FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. META PLATFORMS, INC.

  1. April 22, 2021

    FTC Lacks Facts For Antitrust Claims, Facebook Says

    The Federal Trade Commission can't save its antitrust claims against Facebook with "an artificial construct" of a product market, and state attorneys general can't establish themselves as sovereign competition enforcers, the social media giant has told a D.C. federal judge.

  2. April 08, 2021

    AGs, FTC Fight To Keep Their Facebook Antitrust Suits Alive

    The Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of most states are coming out swinging against Facebook's attempt to cut down their respective antitrust suits accusing the social media behemoth of illegal monopolization.

  3. March 10, 2021

    Facebook Says FTC, States' Suits Don't Show Consumer Harm

    Facebook urged a D.C federal judge Wednesday to toss parallel lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of states accusing the tech giant of violating antitrust law, asserting that the complaints are legally deficient as they failed to show it has harmed competition or consumers.

  4. January 12, 2021

    FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Gets New Judge

    The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case targeting Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp was moved Tuesday to the D.C. federal judge overseeing a separate challenge from 48 attorneys general.

  5. January 04, 2021

    Facebook Asks Court To Wait On Consolidating Antitrust Suits

    Facebook Inc. on Monday urged a District of Columbia federal court to hold off on deciding whether to consolidate a pair of antitrust suits brought by the Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general, arguing that the social media giant should be permitted time to answer each suit first.

  6. January 03, 2021

    Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021

    U.S. technology companies are facing a mountain of antitrust litigation heading into 2021, as enforcers push blockbuster monopolization cases against Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, long-running criminal probes in the generic drug and poultry industries are heating up. Here’s a look at the biggest antitrust conduct cases to watch.

  7. January 03, 2021

    Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2021

    Economic tumult in 2020 resulting from the coronavirus pandemic drove the adoption of fintech and prompted additional scrutiny of the burgeoning sector. These rapid-fire fintech developments, combined with the coming changing of the guard in Washington and a potentially new enforcement framework, will inform both enforcement cases and private litigation in 2021, attorneys told Law360.

  8. December 21, 2020

    AGs Say Their Facebook Antitrust Case Belongs With FTC's

    The 48 attorneys general accusing Facebook of monopolization want to consolidate their case with one simultaneously filed by the Federal Trade Commission, telling a D.C. federal judge that both are pursuing similar legal theories and remedies.

  9. December 11, 2020

    Dual Facebook Antitrust Cases Land Before Different Judges

    Although two challenges from the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of state attorneys general to Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp are likely to be consolidated, they currently are moving forward on parallel tracks and have been assigned to different Washington, D.C., federal judges.

  10. December 11, 2020

    Privacy, Not Price, Takes Focus In Facebook Antitrust Suits

    The Federal Trade Commission and 48 attorneys general on Wednesday set up what could be a watershed in antitrust enforcement by challenging Facebook's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, while adopting a strategy that shifts focus away from the typical yardstick of price.