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Antitrust and Competition and the Coronavirus Crisis

Author: Jarod Bona The Coronavirus crisis has created an unusual situation for the world, but also for antitrust and competition law. People around the globe are trying to cooperate to solve and move past the crisis, but cooperation among competitors is a touchy subject under antitrust and competition laws. Of…

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Both During and After COVID-19 Crisis, Antitrust Law Won’t Block Pro-Competitive Joint Ventures

Author: Steven Cernak On March 24, 2020, the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division issued a joint statement regarding their approach to coordination among competitors during the current health crisis. The agencies announced a streamlining of the usual lengthy Advisory Opinion or Business Review Letter processes for potentially problematic joint efforts…

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COVID-19 Exposes Evil of Anticompetitive State Certificate of Need Laws

Authors: Aaron Gott and Jarod Bona The United States is in lockdown to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 cases because our hospital system has even less capacity to handle a surge of cases than Italy—where overload has led physicians to have to make tough decisions about which patients deserve treatment…

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Can a Manufacturer Stop Price Gouging by Its Dealers During a Crisis?

Author: Steven Cernak Like many crisis situations, the Coronavirus Pandemic has created concerns and even outcry about price gouging for certain products. If your company manufactures one of these products and your dealers and retailers have suddenly jacked up prices for them, what can you do? Manufacturers are often concerned…