Artificial Teeth and the Department of Justice's Lawsuit Against Apple

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The Department of Justice's decision to file its lawsuit against Apple in New Jersey may be influenced by a previous antitrust case involving a company that manufactures fake teeth in the same jurisdiction.

So, what do artificial teeth have to do with the Department of Justice’s massive lawsuit against Apple? Well, they may be one of the reasons why the DOJ decided to file its lawsuit in the state of New Jersey — instead of, say, Virginia or Washington, DC, like it did for Google and Microsoft. The DOJ previously filed — and won — a similar antitrust case against a company that makes fake teeth in the Third Circuit, which includes New Jersey.

In an interview with The Verge, William Kovacic, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission and a professor at the George Washington University Law School, explains that “the Third Circuit is a jurisdiction with some pretty good law for plaintiffs on monopolization issues.” He points to the DOJ’s 2004 antitrust lawsuit against Dentsply, a dental supply company that manufactures fake teeth. “It was a case — low tech — that involved dentures,” Kovacic say

 

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