Ben Remaly

Washington, D.C., United States

Editor at Global Competition Review

Antitrust/journalism stuff - @GCR_alerts Tips welcome - [email protected] signal 973-647-8444

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NASCAR wins appeal against release clause

2 days ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

A North Carolina federal court erred in ruling that NASCAR had likely violated US monopoly law by requiring its teams to sign a clause releasing future antitrust claims, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has said. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
Holyoak questions Biden-era stance on remedies law

3 days ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

Credit: Freedom Film/Chris Pierce Remedies may not need to preserve the exact same levels of competition for a merger to escape Clayton Act liability, Federal Trade Commission member Melissa Holyoak has said. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
MultiPlan suit survives motion to dismiss

3 days ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

A class of healthcare providers has adequately alleged that the largest US insurers conspired to fix out-of-network reimbursement rates using MultiPlan’s algorithms, a federal court in Chicago has ruled. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
Trump Admin plans FTC downsizing

5 days ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly |Anna Langlois

The Trump Administration has proposed cutting the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust budget by 11%, including the elimination of 51 employees. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the Global Competition Review experts. Subscribe now Already have access?
FTC promises greater openness to merger settlements

1 week ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

The Federal Trade Commission has conditionally approved Synopsys’ $35 billion purchase of rival software tool Ansys while rebuking the Biden Administration’s hostility towards merger remedies. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
FTC economic expert targeted in Meta trial

1 week ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

Judge James Boasberg has again queried how Meta Platforms can be illegally monopolising competition for personal social networks given that users continue to flock to its services, signalling his potential scepticism towards the Federal Trade Commission’s economic evidence. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
Boasberg: Instagram cannot grow much larger

3 weeks ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly |Anna Langlois

Credit: Shutterstock.com/Diego Thomazini Judge James Boasberg has pressed the Federal Trade Commission’s economic expert whether he needs to conclude that Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram reduced output to find it liable for violating US monopoly law. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
DOJ expert defends lack of predictions for search competition

4 weeks ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

The Department of Justice does not need to precisely model what search engine competition would look like in a healthy market to justify its proposed remedies because Judge Amit Mehta has already concluded that Google distorted the market, an economist for the Antitrust Division has testified. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
Mehta presses Google CEO on resource advantage

1 month ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

The judge responsible for crafting remedies to address Google’s illegal search engine monopoly has challenged chief executive Sundar Pichai to explain how meaningful competition is possible if the company is allowed to pay for default status on devices. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
OpenAI: ChatGPT lagging behind Google

1 month ago | globalcompetitionreview.com | Ben Remaly

OpenAI needs access to Google’s high-quality search engine data to transform its ChatGPT language model into a “super assistant”, an executive at the startup has testified. Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the Global Competition Review experts.