BU Now » John Kerry http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Senators push EU on antitrust case http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/11/25/senators-push-eu-on-antitrust-case/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/11/25/senators-push-eu-on-antitrust-case/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:30:01 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=3840 justice scalesLed by John Kerry and Orrin Hatch, 59 U.S. senators are urging European antitrust regulators to make a decision on the proposed Oracle merger with Sun Microsystems.   Law Professor Keith Hylton, an antitrust law expert, says the intervention reflects a disproportionate political influence by Sun relative to its importance to the economy.

“This sort of intervention by members of Congress is overdue. There should have been a frank dialogue about competition policy differences several months (or maybe years) ago.”

Contact Keith Hylton, 617-353-8959, knhylton@bu.edu

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