Competition Archive » March, 2010

Competition - March, 2010

203 articles

• DOJ OKs Baker Hughes, BJ Merger With Divestitures
• Agilent, Variant Deal Wins Approval In Australia
• Novell Handed Off Windows Antitrust Claims: Judge
• EU To Review Planned €320M P&G, Sara Lee Deal
• Transitions Optical Faces Antitrust Suit Over Lenses
• Ofcom Orders BSkyB To Lower Prices For Rivals
• South Korea Antitrust Fines Jump 36% In 2009
• Alphapharm Drops Antitrust Claims In Treximet IP Suit
• FERC's Latest Take On Civil Penalties
• PPG Adds Rival Mil-Spec To Trade Secrets Suit
• Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Daniel Sasse
• Ex-Exec Indicted In Cathode Tube Price-Fixing Scheme
• High Court Puts Restrictions On Whistleblower Suits
• Daewoo Antitrust Claims Survive In LG Washer IP Suit
• FCPA Enforcement Actions Increasing In Scale: Report
• Rising Star: O'Melveny's James Pearl
• Supervalu Accuses Hershey, Others Of Chocolate Cartel
• Air France Must Produce Docs In Price-Fixing Case
• J&J Unit Raided In Japanese Competition Probe
• Royal Bank Of Scotland To Pay £29M Price-Fixing Fine
• Biosimilars Pathway: A Far Cry From Hatch-Waxman
• Classes In LCD Panel Antitrust Cases Certified
• Suit Over Ferrosilicon Price-Fixing Dismissed
• FTC Orders SCI To Divest Funeral Homes In Merger
• Dwyane Wade Scores Dismissal Of $90M Antitrust Suit
• Antitrust Claims Survive In Cephalon Pay-To-Delay War
• Sandoz Antitrust Claims Nixed In Bayer's Yaz IP Suits
• Rimini Files Counterclaims To Oracle's Copyright Suit
• EU Closes Feeder Ship Antitrust Probe
• Fenwick Helps Cisco Close $3.4B Deal For Tandberg
• Antitrust, IP Claims Cut In Roller Bearing Software Suit
• Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Adam Paris
• New Bill Would Force Carmakers To Share Repair Data
• Rio Tinto Workers Get Jail Time For Accepting Bribes
• Addressing The NYC Capacity Market
• Judge Allows Baxter AWP Qui Tam Suit To Proceed
• Purchasers' Antitrust Suits Over Generic Plavix Tossed
• DOJ's Anti-Merger Argument Fails: Dean Foods
• Extradited UK Ex-CEO Put On House Arrest In DC
• Rising Star: Crowell & Moring's Christopher Ondeck
• Jury Hands $142M Win To Kaiser In Neurontin Battle
• Newsday Wins Dismissal Of Sherman Act, RICO Claims
• Chinese Oil Co. Says Ex-Worker Took Daimler Bribes
• The DOJ Truth-Seeking Mission
• Mylan Antitrust Suit Over Mirapex Patent Sent To Del.
• DOJ Mostly Off Hook For Derivatives FOIA Requests
• Agents Appeal Airline Price-Fixing Suit To High Court
• Reverse Payment Suit Over Generic K-Dur Tossed
• Muni Derivatives Suit Against 16 Firms Moves Ahead
• Swiss Competition Regulator Probing Nikon: Report
• Intercede Settles ActivIdentity Smart Card Patent Suit
• Rising Star: Mayer Brown's Britt Miller
• US, EU May Expand Open Skies Partnership
• Italy Fines ButanGas, Liquigas €22M Over LPG Cartel
• Transitions Optical — A Lens On Exclusive Dealing
• Ebay Sellers Appeal Antitrust Class Action Dismissal
• Ex-CEO Hits Global Cash Access With Antitrust Suit
• Philips Beats FRAND Defense In CD Patent Spat
• EU Keeps Only 2 Antitrust Exemptions For Insurers
• Covington Hooks Antitrust Litigator From Howrey
• Rising Star: White & Case's Eric Grannon
• Medtronic Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Spine Treatments
• Netflix Users Seek Class Cert. Over Wal-Mart Deal
• Canada Signals Shift In Antitrust Class Action Stance
• Rising Star: White & Case's Peter Carney
• 3rd Circ. Lifts Stay On FCC Cross-Ownership Rule
• DOJ Hits Daimler With Bribery Charges Under FCPA
• WTO Finds EU Airbus Loans Contained Subsidies
• Open Source Co. Hits IBM With EU Monopoly Claim
• Class Cert. Bid KO'd In Pay Phone Antitrust Suit
• Speedo Seeks To Sink Rest Of TYR's Antitrust Suit
• Power Co-Op Antitrust Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Sippy Cup Trademark Spat Against Walgreen Survives
• Swiss Watchdog Tries To Revive $310M Swisscom Fine
• Rising Star: Cleary Gottlieb's Leah Brannon
• Conduct-Based Remedies In Merger Investigations
• Eurofer To Urge EU To Launch Iron Ore Cartel Probe
• Rio Tinto Workers Admit To Chinese Bribery Charges
• Giovanni Appeals Coverage Denial In Labeling Suit
• Georgia-Pacific Antitrust Suit Over Plywood Survives
• Norvir And The Difficulties In Analyzing Bundling
• Lanham Claims Axed In Pitney Bowes Client-Theft Case
• German Reforms Could Force Splits For Telecom Giants
• Amcor Disputes Damages Report In Box Cartel Action
• Gas Cos. Go For Win In BP Propane Monopoly Suit
• PG&E Ballot Measure In Calif. Anti-Competitive: Utilities
• Nextep Returns Fire In Duel Over Brawny Trademark
• Vertical Price-Fixing Ban Clears Senate Committee
• FCC Seeks Comments On Comcast-NBC Merger
• Innospec Settles Bribery, Embargo Claims For $40M
• Pay-For-Delay Ban Dropped From Health Care Bill
• UK Asks EC To Probe P&G's Sara Lee Deal
• McShares Booted From Peroxide Price-Fixing MDL
• The Cigarette Rule — Up In Smoke?
• Howrey Starts 'Task Force' For False Ad Claims
• Heartland Ends Payment Processing Antitrust Case
• Top DOJ Health Fraud Cop Heads To Arnold & Porter
• Brazil Aims To Boost Clarity Of Cartel Leniency Plan
• Purdue To Settle OxyContin Antitrust MDL: Atty
• Highmark Says Pa. Insurance Head Abused Authority
• UK Competition Commission Clears Sports Direct Buys
• EU OKs Antitrust Deal For Electricite De France
• Claims Pared In BofA Mortgage Rate Disclosure Suit
• Employer Liability Under New FTC Endorsement Rules
• Schering, Neutrogena Ads Are Both Misleading: Judge
• Exxon, XTO Deal Secures Antitrust Clearances
• DOJ Squares Off Against Dean Foods In Merger Fight
• Korean Rubber Co. Loses Bid To Revive Antitrust Suit
• EU Hands Review Of €246M Shell Sale To Greek Gov't
• 3rd Ex-CDR Worker Admits To Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
• Kaplan LSAT Antitrust Claims Ruled Time-Barred
• JPMorgan Wins Dismissal Of Credit Insurance Dispute
• Dell Targets Hitachi, Toshiba In TFT-LCD Antitrust Case
• Intel Wants Derivative Suit Over Antitrust Claims Axed
• JFTC Transparency Proposal Heads To Lawmakers
• South African Watchdog Seeks Fines In Milling Cartel
• DOJ Scrutinizes $5.5B Baker Hughes, BJ Merger
• Antitrust Enforcement Of Hospital Consolidations
• Jury Rejects Antitrust Claims In Houston Hospital Spat
• Injunction Upheld In Mead Johnson Formula Suit
• Italy Broadens Google AdSense Competition Probe
• Travelers, Slugger Will Split Defense Tab: 6th Circ.
• Antitrust Claims Cut From Philips, Masimo IP Spat
• FTC May Probe Google's $750M AdMob Acquisition
• 2nd Ex-CDR Employee Cops To Conspiracies
• Cablevision, Comcast Lose Challenge To FCC Rule
• Gibson Dunn Catches Mayer Brown Antitrust Star
• Nokia Rips Apple's Nonpatent Claims In Dismissal Bid
• Citizens United: A Congressional Opportunity
• Mack Trucks Runs Over Ex-Distributor's Contract Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Sues Ill. Regulator Over Blocked Deal
• Canadian Court Certifies Class Against Microsoft
• Ex-Collegiate Stars Line Up To Fight NCAA Rules
• Asiana, Korean Air Fined $10M For Pressuring Agents
• Polish Telecom Loses Tying Battle In EU Court
• Air France Accuses Ryanair Of Taking Illegal Aid
• Feds Probe Medtronic's Link To Mass. Clinic
• 9th Circ. Revives Gap False Advertising Suit
• BA, AA Offer Up Routes To Remedy Antitrust Fears
• Exclusionary Rebates: An EU Lack Of Progress Report
• Silicone Sealant Dealer Ends Price-Fixing Suit
• Sens. Press For Info In NCAA Football Antitrust Probe
• GSK Tries To Axe Wellbutrin Consumer Antitrust Suit
• Google Books Deal Violates NAFTA: Canadian Authors
• Supply Cos.' Antitrust Claims Against Hospitals Tossed
• Office Depot, Epix Can Exit $70M Deal: 3rd Circ.
• DevMarketing Hits Rival With Antitrust Suit
• The Ticketmaster/Live Nation Consent Decree
• Actavis Settles Mass. Medicaid Price Claims For $4M
• Swisscom Escapes $310M Fine For Termination Fees
• Sanofi-Aventis Units Look To Toss False Claims Suit
• EU Extends Review Of Cisco's Bid For Tandberg
• FTC Judge Kills Battery Cos.' 2-Year-Old Merger
• OxyContin Buyers Resolve Purdue Antitrust Claims
• ES&S Must Shed Assets Under DOJ Deal
• Faced With Antitrust Suit, BCBS Michigan Nixes Deal
• Merck's Patent Tactics Violate Antitrust Law: Suit
• Time Warner Cable Box Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Supreme Court Narrows Scope Of Speedy Trial Act
• Celgene, Novartis Resolve ADHD Patent Suits
• Google Dodges Small Rival's Antitrust Suit Over Ads
• Agreements Under Canada's New Competition Regime
• Eviction Co. Must Pay Workers Minimum Wage: Court
• AndroGel Buyer Seeks 2nd Shot At Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Miracle-Gro Maker Off Hook For Trade Restraint Claims
• Title Insurers Allowed To Appeal Price-Fixing Ruling
• Australian Cargo Price-Fixing Probe Snags Korean Air
• US Discovery For Canadian Class Actions
• UK May Request EU Probe Of P&G's Sara Lee Deal
• Netflix, Warner Bros. Face Suit Over Distribution Deal
• EBay Wins Dismissal Of Sellers' Antitrust Action
• 9th Circ. Affirms AT&T Competitor-Rate Decision
• Attorneys Fear Return Of Outside Compliance Monitors
• Evolving With Affirmative Defense Pleading Standard
• Claims In Antitrust Suit Against Speedo Torpedoed
• AmEx Loses Bid To Toss Drugstores' Antitrust Suits
• Court Hangs Up On AT&T Phone Line Sharing Suit
• S. Africa Watchdog Urges Fines In Bitumen Probe
• EU Nixes Vivendi Antitrust Claim V. France Telecom
• Senate Approves Obama's FTC Nominees
• No Mandamus For Whirlpool In LG Dryer Spat: 7th Circ.
• Transitions Resolves Claims Over Eyewear Deals
• FDCA Precludes Wyeth Protonix Lanham Suit: Court
• 3rd Circ. Tosses E-Filing Fee Suit Against Tax Cos.
• DOJ Probing Hedge Funds' Bets Against Euro: Report
• Boehringer Seeks To Divide Claims In AWP Case
• Extradition Battle Boosts US Anti-Cartel Powers
• $13.5M Award In Mead Formula Ad Spat Upheld
• Home City Docked $9M For Ice Conspiracy
• Utah Court Tosses AG's AWP Suit
• Law Firms Appeal Fees Awards In Bar Prep Case
• The Latest Swipe At Insurers' Antitrust Exemption
• Ice Cartel Whistleblower's Mandamus Request Denied
• Name Shareholder Heads Back To Anderson Kill
• Microsoft Rolls Out EU Antitrust Deal For 100M Users
• Plaintiffs Appeal Dismissal Of ARS Antitrust Class Suits
• Some Claims Nixed In RSI's Licensing Spat With IBM
• How Hollywood Manages Its Channels
• DC Circ. Won't Look At NM Oil Competition Claims
• BP Propane Price-Fixing Suits Survive Dismissal Bids
• Honeywell Limits Engine Repair Competition: Aerotec
• EU Accuses Polish Telecom Giant Of Blocking Rivals
• Orange, T-Mobile Get OK For Deal After Concessions