Court-Losses

FTC Loses Microsoft-Activision Challenge, $69 Billion Merger Approved Despite Opposition

2023-07-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on July 10, 2023. The FTC had voted to file a …

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FTC Loses Challenge to Block Meta's VR Acquisition, Major Setback for Khan

2023-01-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila (N.D. Cal.) denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt Meta’s acquisition of Within Unlimited, a VR fitness app developer, on January 31, 2023. The FTC had sued to block the merger in July 2022, arguing Meta …

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