The NCAA continues to seek ways to have an antitrust trial against the association delayed despite having earlier requests to do so denied. This time, reports say, the NCAA wants the trial put off until February.
The trial, set to begin next month, was filed by onetime collegiate athlete Ed O’Bannon …read more
European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia responded to remarks made only days ago by Germany Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who argued that a forced breakup of Google should be “seriously considered” due to its overwhelming market power.
Such a breakup could not be imposed upon the company because competition law is not powerful …read more
While opposition to AT&T’s recently announced plans to acquire cable giant DirecTV in a $48.5 billion deal has already surfaced, few members of the opposition are likely to succeed in blocking the merger. But according to reports, there is one entity that threatens to prevent the deal from happening: the …read more
May 21, 2014
Earlier today, the Competition Bureau posted new remarks by the Commissioner of Competition from the Canadian Bar Association’s 2014 Competition Law Spring Forum (one of two annual Canadian competition law conferences hosted by the CBA). See: Remarks by John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition. These …read more