Category: Global Blogs

Tacit collusion to fight predatory pricing (Chillin’ Competition)

Fuel

I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching for the first time in the Executive LLM programme recently launched by the LSE. As is usually the case, one learns a lot from students. When discussing oligopolies and tacit collusion, Lars mentioned the creation of a Market Transparency …read more

McSweeny Confirmed to Fill Vacancy at FTC (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Connect Blog)

The Federal Trade Commissions will soon be back to having a full complement of five commissioners. Today, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 95 to 1, confirmed Terrell McSweeny to fill a vacancy at the agency created by the departure of Jon D. Leibowitz more than a year …read more

McSweeny Confirmed by Senate to Fill Vacancy at FTC, Will Give Democratic Majority to Commission (Kluwer Antitrust Connect Blog)

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

The Federal Trade Commission will soon be back to having a full complement of five commissioners. Today, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 95 to 1, confirmed Terrell McSweeny to fill a vacancy at …read more

California Proposition 65 Caramel Coloring Suits (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Connect Blog)

This January, Consumer Reports, an independent product testing organization, released a report entitled “Caramel Color: The health risk that may be in your soda” detailing its investigation of the presence of 4-methylimidazole (“4-MeI”), an impurity and potential carcinogen created during the manufacturing of caramel coloring, in various soft drinks. …read more