Daniel Papscun

Washington, D.C., United States

Antitrust Correspondent at The Capitol Forum

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MGM, Caesars, Top Vegas Hotels Escape Price-Fixing Allegations

Oct 25, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Daniel Papscun

MGM Resorts International, Caesars Entertainment Inc., Treasure Island LLC, and Wynn Resorts Holdings LLC won a court ruling dismissing price-fixing claims against them over their alleged use of an algorithm to coordinate hotel room rates on the Las Vegas Strip. Chief Judge Miranda M. Du of the US District Court for the District of Nevada on Tuesday granted the hotels’ motions to dismiss proposed consumer class claims brought by a group of plaintiffs who stayed at various Vegas locations.
Alcohol Industry Sees Broader FTC Probe Under Depression-Era Law

Oct 23, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Daniel Papscun

The Federal Trade Commission’s petition for a federal court to force Total Wine to comply with an agency investigation opens a window into its broader probe of the alcoholic beverage industry under a mothballed Great Depression-era law.
Alcohol Industry Sees Broader FTC Probe Under Depression-Era Law

Oct 23, 2023 | winebusiness.com | Daniel Papscun

Alcohol Industry Sees Broader FTC Probe Under Depression-Era Law
Alcohol Industry Sees Broader FTC Probe Under Depression-Era Law

Oct 23, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Daniel Papscun

The Federal Trade Commission’s petition for a federal court to force Total Wine to comply with an agency investigation opens a window into its broader probe of the alcoholic beverage industry under a mothballed Great Depression-era law.
Three FTC Commissioner Nominees Advance Out of Senate Committee

Oct 18, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Daniel Papscun

A Senate panel unanimously voted to advance a trio of nominees to the Federal Trade Commission, bringing the agency one step closer to a full complement of commissioners. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday voted in support of Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson—both Republican nominees—to fill the party’s vacant seats at the top of the agency.
Judge Deciding Google Antitrust Fate Criticized for Closed Court

Oct 18, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Daniel Papscun

Amit P. Mehta, the federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s fight with Alphabet Inc.'s Google, brings antitrust experience and a reputation for thoroughness to the high-stakes trial playing out in his Washington, D.C., courtroom. Mehta, a judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia, is weighing allegations that Google illegally monopolized the market for search engines through a web of contracts with major tech companies.
Judge Deciding Google Antitrust Fate Criticized for Closed Court

Oct 18, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Daniel Papscun

Amit P. Mehta, the federal judge overseeing the Justice Department’s fight with Alphabet Inc.'s Google, brings antitrust experience and a reputation for thoroughness to the high-stakes trial playing out in his Washington, D.C., courtroom. Mehta, a judge on the US District Court for the District of Columbia, is weighing allegations that Google illegally monopolized the market for search engines through a web of contracts with major tech companies.
Paul Weiss Stays on Google Suit After Surviving Yelp Motion (2)

Oct 13, 2023 | bnanews.bna.com | Daniel Papscun

The law firm Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison can continue representing Alphabet Inc.‘s Google in the Justice Department’s advertising technology monopoly case against the company, a federal judge ruled. In a Friday bench ruling in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema denied a motion by Yelp Inc. and the News/Media Alliance trade group to disqualify the firm over previous work it did for the two groups.
Paul Weiss Survives Google Case Disqualification ‘Red Herring’

Oct 13, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Daniel Papscun

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison can continue representing Alphabet Inc.‘s Google in the Justice Department’s advertising technology monopoly case against the company, a federal judge ruled. In a Friday bench ruling in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema denied a motion by Yelp Inc. and the News/Media Alliance to disqualify the firm over previous work it did for the two groups.
Courtroom ‘Hot Tub’ Puts Google Trial Experts to Stress Test

Oct 6, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Daniel Papscun

Antitrust lawsuits can live and die on the strength of Ph.D. economists. Courts face the crucial task of weeding out which of those expert witnesses can appear before a jury. Enter the legal “hot tub.”Federal Judge James Donato in San Francisco this summer turned to the unorthodox hearing format in a case challenging Google’s dominance of the apps sold to Android phone users. The two-hour-long hot tub pitted competing witnesses, under oath, in a face-to-face debate.