Competition Archive » May, 2011

Competition - May, 2011

268 articles

• Mo. Appeals Court Upholds $60M AG Edwards Settlement
• Neon Pulls Disputed Software, Ends Suit Against IBM
• Rutgers Gets Antitrust Suit Over Asparagus IP Tossed
• Oil Traders Face Investor Class Action After CFTC Suit
• Milk Antitrust Claims Against Dean Foods Survive
• High Court Should Nix Antitrust Subpoena Appeal: DOJ
• Sprint Asks FCC To Nix AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Offer
• Following Follow-On Biologics Legislation
• Ex-Bank Of Italy Chief Gets 4 Years For Merger Fraud
• Antitrust Suit Over Auto Repo Technology Survives
• EU Pushes Changes To Antitrust Probes
• South African Regulators OK $2.3B Wal-Mart Deal
• Judge Refuses To Revive KeySpan Antitrust Action
• EU Probes Seagate-Samsung, Western Digital Deals
• Ex-SAIC Exec Charged In CityTime Kickback Case
• Canadian Competition Watchdog Sues Real Estate Group
• Chile Orders Copec To Shed Local Terpel Unit
• FCC Wants Info About AT&T, T-Mobile Spectrum Claims
• Thompson Hine Nabs Hunton & Williams Litigator In DC
• Vi-Jon Mouthwash Bottle Rips Off P&G, Suit Claims
• Class Action Exposure Post-Concepcion
• Eva Airways Agrees To Pay $13.2M In Air Cargo Probe
• Cargo Co. Board Member Dropped From Bid-Rigging Suit
• EU Raids Caterpillar, Others In Engine Antitrust Probe
• Irving Oil Must Give Up Gas Terminals, Pipeline: FTC
• Jackson Hewitt's False Ad Claims V. H&R Block Trimmed
• S. Korea Fines Oil Refiners $400M For Collusion
• Germany Vows Tighter Merger Control For Gas Industry
• Maxum Denies Duty To Cover Trade Secrets Fight
• Judge Won't Bar Evidence In Pa. Sen. Bribery Case
• 'Knowingly' Vague: Intent In The FCPA
• AT&T CEO Says T-Mobile Merger Benefits Consumers
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's Jennifer Romano
• Amylin Wins Restraining Order On Lilly Drug Sales
• Wang Hartmann's Suit Against Ex-Attorney Tossed
• Sanofi Paid Doctors To Help Delay Lovenox Generic: Sens.
• AUO Loses Bid To Nix Evidence In Price-Fixing Case
• Duro Bag Can't Dodge Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Feds Target Avon In Foreign Bribery Probe
• Judge Makes Docs Public In Innospec Antitrust Case
• Irish Watchdog Defends Farmers Group Antitrust Raid
• UK Tribunal Lets Morgan Crucible Off Hook In Cartel Case
• High Oil And Gas Prices Heighten Risks
• Travelport Calls American Suit Bullying Tactic
• Live Nation Seeks To Toss Parking Fee Antitrust Suit
• CFTC Hits Traders With $50M Oil Manipulation Suit
• Leap Wireless Bashes AT&T's $39B T-Mobile Bid
• FTC Urges 3rd Circ. To Reverse Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Revives Competition Claims In Latisse Suit
• EU Urges Court To Reject Microsoft's €899M Fine Appeal
• La-Z-Boy Slogan Too Close For Comfort, Rival Says
• Animal DNA Co. Can't Shake Testing Patent Suit
• EU Fines Suez Environnement €8M For Broken Seal
• FTC Takes Closer Look At Seagate-Samsung Deal
• For Whom American Pipe Tolls, Or Doesn't
• NY AG Expands Power Over Gov't Spending Corruption
• Canadian Welding Co. Can't Escape Antitrust Suit
• Lessons From Southwest Health Alliance
• Innospec Can't Shake Antitrust Claims Over Iraq Bribery
• US Clears TI's $6.5B National Semiconductor Buy
• US Fights Bid To Speed Up Poultry Antitrust Case
• Opening The Door To Prior Litigation Evidence
• Q&A With McDermott's Bobby Burchfield
• DOJ Sues To Halt H&R Block's $288M TaxACT Buy
• DOJ Ends Review Of Caterpillar's $8.6B Bucyrus Buy
• Mylan Settles Kentucky Drug-Pricing Suit For $6.5M
• Hypercom Nixes US Asset Sale Amid Antitrust Concerns
• GCC Alliance Cops To Concrete Price-Fixing
• Marsh Wins Restraining Order On Krauter In Poaching Suit
• EU High Court May Weigh In On Cartel Review Standard
• Q&A With Jones Day's Chris Lovrien
• Apple Counters Amazon's 'App Store' Generic Claim
• Twombly And Iqbal's Impact On Affirmative Defenses
• Remember Who Owns Privilege In Corp. Investigations
• EU Court Tosses Ryanair's State Aid Appeal
• 9th Circ. Nixes Pharmacies' Pfizer-Wyeth Merger Suit
• Home Automation Co.'s Antitrust Suit Lives On
• FTC Clears $1.7B Valero Buy Of Chevron's UK Refinery
• American Reveals DOJ Probe Of Airline Ticket Sales
• Chadbourne Snares More McDermott FCPA Pros
• AT&T Unit Dodges Anchor Maker's Antitrust Claims
• Kraft Hits Rival With Suit Over Dressing Bottle IP
• Judge Trims Claims In Apple ITunes Antitrust Suit
• Mattel Seeks MGA Atty Records In Bratz IP Fight
• Verizon Appeals FCC Data Roaming Rule To DC Circ.
• Ex-Telecom CEO Cops To Foreign Bribery Charge
• EU Targets Romania In Probe Over Russian Air Deals
• Calif. Judge Dings Defense In CCI Foreign Bribery Case
• Insurers Seek To Avoid Covering Skin Care Co. Fights
• Cohen Milstein Lures Antitrust Pro For Fla. Office
• Sirius XM Exits Antitrust Class Action With $180M Deal
• Benihana Sues Founder's Widow For Sabotaging Sale
• MTV Star's Family Feud Fuels Trademark 'Situation'
• The FCPA's Increasingly Global Reach
• Mass. Brewer Bill Would Curb Competition, FTC Says
• Va. Lawmakers Ask DOJ To Rethink Poultry Deal Suit
• Berkshire, Legacy To Shed Branches To Win DOJ's OK
• CORRECTED: Mylan's Inequitable Conduct Claim Axed In Vytorin IP Suit
• Firms, Experts Allowed To Stay In AndroGel MDL
• Kirkland Litigator To Serve As Counsel For Chicago
• DOJ Urges 2nd Circ. To Back DMX License Structure
• CVS, Rite Aid Strike Deal In OxyContin MDL
• Q&A With Akin Gump's Stephen Mansfield
• WTO Concludes Some Airbus Subsidies Illegal
• Hawaii Court Transfers Bagram Bribery Case To Ill.
• France Unveils Guidance On Antitrust Fines
• Samsung Finalizes Guilty Plea In Tube Cartel Case
• Wilson Sonsini Atty To Head AT&T, T-Mobile FCC Review
• CytoSport Targets Proclaim In Supplement IP Suit
• Court Muzzles Plaintiffs In $137M BofA Muni Bond Pact
• Wham-O Whacks Goodwin Procter With Excessive Fees Suit
• Aegis' $100M Trade Secrets Suit To Stay In Calif.
• 9th Circ. Nixes Atty Fee Appeal In VW Class Action
• Sens. Demand Probe Into Price-Fixing By Oil Refiners
• US Soccer Federation Fights Subpoena Of Ex-Atty
• Dean Foods Sued Over Ill. Milk Market Squeeze
• Arkema, Elf Lose Bid To Toss €59M Bleach Cartel Fines
• A Rare Sight: DOJ Nonprosecution Agreements
• Tenaris Pays $8.9M Over Uzbek Bribery Allegations
• Schottenfeld Sues Opus Over Trader Hires
• UK Watchdog To Probe Competition In Auditing Sector
• EU Raids Shipping Cos. Over Cartel Worries
• Poultry Co. Seeks Quick DOJ Probe Of Tyson Plant Buy
• NFL Lockout Still On After 8th Circ. Stays Injunction
• High Court Won't Hear Construction Cos.' Cartel Case
• Wal-Mart Threatens To Drop $2.3B Bid For Massmart
• Q&A With Latham's Al Pfeiffer
• Amylin Sues Lilly Over Byetta Sales Plans
• Sony Ericsson Drops Clearwire Logo IP Suit
• Ex-Ohio Judge, Feds Spar Over Corruption Evidence
• Spain Hits Endesa, Others With €60M Antitrust Fines
• Verizon Wins Injunction In Text Services Fraud Case
• High Court Rejects Princo Patent Misuse Appeal
• Conduct Remedies In The Google And Comcast Mergers
• DOJ Drops Hammer On $11B Nasdaq-ICE Bid For NYSE
• S&P Offers To Cap Licensing Fees To Settle EU Probe
• Ky. AG Accuses Marathon Of Gas Price Gouging
• 9 Years On, Critics Doubt Value of Microsoft's DOJ Deal
• Tire Co. Appeals E-Discovery Order In Antitrust Suit
• Mexican Antitrust Agency Probes Telecoms
• NY Can't Add Small Businesses To Intel Antitrust Suit
• Pump It Up
• Q&A With Foley & Lardner's Eileen Ridley
• ViVOtech Refreshes Offer For Hypercom's US Assets
• FCC Should Reform Merger Reviews: House Panel
• Pom Fires Off Another Juice Trademark Suit
• BASF, Ineos Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On Styrene Deal
• Direct Mail Exec Gets 2.5 Years For $1.8M Kickback Scam
• Harley Leaves Bag Maker's Antitrust Claims In Dust
• Southwest, AirTran Rip 9th Circ. Appeal Of $1.4B Merger
• Q&A With McDermott's Alison Smith
• ASIC To Pay Millions To Settle Unfair Competition Suit
• AT&T, Cingular Settle With Marsh In Bid-Rigging MDL
• Construction Cos. Must Pay $6M Fees In Cartel Case
• Judge Sends Back Munchkin Claims Of Sippy Cup Lies
• Dollar Thrifty To Help Hertz's $2.2B Buy Clear FTC
• I'm Glad High Court Nixed Cipro Cert Bid: FTC Commish
• US Seeks Jail Time For Afghan Contractor In Bribery Case
• 5 Charged In $13M Postal Service Bribery Scheme
• Leagues Skate Off Youth Hockey Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Sues To Block VeriFone-Hypercom Merger
• Advanced Generic Reloads In Antitrust Suit V. Drug Cos.
• Netflix Claims No Evidence Exists Of Wal-Mart DVD Plot
• Smith & Wesson Goes On Warpath Over Muzzle-Loader IP
• American, Qantas Seek Antitrust OK For Collaboration
• FINRA's Reminder Of FCPA Compliance Obligations
• Disgorgement: A Cure Worse Than The Disease?
• US Appeals Relators' Take In $55M HP Kickback Deal
• Lindsey FCPA Verdicts Prompt Hard Look At Trial Risks
• DOJ Told To Deliver Tapes In Ice Antitrust MDL
• Ex-Army Major Pleads Guilty In Contract Bribery Case
• Chicago Trash Co. Boss Gets 16 Months For Bid-Rigging
• Winston Nabs Gibson Dunn Antitrust Expert
• Judge Snips DaVita Kickback Claims In FCA Suit
• Google Sets Aside $500M For DOJ Ad Services Probe
• Judge Won't Stay LCD MDL Over Arbitration Pacts
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's Thomas Hanrahan
• What The UK Bribery Act 'Is' And 'Is Not'
• T-Mobile Tie-Up Won't Hurt Competition, AT&T CEO Says
• Sanofi, Generics Failed To Report Ambien IP Deals: FTC
• MGA Attys Seek Fees In Bratz Win Against Mattel
• 4 Calif. Public Officials Arrested In Bribery Scandal
• FCPA Trials Reach New Heights In 2011
• Pharmacies Attack $68B Pfizer-Wyeth Deal In 9th Circ.
• DOJ Sues To Undo $3M Chicken Processing Sale
• FTC Orders Texas Doctors Group To Stop Rate Talks
• Consumers Press 9th Circ. To Undo $3B United Air Deal
• Groups Ready Fight Against $39B AT&T, T-Mobile Tie-Up
• DOT Approves Delta-Virgin Australia Alliance
• UBS' $160M Muni Bond Settlement Draws Fire
• Insurer Balks At Coverage For ProMedica Merger Suit
• Jury Finds Lindsey, Execs Guilty In FCPA Trial
• High-Ranking DOJ Fraud Cop Heads To Mintz Levin
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive EBay Sellers' Antitrust Suit
• An Untimely End To Indirect Purchaser Actions In BC?
• CCI Defense Attacks FCPA 'Foreign Official' Definition
• Judge Ends LG's False Ad Case Against Whirlpool
• NFL Owners Argue Against Injunction In 8th Circ.
• Airlines Duck Foreign Injury Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Shale Lease Suit Against Range Resources Lives On
• Merger Reviews During Budget Brinkmanship
• FTC Clears Alliance Data's $356M Aspen Merger
• King & Spalding Nabs Hogan Lovells Antitrust Expert
• Judge Tosses Laundering Charge In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Howrey Lessons: The Downside Of Contingent Fees
• Foam Food Container Makers Face $25M Antitrust Suit
• Amerisure Wins Toss Of Concrete Cos.' Defense Suit
• Hertz Ups Dollar Thrifty Bid To $2.25B
• UK Taps New Antitrust Chief Amid Agency Merger Plans
• Wright Medical In Hot Seat Over $8M Kickbacks Settlement
• FTC Clears $338M Baxter-Prism Pharmaceuticals Deal
• DOJ OKs $3.7B Unilever, Alberto-Culver Deal Pending Sales
• Marsh Accuses Krauter Of Poaching Employees
• Irish Watchdog Backs Opt-Out For Private Cartel Cases
• Feds Bristle At Ex-ABB Exec's Bid To Toss FCPA Case
• Kason Fined For Customer Allocation Plot In Canada
• Ex-Fla. Port Official Says Silence Isn't Evidence
• Antitrust Guidance For ACOs: Still Evolving
• 5 Questions After AT&T V. Concepcion
• Grape Growers To Fed. Circ.: US Must Prove IP Validity
• Bayer Targets Lilly In False Ad Suit Over Pet Drugs
• Baker & McKenzie Adds Antitrust Atty From Jones Day
• Medtronic Loses Bid To Take Lenox Suit To Arbitration
• Costa Rican Utility Says $137M Alcatel Deal Not Enough
• A Plug For New Russian Anti-Bribery Proposals
• S. African Watchdog Creates Specialized Cartel Unit
• K&L Gates Scores 10-Lawyer Team From Clifford Chance
• Avon Widens In-House Cleanup Over FCPA Violations
• FCC Chief Says Antitrust Laws Won't Keep Internet Open
• ICE Unit Plays Ball In EU Antitrust Probe Over CDS
• Raising The Bar For Vertical Mergers
• EU Warns $810M Caterpillar-MWM Deal May Not Fly
• No Proof Aguilar Bribed In FCPA Case, Defense Says
• Arctic Glacier Settles Canadian Class Actions Over Ice
• Sprint Wants W.Va. To Reject AT&T's T-Mobile Buy
• China's Top Court Set To Boost Anti-Monopoly Suits
• Judge OKs Dean Foods' $30M Antitrust Settlement
• DOJ Enters Scrum Over BCS Playoffs System
• UBS To Pay $160M In Muni Bond Settlement
• Tech Giants Face Antitrust Action Over Workers' Pay
• O'Melveny Boosts Antitrust Team With Ex-Howrey Atty
• Consumers Attack $1.4B Southwest-AirTran Combo
• Morvillo Abramowitz Opens DC Office, Nabs FCPA Pro
• Prescriptions For FCPA Pain
• Actelion Vows To Appeal Jury Verdict In Asahi Fight
• Judge Slams Feds' Witness In Lindsey FCPA Case
• Adobe Hit With Class Action Over FreeHand App
• 4th Circ. Revives Novell Antitrust Suit V. Microsoft
• Investors Sue J&J Board Over $78M In Settlements
• Amazon Counters Bookstores' Claims In Pricing Suit
• Pay-For-Delay Deals Hit 7-Year High In 2010: FTC
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Nurses Review Of Class Cert. Denial
• Rockwell Pays SEC $2.7M To Settle FCPA Probe
• Wyeth Improperly Delayed Generic Effexor: Suit
• EA Elbows Out NCAA Players' Antitrust Claims
• V&E Lures Former McDermott Attys In DC, Silicon Valley
• The New Tag Team: Antitrust And FCPA
• Polish Antitrust Watchdog Gets Boost From EU High Court
• DOJ Clears Path For Perdue, Coleman Merger
• Nasdaq, ICE Bid For NYSE Goes Hostile
• Counterclaims Can't Trigger CAFA Removal: 9th Circ.
• Netflix Gets Suits Nixed In DVD Rental Antitrust MDL
• FTC Clears Pfizer's $2.4B Capsugel Sale To KKR
• Thompson & Knight Adds FCPA Expert
• Grifols, FTC Ink Deal To Allow $3.4B Talecris Tie-Up
• SAIC Denied Quick Win In Bid-Rigging Case
• Considering Welfare In ITC Exclusion Order Cases
• Poultry Producer Antitrust Appeal Passed Up By High Court