Competition Archive » May, 2009

Competition - May, 2009

161 articles

• FTC, Wholesalers Amend AndroGel Complaints
• The Value Of ACPERA
• Denying Sales Tax Return To Calif. Consumers
• Pay Phone Users Try For Class Cert. In Antitrust Case
• Applied Materials Employment Contract Invalid: Court
• FTC Gives Final Blessing To Whole Foods Deal
• S. Africa Erred In $96M ArcelorMittal Fine: Court
• US Advises Against Cert For NFL Antitrust Suit
• Bailout For Calif. Class Action Plaintiffs Bar
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Intervene In Lease Oil Case
• FTC Moves To Squash $3.1B CLS-Talecris Merger
• Verizon Asks FCC To Bar Blocking Of Sports Channels
• Aventis To Pay $96M To End Medicaid Rebate Probe
• KFTC Launches Probe Into Qualcomm Chipset Sales
• $4.7B Express Scripts-NextRX Merger Accelerates
• Ford Wins Contract Case Brought By Supplier
• FTC Requests More Info On $761M Arch Coal Deal
• Q&A With Ropes & Gray's James M. 'Mit' Spears
• Class Says Delta, AirTran Colluded On Baggage Fee
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's Jim McKeown
• T3 Moves To Nix IBM Attys In Mainframe Patent Spat
• Belgacom To Appeal €66M Competition Fine
• Mexico To Probe Soft Drink Market Once Again
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's David Meyer
• Q&A With McGuireWoods' Jim Walsh
• Q&A With Hunton & Williams' Hewitt Pate
• Q&A With Weil Gotshal's Steven A. Newborn
• Q&A With Gibson Dunn's Peter Sullivan
• Q&A With Morrison & Foerster's W. Stephen Smith
• Q&A With Weil Gotshal's Helene D. Jaffe
• FTC Will Push To Block $3.1B CSL-Talecris Merger
• Q&A With Greenberg Traurig's James Ian Serota
• Q&A With Debevoise & Plimpton's Gary Kubek
• Q&A With Hogan & Hartson's Richard Stone
• FCC Ban On Cable Agreements Legal: DC Circ.
• Warhol Case Survives Minus Antitrust Claims
• Q&A With O'Melveny & Myers' Rich Parker
• EU Authorities Push For Broader Music Licenses
• Q&A With Bingham's Bill Berkowitz
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Michael Cohen
• Q&A With King & Spalding's Kevin Sullivan
• Q&A With Latham & Watkins' Daniel Wall
• Michael Foods Found In Contempt In Pricing Suit
• Cavaliers, Ticketmaster Settle Antitrust Feud
• Q&A With WilmerHale's Thomas Mueller
• NJ Plaintiffs Seek To Link Up Compressor Cases
• Morgan Lewis Partner Named FTC General Counsel
• Ala. Scores $89M In Drug Co. Medicaid Fraud Case
• Microsoft Won't Have EU Antitrust Hearing
• Changes To FCA Increase Contractor Liability
• Merchants Seek MasterCard, EU Settlement Info
• Secrets Of Success For Today's Summer Associates
• Kraft Lied About Hot Dog Taste Test Results: Sara Lee
• The End Of 'De-Trebling?'
• Bid To Revive Termite-Killer Antitrust Case Denied
• Andre Agassi Wins Injunction In Cybersquatting Suit
• Title Insurance Class Action Needs Repleading: Judge
• Court Finds SRAM Plaintiffs Violated Discovery Order
• Q&A With McDermott Will's Raymond Jacobsen
• Spain Hits Abertis With €23M Fine Over Digital TV
• Solvay, Unimed Sued Again Over AndroGel Deals
• US Appeals WTO Ruling For Japan In Zeroing Battle
• Judge Lets Ariz. Paper Shut Down
• Fur Brokers Cite Iqbal To Escape Bid-Rigging Suit
• Defendant In J&J Counterfeit Suit Agrees To Judgment
• 2nd Circ. Affirms WWE Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• Apotex Antitrust Claims Tossed From Daiichi IP Spat
• $20M Suit Against Blue Cross NC Pared Down
• Houghton Mifflin, Calif. AG Reach Price Cap Deal
• Nurses Reach $7.2M Deal In Wage-Fixing Case
• Sasol To Pay $7M More Over Fertilizer Cartel
• Flat-Panel MDL Amnesty Applicant's ID Still Secret
• Countrywide Marketing MDL Survives Motion To Kill
• EU Court Upholds Limits On Pharmacy Ownership
• Natural Gas Co. Wants Claim Cut From Antitrust Suit
• Ariz. AG Sues Gannett Over Newspaper's Closure
• FDA Lovenox Ruling Key To Competition Claims: Judge
• Marine Hose MDL Defendants Claim Smoking Gun
• Suit Over Alleged Egg-Sharing Tossed Once Again
• Court Says Apple's ITunes, IPods Not Illegally Tied
• DOJ, States Join Whistleblower Suits V. Wyeth
• KFTC Fines 4 Marine Hose Cos. Over Cartel
• Hospitals Seek Defense Costs For Kickback Suit
• High Court Widens Twombly Standard's Reach
• Settlement Reached In USEC Uranium Trade Dispute
• The FTC, Reverse Payments In The Obama Era
• Great American, Mass. AG Settle Bid-Rigging Suit
• Antitrust Suit Against Eaton Corp. Can Proceed
• Home Depot Kickback Probe Nets 4th Guilty Plea
• Virgin Chief Calls On US To Reject BA-American Pact
• Infineon Shareholder Suit Stayed For Cert. Appeal
• FTC Drops Antitrust Battle Against Rambus
• EU Pressures Members To Modify Reporting Rules
• RealNetworks Cries Cartel In DVD Copy Spat
• Pharma Group Takes Swipe At EU Antitrust Probe
• Judge Tinkers With Class In Nurse Antitrust Case
• Bankrupt Charter Wins TRO On DirecTV Attack Ads
• Pharmacies Join Clamor Over CVS-Caremark Merger
• Big Class Nixed In Toys 'R' Us Antitrust Case
• Skadden Snags O'Melveny Attys For Litigation Group
• Kelsey Grammer, Disney Off Hook For IP Claims
• Baby Food Co. Seeks To Bar Nestle's Use Of 'Gentle'
• EU's €1B Fine May Be Just The Start Of Intel's Woes
• Aluminum Distributors Settle Antitrust Spat
• NBA Team Wants Ticketmaster Injunction Lifted
• AAI Calls For Hard Look At Benefits Cos.' Merger
• Coyotes Fight May Spell Big Changes For Pro Sports
• Wis. AG Seeks $212M Forfeiture From Pfizer Unit
• New Antitrust Enforcement — Buckle Your Seatbelts
• Leegin May Kill Off Discount Retailers: Opponents
• Charter Fired Up Over DirecTV Attack Ads
• DOJ Slipups In Grace, Stevens May Be Tip Of Iceberg
• IBM Moves To Keep Durie Tangri Attys Off Patent Suit
• DOJ Aims To Shield Stimulus Funds From Fraud
• Judge Holds Off On Class Cert. In Drug Price Suit
• Plaintiffs Protest $45M Becton Dickinson Settlement
• Novo Nordisk To Pay $18M In Oil-For-Food Cases
• Belgian Minister Calls Off AB InBev Payment Probe
• Trojan Condom Maker Says Incentives Are Fair Game
• Varney Signals Tough Stance On Monopoly Rules
• Bounty, Brawny Makers Feud Over Paper Towel Mark
• KB Home, Countrywide Ran $2.8B Fraud: Homebuyers
• State AGs, DOJ Grill Google Over Digital Book Deal
• Sun Agrees To Leave Foreign Sales Out Of DRAM Case
• Making The Most Of Rule Of Evidence 502
• EU Antitrust Fine On Intel May Bust Microsoft Record
• The Anti-Fraud Rule For Petroleum Markets
• TRO Denied In Baby Formula False Advertising Spat
• Are We Hiring A Justice Or Playing Politics?
• Ford Settles Competition Suit With Dealers
• Federal Judge Laments Condition Of Class Action
• ABA Presses Congress Not To Undercut Leegin
• DOJ Asks For 87 New Anti-Financial Fraud Attorneys
• Google CEO Won't Resign From Apple Board
• Class Wants Case V. Netflix Back In State Court
• The UK Rejection Of US-Style Class Actions
• State Lawmakers Call For FTC To Probe CVS Caremark
• Microsoft's Windows 7 Sparks New Antitrust Claims
• EU Court Backs €79M In Cartel Fines On Copper Cos.
• Marsh To Pay $2.4M To Settle Conn. Kickback Claims
• Texas Retailer Still Hopes To Win Leegin Case
• DOJ Subpoenas J&J Unit In Reagents Antitrust Probe
• EU Parliament Backs Telecom Consumer Reforms
• Antitrust Enforcement Under Obama
• Sasol To Pay $23M Over S. Africa Fertilizer Cartel
• Senior Competition Deputy Director To Leave FTC
• DOJ Reaches Antitrust Deal With SC Realtor Service
• Libraries Push Strict Oversight Of Google Book Deal
• 8th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Amway Antitrust Suit
• Food Buyer Pleads Guilty In Tomato Bribe Scam
• Plaintiffs Fight Judge's Order In Channel-Bundling Suit
• SC To Weigh State Law's Use In Federal Class Suits
• Sun Seeks To Shield CFO From Hynix Subpoena
• Google, Apple Board Overlap Raises FTC Eyebrows
• Breach Of Contract Claims Survive In Sprint-IPCS Spat
• NYC To Get Data In Suit To Stop Insurance Merger
• DOJ Nets 11th Guilty Plea In Military Bid-Rigging Plot
• Cable-Subscribing Judge Bows Out Of Comcast Suit
• Suit Says Nielsen Abused TV Ratings Monopoly
• Cuomo Serves Subpoenas In Placement Agent Probe
• Biovail, GSK Want Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit Tossed