Richard Wolfram

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Twelve Other Carmakers Move to Support Government Enforcement of Uniform Federal Standards on Emissions. – Will the DOJ Investigate?

November 7, 2019

This article follows up on an October 15, 2019 article by the author on a reported investigation by the DOJ Antitrust Division into possible ‘collusion’ by four carmakers in entering into a framework…

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The DOJ Investigates Car Manufacturers for ‘Collusion’ in Their Framework Agreement with California on Gas Mileage and Emissions Standards: Sounding the Depths of Prosecutorial Discretion on Anticompetitive Collusion As Distinguished from Procompetiti

October 15, 2019

At a historic moment in the country when political winds are doing flips, turning impossible corners and reaching even weather forecasting, it is imperative that law enforcement remain solidly…

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In re LIBOR: ‘More Light, Please!’—Questions and Observations As the Decision Dismissing Antitrust Claims for Lack of Antitrust Injury Now Faces Appellate Review

January 28, 2015

(An in-depth article on In re LIBOR and antitrust injury is available here under this title. The following is a preview of my article). (N.B.: In a coincidence of timing, on Jan. 28, 2015, the date…

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A Legal Rationale for Liability Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act for Patent ‘Hold-up’ by Patent Assertion Entities with Respect to Standard Essential Patents

May 8, 2013

(Note: In December 2012, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission held a Hearing on the impact of patent assertion entities (PAEs) on innovation and competition and the…

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‘Most Favored Nations’ (MFN) Clauses under the Spotlight: U.S. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan — When Might Otherwise Competitively Neutral or Procompetitive MFN Clauses Violate the Antitrust Laws?

January 6, 2011

On October 18, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Michigan sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (“Blue Cross”), a not-for-profit insurance provider, under Section 1 of the…