Competition Archive » February, 2010

Competition - February, 2010

156 articles

• Kohl Queries NBC Over Online Olympics Offerings
• Care Centers To Pay $14M In Omnicare Kickback Flap
• Sirius XM Seeks To Strip State Antitrust Claims
• DOJ To Expand Fraud, FCPA Investigations
• Settlement Looms In DRAM Antitrust Battle
• FTC OKs $8B PepsiCo Bottler Deal, With Conditions
• Trelleborg Coughs Up $14M In Marine Product Suit
• UK Competition Body To Appeal BAA Ruling
• The Financial Case For Law Firm Branding
• Coughlin Stoia To Become Robbins Geller
• UK Competition Body To Rework Remedies
• NBC, Comcast Execs Fight Experts' Doubts About Deal
• Sony, Others Fixed Prices On Disk Drives: Suit
• Ineos' Bid To Nix Hexcel's Price-Fixing Suit Rejected
• DOJ Blesses $1.2B Bemis-Alcan Union With Divestitures
• S. Africa Wants More Dough From Bread Cartel
• EU Targets Auto Parts Makers In Antitrust Probe
• CDR Employee Pleads Guilty To Bond Bid-Rigging
• Pfizer's Bid To Toss Protonix Medicaid Suits Denied
• Phone Carriers Don't Have To Aid Rivals: 6th Circ.
• House Votes To Revoke Insurer Antitrust Exemption
• Italy Launches Antitrust Probe Over Bayer Fungicide
• Toyota Supplier Denso Raided In Antitrust Probe
• The FTAIA In State Court: A Defense Perspective
• EU Examines Antitrust Complaints Over Google Search
• Ky. Authority Preempted In AT&T Unbundling Suit
• Class Action Over Microsoft XP Downgrades Nixed
• UK Ex-CEO Loses Extradition Fight In Price-Fixing Case
• IGT Seeks To Toss Antitrust Claims In Bally IP Suit
• Pfizer Seeks Sanctions In Wyeth Deal Antitrust Suit
• Mexico Fines Lilly, Others $12M For Price Collusion
• Internet Providers Fight Regulatory Reclassification
• 2nd Circ. Tosses USIS Antitrust Suit Against Union
• AndroGel Reverse Payment Suits Thrown Out
• Obama Takes Aim At Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• KeySpan To Pay DOJ $12M In Price Inflation Deal
• ELX Says CME Engaged In 'Anti-Competitive Agenda'
• OFT Accuses Reckitt Of Limiting Generic Access
• Plaintiffs' Tactics Expose CAFA's Gray Areas
• 5th Circ. Rules For AT&T In 'Triple Play' Antitrust Suit
• Apple Hits Nokia With Slew Of Counterclaims
• Deal Scrutiny Under Obama Less Harsh Than Expected
• High Court Seeks SG Input On Procrit Whisteblower Suit
• Plaintiffs Fight Privilege Claim In Neurontin Case
• When Copyrights And Car Repairs Collide
• Supreme Court Won't Hear PIMCO Class Cert. Challenge
• LCD Cos. Move To Toss Motorola, AT&T Antitrust Suits
• FTC Has Shot At Victory In Pay-For-Delay Suits: Attys
• N-Tron, Rockwell Must Mediate $35M Ethernet Suit
• SK Foods CEO Indicted In Bribery Scam
• EA Appeals Nondismissal Of Athletes' Licensing Suit
• What To Expect From The European Commission
• Alcatel To Pay €93M To End Bribery Investigation
• 2nd Class Cert. Bid In Nurse Antitrust Suit Denied
• Opponents Face Off Over Google Books Deal
• LG Gets Washer Patent Antitrust Claims Bifurcated
• Navx Accuses Google Of Abusing Dominant Position
• Pet Food Co.'s Antitrust Claim Unsupported: Judge
• German Competition Agency Probes Wingas Resale Ban
• Well Owners Hit Back In Migrating Gas Dustup
• Implications Of Starr V. BMG Music
• Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Cleared By US, EU Officials
• USG&E Plays Antitrust Card In NYSEG Trademark Suit
• Gibson Dunn, Markstone Capital Tangle Over $1.3M Fee
• 4 Claims In Webkinz Antitrust MDL Booted
• J&J Can't Revive Claims Against Abbott, Boston Sci
• IBM Accused Of Trying To 'Crush' Mainframe Rivals
• Ill. Medical Imaging Center Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Plaintiff Class Wants Bristol-Myers AWP Deal Enforced
• Generali Ends Shareholder Pact Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
• 3 States End Ban On Brokers' Contingent Fees
• CME Asks CFTC To End Futures Antitrust Probe
• Pride Sets Aside $56M For Possible FCPA Settlement
• Marine Hose Maker To Pay $2M Fine For Price-Fixing
• Google Books Deal Set For Heated Fairness Hearing
• Redbox Agrees To Delay DVD Rentals In Warner Deal
• Watson Settles Mass. Medicaid Fraud Suit For $2.4M
• DOT OKs Oneworld Antitrust Immunity With Conditions
• Allen & Overy Snags White & Case Antitrust Partner
• Convicted Airline Execs Hit With Price-Fixing Suits
• UK To Review OK Of Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger
• Apple Targets Software Claims In IPhone Antitrust Suit
• EU Clears CSN's Cimpor Takeover Amid Revised Offer
• Spain Investigates Colomer Role In Bath Gel Cartel
• On The Brink Of New Horizontal Merger Guidelines
• 6th Circ. Sides With Prudential In Broker Dispute
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal Of Huge SRAM Class Cert.
• EU To Approve Microsoft, Yahoo Search Ad Deal
• Discover To Pay Morgan Stanley $775M To End Suit
• Prosthetic Liner Antitrust Claims Have Legs: Judge
• Google Defends Book Settlement Ahead Of Hearing
• Judge Tosses Antitrust Claim In Ciba Vision IP Suit
• 2nd Circ. Boots NY Title Insurance Price-Fixing Suit
• Abbott Divestment Wins EU OK For $6.6B Solvay Deal
• Agriculture Cos. Brace For More Antitrust Scrutiny
• Curbing Antitrust Liability For New Products
• JFTC Stays Stop Order On Qualcomm Licensing Terms
• Dentsply Wants $44M Contract Suit Verdict Overturned
• DuPont, Huntsman Hit With Paint Pigment Antitrust Suit
• CSN Looks To Block Lafarge, Cimpor Share Sale
• OFT Gives OK To Ambassador-Live Nation Theater Deal
• UK Competition Watchdog Appeals BAA Bias Ruling
• Rio Tinto Workers Hit With Chinese Bribery Charges
• Google To Test Ultra-Fast, Net-Neutral Networks
• Goldman Seeks To Dismantle Muni Price-Fixing Claims
• EU Sends Notices To Cos. In Freight Forwarding Probe
• Drug Cos. Raise NY Law Query After AWP Loss
• Keep Expert In Juice False Ad Trial, Coke Says
• New Merger Review And FERC's Market Power Analyses
• Japan Airlines Snubs Delta, Sticks With American
• DC Circ. Hears Arguments On Rail Fuel Price-Fixing
• Dexia Insurance Sale Gets OK Amid Restructuring Deal
• 2 More Speakers Added To Google Books Hearing
• Athletes' Licensing Fight Survives NCAA's Bid To Toss
• Intel Wants Insurer To Pay For Antitrust Defenses
• Aussie Court OKs $1M Cartel Fine For DRS
• ACPERA Sunset An Opportunity For Congress: Attys
• NY AG Nets $19M In 2 Pension Kickback Settlements
• EU Approves Netherlands' ABN-Fortis Finance Plan
• Farms, Egg Trade Groups Try To Thin Antitrust MDL
• Broadcom Moves To Dismiss Emulex Antitrust Suit
• Jenny Craig Settles Weight Watchers Suit Over Ads
• Antitrust Attys Divided On Contribution Protection
• Reps To Pose Insurance Antitrust Exemption Repeal
• Physicians Group, FTC Settle Price-Fixing Suit
• New Albany Fights Price Discrimination Suit Dismissal
• Spain Expands Electricity Sector Competition Probe
• Teva To Pay $315M To Settle Price Inflation Suits
• Reinsurer Gen Re Life Hits Insurer With False Ad Suit
• Kolon To Appeal Kevlar Antitrust Claim V. DuPont
• Revised Google Books Deal Still Needs Work: DOJ
• Comcast CEO Defends NBC Merger To Skeptical Sens.
• Freedom Drops Market-Cornering Claims V. Novation
• Eni To End EU Probe By Selling Pipeline Stakes
• S. Africa Fines Bread Co. $25M For Cartel Role
• Exorcising Specter Of Aguilar With Spirit Of Twombly
• Australia Looks To Reauthorize Qantas, BA Pact
• UK Regulators Want To Examine T-Mobile, Orange Deal
• DRAM Makers To Face Antitrust Claims In EU
• Puig To Appeal €2.4M Spanish Bath Gel Cartel Fine
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Highlights Twombly Trouble
• EU Antitrust Body Raids Electric Grid Parts Makers
• EU OKs $5B Deal Joining IMS Health, Investment Funds
• Blockbuster Users Win Bid To Rejoin DVD Rental MDL
• FTC Seeks Additional $22M To Up Oversight
• Limo Parts Seller Wants Court To Require Indemnity
• Arent Fox Antitrust Partner Makes Move To Chadbourne
• DOJ Doesn't Have To Turn Over Micron Docs: Judge
• Delta, AirTran Face Consolidated Baggage Fee Suit
• UK Energy Watchdog To Revamp Merger Policy
• Intel Can't Boot Former Counsel From FTC Case
• DOJ Mulls Options In College Football Controversy
• EU Reviews Offers In Airline Alliance Probe
• Motorola, AT&T Join LCD Screen Antitrust MDL
• News Corp. Cuts $500M Deal Over Coupon Suits
• NRG Power Marketing: An Economist's Assessment