Competition Archive » April, 2010

Competition - April, 2010

168 articles

• Suit Over Authenticity Of Warhols Not Covered: Insurer
• FTC Examines Simon's $2.3B Prime Outlets Buy
• Chi Mei Execs Plead Guilty To TFT-LCD Price-Fixing
• Antitrust All-Clear For United-Continental Combo Likely
• Defendant Ranks Pared Down In Muni Derivative MDL
• Qwest Fights Colo. Regulator's Win In FCC Rules Fight
• US Cos. Appeal Chinese Magnesite Price-Fixing Ruling
• Mexican Lawmakers Back Tougher Antitrust Fines
• UK Watchdog Axes Tesco Dairy Price-Fixing Claims
• Indirect Purchasers Close Copper Tubing Cartel Suit
• Antitrust Counterclaims Cut From Bally Gaming IP Suit
• Ex-SK Foods CEO Faces New Antitrust Charges
• Customers Appeal Dismissal Of Duke Rebates Case
• The New Energy Battleground: Transmission
• Hospital Can Sue Rival On Antitrust Grounds: 11th Circ.
• Ofcom, BSkyB Reach Temporary Deal On TV Rates
• United, Continental Merger Imminent: Report
• Neurontin Purchasers Ask To Amend Class Definition
• EU High Court May Narrow Privilege For Cartel Probes
• 2nd Circ. Urges En Banc 'Pay-For-Delay' Rehearing
• Panalpina Earmarks $111M For DOJ, SEC Settlements
• 1 Of 5 Voltage Regulator Patents Cut From Infineon Suit
• Dentsply Strikes Deal To Avoid Antitrust Trial
• Is The Future Of Broadband Video At Stake?
• AIBT's Antitrust Suit Should Be Pared: Magistrate Judge
• Austria Seeks Fines For Freight Shipping Cartels
• EU Court Lets €23.4M Thread Cartel Fine Stand
• DOJ OKs Baker Hughes, BJ Merger With Divestitures
• A Path To Accountable Care Runs Through The FTC
• Alcon Settles Synergetics Tying Suit For $32M
• High Court Nixes Class Arbitration In Stolt-Nielsen Case
• FTC Adds More Defendants To Government Grant Case
• EU Clears State Street's €1.3B Deal For ISP Units
• Bill To Extend Antitrust Leniency Program Introduced
• Ex-Exec Cops Guilty Plea For Concrete Price-Fixing
• AmEx Fights Drugstores' Bid For Australian Docs
• WET Aims To Nix Amerigon Car Seat Patents
• The EU Probe Into Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements
• Appeal Lodged In Ohio Title Insurance Antitrust Action
• Natural Gas Antitrust Suit Preempted: Tenn. High Court
• Drugstores Ask Court To Reconsider Plavix Ruling
• British Airways Execs' Price-Fixing Trial Kicks Off
• Visa Europe Answers EU Pressure By Cutting Fees
• La. Court Cuts Down Limits For Unfair Trade Plaintiffs
• Aetna, Humana Latest To Settle In OxyContin MDL
• Microsoft Fails To Toss Antitrust Suit Over Xbox Parts
• Refining China's Anti-Monopoly Law
• Novell Appeals Tossed Microsoft Antitrust Claims
• Pay-For-Delay Deals Remain In FTC's Crosshairs
• DOJ Ends Probe Into Switch And Data, Equinix Merger
• DVD Standards Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Marine Hose Makers To Pay $4.75M To Exit MDL
• Case Study: Princo Corp. V. ITC
• Retailer Looks To Consolidate Transitions Suits In Fla.
• Ukraine To Rethink $22B VimpelCom-Kyivstar Merger
• Universal, Redbox Strike Deal In Antitrust Suit
• US Airways Ends Merger Talks With United
• Swiss Regulators Crush €1.5B Orange-Sunrise Deal
• Grab Your Calculator: FERC's New Penalty Formula
• UK Watchdog Probes Cathay, Virgin Over Price-Fixing
• Apple Wins Bid To Transfer Monopoly Suit To Calif.
• Consumer Group Urges DOJ To Trustbust Google
• Restaurateurs Revive Antitrust Suit Against NBA Star
• Philips Fails To Keep Antitrust Claims In Oximeter Suit
• DOJ Seeks To Intervene In Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• An Eye On Acquiring Minority Interests
• Lawyers React To Proposed New Merger Guidelines
• New Merger Guidelines Would Up Enforcer Flexibility
• EU Adopts New Competition Rules For Online Selling
• Boehringer Pays $7.75M To Settle AWP Allegations
• Ex-Drinker Biddle, FTC Antitrust Lawyer Joins Cooley
• Ohio Sen. Asks DOT To Ground Airline Mergers
• Brazilian Steel Cos. Appeal Loss In Price-Fixing Suit
• US Antitrust Officials Propose New Merger Guidelines
• Pfizer, Wyeth Antitrust Complaint Nixed For 3rd Time
• Australia Says No-Go On NAB's $12B AXA Deal
• Best Buy Accuses Rival Of False Ad Campaign
• Miss. High Court Revives State AWP Suit Against Bayer
• Reverse Payments, Mergers Take Center Stage In Q1
• High Court Remands Class Action, Citing Shady Grove
• Calif. Order Shows Impact On Tradeable REC Markets
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Dentsply Wins In Antitrust Cases
• FCC To Take More Time On Comcast-NBC Deal
• Antitrust Lawsuits Continue Downward Slide In 2010
• Railroads Escape State Antitrust Claims In DC Circ.
• Spain Limits Exclusive Contracts For Soccer Broadcasts
• Samsung Could Face Antitrust Claims Over DRAM Again
• Insurers Off Hook In Bug Repellent False Ad Suit
• Indirect Purchasers Reach $25M Deal With SRAM Makers
• UK Watchdog Hits Price-Fixers With Record $347M Fine
• Quadrangle Resolves SEC, Cuomo Probes For $12M
• China Launches Iron Ore Pricing Probe
• US Air, United Merger Could Take Flight 2nd Time Around
• Bill Introduced To Extend Comcast-NBC Comment Date
• GSK Asks Again For Dismissal Of Wellbutrin IP Claims
• McShares Appeals Dismissal Of Hydrogen Peroxide Suit
• The Growth Of Agricultural Competition Enforcement
• AstraZeneca Loses Bid To Nix Toprol Antitrust Suits
• Japan To Levy $171M Fine On Fiber-Optic Cable Cartel
• Ill. Patients Appeal Denied Antitrust Class Cert. Bid
• Exclusive Gene Patents Can Hurt Competition: Study
• Sens. Grill Holder On Securities, Health, Antitrust
• Stryker Surgical Implant Kickback Suit Loses Legs
• Australian Body Fines Marine Hose Cartel Members $8M
• Embracing The Go-­Shop
• Steering Clear Of Antitrust Pitfalls In IP Licensing
• Top DOJ Bribery Prosecutor To Join Paul Weiss
• 9th Circ. Affirms AT&T, Oldcastle Antitrust Win
• EU To Accept Svenska Antitrust Commitments
• Australia Says Malaysia Airlines Fixed Cargo Prices
• Sirius XM Seeks To Limit Antitrust Class Action
• K-Dur Direct Purchasers Appeal Antitrust Suit Ruling
• A Viable Theory Of Sham Infringement Litigation?
• Humane Society Asks DOJ To Probe Egg Price Scam
• Morgan Stanley Can't Exit Muni Bond MDL: Judge
• Aspex Seeks Injunction In Antitrust Suit Against Insurer
• FTC Seeks More Info On Monster-Yahoo Jobs Site Deal
• DOJ Probes Tech Giants Over Hiring Practices
• Midwest To Appeal JPMorgan Insurance Antitrust Win
• Mead Appeals $14M Judgment In Formula False Ad Suit
• Hitachi Should Be Sanctioned For Answer: LCD Class
• €41M France Telecom Antitrust Fine Remanded
• Perrigo Triumphs In Trial Over Rexall's False Ad Claims
• Schering, Neutrogena Sunscreen Ad Claims Barred
• FCC Moves Ahead With Broadband Plan After Loss
• Cohen Milstein OK'd As Counsel In Plasma Pricing MDL
• Spain Probes Abertis Over TV Infrastracture Use
• Another Weapon In The Midsize Firm Arsenal
• IPhone Antitrust Plaintiffs Want New Class Counsel
• Net Neutrality Law After Comcast A Long Shot: Attys
• Textbook Co. Hit With Suit Over School Kickbacks
• Court Won't Alter Stay In Infineon Shareholder Case
• Energy Cos. Win Dismissal Of Drug-Test Monopoly Suit
• PharMerica's Contract Interference Suit Survives
• A Comment On Private Antitrust Litigation In China
• Pernod To Appeal Bacardi's Win On 'Havana' Trademark
• US Airways, United In Merger Talks: Report
• J&J, Omnicare Hit With Class Action Over Kickbacks
• Judge Bashs DOJ's Complaint In Dean Foods Merger Suit
• AIG Settles With Ohio Over Bid-Rigging Suit
• Kohl Wants FTC to Scrutinize $750M Google-AdMob Deal
• Concrete Co. Settles Price-Fixing Case For $5.5M
• Ex-FTC Commissioner Heads To Fulbright
• Purdue Settles Ark. Fund's OxyContin Antitrust Suit
• Total SA Facing Renewed Oil-For-Food Probe In France
• S. Africa Raids Airlines In World Cup Pricing Probe
• FCC Can't Enforce Net Neutrality: DC Circ.
• Monsanto Seed Strategy Pits Antitrust Against Patents
• Mexico To Usher In Harsher Penalties For Monopolies
• Toll, Honeywell Settle Web Site Trade Secrets Suit
• What You Need To Know About UK Bribery Bill
• DOJ To Give Closer Look To Schlumberger, Smith Merger
• Ohio Title Insurance Price-Fixing Class Action Nixed
• AP News Registry Plan Passes Antitrust Muster: DOJ
• Airlines Get US-EU Flight Price-Fixing Suit Tossed
• Dentsply Must Face Rivals' Federal Antitrust Claims
• Trelleborg Accused Of Fixing Prices For Buoys, Pilings
• ITC Asked To Probe Agriculture Trade Barriers In China
• Criminal Antitrust Practice And The 'Naked Agreement'
• Daimler Agrees To Pay $185M In FCPA Cases
• Marsh Fails In Effort To Stop State Bid-Rigging Suits
• S. Africa Seeks Hefty Fines For White Maize Cartel
• EBay Didn't Infringe Tiffany Trademark: 2nd Circ.
• Rising Star: Sheppard Mullin's Michael Scarborough
• Wal-Mart, Netflix Try Again To Trim Online Rental MDL
• Rising Star: Hogan & Hartson's Eric J. Stock
• Hospital, Health Plans End Oxycontin Antitrust Suits
• Alternative Fee And Billing Arrangements: A Primer