Author: Aaron Gott In my last post, I discussed how California’s newly enacted AB 1340—which allows independent contractor gig drivers to form a “union” and engage in sectoral bargaining against rideshare companies such as Uber and Lyft—likely does not provide the federal antitrust immunity that it purports to provide. This week, I’d like to discuss […]| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Aaron Gott California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 1340 into law, a bill that purports to give more than 800,000 California rideshare drivers the right to unionize and bargain ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Luis Blanquez Summer is over and everyone is back at the office. If you’ve been enjoying some days off, you’ve probably missed what happened recently in the algorithmic-pricing space in the US. And, as always, we had a very busy summer here. First, there is a new case from the Northern District of California […]| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Ruth Glaeser The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an injunction that would have allowed University of Wisconsin–Madison football player Nyzier Fourqurean to play a fifth season, ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Published by California Antitrust Lawyer — Jarod Bona of Bona Law PC.| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Steven Cernak This blog has discussed dynamic competition several times recently, such as here and here. Very roughly, the idea is that innovation is the big driver of wealth creation and ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Steven Cernak On July 11, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division filed a Statement of Interest in a private lawsuit alleging anticompetitive collusion among defendants like The ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Authors: Jack Prindle and Steve Cernak Note: Jack Prindle is a student at the University of Virginia School of Law joining Bona Law for the summer. The DOJ’s Antitrust Division would like to ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Steven Cernak Last week, the FTC voluntarily dismissed its Robinson-Patman Act case against Pepsi that it filed in January. The dismissal and the Commissioner statements accompanying it hinted that the FTC’s determination to revive Robinson-Patman will not be as strong in the Trump Administration. Short and Recent History of the Case This blog has […]| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Authors: Ruth Glaeser and Steven Cernak In her first major speech since taking the helm of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater spotlighted a ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Steven Cernak Late last month, Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater gave her first major policy address, entitled “The Conservative Roots of America First ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Author: Luis Blanquez In simple terms algorithmic pricing takes place when competitors make use of a software platform to share competitively sensitive information, which the pricing algorithm ...| The Antitrust Attorney Blog
