Anti-competition behaviors. Monopolies and such. These evil corporations took advantage of their big dick gargantuan market caps to pressure the competition out of business in order to maximize profits at our expense.
TL;DR:Synopsys and Ansys pushed ahead with a merger that federal antitrust officials said would damage competition in highly specialized design software. To resolve the case, the two companies agreed to carve off entire global product lines, hand them to a…
TL;DR: According to relevant legal documents, there was a coordinated effort by Amerigroup Tennessee and a dominant allergy practice to pressure insurers into audits, denials, and price limits which ended up stripping primary-care clinics of allergy services, starved a supplier…
TL;DRA federal appellate (appeals) court recently upheld an injunction (it’s like a pause of sorts) against PointClickCare Technologies after finding evidence that the electronic-health-record giant used technical barriers to block Real Time Medical Systems, a smaller analytics firm, from accessing…
A multibillion-dollar gatekeeping apparatus has been quietly shaping which online pharmacies Americans can find, and which vanish from view. Behind this moral façade of “safety verification,” the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found something more systemic: a corporate network using…
A proposed $1.65 billion acquisition threatened to create veterinary monopolies across the United States, leaving pet owners with fewer choices, higher prices, and potentially lower-quality care for their most critically ill animals. The deal, orchestrated by corporate giant JAB Consumer…
Imagine walking into your local community clinic. It’s no fancy high-rise medical center, but it’ll suffice as a place of last resort for many. A place that serves the low-income and the underserved, running on a shoestring budget and a…
Imagine a fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Gable. The one who stayed late to help with fractions. The high school history teacher who made the past come alive. The librarian who knew just the right book to spark a love of reading.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Vertex Energy and the High Cost of Mistrust When Partners Become Predators In a functioning economy, contracts are supposed to be instruments of stability and trust, allowing businesses to collaborate toward mutual prosperity. But in the…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Novo Nordisk and Its Impact on Public Health The Patient in the Pharmacy Line For millions of Americans, the pharmacy counter is a site of anxiety. It’s where we confront the staggering cost of medications we…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Edwards Lifesciences and Its Impact on Heart Patients A Lifeline in Jeopardy For the eight million Americans over 50 suffering from aortic regurgitation (AR), the future of their treatment hangs in the balance. This serious and…