Latest U.S. Justice Department Stories
(In the August 19 Washington story headlined "US Justice Dept against antitrust pass for SkyTeam," please change headline to read ... US Justice Dept against exemption for 5 airlines ... instead of US Justice Dept against antitrust pass for SkyTeam. Also, please read in first paragraph... antitrust immunity to five members of the SkyTeam airline alliance ... instead of ... antitrust immunity to the SkyTeam airline alliance... And at the end of the fourth paragraph please add the...
A corrected repeat of the item follows. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged against giving antitrust immunity to five members of the SkyTeam airline alliance, saying the carriers had failed to show the benefits would outweigh potential harms. In comments filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Justice Department said there was "a significant risk" of reduced competition if the airlines were allowed wide latitude to share information and...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged against giving antitrust immunity to the SkyTeam airline alliance, saying the carriers had failed to show the benefits would outweigh potential harms. In comments filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Justice Department said there was "a significant risk" of reduced competition if the airlines were allowed wide latitude to share information and coordinate their operations. SkyTeam announced in September...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Missouri man is the first to be indicted under a new federal law that prohibits people from secretly videotaping movies when they are shown in theaters, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. Curtis Salisbury, 19, used a camcorder to make copies of recent releases "The Perfect Man" and "Bewitched" and then distributed them through illicit computer networks that specialize in piracy, the Justice Department said. A law that took effect in April prohibits such...
By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a potential $280 billion penalty in the government's racketeering case against cigarette makers. Lawyers for the department filed a petition with the high court asking it to review an appeals court decision that barred the government from seeking past tobacco profits as a legal remedy for decades of alleged fraud by the tobacco industry. "The government cannot protect the public...
By Peter Kaplan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department ispreparing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a rulingthat has hobbled the government's racketeering case againstcigarette makers, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday. Department lawyers are circulating a draft copy of apetition asking the high court to review a ruling by the U.S.Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that barred thegovernment from seeking $280 billion in past tobacco profits asa legal...
WASHINGTON -- Online-poker company PartyGaming has warned investors that the U.S. government could interfere with its operations, but observers say that's about as likely as drawing four aces in a game of five-card stud. U.S. law enforcers are unlikely to directly pursue PartyGaming -- which plans a public stock offering in London next week -- or any other online-gambling company due to unresolved legal questions, several industry experts said. "It's so remote that the chances approach...
