Antitrust Division
Coverage of Antitrust Division in the Nexus archive.
- Netflix trying to "poison regulators" about WBD merger, Paramount lawyer claims
Paramount Skydance alleges Netflix is attempting to influence regulators and stakeholders against its proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) through a 'scorched-earth campaign.' Makan Delrahim, Paramount's chief legal officer and a former assistant attorney general, sent a letter to the DOJ's Antitrust Division responding to concerns raised by the Teamsters union about job impacts from the merger.
- DOJ investigating meatpacking companies after Trump price manipulation allegations
The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust division is investigating Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson Foods for potential criminal anti-competitive conduct, following allegations of price manipulation. The investigation, reported by Bloomberg, focuses on whether these major meatpacking companies engaged in practices that distorted market competition.
- Former Military Contractor Pleads Guilty for Deleting Text Messages in Antitrust Division Investigation
A former military contractor employee pleaded guilty to destroying text messages during an Antitrust Division investigation. A federal judge accepted the guilty plea for destruction of records. The case involves obstruction of a federal investigation.