Competition Archive » February, 2011

Competition - February, 2011

201 articles

• Ex-Apple Manager Confesses To $2M Kickback Scheme
• Indicted Fla. Port Official Alleges Gov't Race Bias
• DOJ Wants Ex-School Official's Plea Appeal Nixed
• Merck-Sanofi Animal Health Joint Venture Delayed
• SEC Opens FCPA Probe Of Kraft Facility In India
• AmEx Could See $500M More In Legal Costs
• J&J Can't Shake Omnicare FCA Claims
• Australia Fines Paper Cos. $4.3M For Cartel
• A Return To The Wild West For Calif. UCL Actions
• Amazon Hit With IP, Competition Suit Over Antennas
• 4th Circ. Lets Hartford Off Hook In Trademark Row
• FTC Fails To Stay $58M LabCorp Merger
• Synnex, Allscripts Ran Medical Software Market: Suit
• Ex-La. Wildlife Commissioner Faces Bribery Charges
• Texas Hospital Settles DOJ Antitrust Row
• Erickson, Evergreen Settle Chopper Antitrust Fight
• Hyundai Execs Ordered To Repay Co. $73M
• Canada To Revise Merger Review Guidelines
• FCPA Self-Reporting Still A Tough Sell
• Portuguese Auto Club Sues Antitrust Watchdog
• France OKs GDF Utility Purchase With Conditions
• Judge Lets SanDisk Flash Memory Antitrust Suit Stand
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Targets Truck Fuel Card Co.
• Cartel Enforcement's Next Wave
• FTC Clears Qualcomm's $3.2B Atheros Buy
• Judge Splits Milk Antitrust MDL Into 2 Trials
• Former Employee Accuses J&J Of Drug Price Fraud
• 5th Circ. Revives False Ad Action V. Software Co.
• FTC Clears $166M Audiovox-Klipsch Deal
• Motorola Slapped Over 'Xoom' Trademark
• Horizon To Pay $45M Fine For Shipping Conspiracy: DOJ
• Concrete Cos. Can't Shake Price-Fixing Claims
• FASB Faces New Accounting IP, Antitrust Suit
• Canner Gets Last Chance To Fix Steel Antitrust Suit
• ING Faces Class Action Over Pension Plan Kickbacks
• Genentech Used IP To Form $1B Monopoly, HGS Says
• Sirius-XM Merger Gets Green Light From Canada
• Shearman & Sterling Snags Five EU Antitrust Partners
• Obama Picks DOJ Official For Economic Adviser Post
• Court OKs Home City's $14M Deal In Ice Antitrust MDL
• Visa, Danaher Deals Get Early FTC Clearance
• NY Nets $2.5M In Settlement With Pfizer Subsidiary
• Chinese Web Encyclopedia Seeks Baidu Antitrust Probe
• FTC Appeals Injunction Bid For $58M LabCorp Deal
• Hitachi Fails To Shield Foreign Docs In LCD MDL
• Questioning The Legality Of Minimum RPM Agreements
• NCAA Gets Price-Fixing Fight Moved To Ind.
• FCPA Case Challenges DOJ On 'Foreign Official'
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Leegin Price-Fixing Suit
• Philips Reports Possible FCPA Violations
• Spain's Antitrust Watchdog Fines Perfume Group $1.2M
• Chocolate MDL Plaintiffs Can't Add Ill. State Claim
• Live Nation Faces Antitrust Suit Over Parking Fees
• Google Faces Renewed EU Antitrust Complaint
• CSX Can Sue Over Ala. Fuel Taxes: Supreme Court
• Mass. Gas Sellers Did Not Fix Prices: 1st Circ.
• Thinking Globally About Price-Fixing Cases
• Facebook Settles Some IP Claims With Brazilian Site
• BNLfood Sues Martek Over Access To US Market
• Microsoft Wins Access To Datel Xbox Docs
• Ex-Judge Found Guilty Over $2.8M Kickback Scheme
• AAI Seeks Close Scrutiny Of Google-ITA Deal
• Spain Gets Temporary OK For Coal Aid Plan
• Insurers Freed From Coverage Of Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Defense Can Play Offense In Class Action Pleading
• FTC Clears Cargotec's $190M Navis Buy
• Thai Airways To Pay $3.5M To Exit Air Cargo MDL
• Racket String Maker Hit With False Ad Suit
• Senate Bill Would Arm DOJ To Fight OPEC
• UK High Court Declines BAA Airport Divestiture Row
• Apollo Loses Bid To Dodge Buyout Antitrust Action
• 3rd Circ. Must Uphold Morgan Crucible CEO Verdict: DOJ
• Telecom Co. Close To Antitrust Breach: EU High Court
• Bad To Worse: The Investigation Of Morgan Crucible
• FIFA Loses Bid To Block Free World Cup EU Broadcasts
• US Questions Brazilian Subsidies At WTO
• Bernanke Questions Small-Bank Swipe Fee Exemption
• Chemical Cos. Should Pay Cartel Fine, EU Adviser Says
• Senate Bill Aims To Restrict Authorized Generics
• Investor Targets Tidewater Board Over FCPA Cases
• No Antitrust Woes Yet For Apple Subscription Plan
• CalPERS Confirms Criminal Placement Agent Probe
• KBR Subsidiary To Pay $11M Over UK Bribery Charges
• EU Targets 6 More Countries Over Russian Air Deals
• 5 Plead Not Guilty In CityTime Kickback Case
• FCC Split On Predictions For Net Neutrality Rules
• Judge Sinks Antitrust Suit Over VeriSign Web Market
• Compelling Disgorgement In Antitrust Cases
• Judge Grants Bid To Shield FCPA Case Info
• Green Mountain Stifling K-Cup Competition, Suit Says
• 2nd Circ. Trims, Remands Taxi Ad Antitrust Suit
• In-House Counsel Pick Favorite Antitrust Lawyers
• Case Study: Zhang V. Superior Court
• S. Korea Fines Samsung, Others $50M For Price-Fixing
• Exec Out On Bond In Navy Contract Kickback Case
• Thomas Cook, Co-Op Seek Quick Antitrust Review
• UK Regulators Approve Address Database Monopoly
• NFL Tackles Players' Union With Unfair Labor Charge
• Vodafone, Orange Face €63M In Antitrust Fines
• Md. County Exec Indicted For Corruption
• Foreign Cos. Face New Questions In China M&A Review
• Obama Takes Aim At Pay-For-Delay In 2012 Budget
• Ex-White Sox Exec Cops To Fraud In Kickback Scheme
• FTC Taps O'Melveny Partner For Chief Trial Counsel
• FTC Clears SMSC's $248M Bid For Conexant
• Clearwire Beats Sony Injunction Bid In Logo IP Suit
• Antitrust Exposure For Insurers And Reinsurers
• Cablevision, FCC Square Off Over Service Withholding
• Wal-Mart's $2B South Africa Deal Gets Boost
• Grocery Industry Attracts German Antitrust Probe
• Judge Keeps Jones Day, Dykema In Packaged Ice MDL
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Grocery Co. Profit-Sharing Fight
• Cement Cos. Sue Zurich For Antitrust Suit Defense
• NC Dental Board Fails To Take Bite Out Of FTC Case
• Russia's Big 3 Telecoms Told To Divulge Roaming Fees
• Charlie Brown's CEO Nailed With 2-Year Prison Term
• Temasek Pays $2M Fine For Indonesian Antitrust Claims
• German Fire Truck Cos. Fined €21M In Cartel Probe
• Ericsson Offers EU Remedies On $65M Nortel Deal
• Careful, That News May Be Hot!
• EU To Probe Lufthansa, Others On Code-Sharing Deals
• Judge Approves Blood Plasma Antitrust MDL
• Lufthansa, Air Berlin Get OK To Sue Over Ryanair Aid
• Political Pressure May Doom Exchange Megadeals
• Brazil Orders Shell To Divest Fuel Biz In $12B Venture
• EU High Court Affirms Activision Antitrust Fine
• Tyson To Pay $5.2M To Settle Mexico Bribery Claims
• EU Adviser Wants Court To Toss KME €67M Fine Appeal
• Russia Targets 3 Oil Giants In New Price-Hike Cases
• EU Plans Bill To Rein In Auditors
• Omnicare V. UnitedHealth And Independent Action
• News Corp. Unit Settles Antitrust Suit For $125M
• Fla. Judge Won't Rehear Alcatel-Lucent RICO Suit
• NYT, Dow, Others Cut From LendingTree Antitrust Suit
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2
• DLA Piper Lures 2 Paul Hastings Litigation Leaders
• Ex-Tesoro VP Says He Was Fired For Raising Fraud Flag
• EU Eyes €40M In Polish Aid For Fiat Engine Plant
• 5th Circ. Nixes Antitrust Actions Against OPEC Cos.
• 2 Concrete Execs Sentenced In Price-Fixing Case
• Pfizer Appeals Sanctions In Neurontin Antitrust Action
• Antitrust Suits Over Amex Rules Placed Into MDL
• Navy Engineer, Contractor Charged In $10M Scheme
• NC Dental Board Not Immune From Antitrust Law: FTC
• DOJ Urges High Court Not To Hear Bribery Case
• JPMorgan, HSBC Silver Futures Cases Consolidated
• Exec Admits To Auto Lights Price-Fixing Scheme
• LCD Cos. Move To Stay Fla., Mich. Consumer Claims
• Columbia Law Professor Picked As FTC Senior Adviser
• Nestle Fights Doc Request In Price-Fixing MDL
• JPML Won't Merge Athletes' Suits Against EA, NCAA
• Clearwire Director Departs Over Antitrust Worries
• Ariz. Hospitals Sue Coppersmith Over Antitrust Misstep
• Dear Congress, Time For Another Look At FTAIA
• Bosch, SGL Carbon Settle Longtime Graphite Cartel Suit
• Phoneworks Wants Off The Hook In Antitrust Case
• Google In Talks To End EU Antitrust Probe
• Telkom Can't Shake S. Africa Antitrust Case
• Against The Grain
• Cypress To Settle SRAM Antitrust MDL For $1M
• BellSouth Allowed To Deny Credits To DPi: 4th Circ.
• KeySpan Pact Highlights DOJ's Creative Thinking
• Real Estate Exec Pleads Guilty To Bid-Rigging, Fraud
• Moore, MF Global Want Manipulation Suit Tossed
• Spain OKs Changes To Speed Gas Natural Divestments
• MGA Sues Mattel For $1B Over 'Kill Bratz' Scheme
• EBay Loses Bid To Toss Craigslist Trademark Suit
• BMW Unit Loses Bid To Nix S. African Antitrust Suit
• EU Kills Antitrust Probe Of GDF Suez Unit's Contracts
• 3M Wins Transfer Of Road Sign Antitrust Suit
• Health Net Hits Solvay With AndroGel Antitrust Action
• A Review Of 2010 Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
• EU Revives Bid For Blocwide Collective Actions
• UK Cell Spectrum Trading Plan Includes Antitrust Check
• UK To Probe Clear Channel, JCDecaux Ad Contracts
• High Court Asked To Review 46-State Tobacco Deal
• Courts Likely To Decide Reach Of UK Bribery Act
• Godzilla Creator Attacks Honda Over Minivan Ad
• EU Court Trims Spanish Tobacco Cartel Fine To €3.2M
• Eaton Lied To Court In Bid To Hurt Rival, Suit Says
• Interlocutory Appeals And Twombly In 7th Circ.
• Drivers Say Nashville Limo Regs Breach Antitrust Law
• Sillybandz Maker Lodges Latest Wrist Band IP Suit
• Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• City Stonewalling In Pay Phone Suit, Plaintiff Says
• CareCore To Drop Radiologist Owners In NY AG Pact
• DC Circ. To Verizon: We'll Pick The Judges, Thanks
• Wilson Sonsini Welcomes DOJ Antitrust Pro
• Oil Giants Conspiring To Discourage Biofuel, Suit Says
• NC Dental Board Says FTC Overstepped Powers
• Actavis Ordered To Pay $170M In Medicaid Fraud Suit
• The 'New Normal' In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1
• Pa. Hospital Antitrust Suit Stayed For High Court
• UK Antitrust Regulators To Probe E-Book Pricing
• Jackson Hewitt Sues H&R Block Over Ad Campaign
• Conditions Of The Comcast-NBC Merger
• Chile's Antitrust Court Puts Airline Merger On Ice
• K&L Gates Opens Brussels Post With 2 McDermott Attys
• Edwards Angell Scoops Up DC Telecom Boutique
• Direct Purchasers' Plavix Antitrust Actions Tossed
• S. Africa Urges Contractors To Cop To Bid-Rigging