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Meta will face a somewhat scaled-back antitrust trial over its alleged dominance of social networking after a federal judge threw out some allegations by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, but the heart of the case remains.
In a brief order on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said he was narrowing one of the FTC’s claims. He accepted Meta’s arguments that some of its restrictions on its Facebook platform had legitimate business justifications.
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A judge sided with a lawsuit that claimed the agency lacks authority to craft rules defining unfair methods of competition.
After 18 months of courtship and court cases, two massive deals that would have reshaped the U.S. health insurance industry have both been declared dead, blocked by judges who said they’d do unacceptable harm to competition in the industry.
Aetna's attempt to assuage U.S. antitrust concerns over its $37 billion takeover of Humana by selling assets to a smaller company landed with a resounding thud.
The Sergeants Benevolent Association Health & Welfare Fund file suits over prices of dermatological treatments.
Anthem Inc. is pushing for a speedy decision on the government’s bid to block the health insurer’s planned $48 billion merger with rival Cigna Corp.
