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Litigation

Jan. 8, 2014

Antitrust case in Northern District is a bellwether for Obama administration

Corporate and antitrust attorneys across the country will be keeping a close eye on California's Northern District Court in the coming weeks as they await a decision on what may prove to be a bellwether antitrust case for the Obama administ


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Federal antitrust officials seem to have taken a particular interest in acquisitions in the technology sector, a trend that's caught the attention of corporate and antitrust attorneys across California. In a rare move, the Justice Department has brought all the way to trial a case against a relatively small acquisition in the rapidly changing social media industry. The ruling - expected soon from a fede...

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