Welcome to CALEA’s Blog
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Columbia Antitrust Law and Economics Association’s blog. CALEA was established in March 2010 as the first student group in an Ivy League School solely dedicated to antitrust issues, by a group of Columbia Law School students. The group was initially known as the Columbia International Antitrust Law Association or CIALA.
By using this blog, CALEA hopes to maintain an open dialogue among students, professors, alumni and practitioners interested in legal issues in connection with the study, practice and development of antitrust law both in the US and in other jurisdictions. We will post here our ideas and latest research findings on current issues in the field of antitrust law all over the world, in the hope of opening up discussions that will bring forth insights into these topics and relevant concerns. We will try to keep this blog as updated as possible. Your valuable comments and feedback are more than welcome. Please join our discussions by clicking ‘add a comment’ next to each entry.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-29
- Will an Oligopoly hurt competition? @TheEconomist: All three of the AA unions have agreed to back a US Airways takeover http://t.co/032DZFKY #
- Facebook and Antitrust. http://t.co/qeWAIbkb #
- Is Apple a monopolist? Do you agree with the author of this article? #Antitrust http://t.co/VlgcKbf6 #
- Government hires high powered litigator in Google investigation. Is a trial on the horizon? #Antitrust http://t.co/1jDZ1icl #
- Google will likely have to fight EU and US #Antitrust charges simultaneously, reports the NY Times. http://t.co/U6cecwsp #
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Is Google Monopolizing the Search Engine Business? Depends Who You Ask
“Columbia Law School was the scene of a lively lunch talk on Wed. Jan. 18, featuring two antitrust experts debating whether Google is engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the search engine market. Bert I. Huang, an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, moderated the debate.”
Read the full article here.
NBA Players and Team Owners Reach Tentative Agreement
After consolidating their antitrust suits in Minneapolis, the NBA players have now reached a tentative agreement with team owners–with the hope of commencing the NBA season by Christmas.
NBA players file class-action suits against the NBA
Update on the earlier post on the NBA and pending lawsuits.
Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, filed a class-action suit on behalf of all players under contract against the 30 NBA teams alleging that the “league’s lockout is an ‘illegal group boycott’ that violates federal antitrust law.”
Walmart Settles Antitrust Class Action Alleging Collusion with Netflix
The terms of the settlement are reported here. Netflix claims that the suit is merit-less and will continue to fight. Check out the complaint and post below on whether you agree with Netflix’s position.
National Basketball Players Association Begin to Disband
The National Basketball Players Association has disbanded and threatens to sue the N.B.A. under antitrust laws. Read about it here.
Google and Competition Q&A
A set of Q&A by Google can be found here.
Top 10 Antitrust Fallacies To Watch for At The Google Antitrust Hearing
With active of pursuit Google under Section II of the Sherman Act, it is important to keep a wary eye on the pitfalls of the arguments on both sides.
Brazilian Antitrust Authority investigates DRAM case
Following the EU and the US, Brazilian antitrust authority SDE brings antitrust claims against Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers. More here (in portuguese)
American Antitrust Institute – Merger Guideline Comments
The AAI released, on June 4th, its comments on the New Merger Guidelines. Read the document here: http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/Archives/horizontal_comments.ashx