The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 22-28:
Rules governing the revolving door between European Commission officials and members of European Parliament (MEP) and the private sector aren't tough enough, some experts said. Current officials pointed toward ongoing efforts to increase transparency, which some said aren't adequate. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) team member Vicky Cann said U.S. rules appear to be "more developed," possibly because of the different political system and the amount of money in play.
A review of the record in Comcast’s proposed buy of Time Warner Cable leads to the conclusion that it will deliver public interest benefits and generate no “cognizable competitive harms,” said Comcast in reply comments filed Tuesday, the last day docket 14-57 would be open for comments. Though Tuesday was the deadline for commenters to file, Comcast filed its own rebuttal. “We can think of no previous merger in which an Applicant has felt compelled to take this kind of action,” said Amanda Keating of Stop Mega Comcast Coalition, a group of opponents to the deal. The group held a press call Tuesday morning to highlight the evidence against the transaction.
Rules governing the revolving door between European Commission officials and members of European Parliament (MEP) and the private sector aren't tough enough, some experts said. Current officials pointed toward ongoing efforts to increase transparency, which some said aren't adequate. Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) team member Vicky Cann said U.S. rules appear to be "more developed," possibly because of the different political system and the amount of money in play.
A review of the record in Comcast’s proposed buy of Time Warner Cable leads to the conclusion that it will deliver public interest benefits and generate no “cognizable competitive harms,” said Comcast in reply comments filed Tuesday, the last day docket 14-57 would be open for comments. Though Tuesday was the deadline for commenters to file, Comcast filed its own rebuttal. “We can think of no previous merger in which an Applicant has felt compelled to take this kind of action,” said Amanda Keating of Stop Mega Comcast Coalition, a group of opponents to the deal. The group held a press call Tuesday morning to highlight the evidence against the transaction.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 15-21:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 8-14:
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 1-7:
The Court of International Trade on Dec. 2 dismissed a lawsuit related to the NAFTA-eligibility of frozen Brussels sprouts imported by General Mills from Mexico (here). General Mills wanted to challenge the ruling before having to incur the administrative costs associated with actually importing the frozen vegetables. But CIT said it would have to import them and protest the NAFTA treatment before getting a hearing from the court.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 24-30: