Jan 11
20
Having worked for the law firm representing ITA – the travel software company Google is seeking to purchase – Christine Varney, the U.S. Justice Department’s top antitrust official, recused herself from the proceedings. Companies working in the travel industry are claiming Google’s purchase of ITA could cause problems for them – allowing Google to deal directly with the airlines when flight searches are done.
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DOJ Antitrust Chief Recuses Herself From Google ITA discussions