A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against some of the largest electronics manufacturers over allegations of price-fixing, reports say.
Panasonic and Samsung Electro-Mechanics were just some of the defendants named in the suit, which claims companies colluded to fix the prices of capacitor manufacturers, which are components of …read more
The former head of the Federal Trade Commission has reportedly found a new position.
Ex-FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz is said to have joined Reputation.com on its board of directors. The site deals with consumer data and allows companies to offer incentives to their consumers to gain access to that data.
In a …read more
Despite reports that European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia was steadfast on having a proposed settlement with Google approved within the Commission, assuring critics of the deal that Google would continue to face fresh competition probes, the latest reports suggest that the Commission may require additional concessions from Google after all.
According to …read more
July 22, 2014
In an interesting case that caught my eye yesterday and today, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a settlement in a case involving allegations that an online bar code re-seller engaged in an “invitation to collude” under Section 5 of the U.S. FTC Act. See: <a target=_self …read more