6 posts and columns on Sherman Act

Is Google a Monopolist? A Debate

in News on September 17, 2010 at 3:13 pm PT

Amit Singhal of Google argues the competition is one click away. Charles Rule, an attorney whose firm represents corporations suing Google, counters that the company commands a share of search advertising in excess of 70 percent—the threshold for monopoly under the Sherman Act.

Apple: Psyonara, Psystar

in News on November 15, 2009 at 8:23 am PT

Psystar’s ill-starred crusade against Apple has ended in a total rout. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup on Friday dropped the hammer on the Mac clone maker, granting Apple’s request for a summary judgment and denying Psystar’s counterclaim.
steve_special

Congratulations Google, You're the New Microsoft

in News on December 3, 2008 at 9:18 pm PT

“Google abandoned [its deal with Yahoo] not because pressing ahead with it ‘risked’ a protracted legal battle, but because it guaranteed one.” I wrote that on Nov. 6, following the official dissolution of Google’s proposed advertising partnership with Yahoo. Turns out the guarantee to which I referred was an ironclad one. Sanford Litvack, the attorney who would have been lead counsel in the event of a government antitrust case against Google, tells American Lawyer Daily that the Department of Justice was literally hours away from suing the company when it bailed on the deal.

Congratulations Google, You’re the New Microsoft

in News on December 3, 2008 at 9:18 pm PT

“Google abandoned [its deal with Yahoo] not because pressing ahead with it ‘risked’ a protracted legal battle, but because it guaranteed one.” I wrote that on Nov. 6, following the official dissolution of Google’s proposed advertising partnership with Yahoo. Turns out the guarantee to which I referred was an ironclad one. Sanford Litvack, the attorney who would have been lead counsel in the event of a government antitrust case against Google, tells American Lawyer Daily that the Department of Justice was literally hours away from suing the company when it bailed on the deal.

Speaking of "Destroying Competition," Meet Our Legal Team From Mortify, Debase and Demolish LLP

in News on August 29, 2008 at 12:09 pm PT

Apple legal has some interesting weekend reading ahead of it. Mac clone maker Psystar filed its 54-page countersuit against Apple late Thursday and, as expected, it accuses the company of restraint of trade, unfair competition, and other violations of antitrust law.

Speaking of “Destroying Competition,” Meet Our Legal Team From Mortify, Debase and Demolish LLP

in News on August 29, 2008 at 12:09 pm PT

Apple legal has some interesting weekend reading ahead of it. Mac clone maker Psystar filed its 54-page countersuit against Apple late Thursday and, as expected, it accuses the company of restraint of trade, unfair competition, and other violations of antitrust law.