“Big data” has become one of the hottest subjects for antitrust enforcers around the globe. There is concern that large tech companies are amassing vast amounts of data and will use that data to entrench their dominant...more
1/28/2020
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Acquisitions ,
Aetna ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
AT&T ,
Big Data ,
CVS ,
Databases ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Time Warner
Key Points:
The FTC is raising the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for certain violations from $16,000 to $40,000.
For HSR Act violations, where penalties may be imposed for each day the person is in...more
7/1/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices