Competition Archive » December, 2012

Competition - December, 2012

192 articles

• Judge Unseals FCA Suit Against Millennium, Schering
• NYSE Heeds Past Lessons With $750M Antitrust Breakup Fee
• Vaccine Buyers Get Sanofi's Antitrust Claim Scrapped
• Best Buy Drops Philips From LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Vitamin C Price-Fixing Judge Lets Expert's Analysis Stand
• Pa. PUC Shouldn't Investigate Exelon Merger, Judge Says
• Allergan Rivals' Eyelash Treatments Are Drugs, Court Rules
• Land O'Lakes, Others Shake Claims In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• DOJ Won't Block Nuclear Plant Alliance Joint Purchase Plan
• Singapore Pays $3.4M To Exit NZ Air Cargo Rate-Fixing Probe
• UK Competition Watchdog Bars Akzo's Metlac Takeover
• Ballast Nedam Reaches €17.5M Deal Over Bribery Allegations
• Government's White Collar Wish List For 2013
• EU AstraZeneca Ruling — A Letdown For Life Sciences Cos.
• Airlines Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On Transatlantic Deal
• Roofing Contractor Settles False Claims Suit For $3M
• Judge Won't Halt Health System's Physician Practice Buy
• Libor Antitrust Risks Remain Despite Early Settlements
• Deutsche Bahn Seeks Reported $993M In Price-Fixing Suit
• Select Comfort Sues Insurer For Sleepy's Suit Coverage
• EU Poised To Launch Samsung Patent Antitrust Case
• UBS Under Scrutiny For Possible Hong Kong Rate Misconduct
• OneBeacon Must Defend Law Firm In Dish Malpractice Suit
• 2nd Circ. Approves $180M Sirius XM Antitrust Settlement
• Eli Lilly Strikes $29.4M Settlement Over FCPA Claims
• EU Accepts Rio Tinto's Aluminum Antitrust Moves
• University Of Ariz. Backed By 9th Circ. In Ansel Adams IP Row
• EU Regulator To Probe Syniverse's $694M Mach Acquisition
• Europe's Competition Watchdog Ends Thomson Reuters Probe
• Spain Fines Vodafone, Others €120M Over Abuse In Text Market
• Feds Nab 11th Plea In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Dragnet
• Reminder: Joint Ventures Are Subject To Antitrust Review
• Regulators Push Reform Agenda Through UBS Libor Deal
• GSK To Pay $150M To Settle Direct Purchasers' Flonase Suit
• Expect More Libor Criminal Cases, Experts Say
• UBS Deal Shows Some Banks Still Too Big To Indict
• Ohio State Bookstore Accuses Publishers Of Monopoly Threats
• Dow Chemical Can't Exit Urethane Antitrust MDL
• UBS Mea Culpa May Give Libor Antitrust Plaintiffs Upper Hand
• Google Antitrust Probes Likely To Stretch Into 2013
• Sanofi Pays $109M For Fine Dining Kickbacks, Illicit Samples
• Heineken, Bavaria Can't Ax €219M Beer Cartel Fines
• FERC Judge Blocks Pipeline Co. Enterprise TEPPCO's Rate Plan
• Last-Minute DOJ Hangup Scuttles $1.6M False Claims Deal
• $330M Tech Co. Tie-Up Will Create 'Near-Monopoly,' FTC Says
• Pa. Hospital Hits Cardinal, Owens & Minor With Antitrust Suit
• SEP Antitrust Analysis — More Complex Than It Seems
• UBS Hit With $1.5B Fine After Admitting Role In Libor Scandal
• Penguin Settles DOJ's E-Books Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Indicates Stay Unlikely In NHL, MLB Antitrust Suit
• Shipping Cartel Members Face $7M In Swiss Antitrust Fines
• Samsung To Nix Essential Patent Sales Ban Bids In EU
• DOJ Hits Record $1.1B Criminal Antitrust Fines In 2012
• AUO Exec Found Guilty Of LCD Price-Fixing
• Bid-Rig Claims Against Morton, Cargill Fall Short: 6th Circ.
• Japanese Freight Co. To Pay $10M For Price-Fixing Scheme
• Competition MVP: Robins Kaplan's K. Craig Wildfang
• Medicare Fraud Ringleader Faces 30 Years For $63M Scam
• Preserving Rule Of Reason Against 'Cost-Based' Challenge
• Recent Surveys Highlight Anti-Corruption Trends
• AUO Exec 'Passionately' Price-Fixed With Rivals, Jury Hears
• 5th Circ. Upholds 7-Year Sentence In Dallas Bribery Scheme
• Reported Google-FTC Deal May Keep Future Case On The Table
• Fed. Circ. Junks Antitrust Claims In Slot Machine Suit
• Ex-NJ Mayor Admits To Tax Evasion Via Insurance Bribes
• Competition MVP: Lee Van Voorhis
• Insurer Tells 3rd Circ. 'Kids For Cash' Facilities Not Covered
• Aussie Court Fines Thai Airways $8M Over Cargo Cartel
• Promoter Calls Foul On NCAA Over Canceled Tournaments
• Barclays Says FERC Manipulation Claims Won't Fly In Court
• Allianz To Pay $12.3M To Settle Indonesian Bribery Claims
• Samsung Tells ITC That Import Ban Will Cripple Competition
• Colo. Gas Pipeline Owners Can't Shake Antitrust Suit
• NHL Files Suit As Players Move Toward Decertifying Union
• Highlights From DOJ-FTC Patent Assertion Entity Workshop
• 3 Hot Topics For Business Litigators To Watch In 2013
• Competition MVP: Munger Tolles' Glenn Pomerantz
• Brazil's New Leniency Plan Leaves Cartel Fines Hazy
• Canadian Antitrust Watchdog Drops Charges Against Waste Co.
• Jury Finds El Paso Businessman Guilty In Kickback Case
• La. Man Charged With Bribery In $3.2M Afghanistan Contract
• Orthofix To Pay $42M To End DOJ Medicare Fraud Case
• Dun & Bradstreet Exploits Credit Monopoly, Suit Says
• Swiss Antitrust Agency Probes Expedia, Others
• Georgia-Pacific, Others Face Antitrust Suit Over Drywall Prices
• The Cost Of Compliance: Breaking Seals In Dawn Raids
• FCPA Guide's Lessons For Life Sciences Companies
• Virgin, Cathay Dodge UK Flight Price-Fixing Probe
• US Targets Vein Treatment's Marketing In FCA Suit
• French Antitrust Agency Slaps Orange, SFR With $240M Fine
• Ryanair Loses Bid To Block UK Probe Of Aer Lingus Stake
• Competition MVP: O'Melveny's Kenneth Nissly
• Judge Pans DOJ Deal In Natural Gas Antitrust Suit
• 4th Circ. Finds No Email Privacy Issue In Bribery Conviction
• UBS Reportedly Faces $1B In Fines Over Libor Manipulation
• Siemens Sued For $1.5B Over Alleged Mexican Oil Bribes
• Blue Cross Antitrust Lawsuits Combined In MDL
• S. African Watchdog Hits Foodcorp With $10M Cartel Fine
• EU OKs Apple's, Publishers' E-Book Price-Fixing Settlements
• Landmark Class Action Case To Be Heard In Supreme Court
• Prudence Is The Right Answer To 'Search Neutrality' Claims
• Investors Admit To Foreclosure Auction Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Boston Scientific Says 1st-To-File Rule Bars Kickback Suit
• EC Win In Merger Fine Case Puts Companies On Notice
• Chocolate Buyers Win Class Status In Antitrust MDL
• Competition MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Stephen Neuwirth
• EU Court Adviser Kicks Soccer Bodies' TV Rights Appeal
• EC Approves $1.7B Austria Telecom Buyout, With Conditions
• Williams Mullen Draws Baker Botts Antitrust Pro To DC
• Antitrust Suits Against Priceline, Hilton, Others Combined
• Antitrust Scrutiny Of Employers Continues In EBay Suits
• Competition MVP: White & Case's Eric Grannon
• Noble Execs Duck Parts Of Nigerian Oil Rig Bribery Suit
• Sen. Warns FCC Against Easing Media Cross-Ownership Rule
• UTi Pays $3.2M To Settle Freight Forwarding Cartel Case
• Florida Exits Cathode Ray Tube Price-Fixing MDL
• 2nd Ex-Birdsall Exec Charged In Political Donation Probe
• DOJ, NY AG Sue To Unwind NYC Tour Bus Monopoly
• Stryker, Wright Medical Settle Suit Over Knee Implant Website
• China OKs E-Security Joint Venture, With Conditions
• Home Depot Can't Rush Appeal In $7B Card Fee Deal: 2nd Circ.
• UK Authorities Arrest 3 In Libor-Rigging Probe
• Gogo Denies Class Claims Of In-Flight Internet Monopoly
• MGA's $310M Bratz Win Time-Barred, Mattel Tells 9th Circ.
• Millennium Labs Sues Insurers Over Kickback Suit Coverage
• Patent Validity Issue Underpins High Court Pay-For-Delay Case
• Competition MVP: Dechert's Paul Denis
• Experian Escapes Credit Report Monopoly Suit For Now
• Class Definitions Differ In Texting Antitrust Suit: Judge
• Cab Operators Sue NYC Over Plan To Make Nissan Official Taxi
• Ryanair Offers More Concessions To EU In Aer Lingus Bid
• High Court Won't Hear Costa Rican Utility $18M FCPA Appeal
• Recovering Damages When FCPA Prosecution Misfires: Part 2
• Judge Will Hear State Claims In Pom, Coke Labeling War
• Nucor, Others Can't Escape Steel Co.'s Boycott Suit
• Noble Execs Can't Shake FCPA Nigerian Bribery Suit
• Texas Judge Won't Delay Kickback Suit During Criminal Probe
• Competition MVP: Skadden's Cliff Aronson
• $23M In Fines The Latest For Airlines In Aussie Cartel Probe
• Supreme Court To Hear FTC Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Suit
• EU Regulators Take Deeper Look At Munksjo-Ahlstrom Merger
• Aetna Reaches $120M Deal To Settle Underpayment Claims
• German Regulator Concerned About $787M Cable Merger
• Flailing At The Definition Of A 'Foreign Official'
• EU AstraZeneca Ruling Raises Bar For IP Monopoly Abuse
• K-Dur Doesn't Apply To Authorized Generic Deals, Judge Says
• Polystyrene Conspiracy Claims Are Bogus, 1st Circ. Hears
• AUO Execs No Longer 'Fugitives' After Bail Extended
• FTC Says Motorola Should Not Get Apple Ban In SEP Case
• Trenton Mayor Indicted In Alleged Extortion Scheme
• Cardinal, Owens & Minor Hit With $200M Antitrust Suit
• EU Antitrust Chief Uncertain About UPS/TNT Concessions
• Rolls-Royce May Face Prosecution in UK Bribery Probe
• FTC's Tough Message On Standard-Essential Patents
• Calif. Ruling Reveals High Bar For RESPA Class Actions
• DOJ Economist Says SEP Licensing Can Hurt Competition
• AUO Execs Guilty Of Price-Fixing Now 'Fugitives,' Judge Says
• OPM Details Multistate Health Plans On ACA Exchanges
• Google, EU Antitrust Talks Continue With No Deal Yet
• Sports Fans Get OK To Bring Antitrust Suit Against NHL, MLB
• Judge Won't Find $1.5B Bid For MSR Was In Good Faith Yet
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. To Toss Music Exec's E-Book Appeal
• HannStar, Chunghwa Lose Bid To Shake Price-Fixing Claims
• Samsung Says ITC Ban In Apple Fight Would Hurt Consumers
• US Shipping Law Supports Antitrust Breaches, Suit Says
• A Noteworthy Investigation Of An Acquisition In Alaska
• EU Slaps Philips, LG, Others With $1.9B Fine For CRT Cartel
• Appeals Highlight EU Battle Over Cartel Document Access
• CFTC Targets Broker Over Wheat Futures Trades
• AUO Exec Was LCD Rivals' 'Man On The Inside,' Jury Told
• FTC Official Justifies Tough Hospital Merger Enforcement
• FTC Nominee Vows Not To Vote On Google Antitrust Case
• FTC Clears Disney's $4B Lucasfilm Buy
• Target, Macy's, Others To Appeal $7.3B Swipe Fee Deal
• Samsung, Like Apple, Asks Fed. Circ. To Seal Info In IP Suit
• DC Circ. Denies Verizon's Appeal Of FCC Data-Roaming Rule
• Atty Convicted Of Bribing Judge Gets Mail Fraud Count Nixed
• 1st Circ. Set To Weigh In On FCA First-To-File Rule
• Judge Bars AUO Exec's Death Threat Email In LCD Trial
• CME Probes Morgan Stanley Director's Treasury Trades
• Lathrop & Gage Adds Ford & Harrison Antitrust Head
• Nonprofit Fights Sanofi Subpoena In Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Engineering Exec Cops To Evading NJ Pay-To-Play Rules
• Steel Cartel Appeal May Flesh Out EU Hardship Discount Rule
• Jury Hands TransWeb Win In 3M Patent Infringement Suit
• Plaintiffs Lose Doc Request In Pfizer Epilepsy Drug MDL
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Recovering Damages When FCPA Prosecution Misfires: Part 1
• Philips, Best Buy To Settle LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Blue Cross Can't Escape Suit Over Favored-Nation Deals
• EU Probes Bulgarian Energy Holding Over Market Restrictions
• Disturbing Findings On Atty-Client Privilege In FCA Case