The class-action containerboard price-fixing lawsuit filed by Artuso Pastry Foods Corp. in July 2025 continues to progress in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Initially, eight major containerboard manufacturers were named as defendants, including International Paper, Georgia-Pacific, Packaging Corporation of America, Smurfit WestRock, Cascades, Greif, Pratt Industries, and Graphic Packaging International. However, on 25 September 2025, Graphic Packaging International was vol ...

案件核心诉求 - 谷歌向美国最高法院申请暂停下级法院要求其改变应用商店政策的裁决 认为该裁决将对公司及其安卓生态系统造成不可挽回的损害[1] - 下级法院裁决要求谷歌Play商店取消限制 允许开发者建立自己的应用市场和支付系统 该命令定于10月22日生效[2] 案件背景与裁决内容 - 该反垄断案件由Epic Games提起 指控谷歌在安卓设备应用分发和支付市场形成垄断[3] - 2023年12月陪审团裁决认定谷歌应用商店在安卓应用分发和支付市场具有垄断地位[4] - 2024年10月法官裁决要求谷歌必须修改政策以停止抑制与应用商店的竞争[4] - 具体裁决内容包括禁止向开发者支付独占费用 禁止阻止开发者告知用户直接下载途径 停止强制使用谷歌支付功能 并要求向竞争对手应用商店开放应用目录[5] 诉讼进程与各方立场 - 谷歌提起上诉但在2024年7月败诉[5] - 谷歌在上诉中辩称未被允许向陪审团说明其与苹果App Store的竞争关系 并认为案件应由法官而非陪审团审理[6] - Epic Games发言人表示谷歌依赖已被美国陪审团和第九巡回上诉法院驳回的安全主张来维持对安卓设备的控制[3] - 谷歌监管事务副总裁称裁决将严重损害用户安全 限制选择并破坏安卓生态系统核心的创新性[7]

Paramount Skydance said Thursday that it has hired Makan Delrahim, who served as head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust unit during Donald Trump’s first term as president, to be the new company’s Chief Legal Officer. In the role, Delrahim will oversee all legal, regulatory, compliance and public policy matters and oversee Paramount’s Government Relations team. He begins October 6. Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon, Paramount’s current General Counsel and Acting Chief Legal Officer, will continue as Gene ...

Accessibility StatementSkip Navigation About Makan Delrahim Prior to joining Paramount, Makan Delrahim was a Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, where he has advised multiple clients navigating complex mergers and transactions, government investigations, and high-stakes crisis situations. Delrahim's clients have included, among others, private equity firms Apollo, Hellman & Friedman, KKR, and Silver Lake, Caesars Entertainment, Cox Media Group, Eldridge Industries, Endeavor/WME, FanDuel, LIV Golf, Oak View Gro ...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement over accusations that it misled millions into joining its Prime subscription and then made canceling difficult. AMZN stock is moving. See all the details here. The deal, announced on Thursday, stemmed from a 2023 Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that challenged Amazon's treatment of shoppers and its self-proclaimed role as a consumer-focused company, according to The New York Times.Settlement DetailsThe agreement includes $1 billion in ...

This story was originally published on CIO Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CIO Dive newsletter. Dive Brief:  SAP faces a formal investigation from the European Commission over concerns the company’s provision of support and maintenance services for its ERP software might have affected market competition. The commission, the European Union’s executive branch, launched its investigation Wednesday.  SAP provides ERP software to businesses for managing finances, projects ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Software giant SAP said it believed its actions were 'fully in line' with competition rules. The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into German software giant SAP Thursday over fears the company's practices may have distorted competition. SAP, which offers both traditional software and cloud-based computing servic ...

The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into German software behemoth SAP on Thursday, citing concerns about the company's practices in software support services.According to the Commission, the investigation will assess "whether SAP may have distorted competition in the aftermarket for maintenance and support services related to an on-premises type of software, licensed by SAP, used for the management of companies' business operations."SAP, in a statement on Thursday, said it believed its polic ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A US judge recently decided not to break up Google, despite a ruling last year that the company held a monopoly in the online search market. Between Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta, there are more than 45 ongoing antitrust investigations in the EU (the majority under the new EU Digital ...

The Company now has four active antitrust lawsuits spanning six tech and telecom giants, alleging Wi-Fi Calling is unlawfully tied to cellular bundles.WACO, Texas, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VoIP-Pal.com Inc. (OTCQB: VPLM) announced it has filed and served two amended antitrust lawsuits—one individual and one nationwide class action—against Apple, Google, and Samsung. These filings expand the Company’s litigation portfolio to four active cases, joining earlier actions against AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mo ...