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 54</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120192 introduction entry-content"> <p>Company, Executive and Employee Indicted for $100M Price-Fixing Conspiracy Involving Publicly Funded Infrastructure Projects* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging Sioux Erosion Control, Inc. (Sioux), its vice president and another (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-a-former-executive-of-a-puerto-rican" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from a former executive of a Puerto Rican steel distributor for conspiring with competitors to fix prices for the sale of imported reinforcing bar <em>(Juan Carlos Aponte Tolentino)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-06T22:00:00Z">7 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 79</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120193 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Interim President of Puerto Rican Steel Distributor Pleads Guilty to Eight Year Price-Fixing Conspiracy* <br class='autobr' /> A former executive of a steel distributor in San Juan, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with competitors to fix prices for sales of reinforcing bar, or rebar. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-reaches-a-3-5m-settlement-with-a-venue-services-company-over-alleged" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ reaches a $3.5M settlement with a venue services company over alleged illegal pre-merger coordination in connection with its proposed acquisition of a rival <em>(Legends / ASM)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-04T22:00:00Z">5 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 101</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120077 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Secures Settlement of Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Premerger Coordination by Legends Hospitality in Connection with its Acquisition of ASM Global* <br class='autobr' /> Proposed Settlement Requires Legends to Pay $3.5M in Civil Penalties, Prohibits Certain Conduct and Requires that Legends Appoint an (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia-rules-in-a-landmark-case" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Columbia rules in a landmark case that a Big Tech search engine unlawfully maintained its monopoly through exclusive agreements that foreclosed a substantial share of the market from rivals <em>(Google)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-04T22:00:00Z">5 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 150</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120079 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Statements on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s Decision in U.S. v Google* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department issued the following statements from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2024/the-us-doj-welcomes-the-abandonment-of-the-proposed-merger-of-2-airlines" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ welcomes the abandonment of the proposed merger of 2 airlines following preliminary competition concerns raised by the EU Commission <em>(Air Europa / IAG)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-08-01T22:00:00Z">2 August 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 42</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120078 introduction entry-content"> <p>Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Kades Statement After Airline Group IAG Abandons Acquisition of Air Europa* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department issued the following statement from Deputy Assistant Attorney General Michael Kades of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division after International (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2024/the-us-doj-secures-the-conviction-of-2-company-executives-for-participating-in" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the conviction of 2 company executives for participating in a longstanding conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids and allocate markets for the sale of ready-mix concrete <em> (Gregory Melton / David Melton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-07-11T22:00:00Z">12 July 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 79</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119641 introduction entry-content"> <p>A jury convicted Gregory and David Melton yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Savannah, Georgia, for their role in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids and allocate markets for sales of ready-mix concrete in Georgia and South Carolina. The conspiracy, which began as early as 2010 and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2024/the-us-doj-sees-4-additional-state-attorney-generals-join-its-civil-suit" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sees 4 additional State Attorneys General join its civil suit against Big Tech giant for monopolizing smartphone markets <em>(Apple)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-06-10T22:00:00Z">11 June 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 5</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120298 introduction entry-content"> <p>Four Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit Against Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets* <br class='autobr' /> The Attorneys General of Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington today joined the civil antitrust lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, 15 states and the District of Columbia (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-us-doj-proposes-a-consent-decree-that-would-ensure-the-governing-body-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ proposes a consent decree that would ensure the governing body for college athletics cannot stop athletes from transferring colleges <em>(National Collegiate Athletics Association)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-29T22:00:00Z">30 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 56</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118977 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and State Coalition Restore Competition for College Athletes at NCAA Division I Institutions* <br class='autobr' /> Proposed Consent Decree Prohibits Colleges and Universities from Infringing on College Athletes’ Freedom to Transfer Schools <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Justice Department filed a proposed consent (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-us-doj-alongside-30-state-and-district-ags-files-a-civil-antitrust-lawsuit" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ, alongside 30 State and District AGs, files a civil antitrust lawsuit against an entertainment company for monopolisation and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in the live entertainment industry <em>(Live Nation-Ticketmaster)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-22T22:00:00Z">23 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 192</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118905 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry* <br class='autobr' /> Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s Exclusionary Conduct and Dominance Across the Live Concert Ecosystem Harms Fans, Innovation, Artists, and Venues <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department, along with 30 state (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-us-doj-secures-the-guilty-plea-of-a-sports-equipment-sales-professional-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the guilty plea of a sports equipment sales professional for bid rigging and conspiracy to defraud public schools <em>(Charles Ferrell Trimm)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-12T22:00:00Z">13 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 218</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118794 introduction entry-content"> <p>Sports Equipment Sales Professional Pleads Guilty to Long-Running Bid Rigging Schemes and Conspiracy to Defraud Public Schools* <br class='autobr' /> A former sales employee of a manufacturer and distributor of football helmets and other sports equipment pleaded guilty today for his role in three separate (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-us-doj-announces-the-formation-of-the-task-force-on-healthcare-monopolies" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces the formation of the Task Force on Healthcare Monopolies and Collusion which will guide the Authority’s enforcement strategy and policy approach in the healthcare industry</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-08T22:00:00Z">9 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 111</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118739 introduction entry-content"> <p>Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Announces Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion* <br class='autobr' /> New Health Care Task Force Will Tackle Competition Problems in Health Care Markets <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department today announced the formation of the Antitrust Division’s Task Force on Health (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-doj-files-comments-with-the-federal-communications-commission-in-support" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files comments with the Federal Communications Commission in support of efforts to lower prices and improve the quality of incarcerated people’s communications services</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-28T22:00:00Z">29 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 108</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118545 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Justice Department Supports More Competition and Lower Prices for Communications from Jails and Prisons* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Submission to the Federal Communications Commission Supports Rules That Ensure Lower Prices and Improve Quality of Incarcerated People’s Communications Services (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-doj-welcomes-the-abandonment-of-a-proposed-acquisition-of-an-insulation" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ welcomes the abandonment of a proposed acquisition of an insulation and building materials provider by a rival <em>(TopBuild / SPI)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-21T22:00:00Z">22 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 107</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118419 introduction entry-content"> <p>TopBuild Abandons Proposed Acquisition of SPI After Antitrust Division Concerns* <br class='autobr' /> Proposed Deal Would Have Combined Close Competitors and Two of the Largest Providers of Important Building Insulation Products <br class='autobr' /> TopBuild Corp. announced its decision today to abandon its proposed $960 million (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-doj-announces-four-new-national-law-enforcement-partners-to-its" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces four new national law enforcement partners to its Procurement Collusion Strike Force</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-11T22:00:00Z">12 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 480</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118254 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Four New National Law Enforcement Partners* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department announced today that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is adding four new national partners for a total of 38 agencies and offices committed to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-eu-commission-us-ftc-and-doj-hold-a-joint-technology-and-competition-policy" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission, US FTC and DoJ hold a joint technology and competition policy dialogue to strengthen cooperation and promote fair competition in the digital economy</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-10T22:00:00Z">11 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 490</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118253 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission hold Fourth U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue* <br class='autobr' /> Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Chair Lina M. Khan of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-a-former-provider-of-fuel-truck-services" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from a former provider of fuel truck services to wildfire fighters for bid-rigging and market sharing <em>(Ike Tomlinson)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-07T22:00:00Z">8 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 38</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118740 introduction entry-content"> <p>Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Monopolize, Rig Bids and Allocate Territories for Wildfire Services* <br class='autobr' /> The former owner of contractor companies that provided fuel truck services to the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire fighters pleaded guilty today to conspiring to monopolize, rigging bids (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-court-of-appeals-for-the-district-of-columbia-confirms-the-doj-s" rel="bookmark">The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit confirms the DoJ’s authority to investigate the anticompetitive conduct of a realtors association <em>(National Association of Realtors)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-04T22:00:00Z">5 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 664</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118036 introduction entry-content"> <p>U.S. Court of Appeals Confirms Justice Department’s Authority to Investigate Potentially Anticompetitive Conduct by the National Association of Realtors* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted restrictions imposed by a lower court that had prevented the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-doj-announces-the-resignation-of-2-directors-from-a-multinational-mass" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces the resignation of 2 directors from a multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate after it expressed interlocking concerns <em>(Warner Bros. Discovery / Charter Communications)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-31T22:00:00Z">1 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 800</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117902 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Warner Bros. Discovery Directors Resign after Justice Department Expresses Antitrust Concerns* <br class='autobr' /> Antitrust Division Continues to Focus on Competitors Sharing Company Directors in Violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department announced today that two directors of Warner (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-us-doj-announces-the-abandonment-of-a-proposed-308m-acquisition-in-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces the abandonment of a proposed $308M acquisition in the packaged salad market <em>(Fresh Express / Dole)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-27T23:00:00Z">28 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 524</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117906 introduction entry-content"> <p>Fresh Express Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Dole’s Packaged Salad Business in Response to Antitrust Division’s Concerns* <br class='autobr' /> Today, Fresh Express Acquisition LLC’s, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Holdings Limited (Chiquita), announced its decision to abandon its proposed $308 million (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-us-doj-alongside-16-other-state-and-district-ags-files-a-civil-antitrust" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ alongside 16 other State and District AGs files a civil antitrust lawsuit against a Big Tech company for monopolizing smartphone markets <em>(Apple)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-20T23:00:00Z">21 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 582</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117801 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets* <br class='autobr' /> Apple’s Broad-Based, Exclusionary Conduct Makes It Harder for Americans to Switch Smartphones, Undermines Innovation for Apps, Products, and Services, and Imposes Extraordinary Costs on Developers, Businesses, and Consumers (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-us-doj-and-ftc-file-a-comment-with-the-us-copyright-office-supporting-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC file a comment with the US Copyright Office supporting the renewal and expansion of exemptions facilitating consumers’ and businesses’ right to repair their own products to promote competition in the relevant market</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-13T23:00:00Z">14 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 422</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117693 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission File Comment with U.S. Copyright Office Supporting Renewal and Expansion of Exemptions Facilitating Consumers’ and Businesses’ Right to Repair Their Own Products* <br class='autobr' /> Joint Comment Comes as U.S. Copyright Office Weighs Recommendation on Exemptions (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-us-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-texas-indicts-individuals-and" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Western District of Texas indicts individuals and a South Korean company for rigging bids for the operation and maintenance of US military installations in South Korea <em>(DESCA / Hye Yeon “Rachel” Jo / Hyuk Jin Kwon / Hyun Ki Shin)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-05T23:00:00Z">6 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 822</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117518 introduction entry-content"> <p>Additional Contractors Indicted for Rigging Bids and Defrauding the U.S. Military in South Korea* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned a superseding indictment today charging a third South Korean national and a South Korean company for their roles in a bid-rigging (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-us-doj-ftc-and-department-of-health-and-human-services-jointly-issue" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ, FTC and Department of Health and Human Services jointly issue request for public input as part of inquiry into impacts of corporate ownership trend in the healthcare industry</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-04T23:00:00Z">5 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 497</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117519 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Health and Human Services Issue Request for Public Input as Part of Inquiry into Impacts of Corporate Ownership Trend in Health Care* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-us-doj-announces-that-an-airline-company-has-abandoned-its-3-8b-acquisition" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that an airline company has abandoned its $3.8B acquisition of a rival <em>(JetBlue / Spirit)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-03T23:00:00Z">4 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 386</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117520 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Statements on JetBlue Terminating Acquisition of Spirit Airlines* <br class='autobr' /> JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) announced today that it has abandoned its $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines Inc. (Spirit). In January, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2024/the-us-district-court-of-oklahoma-finds-4-individuals-guilty-of-bid-rigging-and" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma finds 4 individuals guilty of bid rigging and price fixing in an ongoing investigation of Oklahoma transportation construction contractors <em>(Mark Smith / Roy Henry Henrich / Ryan Ashley Sullivan / James Travis Feazel)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-02-26T23:00:00Z">27 February 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 540</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117449 introduction entry-content"> <p>Four Individuals Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Price Fixing in Ongoing Investigation of Oklahoma Transportation Construction Contractors* <br class='autobr' /> Four erosion control company owners or managers pleaded guilty to rigging bids and fixing prices as part of a conspiracy targeting a total of over $100 (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2024/the-us-doj-hosts-a-summit-where-procurement-officials-and-law-enforcement" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ hosts a summit where procurement officials and law enforcement partners from across Southern California convened to discuss emerging threats and raise awareness to procurement collusions</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-02-07T23:00:00Z">8 February 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 92</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117134 introduction entry-content"> <p>Readout of Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force’s Summit in Los Angeles* <br class='autobr' /> Southern California Procurement Officials and Law Enforcement Officers Discussed Emerging Threats <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2024/the-us-doj-announces-that-two-companies-and-two-individuals-have-pleaded-guilty" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that 2 companies and 2 individuals have pleaded guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts <em>(Asphalt Specialists / Bruce F. Israel / Al’s Asphalt / Edward D. Swanson)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-01-30T23:00:00Z">31 January 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 597</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117016 introduction entry-content"> <p>Four Additional Defendants Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging in Michigan Asphalt Industry* <br class='autobr' /> Fourth and Fifth Individuals, and Second and Third Companies, Charged in Ongoing Investigation <br class='autobr' /> Two Michigan companies and two individuals have pleaded guilty for their roles in conspiracies to rig bids for (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2024/the-us-doj-joins-a-lawsuit-challenging-a-national-athletic-association-s" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ joins a lawsuit challenging a national athletic association’s transfer eligibility rule which unreasonably restricts college athletes’ freedom to transfer between academic institutions <em>(National Collegiate Athletics Association)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-01-17T23:00:00Z">18 January 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 406</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116798 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Challenging National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) Transfer Eligibility Rule* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Justice Department joined 10 states and the District of Columbia in a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2024/the-us-district-court-for-the-district-of-massachusetts-blocks-a-low-cost" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocks a low-cost airline’s $3.8B acquisition of a rival <em>(JetBlue / Spirit)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-01-15T23:00:00Z">16 January 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 623</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116775 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Statements on District Court Decision to Block JetBlue’s Acquisition of Spirit Airlines* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts blocked JetBlue Airways’ $3.8 billion dollar acquisition of Spirit Airlines. The court found that JetBlue’s proposed (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2023/the-us-doj-and-ftc-jointly-issue-the-2023-merger-guidelines-which-describe" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC jointly issue the 2023 Merger Guidelines which describe factors and frameworks the agencies utilize when reviewing mergers and acquisitions</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-12-17T23:00:00Z">18 December 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 219</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116470 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Release 2023 Merger Guidelines* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued the 2023 Merger Guidelines, which describe factors and frameworks the agencies utilize when reviewing mergers and acquisitions. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2023/the-us-federal-grand-jury-in-boise-idaho-indicts-two-executives-of-competing" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Idaho receives an indictment from a Federal Grand Jury for 2 executives of competing companies over an alleged bid rigging and market sharing conspiracy (Ike Tomlinson / Kris Bird)</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-12-14T23:00:00Z">15 December 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 237</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116389 introduction entry-content"> <p>Executives Charged with Bid Rigging, Territorial Allocation and Defrauding the U.S. Forest Service After a Wiretap Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> Following a court-authorized wiretap investigation, a federal grand jury in Boise, Idaho, returned an indictment this week charging two executives of competing (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-georgia-sentences-three" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia sentences 3 military contractors in a procurement fraud scheme <em>(Alan Carson / Valerie Hayes / Philip Flores)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-12-03T23:00:00Z">4 December 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1719</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-116125 introduction entry-content"> <p>Three Military Contractors Sentenced in Procurement Fraud Scheme* <br class='autobr' /> A federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia has sentenced three military contractors for their roles in a multi-year procurement fraud scheme related to more than $7 million in federal government contracts. <br class='autobr' /> Former (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2023/the-us-doj-files-a-lawsuit-and-proposes-consent-decree-to-prohibit-the-fifth" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a lawsuit and proposes a consent decree to prohibit the fifth largest poultry processor in the country from imposing unfair and anticompetitive termination penalties in contracts with chicken growers <em>(Koch Foods)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-11-08T23:00:00Z">9 November 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 941</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-115527 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Lawsuit and Proposed Consent Decree to Prohibit Koch Foods from Imposing Unfair and Anticompetitive Termination Penalties in Contracts with Chicken Growers* <br class='autobr' /> Decree Would Restore Competition for Chicken Growing Services, Expanding Opportunities for Poultry Farmers <br class='autobr' /> The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2023/the-us-doj-welcomes-the-support-of-the-ags-of-minnesota-california-north" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ welcomes the support of the AGs of Minnesota, California, North Carolina and Tennessee in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit against an agri-tech company for organizing and managing anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler chicken, pork and turkey processors <em>(Agri Stats)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-11-05T23:00:00Z">6 November 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1126</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-115432 introduction entry-content"> <p>Four States Join Justice Department’s Suit Against Agri Stats for Organizing and Managing Unlawful Information Exchanges Among Chicken, Pork, and Turkey Processors* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Attorneys General of Minnesota, California, North Carolina and Tennessee joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2023/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-the-former-president-of-an-asphalt-paving" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from the former president of an asphalt paving company for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan <em>(Daniel Israel)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-10-30T23:00:00Z">31 October 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 658</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-115399 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former President of Asphalt Paving Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> The former president of a Michigan-area asphalt paving company pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan. <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents filed in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2023/the-us-doj-sues-a-meat-processor-for-sharing-competitively-sensitive" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues an agri-tech company for organizing and managing anticompetitive information exchanges among broiler chicken, pork and turkey processors <em>(Agri Stats)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-09-27T22:00:00Z">28 September 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 681</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-114396 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues Agri Stats for Operating Extensive Information Exchanges Among Meat Processors* <br class='autobr' /> Agri Stats Suppresses Competition by Organizing and Managing Scheme to Share Competitively Sensitive Information Among Protein Processors <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department filed a civil antitrust (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2023/the-us-doj-announces-the-launch-of-a-joint-initiative-to-deter-detect-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces the launch of a joint initiative to deter, detect, and prosecute collusive schemes related to the provision of goods and services in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-09-21T22:00:00Z">22 September 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 471</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-114263 introduction entry-content"> <p>United States, Mexico, and Canada Launch Joint Initiative to Detect Collusive Schemes Seeking to Exploit the 2026 FIFA World Cup* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department announced today, alongside its partners from Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE) and Canada’s Competition Bureau, the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-texas-convicts-and-orders-a" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Western District of Texas orders a Korean-based company to pay restitution and a $9M fine for bid rigging and fraud relating to military installations in South Korea <em>(J&J Korea)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-09-11T22:00:00Z">12 September 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 522</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-114074 introduction entry-content"> <p>Subcontractor Sentenced to Pay Nearly $9 Million in a Criminal Fine and Restitution for Rigging Bids and Defrauding the U.S. Military* <br class='autobr' /> First guilty plea and sentence in an ongoing investigation into bid rigging and related fraud at U.S. military installations in South Korea <br class='autobr' /> J&J Korea (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2023/the-us-doj-files-charges-against-a-healthcare-staffing-executive-for-conspiracy" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files charges against a healthcare staffing executive for conspiracy to fix the wages of healthcare workers <em>(Eduardo Lopez)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-09-06T22:00:00Z">7 September 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 530</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113990 introduction entry-content"> <p>Fraud Charges Added Against Health Care Staffing Executive in Las Vegas* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging a health care staffing executive with conspiring to fix the wages of Las Vegas nurses — and then fraudulently concealing that (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-doj-secures-the-guilty-plea-of-a-company-and-its-president-for-their" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the guilty plea of a company and its president for their roles in 2 separate conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan <em>(Allied / Andrew Foster)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-28T22:00:00Z">29 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 525</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113865 introduction entry-content"> <p>Asphalt Paving Company and President Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> Second and Third Guilty Pleas in Ongoing Investigation of Collusion in Michigan-Area Asphalt Industry <br class='autobr' /> A Michigan company and its president pleaded guilty today for their roles in two separate conspiracies to rig bids for (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-western-district-of-kentucky-imposes-a-total-of" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky imposes a total of $250K fine and resentences a real estate investor to 18 months in prison for retaliating against witnesses after a bid rigging conviction <em>(Mackie Shelton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-23T22:00:00Z">24 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 160</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113887 introduction entry-content"> <p>Real Estate Investor Resentenced to Prison for Bid Rigging After Retaliating Against Witnesses* <br class='autobr' /> A real estate investor was resentenced yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky to 18 months in prison after his probation was revoked for retaliating against (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-doj-secures-the-guilty-plea-of-a-doctor-over-an-antitrust-conspiracy-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the guilty plea of a doctor over an antitrust conspiracy to allocate oncology treatments for cancer patients in Southwest Florida between 1999 and 2016 <em>(Dr. William Harwin)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-23T22:00:00Z">24 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 191</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113888 introduction entry-content"> <p>Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in Antitrust Conspiracy That Limited Cancer Patients’ Options for Life Saving Care in Southwest Florida* <br class='autobr' /> A medical oncologist and former president and managing partner of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (FCS) pleaded guilty yesterday to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-tennessee-sentences-five" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee sentences 5 individuals and 4 companies for participating in a conspiracy to fix the prices of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs sold on an online platform <em>(Victor Btesh / Michelle’s DVD Funhouse / MJR Prime / Prime Brooklyn...)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-22T22:00:00Z">23 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 131</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113889 introduction entry-content"> <p>Five Amazon Marketplace Sellers and Four Amazon Marketplace Companies Sentenced for Price Fixing* <br class='autobr' /> Five individuals and four companies have been sentenced for participating in a conspiracy to fix the prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs sold on the Amazon marketplace. This investigation has (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-texas-fines-and-sentences-two" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas fines and sentences 2 military contractors for their roles in a bid rigging scheme involving the maintenance and repair of military tactical vehicles in Texas <em>(Aaron Stephens / John Mark Leveritt)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-22T22:00:00Z">23 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 280</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113890 introduction entry-content"> <p>Owners of Military Contracting Companies Sentenced for Bid Rigging in Texas* <br class='autobr' /> Two military contractors were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, for their roles in a bid-rigging scheme involving the maintenance and repair of military (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-doj-enters-into-a-deferred-prosecution-agreement-with-two-pharmaceutical" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ enters into a deferred prosecution agreement with 2 pharmaceutical companies to resolve the criminal antitrust charges against them <em>(Teva Pharmaceuticals / Glenmark Pharmaceuticals)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-20T22:00:00Z">21 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 130</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113891 introduction entry-content"> <p>Major Generic Drug Companies to Pay Over Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Resolve Price-Fixing Charges and Divest Key Drug at the Center of Their Conspiracy* <br class='autobr' /> Sixth and Seventh Companies to Admit to Price-Fixing Charges Affecting Critical Generic Drugs; First Resolutions to Require Divesting (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-the-vice-president-of-an-asphalt-paving" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from the vice president of an asphalt paving company for his role in 2 separate conspiracies to rig bids for asphalt paving services contracts in Michigan <em>(Allied / Kevin Shell)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-16T22:00:00Z">17 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 185</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113892 introduction entry-content"> <p>Vice President of Asphalt Paving Company Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> First Guilty Plea in Ongoing Investigation of Collusion in Michigan-Area Asphalt Industry <br class='autobr' /> A senior executive of a Michigan asphalt paving company pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court in Detroit for his role in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-doj-announces-that-two-directors-of-an-online-platform-have-resigned" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that two directors of an online platform have resigned their Board positions in another social media platform in response to the ongoing enforcement efforts against interlocking directorates <em>(Pinterest / Nextdoor)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-15T22:00:00Z">16 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 544</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113893 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Pinterest Directors Resign from Nextdoor Board of Directors in Response to Justice Department’s Ongoing Enforcement Efforts Against Interlocking Directorates* <br class='autobr' /> Antitrust Division Continues to Focus on Competitors Sharing Company Directors in Violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act <br class='autobr' /> The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/us-federal-trade-commission-201488">US Federal Trade Commission</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2023/the-us-ftc-and-doj-extends-public-comment-period-on-the-proposed-changes-to" rel="bookmark">The US FTC and DOJ extends public comment period on the proposed changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Form</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-08-03T22:00:00Z">4 August 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 92</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113517 introduction entry-content"> <p>FTC and DOJ Extend Public Comment Period by 30 Days on Proposed Changes to HSR Form* <br class='autobr' /> The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division are extending by 30 days the deadline for the public to submit comments on proposed changes to the premerger notification form and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2023/the-us-doj-and-ftc-seek-public-comments-on-the-draft-updates-of-the-merger" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ and FTC seek public comments on the draft updates of the Merger Guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-07-18T22:00:00Z">19 July 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 630</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-113257 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department And FTC Seek Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines* <br class='autobr' /> Proposed Guidelines Would Address the Many Ways Mergers Can Weaken Competition, Harming Consumers, Workers and Businesses <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are releasing a draft update of the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/us-federal-trade-commission-201488">US Federal Trade Commission</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2023/the-us-doj-and-ftc-publish-new-draft-merger-guidelines" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC publish new draft Merger Guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-07-17T22:00:00Z">18 July 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 5</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-115834 introduction entry-content"> <p>Vertical Mergers: The Guidelines Should Discuss an Additional Theory of Harm and the Use of Quantitative Tests on Ability to Foreclose versus Incentive to Foreclose <br class='autobr' /> I. Introduction and summary <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (“the Agencies”) discuss several types (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-district-of-massachusetts-sides-with-the-doj-to" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Massachusetts sides with the DOJ to halt an alliance in the airline industry <em>(American Airlines / JetBlue)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-05-18T22:00:00Z">19 May 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 791</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112633 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Statements on District Court Ruling Enjoining American Airlines and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance* <br class='autobr' /> Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter for the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued the following statements today (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2023/the-us-doj-files-a-proposed-amended-complaint-and-consent-decree-with-a-fourth" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a proposed amended complaint and consent decree with a fourth poultry producer to address the long-running conspiracy to suppress workers’ wages <em>(George’s Food)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-05-16T22:00:00Z">17 May 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 385</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112632 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Proposed Amended Complaint and Consent Decree with Fourth Poultry Processor, Further Addressing Long-Running Conspiracy to Suppress Workers’ Compensation* <br class='autobr' /> Decree Prohibits the Exchange of Compensation Information, Requires Processor to Pay Restitution, and Subjects (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2023/the-us-doj-reaches-settlement-in-suit-to-block-a-proposed-acquisition-of-a" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ reaches a settlement in a suit to block a $4.3 billion proposed acquisition of a home improvement and hardware manufacturer’s business division by a rival <em>(ASSA ABLOY / Spectrum Brands)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-05-04T22:00:00Z">5 May 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 408</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112445 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Reaches Settlement in Suit to Block ASSA ABLOY’s Proposed Acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ Hardware and Home Improvement Division* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement in its litigation regarding ASSA ABLOY AB’s (ASSA ABLOY) proposed $4.3 (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2023/the-us-doj-secures-a-total-of-94-months-imprisonment-and-a-1-8m-restitution" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a total of 94 months imprisonment and a $1.8M restitution order following the successful prosecution and conviction of a former public officer and a contractor for bid rigging <em>(Yong / Opp)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-04-23T22:00:00Z">24 April 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 934</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112255 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Public Official and California Contractor Sentenced for Bid Rigging and Bribery* <br class='autobr' /> A former Caltrans contract manager and a former contractor were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento for their roles in a bid-rigging and bribery (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2023/the-us-doj-secures-78-months-imprisonment-and-a-9-8m-restitution-order" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures 78 months imprisonment and an almost $1M restitution order following the successful prosecution and conviction of a construction company owner for bid rigging <em>(Bill Miller)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-04-16T22:00:00Z">17 April 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 313</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112208 introduction entry-content"> <p>Construction Company Owner Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million in Restitution for Rigging Bids and Bribing a Public Official* <br class='autobr' /> Case Involved Public Works for the California Department of Transportation <br class='autobr' /> A construction company owner in California was sentenced (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2023/the-us-doj-adds-9-state-attorneys-general-to-its-joint-suit-against-a-big-tech" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ adds 9 State Attorneys General to its joint suit against a Big Tech company for monopolising digital advertising technologies <em>(Google)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-04-16T22:00:00Z">17 April 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 665</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112209 introduction entry-content"> <p>Nine Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit Against Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies* <br class='autobr' /> The Attorneys General of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia today joined a civil antitrust lawsuit (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2023/the-us-doj-files-a-civil-suit-against-a-leading-video-game-developer-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a civil suit against a leading video game developer and publisher for imposing rules that limited competition for players and suppressing the wages of esports players in the professional esports leagues in violation of the Sherman Act <em>(Activision Blizzard)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-04-02T22:00:00Z">3 April 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 410</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112032 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Lawsuit and Proposed Consent Decree to Prohibit Activision Blizzard from Suppressing Esports Player Compensation* <br class='autobr' /> Decree Provisions Would Ensure that Activision Blizzard Cannot Impose Any Salary Cap, Luxury Tax, or Other Rule that Limits Compensation for Players in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2023/the-us-doj-alongside-four-state-attorney-generals-files-an-action-to-block-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ alongside four state Attorney Generals files an action to block the proposed merger of two large low cost airlines <em>(JetBlue / Spirit)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-03-30T22:00:00Z">31 March 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 778</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111994 introduction entry-content"> <p>Four Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit to Block JetBlue’s Acquisition of Spirit Airlines* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Attorneys General of California, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, the Commonwealth (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2023/the-us-doj-ftc-and-eu-commission-hold-the-third-meeting-of-the-eu-us-joint" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ, FTC, and EU Commission hold the third meeting of the EU-US Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-03-29T22:00:00Z">30 March 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 611</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111996 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and European Commission Hold Third U.S.-EU Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan, and Executive Vice (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2023/the-us-doj-secures-three-convictions-for-a-bid-rigging-scheme-which-defrauded" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures 3 convictions for a bid rigging scheme which defrauded the military of $7M <em>(Alan Carson / Valerie Hayes / Philip Flores)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-03-28T22:00:00Z">29 March 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 419</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112001 introduction entry-content"> <p>Military Contractors Convicted for $7 Million Procurement Fraud Scheme* <br class='autobr' /> A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted three military contractors today on one count of conspiring to defraud the United States and two counts of major fraud. <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2023/the-us-doj-continues-enforcement-action-to-address-interlocking-directorates" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ continues enforcement action to address interlocking directorates across 10 different companies <em>(Qualys / SumoLogic / F5 / N-able / Dynatrace / SolarWinds...)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-03-08T23:00:00Z">9 March 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 453</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111461 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department’s Ongoing Section 8 Enforcement Prevents More Potentially Illegal Interlocking Directorates* <br class='autobr' /> Antitrust Division Continues to Focus on Competitors Sharing Company Directors in Violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department announced today that five more (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2023/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-the-acquisition-of-a-low-cost-airline-by-its-closest" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block the acquisition of a low-cost airline by its closest rival for $3.8B <em>(JetBlue / Spirit)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-03-06T23:00:00Z">7 March 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 569</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111408 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block JetBlue’s Proposed Acquisition of Spirit <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Allow JetBlue to Eliminate Its Largest Ultra-Low-Cost Rival, Further Concentrate the Airline Industry, and Harm American Travelers <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department, together with Attorneys General of the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-us-doj-secures-two-more-guilty-pleas-from-public-sector-employees-for-bid" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures 2 more guilty pleas from public sector employees for bid rigging in relation to vehicle auctions <em>(Dzmitry Yaniuk / Marina Yaniuk)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-26T23:00:00Z">27 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 395</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111230 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Additional Municipal Employees Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy* <br class='autobr' /> Second and Third Guilty Pleas in Ongoing Investigation of Excess Vehicle Auctions at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority <br class='autobr' /> Two Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) employees pleaded guilty on Feb. 9 to conspiring (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-us-doj-prosecutes-former-digital-interactive-whiteboards-salesman-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ prosecutes a former digital interactive whiteboard salesman and secures a guilty plea for rigging bids harming the largest public school system in the United States <em>(Dwayne Johnson)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-14T23:00:00Z">15 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1339</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111043 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Digital Interactive Whiteboards Salesman Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids to the Largest Public-School System in the United States* <br class='autobr' /> A former salesman pleaded guilty today for his leading role in a bid rigging scheme involving the sales of certain brands of digital interactive whiteboards (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-us-doj-secures-a-sentence-of-15-months-jail-term-and-over-1m-restitution-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a sentence of 15 months jail term and over $1M restitution to victims of bid rigging and fraud following the conviction of an insulation contracting firm’s co-owner <em>(Michael S. Flynn)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-13T23:00:00Z">14 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 599</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111042 introduction entry-content"> <p>Insulation Contracting Firm Co-Owner Sentenced to Fifteen Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay more than $1 Million to Victims of Bid Rigging and Fraud* <br class='autobr' /> Victims include the University of Connecticut, the City of Hartford, PepsiCo. Inc., Stamford Hospital, and Yale University <br class='autobr' /> Michael S. Flynn (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-tennessee-admits-the-guilty" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee admits the guilty plea of 2 individuals and 4 companies for conspiracy to fix the prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray discs sold on an e-commerce platform <em>(Bruce Fish / BDF Enterprises / Victor Btesh)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-12T23:00:00Z">13 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 863</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-111041 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Amazon Marketplace Sellers and Four Companies Plead Guilty to Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs* <br class='autobr' /> Two Amazon marketplace sellers and four of their companies have pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu Ray Discs. <br class='autobr' /> On Feb. 10 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-us-doj-announces-that-two-steel-manufacturers-are-abandoning-their-proposed" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that two steel manufacturers are abandoning their proposed merger following an investigation which revealed competition concerns <em>(Benteler Steel / Tenaris)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-05T23:00:00Z">6 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 701</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-110918 introduction entry-content"> <p>Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. Abandons Merger with Tenaris, S.A. After Justice Department Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> Proposed Acquisition Would Have Further Entrenched Tenaris’s Dominance in the Sale of Seamless Steel Pipe to Oil & Gas Companies in the United States <br class='autobr' /> Tenaris, S.A. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2023/the-us-doj-withdraws-outdated-enforcement-policy-statements-related-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ withdraws outdated enforcement policy statements related to healthcare markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-02-02T23:00:00Z">3 February 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 494</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-110904 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Withdrawal Best Serves the Interests of Healthcare Competition <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today the withdrawal of three outdated antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in healthcare markets: Department of Justice and FTC Antitrust Enforcement Policy (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2023/the-us-doj-and-8-state-attorneys-general-sue-a-big-tech-company-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and 8 State Attorneys General sue a Big Tech company for monopolizing digital advertising technologies and seek damages for a civil antitrust violation <em>(Google)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-01-23T23:00:00Z">24 January 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 648</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-110709 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies* <br class='autobr' /> Through Serial Acquisitions and Anticompetitive Auction Manipulation, Google Subverted Competition in Internet Advertising Technologies <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2023/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-by-a-texas-military-contractor-for-bid-rigging" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea by a Texas military contractor for bid rigging <em>(Aaron Stephens)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2023-01-16T23:00:00Z">17 January 2023</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 361</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-110634 introduction entry-content"> <p>Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 to rigging bids on public military contracts in the state of Texas. <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents, Aaron Stephens, 53, conspired with others to rig bids on certain government contracts from (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2022-4460/the-us-doj-announces-the-unsealing-of-criminal-charges-against-12-individuals" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces the unsealing of criminal charges against 12 individuals in a wide-ranging scheme to monopolize the transmigrante industry and to extort competitors near the US-Mexico border <em>(Martinez / Medina / Brown / Calvillo / Garcia / Caballero...)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-12-05T23:00:00Z">6 December 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1149</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109997 introduction entry-content"> <p>Criminal Charges Unsealed Against 12 Individuals in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Monopolize Transmigrante Industry and Extort Competitors Near U.S.-Mexico Border* <br class='autobr' /> Charges Include Use of Violence, Threats and Extortion to Fix Prices, Allocate the Market and Eliminate Competition <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2022/the-us-doj-secures-guilty-plea-of-two-kentucky-real-estate-professionals-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the guilty plea of two Kentucky real estate professionals for bid rigging in a farmland auction <em>(Barry Dyer / Mackie Shelton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-11-29T23:00:00Z">30 November 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1258</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109833 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Kentucky Real Estate Professionals Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging Farmland Auction* <br class='autobr' /> Two Kentucky real estate professionals pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at an estate auction for farmland and timber rights. <br class='autobr' /> According to a plea agreement filed today in the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2022/the-us-doj-s-procurement-collusion-strike-force-announces-four-new-national-law" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force announces four new national law enforcement partners as it enters its fourth year</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-11-14T23:00:00Z">15 November 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 929</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109671 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Announces Four New National Law Enforcement Partners as it Enters its Fourth Year* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department announced today that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) welcomed four new national law enforcement partners to the Strike (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2022/the-us-doj-secures-a-fine-exceeding-1m-and-restitution-payments-of-more-than" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a fine exceeding $1M and restitution payments of more than $300K in a long-running insulation bid rigging cartel case <em>(Axion Specialty Contracting)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-11-06T23:00:00Z">7 November 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 135</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109498 introduction entry-content"> <p>Insulation Contracting Firm Sentenced for Rigging Bids* <br class='autobr' /> Third Defendant Sentenced in Investigation in the Insulation Contracting Industry <br class='autobr' /> Axion Specialty Contracting LLC (Axion) was sentenced to pay a $1,001,989 criminal fine and $313,121 in restitution on Nov. 4 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2022/the-us-doj-obtains-permanent-injunction-blocking-acquisition-of-a-publications" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ obtains permanent injunction blocking acquisition of a publications company by a rival <em>(Penguin / Simon & Schuster)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-10-30T23:00:00Z">31 October 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 35</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109384 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Obtains Permanent Injunction Blocking Penguin Random House’s Proposed Acquisition of Simon & Schuster* <br class='autobr' /> Decision Protects Authors and Promotes Diversity and Quality of Top-Selling Books <br class='autobr' /> WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2022/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-executives-in-the-construction-sector-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from executives in the construction sector for attempted monopolization <em>(Nathan Nephi Zito)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-10-30T23:00:00Z">31 October 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 535</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109385 introduction entry-content"> <p>Executive Pleads Guilty to Criminal Attempted Monopolization* <br class='autobr' /> Construction Company President Admits to Violating Section 2 of the Sherman Act <br class='autobr' /> The president of a paving and asphalt contractor based in Billings, Montana, has pleaded guilty to attempting to monopolize the market for highway (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2022/the-us-doj-achieves-a-guilty-plea-from-a-healthcare-company-that-conspired-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ obtains a guilty plea from a healthcare company that conspired to suppress wages for school nurses <em>(VDA OC)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-10-26T22:00:00Z">27 October 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 634</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-109313 introduction entry-content"> <p>Health Care Company Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Conspiring to Suppress Wages of School Nurses* <br class='autobr' /> Company Admits to Criminal Allocation and Wage-Fixing Conspiracy Targeting Nurses Serving a Nevada School District <br class='autobr' /> VDA OC LLC (VDA), a health care staffing company, pleaded guilty and was (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2022/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-on-bid-rigging-and-bribery-charges-against-a" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea on bid rigging and bribery charges against a construction contractor <em>(William Opp)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-10-02T22:00:00Z">3 October 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 461</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108998 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery* <br class='autobr' /> Second Guilty Plea in Ongoing Investigation at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) <br class='autobr' /> A former construction contractor became the second person to plead guilty for participating in a bid-rigging and bribery scheme (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2022/the-us-doj-secures-convictions-against-an-insulation-company-and-its-co-owner" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures convictions against an insulation company and its co-owner for bid rigging and fraud <em>(Langan Insulation / Thomas F. Langan)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-09-29T22:00:00Z">30 September 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 569</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108928 introduction entry-content"> <p>Insulation Contracting Firm and Co-Owner Sentenced for Rigging Bids and Fraud* <br class='autobr' /> First Two Defendants Sentenced in Investigation in the Insulation Contracting Industry <br class='autobr' /> Thomas F. Langan (Langan), the co-owner of North Haven, Connecticut, insulation contracting firm Langan Insulation LLC (Langan (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2022/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-the-4-3b-acquisition-of-a-division-of-a-residential" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block the $4.3B acquisition of a division of a residential door hardware manufacturer by a rival <em>(ASSA ABLOY / Spectrum)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-09-14T22:00:00Z">15 September 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 577</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108748 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block ASSA ABLOY’s Proposed Acquisition of Spectrum Brands’ Hardware and Home Improvement Division* <br class='autobr' /> Proposed Deal Would Combine Two of the Three Largest Competitors in Residential Door Hardware, Further Concentrating U.S. Markets <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-north-carolina-sentences" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina sentences a former engineering executive for rigging bids and defrauding the North Carolina Department of Transportation <em>(Brent Brewbaker)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-09-07T22:00:00Z">8 September 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 758</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108585 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Engineering Executive Sentenced for Rigging Bids and Defrauding North Carolina Department of Transportation* <br class='autobr' /> A former executive of Contech Engineered Solutions LLC (Contech) was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment yesterday in New Bern, North Carolina, for his participation in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2022/the-us-doj-strikes-plea-deals-with-two-companies-which-conspired-to-rig-bids-on" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ strikes plea deals with two companies which conspired to rig bids on piping and insulation projects in Connecticut <em>(BC Flynn Contracting / Axion Specialty Contracting)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-08-03T22:00:00Z">4 August 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 846</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-108140 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Companies Plead Guilty in Bid Rigging Scheme for Insulation Contracts* <br class='autobr' /> These are the Sixth and Seventh Defendants to Plead Guilty in this Investigation <br class='autobr' /> BC Flynn Contracting Corp. (BC Flynn) and Axion Specialty Contracting LLC (Axion) pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2022/the-us-doj-files-a-lawsuit-alleging-that-the-tournament-system-of-determining" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ files a lawsuit alleging that the tournament system of determining the pay for poultry processors constitutes an abusive exchange of information <em>(Cargill / Jonathan Meng / Sanderson Farms / Wayne Farms)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-07-24T22:00:00Z">25 July 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1488</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-107994 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Lawsuit and Proposed Consent Decrees to End Long-Running Conspiracy to Suppress Worker Pay at Poultry Processing Plants and Address Deceptive Abuses Against Poultry Growers* <br class='autobr' /> Decree Provisions Would Stop the Exchange of Compensation Information, Ban President of Data (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2022/the-us-doj-fines-a-military-contractor-for-bid-rigging-in-texas-and-michigan" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines a military contractor for bid rigging in Texas and Michigan <em>(Leveritt)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-07-13T22:00:00Z">14 July 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 491</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-107812 introduction entry-content"> <p>Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids for Public Contracts in Texas and Michigan* <br class='autobr' /> A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to rigging bids on public military contracts in Texas and Michigan. <br class='autobr' /> Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2022/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-an-acquisition-transaction-between-two-national" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block an acquisition transaction between two national security companies <em>(Booz Allen Hamilton / EverWatch)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-06-28T22:00:00Z">29 June 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 75</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-107464 introduction entry-content"> <p>Acquisition Would Eliminate Competition Between the Only Two Competitors for Critical National Security Support Services* <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Eliminate Competition Between the Only Two Competitors for Critical National Security Support Services <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2022/the-us-doj-receives-plea-of-guilt-to-antitrust-charges-from-commercial-flooring" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ receives a guilty plea to antitrust charges from a commercial flooring contractor and its former president <em>(Commercial Carpet Consultants / Jerry P Watson)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-06-08T22:00:00Z">9 June 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 969</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-107009 introduction entry-content"> <p>Commercial Flooring Contractor and Its Former President Plead Guilty to Antitrust Charges* <br class='autobr' /> Fourth Corporation and Seventh Individual Charged in an Ongoing Investigation <br class='autobr' /> Commercial Carpet Consultants Inc., a Chicago-based commercial flooring contractor, and its former president, Jerry P. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-texas-indicts-a-federal" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas indicts a federal military contractor for bid rigging following a grand jury decision <em>(Aaron Stephens)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-05-19T22:00:00Z">20 May 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1427</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106841 introduction entry-content"> <p>Military Contractor Indicted for $15 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned an indictment charging a military contractor for rigging bids on public military contracts in Texas and Michigan and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-texas-convicts-a-former" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas convicts a former healthcare staffing executive for obstructing an investigation <em>(Neeraj Jindal)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-04-13T22:00:00Z">14 April 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 688</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106168 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Health Care Staffing Executive Convicted of Obstructing FTC Investigation into Wage-Fixing Allegations* <br class='autobr' /> Today, a Texas man was convicted of obstructing a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation, following an eight-day trial in the Eastern District of Texas. <br class='autobr' /> “Lying to federal (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2022/the-us-doj-indicts-individuals-in-florida-for-bid-rigging-and-for-conspiring-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts individuals in Florida for bid rigging and for conspiring to eliminate competition among their companies and secure sales for a pre-arranged winner <em>(O’Brien / LaRoche / Dailey)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-04-11T22:00:00Z">12 April 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 582</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106164 introduction entry-content"> <p>Three Florida Men Indicted for Rigging Bids and Defrauding the U.S. Military* <br class='autobr' /> Defendants Submitted Sham Bids for More than Five Years <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging three Florida men with conspiring to rig (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-california-in-sacramento" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of California receives a plea agreement from a former contract manager for his role in a bid rigging and bribery scheme <em>(Yong)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-04-10T22:00:00Z">11 April 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 684</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106067 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Caltrans Contract Manager Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Bribery* <br class='autobr' /> First Guilty Plea in Ongoing Investigation at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) <br class='autobr' /> A former contract manager for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) pleaded guilty today for his (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-doj-announces-withdrawal-of-shipping-equipment-giants-merger-after-it" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces withdrawal of shipping equipment giants merger after it refused their settlement proposal and threatened to sue them <em>(Cargotec / Konecranes)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-28T22:00:00Z">29 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 749</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106000 introduction entry-content"> <p>Shipping Equipment Giants Cargotec and Konecranes Abandon Merger After Justice Department Threatens to Sue* <br class='autobr' /> Deal Would Have Eliminated Competition for Shipping Container Handling Equipment and Harmed the Global Supply Chain <br class='autobr' /> Cargotec Corporation (Cargotec) confirmed today that it has (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-tennessee-indicts-2" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee indicts 2 individuals and 4 companies for price fixing DVDs and Blu-Ray discs sold on an e-commerce platform <em>(Victor Btesh / Bruce Fish / BDF / Michelle’s DVD Funhouse)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-17T23:00:00Z">18 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 476</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105908 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Individuals and Four Companies Indicted for Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs Sold on the Amazon Marketplace* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Knoxville, Tennessee, returned an indictment charging two individuals and four companies with participating in a conspiracy to fix prices of DVDs and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-the-acquisition-that-would-combine-the-2-largest" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block the acquisition that would combine the 2 largest producers of pebbled FRP wall panels <em>(Verzatec / Crane)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-16T23:00:00Z">17 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 299</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105919 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block Verzatec’s Proposed Acquisition of Crane* <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Combine the Two Largest Producers of Pebbled FRP Wall Panels, Allowing Verzatec to Eliminate its Rival, Monopolize the Market and Harm American Businesses <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice filed a civil (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-doj-and-ftc-extend-the-deadline-for-public-comment-on-ways-to-strengthen" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC extend the deadline for public comment on ways to strengthen enforcement against illegal mergers</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-14T23:00:00Z">15 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 332</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105888 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and FTC Extend Deadline for Public Comment on Ways to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Mergers* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are extending by one month the deadline to submit comments as part of the enforcement agencies’ process (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-doj-and-ftc-announce-a-joint-spring-enforcers-summit-to-discuss" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC announce a joint spring enforcers summit to discuss modernizing merger guidelines and interagency collaboration</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-09T23:00:00Z">10 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1070</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105750 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Joint Spring Enforcers Summit* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will cohost a Spring Enforcers Summit on April 4. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter and FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, as (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-doj-and-department-of-labor-strengthen-partnership-to-protect-workers" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and Department of Labor strengthen their partnership to protect workers through greater coordination and information sharing, cross-agency training and outreach</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-09T23:00:00Z">10 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 614</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105751 introduction entry-content"> <p>Departments of Justice and Labor Strengthen Partnership to Protect Workers* <br class='autobr' /> The Agencies Will Enhance Enforcement Efforts Through Greater Coordination and Information Sharing, Cross-Agency Training and Outreach <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Labor Department signed a (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-district-of-minnesota-indicts-a-concrete-company" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Minnesota indicts a concrete company and its CEO for rigging bids of public contracts <em>(Kamida)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-08T23:00:00Z">9 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 552</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105721 introduction entry-content"> <p>Minnesota Concrete Company and its CEO Indicted for Rigging Bids for Public Contracts* <br class='autobr' /> Second charge filed for long-running conspiracy that targeted local governments and public schools in Minnesota <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Kamida Inc., a Minnesota-based concrete (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-michigan-accepts-a-guilty" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan accepts a guilty plea by a German national for leading a parking heaters price fixing conspiracy <em>(Espar / Hohensee)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-02T23:00:00Z">3 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 653</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105580 introduction entry-content"> <p>Fugitive Executive Pleads Guilty in Parking Heaters Price-Fixing Conspiracy* <br class='autobr' /> A German national pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Michigan to leading a price-fixing conspiracy from 2007 to 2012 and was sentenced to time served. <br class='autobr' /> Volker Hohensee, a German national and onetime Canadian (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2022/the-us-doj-and-the-federal-maritime-commission-reaffirm-and-strengthen" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and the Federal Maritime Commission reaffirm and strengthen their partnership to promote fair competition in the shipping industry</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-27T23:00:00Z">28 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 385</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105579 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Federal Maritime Commission Reaffirm and Strengthen Partnership to Promote Fair Competition in the Shipping Industry* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) today reaffirmed their continuing commitment to jointly enforcing competition laws and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2022/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-a-merger-between-a-healthcare-technology-provider-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block a merger between a healthcare technology provider and a health company following anticompetitive concerns <em>(UnitedHealth Group / Change Healthcare)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-23T23:00:00Z">24 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 481</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105373 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Change Healthcare* <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Allow Health Care Giant to Use Competitively Sensitive Claims Data of Hundreds of Millions of Americans to Reduce Competition and Innovation to the Detriment of Health Insurance Consumers (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2022/the-us-doj-and-the-us-fbi-announce-an-initiative-to-deter-detect-and-prosecute" rel="bookmark"> The US DoJ and FBI announce an initiative to deter, detect and prosecute those who would exploit supply chain disruptions to engage in collusive conduct</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-16T23:00:00Z">17 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 285</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105338 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department of Justice Announces Initiative to Protect Americans from Collusive Schemes Amid Supply Chain Disruptions* <br class='autobr' /> Initiative Puts Business Community on Notice that the Antitrust Division is Looking Out for Companies that Would Exploit Supply Chain Disruptions to Engage in Anticompetitive (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2022/the-us-doj-launches-an-online-tool-allowing-farmers-and-ranchers-to-report" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ launches an online tool allowing farmers and ranchers to report anticompetitive practices</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-02-02T23:00:00Z">3 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 665</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105080 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture Launch Online Tool Allowing Farmers, Ranchers to Report Anticompetitive Practices* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Agriculture (USDA) launched farmerfairness.gov, a new online tool that allows farmers and ranchers to anonymously (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2022/the-us-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-north-carolina-convicts-a" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina convicts a former engineering company executive for bid rigging and fraud schemes targeting the North Carolina Department of Transportation on more than 300 aluminium structure projects <em>(Contech Engineered Solutions / Brent Brewbaker)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-01-31T23:00:00Z">1 February 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 434</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105078 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Engineering Executive Convicted of Rigging Bids and Defrauding North Carolina Department of Transportation* <br class='autobr' /> A former executive of Contech Engineered Solutions LLC was convicted today in New Bern, North Carolina, for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting the North (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2022/the-us-doj-announces-that-3-more-sellers-from-a-major-online-retail-platform" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces from its ongoing investigation that 3 more sellers from a major online retail platform pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu-ray discs <em>(Morris Sutton / Emmanuel Hourizadeh / Raymond Nouvahian / Amazon Marketplace)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-01-06T23:00:00Z">7 January 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 287</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105005 introduction entry-content"> <p>Three Amazon Marketplace Sellers Plead Guilty to Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs in Ongoing Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> A New Jersey man and two New York men pleaded guilty yesterday to fixing the prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs sold on the Amazon Marketplace. <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents filed in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2022/the-us-doj-ag-merrick-b-garland-issues-statement-of-principles-and-commitments" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ AG Merrick B. Garland issues a statement of principles and commitments with the Secretary of Agriculture to protect against unfair and anticompetitive practices in the agriculture sector</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-01-02T23:00:00Z">3 January 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 754</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104508 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Agriculture Department Issue Shared Principles and Commitments to Protect Against Unfair and Anticompetitive Practices* <br class='autobr' /> Speaking at a White House event focused on competition in agriculture, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/the-us-doj-files-a-civil-antitrust-lawsuit-against-a-restaurant-chain-owner-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a civil antitrust lawsuit against a restaurant chain owner and investment fund operator for violating the pre-transaction notification and waiting-period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act <em>(Biglari)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-21T23:00:00Z">22 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 651</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104479 introduction entry-content"> <p>Biglari Holdings Inc. to Pay Civil Penalty for Repeat Violation of Antitrust Pre-Transaction Notification Requirements* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/the-us-doj-fines-the-founder-of-a-transportation-and-logistics-company-for-gun" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines the founder of a transportation and logistics company for gun jumping <em>(Clarence L. Werner)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-21T23:00:00Z">22 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 302</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104779 introduction entry-content"> <p>Founder of Werner Enterprises to Pay Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Pre-Transaction Notification Requirements* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-it-is-seeking-additional-public-comments-on-whether" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that it is seeking additional public comments on whether it should revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-16T23:00:00Z">17 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 232</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104977 introduction entry-content"> <p>Antitrust Division Seeks Additional Public Comments on Bank Merger Competitive Analysis* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it is seeking additional public comments until Feb. 15, 2022, on whether and how the division should revise the 1995 Bank Merger (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/u-s-district-court-for-the-district-of-connecticut-indicts-a-former-manager-of" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Connecticut indicts a former manager of a major aerospace engineering company and five executives of outsource engineering suppliers for participating in a long-running conspiracy to restrict the hiring and recruiting of employees among their respective companies <em>(Mahesh Patel / Robert Harvey / Harpreet Wasan / Steven Houghtaling / Tom Edwards / Gary Prus)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-15T23:00:00Z">16 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 288</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104936 introduction entry-content"> <p>Six Aerospace Executives and Managers Indicted for Leading Roles in Labor Market Conspiracy that Limited Workers’ Mobility and Career Prospects* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Bridgeport, Connecticut, returned an indictment yesterday charging a former manager of a major aerospace engineering company (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-us-doj-and-ftc-meet-with-fellow-g7-enforcement-partners-to-exchange-on" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ and FTC meet with fellow G7 enforcement partners on competition in digital markets to explore how competition agencies are approaching the challenges posed by digital markets</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-28T23:00:00Z">29 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 711</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103910 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Meet with Fellow G7 Enforcement Partners on Competition in Digital Markets* <br class='autobr' /> Today, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina M. Khan participated in a (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-us-doj-prohibits-the-merger-between-two-national-sugar-producers-u-s-sugar" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ prohibits the merger between two national sugar producers <em>(U.S. Sugar / Imperial Sugar)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-22T23:00:00Z">23 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 608</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103794 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block U.S. Sugar’s Proposed Acquisition of Imperial Sugar* <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Eliminate Significant Refined Sugar Producer in the Southeastern United States <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to stop United States Sugar Corporation (U.S. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-us-doj-requires-substantial-divestitures-and-waiver-of-the-non-compete" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires substantial divestitures and the waiving of the non-compete agreement before clearing a merger between two information providers <em>(S&P Global / IHS Markit)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-11T23:00:00Z">12 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 684</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103540 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Substantial Divestitures and Waiver of a Non-Compete for S&P to Proceed with its Merger with IHS Markit* <br class='autobr' /> Divestitures Will Preserve Competition Among Commodity Price Reporting Agencies and Waiver of Non-Compete Will Promote Competition for the Sale of Retail Gas (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-us-doj-requires-divestitures-following-the-proposed-merger-between-a" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires divestitures following the proposed merger between a national dairy company and a food and beverage producer <em>(Lactalis / Kraft Heinz)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-09T23:00:00Z">10 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 587</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103542 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Lactalis’s Acquisition of Kraft Heinz’s Natural Cheese Business in the United States* <br class='autobr' /> Divestitures of Kraft Heinz’s Athenos and Polly-O Businesses Will Preserve Competition in the Sale of Feta and Ricotta Cheese <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-us-doj-prohibits-a-merger-between-two-competing-national-publishing" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ prohibits a merger between two competing national publishing companies <em>(Penguin Random House / Simon & Schuster)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-01T23:00:00Z">2 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 503</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103558 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block Penguin Random House’s Acquisition of Rival Publisher Simon & Schuster* <br class='autobr' /> Merger Would Create Publishing Behemoth, Harming Authors and Consumers <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to block Penguin Random House’s proposed (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-us-doj-secures-new-guilty-pleas-by-two-belgian-former-security-services" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures new guilty pleas from two Belgian former security services executives in an ongoing investigation into bid rigging in national defense procurement contracts <em>(Bart Verbeeck / Robby Van Mele / G4S Secure Solutions)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-17T22:00:00Z">18 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 723</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103109 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Security Services Executives Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids for Department of Defense Security Contracts* <br class='autobr' /> Two former employees of G4S Secure Solutions NV (G4S NV), pleaded guilty today to criminal antitrust charges stemming from their involvement in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-us-doj-requires-divestitures-in-a-merger-between-two-national-iron-products" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires divestitures for a merger between two national manufacturers of iron products <em>(Neenah / US Foundry)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-13T22:00:00Z">14 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 265</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103288 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Neenah Enterprises Inc.’s Acquisition of US Foundry* <br class='autobr' /> Divestitures Will Preserve Competition for Essential Construction Products Sold to Towns and Municipalities <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Neenah Enterprises Inc. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-unprecedented-alliance-between-two-airline-companies" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block unprecedented non-compete alliance between two airline companies <em>(American Airlines / JetBlue)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-20T22:00:00Z">21 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 240</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-103117 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block Unprecedented Domestic Alliance Between American Airlines and JetBlue* <br class='autobr' /> Alliance Eliminates Competition in New York and Boston and Harms Air Travelers Nationwide <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice, together with Attorneys General in six states and the District of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-issues-a-statement-following-the-ftc-s-vote-to-withdraw-from-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues a statement following the FTC’s vote to withdraw from the vertical merger guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-14T22:00:00Z">15 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 361</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102698 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Issues Statement on the Vertical Merger Guidelines* <br class='autobr' /> Acting Assistant Attorney General Richard A. Powers of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to withdraw from the 2020 Vertical (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-and-ftc-issue-joint-statement-to-preserve-competition-in-post" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC issues a joint statement to preserve competition in post-hurricane relief efforts</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-13T22:00:00Z">14 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 281</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102710 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Issue Joint Statement to Preserve Competition in Post-Hurricane Relief Efforts* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today issued a joint statement detailing antitrust guidance for businesses (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-indicts-a-commercial-flooring-executive-for-a-money-laundering" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts a commercial flooring executive for a money laundering charge as part of a long-running bid-rigging investigation <em>(Michael Zmijewski)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-07T22:00:00Z">8 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 580</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102198 introduction entry-content"> <p>Commercial Flooring Executive Indicted on Money Laundering Charge as Part of a Long-Running Bid Rigging Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Illinois returned a one-count indictment charging Michael Zmijewski for his role in a money laundering conspiracy involving (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-requires-divestitures-for-a-proposed-merger-between-two-banks" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requests divestitures from the parties involved in a proposed merger in the financial services market <em>(BancorpSouth Bank / Cadence Bank)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-01T22:00:00Z">2 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 795</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102168 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestitures in BancorpSouth Bank’s Merger with Cadence Bank* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture of Seven Mississippi Branches will Protect Consumers in Rural Communities and Small Towns <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that BancorpSouth Bank and Cadence Bank have agreed to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-files-a-second-civil-contempt-claim-against-an-internet-services" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a second civil contempt claim against an internet services company <em>(CenturyLink)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-01T22:00:00Z">2 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 103</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102169 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Second Civil Contempt Claim Against CenturyLink* <br class='autobr' /> CenturyLink Agrees to Pay $275,000 to Settle Violation of Amended Final Judgment <br class='autobr' /> CenturyLink Inc., now known as Lumen Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve a civil contempt claim by the Department of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2021/the-us-doj-announces-the-fining-of-a-wall-street-bank-ceo-for-gun-jumping" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces the fining of a Wall Street bank CEO for gun jumping <em>(Richard Fairbank / Capital One)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-09-01T22:00:00Z">2 September 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 762</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102188 introduction entry-content"> <p>Capital One CEO to Pay Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Pre-Transaction Notification Requirements* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-a-commercial-flooring-company-pleaded-guilty-to-bid" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that a commercial flooring company pleaded guilty to bid-rigging and price-fixing <em>(Mr. David’s)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-08-29T22:00:00Z">30 August 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 517</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102146 introduction entry-content"> <p>Commercial Flooring Company Pleads Guilty to Antitrust and Money Laundering Charges* <br class='autobr' /> Mr. David’s Flooring International LLC (Mr. David’s), a Chicago-based commercial flooring contractor, pleaded guilty after being charged for its role in a long-running conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-a-real-estate-investor-pleaded-guilty-to-rigging-bids" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that a real estate investor pleaded guilty to rigging bids at foreclosure auctions <em>(Yama Marifat)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-08-05T22:00:00Z">6 August 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 456</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101991 introduction entry-content"> <p>Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids at Foreclosure Auctions* <br class='autobr' /> A California man pleaded guilty yesterday to rigging bids at public foreclosure auctions. <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents filed in Sacramento, Yama Marifat was indicted for conspiring with other real estate investors to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-observes-national-whistleblower-appreciation-day" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ observes National Whistleblower Appreciation Day</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-29T22:00:00Z">30 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 277</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102726 introduction entry-content"> <p>Antitrust Division Observes National Whistleblower Appreciation Day* <br class='autobr' /> The Antitrust Division today commemorates National Whistleblower Appreciation Day, which celebrates individuals who act with courage to speak out and report crimes, including antitrust violations like price-fixing, bid (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-charges-four-executives-and-companies-for-price-fixing-in-an-ongoing" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges four executives and companies for price fixing in an ongoing investigation into the broiler chicken industry <em>(Koch Foods / McGuire / Stiller)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-28T22:00:00Z">29 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 517</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101860 introduction entry-content"> <p>Four Executives and Company Charged with Price Fixing in Ongoing Investigation into Broiler Chicken Industry* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment yesterday charging Koch Foods, headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois, for participating in a nationwide conspiracy to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-requires-substantial-divestitures-in-the-merger-between-two-national" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires substantial divestitures in the merger between two national manufacturing companies to protect consumers and small businesses <em>(Gray / Quincy)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-27T22:00:00Z">28 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 469</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101867 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Substantial Divestitures in Gray’s Acquisition of Quincy to Protect American Consumers and Small Businesses* <br class='autobr' /> Gray and Quincy Must Divest 10 Broadcast Television Stations in Seven Local Markets <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it will require Gray (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-ag-merrick-garland-gives-a-statement-on-the-decision-to-terminate-the" rel="bookmark">The US AG Merrick Garland gives a statement on the decision to terminate the planned $30 billion merger of the second and third largest insurance brokers in the world <em>(Aon / Willis Tower Watson)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-25T22:00:00Z">26 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 243</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-102724 introduction entry-content"> <p>Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Statement on Aon and Willis Towers Watson Decision to Terminate Merger Agreement* <br class='autobr' /> Decision Follows DOJ Lawsuit to Prevent Harmful Consolidation and Preserve Competition <br class='autobr' /> Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today released the following statement on Aon (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-an-online-retail-platform-seller-pleaded-guilty-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that an online retail platform seller pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu-ray discs <em>(David Camp)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-22T22:00:00Z">23 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 373</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101838 introduction entry-content"> <p>Amazon Marketplace Seller Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing DVDs and Blu-ray Discs* <br class='autobr' /> A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to fixing the prices of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs sold on Amazon Marketplace. <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents filed in Knoxville, David Camp was charged with conspiring with others (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-indicts-a-kidney-dialysis-services-provider-and-its-ceo-in-an" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts a kidney dialysis services provider and its CEO in an ongoing investigation of labor market collusion in the health care industry <em>(DaVita)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-07-14T22:00:00Z">15 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 170</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101740 introduction entry-content"> <p>DaVita Inc. and Former CEO Indicted in Ongoing Investigation of Labor Market Collusion in Health Care Industry* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Denver returned a two-count indictment charging DaVita Inc. and its former CEO, Kent Thiry, for conspiring with competing employers not to solicit certain (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-two-automotive-parts-suppliers-will-restructure-their" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that two automotive-parts suppliers will restructure their merger in light of competition concerns <em>(Tupy / Teksid)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-06-30T22:00:00Z">1 July 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 783</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101431 introduction entry-content"> <p>Major International Automotive-Parts Suppliers Restructure Deal to Resolve Antitrust Concerns* <br class='autobr' /> Auto parts supplier Tupy agreed to restructure its acquisition of Teksid after the Department of Justice raised concerns that the merger would result in higher prices and reduced quality and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2021/the-us-doj-fines-a-belgian-security-services-company-15-million-for-bid-rigging" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines a Belgian security services company $15M for bid rigging and price fixing in national defense procurement <em>(G4S Secure Solutions)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-06-24T22:00:00Z">25 June 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 626</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101360 introduction entry-content"> <p>Belgian Security Services Firm Agrees to Plead Guilty to Criminal Antitrust Conspiracy Affecting Department of Defense Procurement* <br class='autobr' /> Company to Pay $15 Million Criminal Fine <br class='autobr' /> G4S Secure Solutions NV (G4S), a Belgian security firm, has agreed to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to rig (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2021/the-us-doj-sues-to-prohibit-the-merger-between-two-insurance-companies-aon" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to prohibit the merger between two insurance companies <em>(Aon / Willis Tower Watson)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-06-15T22:00:00Z">16 June 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 602</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101180 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block Aon’s Acquisition of Willis Towers Watson* <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Create Broking Behemoth and Eliminate Competition Between Two of the “Big Three” Insurance Brokers <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to block Aon’s $30 billion (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-a-north-carolina-engineering-firm-pleads-guilty-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that a North Carolina engineering firm pleads guilty to decade-long bid rigging and fraud scheme <em>(Contech Engineered Solutions / Brent Brewbaker)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-06-06T22:00:00Z">7 June 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 480</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101101 introduction entry-content"> <p>Engineering Firm Pleads Guilty to Decade-Long Bid Rigging and Fraud Scheme* <br class='autobr' /> Company Sentenced to Pay $7 Million in Criminal Fine and Over $1.5 Million in Restitution to North Carolina Department of Transportation <br class='autobr' /> A North Carolina engineering firm was sentenced today after pleading guilty to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2021/the-us-doj-requires-substantial-divestitures-in-the-merger-between-a-grain" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires substantial divestitures in the merger between a grain company and a Japanese association of agricultural cooperatives to protect American farmers <em>(Zen-Noh / Bunge)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-31T22:00:00Z">1 June 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 452</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101078 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Substantial Divestitures in Zen-Noh Acquisition of Grain Elevators from Bunge to Protect American Farmers* <br class='autobr' /> Zen-Noh Must Divest Nine Grain Elevators so that Farmers Along the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries Continue to Have the Same Number of Options to Sell (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2021/the-us-doj-approves-a-merger-between-two-midwestern-banks-subject-to-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ approves a merger between two Midwestern banks subject to the divestment of 13 selected local bank branches <em>(Huntington Bancshares / TCF Financial)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-24T22:00:00Z">25 May 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 219</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-101077 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Huntington Bancshares Incorporated’s Acquisition of TCF Financial Corporation* <br class='autobr' /> Thirteen Branches in Michigan will be Divested — Ensuring Bank Customers Have Access to Competitively Priced Products and Services <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2021/the-us-doj-indicts-two-real-estate-professionals-for-bid-rigging-at-a-farmland" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts two real estate professionals for bid-rigging at a farmland auction <em>(Barry Dyer / Mackie Shelton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-20T22:00:00Z">21 May 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 385</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-100986 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Kentucky Real Estate Professionals Indicted for Rigging Farmland Auction* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the Western District of Kentucky returned an indictment charging two Kentucky real estate professionals with conspiring to rig bids at an estate auction for farmland and timber rights. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2021/the-us-doj-indicts-a-national-broiler-chicken-producer-for-price-fixing-and-bid" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts a national broiler chicken producer for price fixing and bid rigging <em>(Claxton)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-19T22:00:00Z">20 May 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 314</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-100985 introduction entry-content"> <p>Broiler Chicken Producer Indicted for Price Fixing and Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment charging Norman W. Fries Inc., dba Claxton Poultry Farms (Claxton), headquartered in Claxton, Georgia, with participating in a nationwide conspiracy to fix (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-us-doj-charges-two-clinical-directors-for-price-fixing-for-health-care" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges two clinical directors with fixing wages for healthcare workers and obstructing the FTC’s investigation <em>(Neeraj Jindal / John Rodgers)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-04-18T22:00:00Z">19 April 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 768</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-100268 introduction entry-content"> <p>Second Individual Charged with Fixing Wages for Health Care Workers and Obstructing FTC Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas returned a superseding indictment charging two Texas men with conspiring to fix prices by lowering rates paid to certain health care (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-us-doj-indicts-a-bidder-for-bid-rigging-at-an-online-auction-for-surplus" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts a bidder for bid-rigging at an online auction for surplus Government equipment <em>(GSA)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-04-06T22:00:00Z">7 April 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 637</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-100049 introduction entry-content"> <p>Bidder Pleads Guilty to Riggings Bids at Online Auctions for Surplus Government Equipment* <br class='autobr' /> A Missouri man pleaded guilty today to rigging online bids submitted to the General Services Administration (GSA). <br class='autobr' /> According to court documents, Alan Gaines pleaded guilty to the one-count indictment (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-us-doj-requires-a-waste-management-company-to-divest-its-assets-to-proceed" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires a waste management company to divest its assets in five states to proceed with the acquisition of its competitor <em>(Republic / Santek)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-30T22:00:00Z">31 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 713</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99979 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Republic Services to Divest Assets to Proceed with Santek Acquisition* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition in Markets for Small Container Commercial Waste Collection and Municipal Solid Waste Disposal in Six Local Markets in Five States <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2021/the-us-doj-indicts-a-health-care-staffing-company-for-collusion-to-suppress" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts a healthcare staffing company for collusion to suppress wages of school nurses <em>(VDA OC)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-29T22:00:00Z">30 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 586</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99894 introduction entry-content"> <p>Health Care Staffing Company and Executive Indicted for Colluding to Suppress Wages of School Nurses* <br class='autobr' /> Alleged allocation and wage-fixing scheme targeted nurses staffed at the Clark County School District who were serving medically fragile students. <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2021/the-us-doj-reaches-a-settlement-with-two-leading-central-pennsylvanian-health" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ reaches a settlement with two leading central Pennsylvanian healthcare providers regarding their merger <em>(Geisinger Health / Evangelical Community Hospital)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-02T23:00:00Z">3 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 364</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99521 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Resolves Antitrust Case Against Leading Central Pennsylvania Health Care Providers* <br class='autobr' /> Settlement Protects Hospital Competition in this Region <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Geisinger Health (Geisinger) and Evangelical (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2021/the-us-doj-fines-the-largest-national-chicken-producer-for-price-fixing-pilgrim" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines the largest national chicken producer for price fixing <em>(Pilgrim’s)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-02-22T23:00:00Z">23 February 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 169</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-99428 introduction entry-content"> <p>One of the Nation’s Largest Chicken Producers Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and is Sentenced to a $107 Million Criminal Fine <br class='autobr' /> First Corporation Pleads Guilty in Ongoing Criminal Antitrust Investigation into the Broiler Chicken Industry <br class='autobr' /> Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (Pilgrim’s), a major broiler (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-foreign-language-training-companies-admitted-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that foreign language training companies admitted to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States <em>(CLCI / Berlitz)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-18T23:00:00Z">19 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 298</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98891 introduction entry-content"> <p>Foreign-Language Training Companies Admit to Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States* <br class='autobr' /> Two providers of foreign-language services, Comprehensive Language Center Inc. (CLCI), based in the Washington, D.C., area, and Berlitz Languages Inc. (Berlitz), based in New Jersey, were (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-two-financial-services-companies-have-abandoned-their" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that two financial services companies have abandoned their planned merger <em>(Visa / Plaid)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-11T23:00:00Z">12 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 300</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98684 introduction entry-content"> <p>Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block* <br class='autobr' /> Decision to Terminate Deal Preserves Competition <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that Visa Inc. and Plaid Inc. have abandoned their planned $5.3 billion merger. <br class='autobr' /> The department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-us-district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-texas-indicts-health-care" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Northern District of Texas indicts a health care company for labor market collusion <em>(Surgical Care Affiliate)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-06T23:00:00Z">7 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 277</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98659 introduction entry-content"> <p>Health Care Company Indicted for Labor Market Collusion* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Surgical Care Affiliates LLC and its related entity (collectively SCA), which own and operate outpatient medical care centers across the country, for agreeing with competitors (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-us-doj-announces-that-a-ready-mix-concrete-company-admitted-to-fixing" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that a ready-mix concrete company admitted to fixing prices and rigging bids <em>(Argos USA)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-03T23:00:00Z">4 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 356</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98605 introduction entry-content"> <p>Ready-Mix Concrete Company Admits to Fixing Prices and Rigging Bids in Violation of Antitrust Laws* <br class='autobr' /> Argos USA LLC, a producer and seller of ready-mix concrete headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, was charged with participating in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets for (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-us-doj-gives-permission-to-three-states-to-join-its-antitrust-lawsuit" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ gives permission to three States to join its antitrust lawsuit against a Big Tech company for maintaining monopolies in search and search advertising <em>(Google)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-16T23:00:00Z">17 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 915</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98472 introduction entry-content"> <p>Three Additional States Ask Court To Join Justice Department Antitrust Suit Against Google* <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Attorneys General of Michigan and Wisconsin filed for permission to join the antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States and eleven other state Attorneys General against monopolist Google. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-us-doj-requires-divestiture-of-commercial-health-insurance-business-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires divestiture of commercial health insurance business for a healthcare merger in New Hampshire to proceed <em>(Harvard Pilgrim / Health Plan Holdings)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-13T23:00:00Z">14 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 384</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98376 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestiture of Tufts Health Freedom Plan in Order for Harvard Pilgrim and Health Plan Holdings to Proceed With Merger* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition for Commercial Health Insurance in New Hampshire <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it would (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-us-doj-indicts-former-owner-of-healthcare-staffing-company-for-wage-fixing" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts a former owner of healthcare staffing company for wage-fixing <em>(Neeraj Jindal)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-08T23:00:00Z">9 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 161</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98328 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Owner of Health Care Staffing Company Indicted for Wage Fixing* <br class='autobr' /> Antitrust Division Remains Committed to Prosecuting Collusion in Labor Markets <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Neeraj Jindal, the former owner of a therapist staffing company, for participating in a (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2020/the-us-doj-requires-divestiture-of-digital-do-it-yourself-tax-preparation" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires divestiture of digital do-it-yourself tax preparation business for the merger of financial software companies to proceed <em>(Intuit / Credit Karma)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-11-24T23:00:00Z">25 November 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 230</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98253 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestiture of Credit Karma Tax for Intuit to Proceed with Acquisition of Credit Karma* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition for Digital Do-It-Yourself Tax Preparation Products <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring Intuit Inc. and Credit (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2020/the-us-doj-files-a-case-and-simultaneous-settlement-requiring-the-national" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a case and simultaneous settlement requiring an association to repeal and modify certain rules to provide transparency <em>(National Association of Realtors)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-11-18T23:00:00Z">19 November 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 370</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97977 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Antitrust Case and Simultaneous Settlement Requiring National Association of Realtors® To Repeal and Modify Certain Anticompetitive Rules* <br class='autobr' /> Settlement Will Increase Competition to the Benefit of American Homeowners and Homebuyers and Allow for Innovation in Brokerage (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2020/the-us-doj-signs-a-memorandum-of-understanding-with-korean-prosecution-service" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ signs a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean prosecution service to promote increased cooperation and communication on criminal antitrust enforcement and policy in both countries</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-11-17T23:00:00Z">18 November 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 250</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97973 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Signs Antitrust Memorandum of Understanding with Korean Prosecution Service* <br class='autobr' /> Yesterday, the Department of Justice signed an antitrust Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korean Prosecution Service (KPS). The MOU is designed to promote increased cooperation and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2020/the-us-doj-announces-that-the-president-of-a-company-pleaded-guilty-to-rigging" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that the president of a company pleaded guilty to rigging bids in the commercial flooring market <em>(Delmar E. Church Jr.)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-11-17T23:00:00Z">18 November 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 347</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97974 introduction entry-content"> <p>President of Commercial Flooring Company Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids in Violation of Federal Antitrust Laws* <br class='autobr' /> Delmar E. Church Jr., the president and one of the principal owners of a Chicago-area commercial flooring company, pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and fix (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2020/the-us-doj-issues-guidance-on-the-use-of-arbitration-and-launches-small" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues guidance on the use of arbitration and launches small business help center</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-11-11T23:00:00Z">12 November 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 146</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-98019 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Issues Guidance On The Use Of Arbitration And Launches Small Business Help Center* <br class='autobr' /> The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced the publication of two new resources on its website today. <br class='autobr' /> First, the division issued updated and supplemental guidance on the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2020/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-a-global-credit-card-company-s-proposed-acquisition-of" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to block a global credit card company’s proposed acquisition of a leading financial data aggregation company <em>(Visa / Plaid)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-11-04T23:00:00Z">5 November 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 418</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97763 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues to Block Visa’s Proposed Acquisition of Plaid* <br class='autobr' /> Acquisition Would Eliminate Nascent Competitor Plaid and Prevent Disruption of Visa’s Monopoly in Online Debit <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to stop Visa Inc.’s $5.3 billion acquisition (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-files-enforcement-action-against-global-management-consulting" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files enforcement action against global management consulting company as part of its investigation into global credit card company’s proposed acquisition of a fintech company <em>(Visa / Plaid)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-10-26T23:00:00Z">27 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 198</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97699 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Files Enforcement Action Against Bain & Company As Part of Its Investigation Into Visa Inc’s Proposed Acquisition of Plaid Inc* <br class='autobr' /> Petition against Third Party Seeks to Enforce Compliance with the Department’s Civil Investigative Demand <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Department of Justice (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-conditionally-clears-a-merger-in-markets-for-small-container" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ conditionally clears a merger in markets for small container commercial waste collection and municipal solid waste disposal in over 50 local markets in 10 States <em>(Waste Management / Advanced Disposal Services)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-10-22T22:00:00Z">23 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 290</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97446 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Waste Management To Divest Assets In Order To Proceed With Advanced Disposal Services Acquisition* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition in Markets for Small Container Commercial Waste Collection and Municipal Solid Waste Disposal in Over 50 Local Markets in 10 (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-conditionally-clears-a-fibre-based-telecom-merger-in-puerto-rice-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ conditionally clears a fibre-based telecom merger in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands <em>(Liberty Latin America / AT&T)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-10-22T22:00:00Z">23 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 320</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97447 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestiture In Order For Liberty Latin America To Acquire AT&T’s Telecommunications Operations In Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition for Fiber-Based Telecommunications Services for Enterprise Customers in Puerto Rico (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-indicts-engineering-firm-and-its-former-executive-for-a-decade-long" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ warns businesses against price-fixing, bid-rigging, and market sharing in manufacturing or distribution as well as the sale of public health products in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic <em>(Contech Engineered Solutions / Brent Brewbaker)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-10-22T22:00:00Z">23 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 398</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97448 introduction entry-content"> <p>Engineering Firm And Its Former Executive Indicted On Antitrust And Fraud Charges* <br class='autobr' /> North Carolina Department of Transportation Targeted in Decade-Long Scheme <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Raleigh, North Carolina returned an indictment charging Contech Engineered Solutions LLC and Brent Brewbaker, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-and-11-state-ags-start-landmark-court-case-against-big-tech-firm-for" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ and 11 State AGs start a landmark court case against a Big Tech company for exclusionary agreements in the search and search advertising markets <em>(Google)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-10-19T22:00:00Z">20 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 537</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97347 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues Monopolist Google For Violating Antitrust Laws* <br class='autobr' /> Department Files Complaint Against Google to Restore Competition in Search and Search Advertising Markets <br class='autobr' /> Today, the Department of Justice — along with eleven state Attorneys General — filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-district-court-for-the-district-of-colorado-indicts-six-additional" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the District of Colorado indicts six additional individuals on charges of price fixing and bid rigging in an ongoing broiler chicken investigation <em>(Timothy Mulrenin / William Kantola / Jimmie Little / William Lovette / Gary Roberts / Rickie Blake)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-10-06T22:00:00Z">7 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 259</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97178 introduction entry-content"> <p>Six Additional Individuals Indicted On Antitrust Charges In Ongoing Broiler Chicken Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado, returned a superseding indictment charging six additional defendants for their roles in a previously indicted conspiracy to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-applauds-the-us-president-s-authorization-of-the-antitrust-criminal" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ applauds the US President’s authorization of The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement And Reform Permanent Extension Act</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-30T22:00:00Z">1 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 343</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97005 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department Of Justice Applauds President Trump’s Authorization Of The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement And Reform Permanent Extension Act* <br class='autobr' /> On October 1, President Donald J. Trump signed into law a continuing resolution that contains the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2020/the-us-doj-issues-positive-business-review-letter-to-financial-derivatives" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues a positive Business Review Letter to a financial derivatives trade organization for its proposed amendments to address interest rate benchmarks <em>(International Swaps and Derivatives Association)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-30T22:00:00Z">1 October 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 273</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-97006 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Issues Favorable Business Review Letter To ISDA For Proposed Amendments To Address Interest Rate Benchmarks* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it has completed its review of the proposal by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-district-court-for-the-middle-district-of-florida-indicts-former-cancer" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Middle District of Florida indicts a former cancer center president for participation in a long-running antitrust conspiracy <em>(Dr. William Harwin)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-23T22:00:00Z">24 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 216</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96987 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Cancer Center President Indicted For Participation In Long-Running Antitrust Conspiracy* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Dr. William Harwin, founder and former President of Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (FCS), for conspiring to allocate (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-supports-the-ftc-s-proposal-of-modernizing-merger-filing-exemptions" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ supports the FTC’s proposal of modernizing merger filing exemptions for certain investments</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-20T22:00:00Z">21 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 238</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96844 introduction entry-content"> <p>Antitrust Division Supports Modernizing Merger Filing Exemptions For Certain Investments* <br class='autobr' /> The Time Has Come to Update the Merger Filing Rules <br class='autobr' /> On Monday, September 21, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim concurred in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Federal Register publication of a (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-requires-divestiture-in-the-acquisition-of-a-craft-brew-alliance" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires divestiture in the acquisition of a craft brew alliance <em>(Anheuser-Busch InBev / Craft Brew Alliance)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-17T22:00:00Z">18 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 324</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96809 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestiture In Order For Anheuser-Busch To Acquire Craft Brew Alliance* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition in the Beer Industry in the State of Hawaii <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it is requiring Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ABI), its (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-announces-that-a-former-currency-trader-at-a-major-multinational" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces that a former currency trader at a major multinational bank is sentenced to jail and required to pay a fine for participating in price fixing and bid-rigging <em>(Akshay Aiyer)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-16T22:00:00Z">17 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 294</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96808 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Foreign Exchange Trader Sentenced To Prison For Price Fixing And Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> Akshay Aiyer, a former currency trader at a major multinational bank, was sentenced to serve eight months in jail and ordered to pay a $150,000 criminal fine for his participation in an antitrust conspiracy to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-updates-its-business-review-letter-to-the-institute-of-electrical" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ updates its business review letter to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers concerning their patent policy</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-09T22:00:00Z">10 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 315</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96696 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Updates 2015 Business Review Letter To The Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers* <br class='autobr' /> The Justice Department today issued a supplement to its Feb. 2, 2015 Business Review Letter from the Antitrust Division to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-announces-updates-to-civil-investigation-demand-forms-and-deposition" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ announces updates to civil investigation demand forms and deposition process</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-09T22:00:00Z">10 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 225</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96697 introduction entry-content"> <p>Antitrust Division Announces Updates To Civil Investigative Demand Forms And Deposition Process* <br class='autobr' /> Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today that the Antitrust Division has implemented two uniform updates to its Civil Investigative (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-issues-modernized-merger-remedies-manual" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues modernized merger remedies manual</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-02T22:00:00Z">3 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 254</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96631 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Issues Modernized Merger Remedies Manual* <br class='autobr' /> Merger Remedies Manual Reaffirms Antitrust Division’s Commitment to Effective Structural Relief and Reflects Renewed Focus on Enforcing Consent Decree Obligations <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice issued today the Merger Remedies Manual, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-georgia-indicts-ready-mix" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia indicts a ready-mix concrete company and individuals for price-fixing and bid-rigging <em>(Evans Concrete)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-02T22:00:00Z">3 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 454</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96632 introduction entry-content"> <p>Ready-Mix Concrete Company And Individuals Indicted For Fixing Prices And Rigging Bids In Violation Of Antitrust Laws* <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury returned an indictment against one company and four individuals for their roles in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-signs-antitrust-cooperation-framework-with-us-ftc-and-competition" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ signs antitrust cooperation framework with US FTC and Competition Authorities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-09-01T22:00:00Z">2 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 286</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96627 introduction entry-content"> <p>Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Signs Antitrust Cooperation Framework With Australia, Canada, New Zealand, And United Kingdom* <br class='autobr' /> Multilateral Mutual Assistance and Cooperation Framework aims to boost international cooperation efforts <br class='autobr' /> Today, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2020/the-us-doj-seeks-public-comments-on-updating-bank-merger-review-analysis" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ seeks public comments on updating bank merger review analysis</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-31T22:00:00Z">1 September 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 189</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96625 introduction entry-content"> <p>Antitrust Division Seeks Public Comments On Updating Bank Merger Review Analysis* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it is seeking public comments into whether the division should revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review guidelines (“Banking Guidelines”) (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2020/the-us-doj-charges-commercial-flooring-contractor-with-bid-rigging-in-an-on" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges a commercial flooring contractor with bid-rigging in an ongoing investigation <em>(Vortex Commercial Flooring)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-26T22:00:00Z">27 August 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 332</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96602 introduction entry-content"> <p>Commercial Flooring Contractor Agrees To Plead Guilty To Bid Rigging* <br class='autobr' /> Vortex Commercial Flooring Inc., a Chicago-area commercial flooring contractor, has been charged for its role in a long-running antitrust conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for commercial flooring services and products (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2020/the-us-doj-charges-a-seventh-generic-drug-manufacturer-in-ongoing-criminal" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges a seventh generic drug manufacturer in an ongoing criminal price fixing investigation <em>(Teva Pharmaceuticals)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-24T22:00:00Z">25 August 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 343</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96550 introduction entry-content"> <p>Seventh Generic Drug Manufacturer Is Charged In Ongoing Criminal Antitrust Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> Consumers Were Allegedly Overcharged at Least $350 Million <br class='autobr' /> Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. (Teva) has been charged with conspiring to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers for generic drugs, the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2020/the-us-doj-assistant-attorney-general-announces-re-organization-of-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ Assistant Attorney General announces re-organization of the Antitrust Division’s civil enforcement program</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-19T22:00:00Z">20 August 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 261</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96523 introduction entry-content"> <p>Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Announces Re-Organization of the Antitrust Division’s Civil Enforcement Program* <br class='autobr' /> Changes Will Allow for More Vigilant Enforcement, Deeper Expertise in Technology Trends <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that it is (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2020/the-us-doj-reaches-settlement-with-new-stricter-conditions-and-fine-for-telecom" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ reaches a settlement with new stricter conditions and fines the company after finding violations of the original conditions <em>(CenturyLink / Level 3 Communications)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-13T22:00:00Z">14 August 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 750</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96466 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Brings Enforcement Action Against Centurylink* <br class='autobr' /> In Significant Action, CenturyLink Agrees to Extend Term, Appoint Independent Monitor, and Reimburse Taxpayers for the Costs and Fees of the Violations <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that CenturyLink, Inc. has (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2020/the-us-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-new-york-terminates-long" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Southern District of New York terminates long-standing <em>Paramount</em> consent decrees, thereby allowing after 7 decades the classic movie studios to form closer agreements with movie distributors <em>(Paramount Pictures)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-06T22:00:00Z">7 August 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 417</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96391 introduction entry-content"> <p>Federal Court Terminates Paramount Consent Decrees* <br class='autobr' /> A federal court in the Southern District of New York today terminated the Paramount Consent Decrees, which for over seventy years have regulated how certain movie studios distribute films to movie theatres. The review and termination of these (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/august-2020/the-us-doj-sues-to-block-merger-between-hospital-system-and-independent" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ sues to a block merger between a hospital system and an independent community hospital in central Pennsylvania <em>(Geisinger Health / Evangelical Community Hospital)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-08-04T22:00:00Z">5 August 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 312</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96303 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Sues To Block Geisinger Health’s Transaction With Evangelical Community Hospital* <br class='autobr' /> Transaction Reduces Hospital Competition in Central Pennsylvania <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice sued today to block Geisinger Health’s partial acquisition of its close rival, Evangelical (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2020/the-us-doj-clears-merger-of-major-financial-trading-platform-and-major" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ clears merger of major financial trading platform and major financial data provider <em>(Refinitiv / London Stock Exchange Group)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-07-30T22:00:00Z">31 July 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 505</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-96130 introduction entry-content"> <p>Statement of the Department of Justice Antitrust Division on the Closing of Its Investigation of London Stock Exchange Group and Refinitiv* <br class='autobr' /> Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice issued the following statement today in connection (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2020/the-us-doj-issues-a-letter-for-monoclonal-antibody-manufacturers-to-expand" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues a letter for monoclonal antibody manufacturers to expand their production and allows exchange of information during the COVID-19 pandemic</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-07-22T22:00:00Z">23 July 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 381</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95960 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department Of Justice Issues Business Review Letter To Monoclonal Antibody Manufacturers To Expedite And Increase The Production Of Covid-19 Mab Treatments* <br class='autobr' /> The United States Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge proposed efforts by Eli Lilly and Company, AbCellera (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2020/the-us-doj-charges-sixth-pharmaceutical-company-for-fixing-prices-allocating" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges a sixth pharmaceutical company for fixing prices, allocating customers and bid rigging in an ongoing investigation into the generic drugs industry <em>(Taro Pharmaceuticals)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-07-22T22:00:00Z">23 July 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 347</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95964 introduction entry-content"> <p>Sixth Pharmaceutical Company Charged In Ongoing Criminal Antitrust Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> Fifth Company to Admit It Fixed Prices of Generic Drugs <br class='autobr' /> Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (Taro U.S.A.) has been charged for conspiring to fix prices, allocate customers, and rig bids for generic drugs, the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2020/the-us-doj-applauds-the-international-competition-network-s-new-international" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ applauds the International Competition Network’s new international leniency guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-07-09T22:00:00Z">10 July 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 304</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95797 introduction entry-content"> <p>Antitrust Division Applauds New International Leniency Guidelines* <br class='autobr' /> New guidelines will increase effectiveness of international cartel enforcement through better cooperation <br class='autobr' /> The Antitrust Division helped lead the International Competition Network (ICN) initiative on cross-border leniency (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2020/the-us-doj-charges-louisiana-company-with-conspiracy-to-defraud-the-government" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges a Louisiana company with conspiracy to defraud the Government and violate the Procurement Integrity Act <em>(Cajan Welding & Rentals)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-07-01T22:00:00Z">2 July 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 498</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95675 introduction entry-content"> <p>Louisiana Company Charged With Conspiracy To Defraud The Government And Violate The Procurement Integrity Act* <br class='autobr' /> United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser and Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, announced that CAJAN WELDING & (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2020/the-us-doj-congratulates-newly-merged-telecom-operator-on-closing-the-agreed" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ congratulates the merger of telecom operator on closing the agreed divestiture with a satellite TV company <em>(T-Mobile / Dish / Boost)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-30T22:00:00Z">1 July 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 289</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95666 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Congratulates T-Mobile And Dish For Closing The Boost Divestiture* <br class='autobr' /> T-Mobile US Inc. (T-Mobile) and Dish Network Corporation (Dish) announced today that they closed T-Mobile’s divestiture of Boost Network (Boost) to Dish. Boost was legacy Sprint Corporation’s prepaid (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2020/the-us-doj-and-ftc-issue-new-vertical-merger-guidelines" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ and FTC issue new vertical merger guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-29T22:00:00Z">30 June 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 241</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95573 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department of Justice And Federal Trade Commission Issue New Vertical Merger Guidelines* <br class='autobr' /> 2020 Guidelines More Accurately Represent Agencies’ Merger Review Process <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission issued today new Vertical Merger Guidelines that outline how the federal (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2020/the-us-doj-charges-fifth-pharmaceutical-company-in-ongoing-criminal-antitrust" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges the fifth pharmaceutical company in an ongoing criminal antitrust investigation into fixing prices of generic drugs <em>(Glenmark Pharmaceuticals)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-29T22:00:00Z">30 June 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 250</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95656 introduction entry-content"> <p>Fifth Pharmaceutical Company Charged In Ongoing Criminal Antitrust Investigation* <br class='autobr' /> Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA was charged for conspiring to fix prices for generic drugs, the Department of Justice announced today. <br class='autobr' /> The charge, filed today in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2020/the-us-doj-welcomes-the-congressional-reauthorization-of-the-antitrust-criminal" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ welcomes the Congressional reauthorization of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-24T22:00:00Z">25 June 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 281</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95599 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department of Justice Applauds Congressional Passage Of Reauthorization Of The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement And Reform Act* <br class='autobr' /> On June 25, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed identical bills, H.R. 7036 and S. 3377, to repeal the sunset provision of the Antitrust Criminal (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2020/the-us-doj-signs-historic-memorandum-of-understanding-with-the-securities-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ signs historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Securities and Exchange Commission</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-21T22:00:00Z">22 June 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 327</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95525 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department’s Antitrust Division And The Securities And Exchange Commission Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Securities and Exchange Commission have signed an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to foster (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2020/the-us-district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-california-sentences-former" rel="bookmark">The US District Court for the Northern District of California sentences the former CEO of a canned tuna company to prison for price fixing <em>(Christopher Lischewski / Bumble Bee Foods)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-15T22:00:00Z">16 June 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 321</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95508 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Bumble Bee CEO Sentenced To Prison For Fixing Prices Of Canned Tuna* <br class='autobr' /> Christopher Lischewski, former Chief Executive Officer and President of Bumble Bee Foods LLC, was sentenced to serve 40 months in jail and pay a $100,000 criminal fine for his leadership role in a three-year antitrust (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2020/the-us-doj-files-first-charges-in-an-ongoing-investigation-into-price-fixing-by" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files first charges in an ongoing investigation into price fixing by major broiler chicken producers <em>(Jayson Jeffrey Penn / Mikell Reeve Fries / Scott James Brady / Roger Born Austin)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-06-02T22:00:00Z">3 June 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 602</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95220 introduction entry-content"> <p>Senior Executives at Major Chicken Producers Indicted on Antitrust Charges* <br class='autobr' /> First Charges Filed in Ongoing Investigation into Fixing Prices of Broiler Chickens <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado, returned an indictment against four executives for their role (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-us-doj-allows-collaboration-among-the-nation-s-leading-hog-farmers-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ allows collaboration among the nation’s leading hog farmers to address meat shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic <em>(National Pork Producers Council)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-05-14T22:00:00Z">15 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1006</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94987 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department of Justice Supports National Pork Producers Council’s Ability to Combat Meat Shortage* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice (Department) issued a letter to today to the National Pork Producers Council, the nation’s leading association of hog farmers, to address its proposed responses to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-us-doj-files-proposed-final-judgment-with-us-district-court-for-the" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files proposed final judgment with US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio requiring divestiture following historic arbitration win <em>(Novelis / Aleris)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-05-11T22:00:00Z">12 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 290</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95122 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestiture Following Historic Arbitration Win* <br class='autobr' /> Divestiture Will Preserve Competition for Aluminum Automotive Body Sheet in North America <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a proposed final judgment with the U.S. District Court for the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-us-doj-fines-generic-pharmaceutical-company-24-1million-for-fixing-price-of" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines a generic drug manufacture $24.1M for fixing the price of a widely used cholesterol medication and files for a deferred prosecution agreement <em>(Apotex)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-05-06T22:00:00Z">7 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 316</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95041 introduction entry-content"> <p>Generic Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Fixing Price of Widely Used Cholesterol Medication* <br class='autobr' /> Apotex Corp. Agrees to Pay a $24.1 Million Criminal Penalty <br class='autobr' /> Apotex Corp., a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in Florida, was charged with fixing the price of the generic drug pravastatin, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-us-doj-announced-that-the-second-and-third-largest-textbook-publisher" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ announced that the second and third largest textbook publisher abandoned their merger after the DOJ expressed serious concerns about the harm to competition <em>(McGraw-Hill Education / Cengage Learning)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-05-03T22:00:00Z">4 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 647</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94690 introduction entry-content"> <p>Cengage and McGraw-Hill Terminate Merger Agreement in Response to Antitrust Concerns* <br class='autobr' /> Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc. and McGraw-Hill Education Inc. mutually agreed to abandon their plans to merge after the Department of Justice informed the companies it had serious concerns that the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-us-doj-moves-to-block-acquisition-of-a-major-dairy-farmer-s-fluid-milk" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ blocks the acquisition of a major dairy farmer’s fluid milk processing plants but approves a third dairy farmer buying the plants <em>(Dairy Farmers of America / Dean Foods / Prairie Farms)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-30T22:00:00Z">1 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 167</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95043 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestitures as Dean Foods Sells Fluid Milk Processing Plants to DFA out of Bankruptcy* <br class='autobr' /> Department Also Closes Investigation into Acquisition of Other Dean Plants by Prairie Farms <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today the conclusion of its investigation into (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2020/the-us-doj-welcomes-the-uk-competition-authority-s-prohibition-of-a-merger" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ welcomes the UK Competition Authority’s prohibition of a merger between two travel technology companies resulting in the parties abandoning merger worldwide, even though in the US the DoJ’s prohibition was rejected by US District Court <em>(Sabre / Farelogix)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-30T22:00:00Z">1 May 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 191</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95044 introduction entry-content"> <p>Statement from Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim on Sabre and Farelogix Decision to Abandon Merger* <br class='autobr' /> Sabre Corporation and Farelogix, Inc. announced today the termination of their merger agreement. <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on Aug. 20, 2019, to block (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-us-doj-charges-leading-cancer-treatment-center-with-conspiring-to-allocate" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges a leading cancer treatment centre with conspiring to allocate medical and radiation oncology treatments for cancer patients in Southwest Florida and enters a deferred prosecution agreement for the remainder of the cartel investigation <em>(Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-29T22:00:00Z">30 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 157</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95066 introduction entry-content"> <p>Leading Cancer Treatment Center Admits to Antitrust Crime and Agrees to Pay $100 Million Criminal Penalty* <br class='autobr' /> Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (FCS), an oncology group headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, was charged with conspiring to allocate medical and radiation (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-us-doj-issues-positive-business-review-letter-to-drug-wholesale-company-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues a positive Business Review Letter to a drug wholesale company and announces it will not challenge collaborative efforts in procuring healthcare supplies used to treat COVID-19 patients <em>(AmerisourceBergen)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-19T22:00:00Z">20 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 223</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94665 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Issues Business Review Letter to AmerisourceBergen Supporting Distribution of Critical Medicines Under Expedited Procedure for COVID-19 Pandemic Response* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge collaborative efforts of AmerisourceBergen (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-us-doj-allows-an-association-of-competing-production-companies-to-operate" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ allows an association of competing production companies to operate an online platform for offering their services with safeguards in place to avoid potential for anticompetitive conduct <em>(Association of Independent Commercial Producers)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-15T22:00:00Z">16 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 134</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95067 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Issues Business Review Letter to the Association of Independent Commercial Producers* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) to operate an online platform for advertisers (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-us-doj-agrees-to-civil-settlement-with-additional-firm-involved-in-bid" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ agrees to a civil settlement with an additional firm involved in a bid-rigging that targeted fuel supply contracts for military bases in South Korea <em>(Jier Shin Korea / Sang Joo Lee)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-07T22:00:00Z">8 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 272</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95068 introduction entry-content"> <p>DOJ Agrees to Civil Settlement with Additional Firm Involved in Bid Rigging and Fraud Targeting Defense Department Fuel Supply Contracts for U.S. Military Bases in South Korea* <br class='autobr' /> South Korea-based company Jier Shin Korea Co. Ltd., and its president, Sang Joo Lee, have agreed to pay $2 million to (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-us-doj-issues-positive-business-review-letter-to-medical-supplies" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ issues a positive Business Review Letter to medical supplies distributors and announces it will not challenge their collaborations supporting Project Airbridge under the expedited procedure for the COVID-19 pandemic response <em>(McKesson / Owens & Minor / Cardinal Health / Medline Industries / Henry Schein)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-04-03T22:00:00Z">4 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 300</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94667 introduction entry-content"> <p>Department of Justice Issues Business Review Letter to Medical Supplies Distributors Supporting Project Airbridge Under Expedited Procedure for COVID-19 Pandemic Response* <br class='autobr' /> The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge collaborative efforts of McKesson Corporation, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2020/the-us-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia-enters-final-judgment-in" rel="bookmark">The US District Court of Columbia enters the final judgment regarding the merger of the third and fourth-largest telecommunication providers and allows for proposed structural remedies to proceed <em>(T-Mobile / Sprint)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-31T22:00:00Z">1 April 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 208</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-94708 introduction entry-content"> <p>Court Enters Final Judgment in T-Mobile/Sprint Transaction: Order Allows Divestitures to Proceed* <br class='autobr' /> Today, a federal district court in Washington, D.C., concluded that the Antitrust Division’s resolution of its challenge to the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint was in the public interest and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-requires-divestitures-in-merger-of-two-national-defence-contractors" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ requires divestitures in a merger of two national defence contractors to address vertical and horizontal antitrust concerns <em>(United Technologies Corporation / Raytheon)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-25T23:00:00Z">26 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 211</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95069 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Merger Between UTC and Raytheon to Address Vertical and Horizontal Antitrust Concerns* <br class='autobr' /> Divestitures Will Preserve Competition in the United States for Military Airborne Radios, Military GPS Systems, and Reconnaissance Satellite Components <br class='autobr' /> The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-extends-its-timing-of-merger-investigations-by-30-days-and-allows" rel="bookmark">The US DOJ extends its timing of merger investigations by 30 days and allows electronic filing of Hart-Scott-Rodino submissions among special measures due to COVID-19</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-16T23:00:00Z">17 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 351</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93779 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Announces Antitrust Civil Process Changes for Pendency of COVID-19 Event* <br class='autobr' /> Process Changes Will Ensure that the Department Can Carry Out Its Enforcement Mission While Protecting the Health and Safety of Its Employees and the American Public <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-warns-businesses-against-price-fixing-bid-rigging-and-market-sharing" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ warns businesses against price-fixing, bid-rigging, and market sharing in the manufacturing or the distribution as well as the sale of public health products in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-08T23:00:00Z">9 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 351</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93788 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Cautions Business Community Against Violating Antitrust Laws in the Manufacturing, Distribution, and Sale of Public Health Products* <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice today announced its intention to hold accountable anyone who violates the antitrust laws of the United States in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-charges-2-executives-with-conspiracy-to-rig-bids-and-fix-prices-in" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges two executives with conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices in the market for commercial flooring <em>(Robert A. Patrey Jr. / Kenneth R. Smith)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-08T23:00:00Z">9 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 199</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95070 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Commercial Flooring Executives Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids in Violation of Federal Antitrust Laws* <br class='autobr' /> Two commercial flooring executives, Robert A. Patrey Jr. and Kenneth R. Smith, pleaded guilty for their role in an antitrust conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for commercial flooring (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-wins-historic-arbitration-of-a-merger-dispute-forcing-the-merging" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ wins historic arbitration of a merger dispute forcing the merging parties to fully divest their entire aluminum auto body sheet operations in North America <em>(Novelis / Aleris)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-08T23:00:00Z">9 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 166</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95071 introduction entry-content"> <p>Justice Department Wins Historic Arbitration of a Merger Dispute* <br class='autobr' /> Novelis Inc. Must Divest Assets to Consummate Transaction with Aleris Corporation <br class='autobr' /> The Department of Justice prevailed in a first-of-a-kind arbitration, which will resolve a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging Novelis’s (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-charges-extradited-former-automotive-parts-executive-with-for-his" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ charges an extradited former automotive parts executive for his role in an international market allocation and bid-rigging conspiracy involving the sale of instrument panel clusters to several automobile producers <em>(Eun Soo Kim / Continental Automotive Korea)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-02T23:00:00Z">3 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 251</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-95072 introduction entry-content"> <p>Extradited Former Automotive Parts Executive Pleads Guilty to Antitrust Charge* <br class='autobr' /> Fugitive for Nearly Five Years, Extradited to the United States and Pleads Guilty to Antitrust Conspiracy <br class='autobr' /> Eun Soo Kim, a former key accounts manager for Continental Automotive Korea Ltd. and a Korean national, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2020/the-us-doj-reaches-deferred-prosecution-agreement-with-pharma-company-fined-a" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ reaches a deferred prosecution agreement with a pharma company fined a record criminal penalty for a domestic antitrust case <em>(Sandoz)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-03-01T23:00:00Z">2 March 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 421</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-93648 introduction entry-content"> <p>Major Generic Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Antitrust Crimes: Sandoz Inc. Agrees to Pay a $195 Million Criminal Penalty, the Largest for a Domestic Antitrust Case* <br class='autobr' /> Sandoz Inc., a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, was charged for conspiring to allocate customers, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2017/israeli-executive-sentenced-to-prison-for-defrauding-the-foreign-military" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the conviction of an Israel-based military services contractor for bid rigging <em>(Yuval Marshak)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2017-06-11T22:00:00Z">12 June 2017</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 6</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119030 introduction entry-content"> <p>Israeli Executive Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the Foreign Military Financing Program* <br class='autobr' /> A former executive of an Israel-based defense contractor was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in multiple schemes to defraud a multi-billion dollar United States foreign aid program, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2017/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-and-fines-a-german-manufacturer-of-car-parts-6" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea and fines a German manufacturer of car parts $6.1M for its role in a bid rigging conspiracy <em>(Kiekert)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2017-03-06T23:00:00Z">7 March 2017</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 64</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118090 introduction entry-content"> <p>Kiekert AG, an automotive parts manufacturer based in Heiligenhaus, Germany, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $6.1 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to rig bids of side-door latches and latch minimodules installed in cars sold in the United States and elsewhere, the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2016/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-and-9m-fine-for-price-fixing-and-bid-rigging" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea and $9M fine for price fixing and bid rigging in the automotive manufacture industry <em>(Alpha Corporation)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2016-09-14T22:00:00Z">15 September 2016</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 66</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-118088 introduction entry-content"> <p>Alpha Corporation (Alpha) has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $9 million criminal fine for its role in a price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy involving automotive access mechanisms for installation in cars manufactured and sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Justice Department (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2016/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-a-supplier-of-liquid-aluminium-sulfate" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from a supplier of liquid aluminium sulfate over price fixing, bid rigging and market sharing <em>(GEO Specialty Chemicals)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2016-06-15T22:00:00Z">16 June 2016</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 3</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119396 introduction entry-content"> <p>Water Treatment Chemicals Manufacturer Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy Aimed at Eliminating Competition* <br class='autobr' /> Company to pay $5 Million Criminal Fine <br class='autobr' /> GEO Specialty Chemicals Inc., an Ohio company, has pleaded guilty for its role in a conspiracy to eliminate competition involving contracts to supply (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2016/the-us-doj-fines-a-automotive-parts-manufacturer-66-5m-for-price-fixing-bid" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines an automotive parts manufacturer $66.5M for price fixing, bid rigging and market allocation <em>(Corning International)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2016-05-15T22:00:00Z">16 May 2016</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 5</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119187 introduction entry-content"> <p>Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha to Pay $66.5 Million for Fixing Prices of Automotive Parts* <br class='autobr' /> Corning International Kabushiki Kaisha (Corning International K.K.) has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $66.5 million criminal fine for conspiring to fix prices, rig bids and allocate the market (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2015/the-us-doj-files-a-criminal-charge-against-a-uk-company-executive-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files a criminal charge against a UK company executive for conspiring to fix the prices of certain posters sold online <em>(Trod / Daniel William Aston)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2015-12-03T23:00:00Z">4 December 2015</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 3</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119079 introduction entry-content"> <p>E-Commerce Exec and Online Retailer Charged with Price Fixing Wall Posters* <br class='autobr' /> A one-count indictment was unsealed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco against Daniel William Aston and his company, Trod Ltd. (doing business as Buy 4 Less, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2015/the-us-doj-secures-a-guilty-plea-from-a-former-executive-at-a-supplier-of" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures a guilty plea from a former executive at a supplier of liquid aluminium sulfate over market sharing, bid rigging and price fixing <em>(Frank A. Reichl)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2015-10-26T23:00:00Z">27 October 2015</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119397 introduction entry-content"> <p>Former Executive Admits Guilt in Conspiracy Affecting Water Treatment Chemicals* <br class='autobr' /> A former executive of a water treatment chemicals manufacturer has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to eliminate competition by fixing prices, rigging bids and allocating customers for liquid aluminum (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2015/the-us-doj-fines-an-automotive-parts-manufacturer-65-3m-for-price-fixing-and" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines an automotive parts manufacturer $65.3M for price fixing and bid rigging in the ceramic substrates for automotive catalytic converters market <em>(NGK Insulators)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2015-09-02T22:00:00Z">3 September 2015</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 2</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119188 introduction entry-content"> <p>NGK Insulators Ltd. to Pay $65.3 Million for Fixing Prices on Auto Parts* <br class='autobr' /> Automotive parts supplier NGK Insulators Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $65.3 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for ceramic substrates for automotive catalytic (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2015/the-us-doj-indicts-an-automobile-parts-manufacturer-and-2-company-executives" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ indicts an automobile parts manufacturer and 2 company executives for their roles in a conspiracy to fix prices <em>(Mitsuba Corporation)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2015-02-04T23:00:00Z">5 February 2015</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 2</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119653 introduction entry-content"> <p>Two Former Japanese Automobile Parts Manufacturer Executives Indicted for Roles in Conspiracy to Fix Prices and for Obstruction of Justice* <br class='autobr' /> A Detroit federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against two former executives of a Japanese automotive parts manufacturer for their (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2014/the-us-doj-secures-the-guilty-plea-of-a-foreign-based-automobile-executive-for" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the guilty plea of a foreign-based automobile executive for bid rigging and conspiracy to fix prices of radiators installed in cars sold in the United States <em>(T.RAD Co. / Kosei Tamura)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2014-11-30T23:00:00Z">1 December 2014</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 5</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119343 introduction entry-content"> <p>T.RAD Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging and Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars* <br class='autobr' /> An executive of Japan-based T.RAD Co. Ltd. has agreed to plead guilty and to serve one year and one day in a U.S. prison for participating in a conspiracy to fix prices of (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2014/the-us-doj-secures-the-guilty-plea-of-an-automobile-parts-manufacturer-for-its" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ Secures the guilty plea of an automobile parts manufacturer for its participation in a price fixing and bid rigging cartel <em>(Hitachi)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2014-10-30T23:00:00Z">31 October 2014</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 73</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117989 introduction entry-content"> <p>Hitachi Metals Ltd. Agrees to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices and Rigging Bids on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars* <br class='autobr' /> Hitachi Metals Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Tokyo, Japan, and successor in interest to Hitachi Cable Ltd. (collectively Hitachi), has agreed to plead (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2014/the-us-doj-files-charges-against-7-directors-of-automobile-companies-for-their" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ files charges against 7 directors of automobile companies for their role in the <em>Melco/Hitachi</em> cartel <em>(Atsushi Ueda / Minoru Kurisaki / Hideyuki Saito / Takashi Toyokuni / Ken Funasaki / Kazunobu Tsunekawa / Tomiya Itakura)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2014-09-17T22:00:00Z">18 September 2014</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 66</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-117983 introduction entry-content"> <p>Seven Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Hitachi Automotive Supply Ltd. Executives Indicted for Role in Conspiracy to Fix Prices* <br class='autobr' /> Two Executives Also Charged with Obstruction of Justice <br class='autobr' /> A federal grand jury in Detroit returned two separate indictments against seven executives from two Japanese (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2013/nine-automobile-parts-manufacturers-and-two-executives-agree-to-plead-guilty-to" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures the guilty plea of 9 automobile parts manufacturers and 2 executives for fixing the prices of automobile parts sold to American car manufacturers <em>(Hitachi / Jtekt / Mitsuba...)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2013-09-25T22:00:00Z">26 September 2013</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 5</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119565 introduction entry-content"> <p>Nine Automobile Parts Manufacturers and Two Executives Agree to Plead Guilty to Fixing Prices on Automobile Parts Sold to U.S. Car Manufacturers and Installed in U.S. Cars* <br class='autobr' /> Companies Agree to Pay a Total of More Than $740 Million in Criminal Fines <br class='autobr' /> Nine Japan-based companies and two (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2012/the-us-doj-fines-a-german-subsidiary-of-an-american-car-parts-manufacturer-5-1m" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ fines a German subsidiary of an American car parts manufacturer $5.1M for conspiring with rivals to fix prices and rig bids <em>(TRW)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2012-07-29T22:00:00Z">30 July 2012</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 3</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119995 introduction entry-content"> <p>German Subsidiary of TRW Automotive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars* <br class='autobr' /> Company Agrees to Pay $5.1 Million Criminal Fine <br class='autobr' /> WASHINGTON – TRW Deutschland Holding GmbH, a Koblenz, Germany-based subsidiary of U.S.-based TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/us-department-of-justice-antitrust-division">US Department of Justice Antitrust Division</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2012/the-us-doj-secures-guilty-pleas-from-two-firms-and-an-executive-for-colluding" rel="bookmark">The US DoJ secures guilty pleas from two firms and an executive for colluding to fix prices for safety systems in cars <em>(Autoliv / Yazaki / Kazuhiko Kashimoto)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2012-06-05T22:00:00Z">6 June 2012</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 2</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-120000 introduction entry-content"> <p>Autoliv Inc. and a Yazaki Corp. Executive Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Automobile Parts Installed in U.S. Cars* <br class='autobr' /> Company Agrees to Pay $14.5 Million Criminal Fine; Executive Agrees to Serve 14 Months in U.S. Prison <br class='autobr' /> WASHINGTON – Stockholm-based Autoliv Inc. has agreed to plead (…)</p> </div> </article></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner-actions"> <button class="btn-toggle" onclick="return toggle_content_inner.apply(this);"><b class="label_open">Read More </b><span><i class="picto picto-toggle"></i></span></button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section_primary section_stats" id="statistiques"> <div class="section__container"> <h2 class="content-inner-title"><span>Statistics</span></h2> <div class="row statistiques-auteur"> <div class="col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2 col-md-6 col-md-offset-3"> <div class="col-xs-4"> <span class="stat"> <img src='squelettes/img/stat-big-eye.png?1549956136' alt='' width='25' height='17' 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