Us Antitrust Case

US FTC opens antitrust investigation in several Microsoft businesses

After more than a year of conducting informal interviews with competitors and business partners, antitrust enforcers have crafted a detailed request to force Microsoft to turn over information

Apple urges federal judge for early dismissal in US antitrust lawsuit

Apple contends that its iPhone business is constrained by Samsung Electronics Co and Alphabet Inc's Google but that is an argument the company can make at trial, Justice Dept attorney Lasken said

Google under probe over allegations of censoring conservative speech

Trump and his supporters have alleged without evidence that Google searches displayed only 'bad stories' about the former US president

Judge defers order in Google antitrust case requiring to open its app store

A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury's verdict that branded Google as an illegal monopolist. The delay granted during a court hearing in San Francisco comes less than two weeks after US District Judge James Donato issued a decision that would have forced Google to make sweeping changes to its Play Store for Android smartphones starting November 1. The mandated changes included a provision that would have required Google to make its library of more than 2 million Android apps available to any rivals that wanted access to the inventory and also distribute the alternative options in its own Play Store. Google requested Donato's order be stayed until the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals could examine the handling of a month-long trial that led to the December 2023 verdict, which framed the Play Store as an ..

Google wants US federal judge's ruling for app store to be put on hold

The judge issued the injunction on Oct 7 in a case brought by 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games, which persuaded a federal jury last year that Google was illegally monopolizing how consumers download apps

Google urges US court to put app store ruling on hold for safety concerns

In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato's injunction order, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company

After EU, Google faces painful reckoning in US as antitrust cases rev up

Google criticized the Justice Department's initial proposal as "radical," saying it would have "significant unintended consequences for consumers and businesses

Amazon wins partial dismissal of US antitrust lawsuit for illegal monopoly

Last year, the FTC alleged Amazon.com, which has 1 billion items in its online superstore, was using an algorithm that pushed up prices US households paid by more than $1 billion

US antitrust trial in Tapestry bid for Capri ends, decision awaited

A US federal judge will decide whether to block the merger that was announced in August 2023, or allow it to proceed, decision could be expected anywhere between three weeks to three months

Visa faces US DOJ antitrust case over illegally monopolising debit card mkt

The government's allegations include that Visa made exclusive agreements to hinder the expansion of competing networks and thwarted efforts by technology companies to enter the market

EU court confirms Qualcomm's antitrust fine, with minor reduction

The chipmaker did not immediately reply to an emailed Reuters request for comment

Nvidia gets subpoena from US Justice dept as antitrust probe deepens

The antitrust watchdog had previously delivered questionnaires, and has now sent legally binding requests to Nvidia, the report said, adding that other companies had also received subpoenas

US launches antitrust investigation into Nvidia over sales practices

Shares of the company fell around 3.6% in premarket trading on Friday

Ukraine braces for heavy battles as Putin says carving out 'buffer zone'

"We understand there will be heavy battles and that the enemy is preparing for that," the head of the Ukrainian armed forces wrote in a statement on the Telegram app

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. To bolster its case, the tech giant wrote a multimillion-dollar check to the U.S. government that it says renders moot the government's best argument for demanding a jury trial. The antitrust case set to go before a jury in Alexandria, Virginia, in September is one of two major lawsuits the Justice Department has brought against Google. While the Virginia case focuses on advertising technology, an ongoing case in the District of Columbia focuses on Google's dominance as a search engine. Both sides in the D.C. case have presented evidence and made closing arguments. A judge there will decide whether Google violated the law. Google wants a judge to decide the merits of the case in Virginia, as well. The company argues in court papers filed Thursday that it's unprecedented for a jury to decide a federal ...

TikTok braces for US divest-or-ban law as it gears up for fresh legal fight

That action would be an unprecedented move by Congress to use legislation to threaten the ban of a large consumer technology platform

Microsoft to separate Teams, Office globally amid antitrust clampdown

The European Commission has been investigating Microsoft's tying of Office and Teams since a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned competing workspace messaging app Slack

US banks to see modest hit from deal to lower swipe fee by Visa, Mastercard

The antitrust settlement announced on Tuesday is one of the largest in U.S. history. If approved by court, it would resolve most claims in a nationwide litigation that began nearly two decades ago

US sues Apple in antitrust case over building smartphone market monopoly

The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple has monopoly power in the smartphone market and leverages control over the iPhone to engage in a broad, sustained, and illegal course of conduct. Apple has locked its consumers into the iPhone while locking its competitors out of the market, said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. Stalling the advancement of the very market it revolutionised, she said, it has "smothered an entire industry. Apple called the lawsuit wrong on the facts and the law and said it will vigorously defend against it. The sweeping action takes aim at how Apple molds its technology and business relationships to extract more money from consumers, developers, content creators, artists, publishers, sm

US DoJ files case against Apple claiming illegal monopoly over smartphones

The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles innovation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, alleges that Apple has monopoly power in the smartphone market and uses its control over the iPhone to engage in a broad, sustained, and illegal course of conduct. The lawsuit which was also filed with 16 state attorneys general is the latest example of the Justice Department's approach to aggressive enforcement of federal antitrust law that officials say is aimed at ensuring a fair and competitive market, even as it has lost some significant anticompetition cases. President Joe Biden has called for the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission to vigorously enforce antitrust statutes. The increased policing of corporate mergers and business deals has been met with resistance from some business leaders who have