May 21, 2015
News from Global Authorities 
Today's top headlines from around the world. 
A group of global banks will pay more than $5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to rigging the world's currency market.
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Economic Insights
Living with Monsanto
Daryl Lim (The John Marshall Law School)
Bowman v. Monsanto Co. signaled the end of an era of seed saving. Farmers must buy new seed for replanting or risk patent infringement. The familiar rhetoric of oppressed farmers belies the fact that Monsanto's success rests in part on farmers prizing its innovations. Current trends indicate that this reliance on Monsanto will continue.
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Antitrust Buzz 
Richard Steuer
Restraints on electronic commerce have become a burning hot topic in Europe. The European Commission has opened a sector inquiry into barriers limiting e-commerce between countries, while national competition authorities, particularly Germany's Bundeskartellamt, have been combating restraints on discount pricing and the use of online marketplaces.
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North American Competition Authorities Trilateral Meeting

Thursday, May 21, 2015, the NACA will be having a trilateral meeting in Mexico City at 12:30 PM. This meeting is intended to serve as an important occasion for the agencies from North America to discuss relevant competition issues for the region. The conference will be streamed live here.


From The Archives
Richard Taffet & Michael Whitlock
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, government investigations into how global financial benchmarks are set and influenced by market participants spawned dozens of class action and individual lawsuits.
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