Antitrust during COVID-19

Antitrust during COVID-19
Three part series by from Porter Wright, Antitrust Law Source

Part 1: Concerns about collaboration
20 April 2020 [25 minutes]
Jay Levine talks to Allen Carter

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen companies collaborating on some great ideas. Companies should keep in mind, however, that the antitrust laws still apply and those who don’t follow them may pay dearly later.

In the first of a three-part series about antitrust and consumer protection during COVID-19, host Jay Levine talks to Porter Wright attorney Allen Carter about how companies can collaborate during the current crisis, what business owners should do to protect themselves and how the government is helping and what it is watching out for.

Part 2: Price gouging and hoarding of supplies
27 April 2020 [30 minutes]
Jay Levine talks to Allen Carter

If you’ve been to the store lately, you know there are a few things that are hard to find and others are increasing in price. But when does stocking up turn into hoarding or demand driving up prices turn into price gouging?

Part 3: Planning for the future
4 May 2020 [26 minutes]
Jay Levine talks to Allen Carter

With any large crisis, litigation follows and that will certainly be the case with the COVID-19 pandemic. In the third and final installment of our podcast series on consumer protection and antitrust concerns during COVID-19, Jay Levine, host and partner at Porter Wright, talks to attorney Allen Carter, about the areas where businesses may be at risk for litigation, what they should be thinking about now to protect themselves and what to expect in the coming months and years.