Competition Archive » January, 2013

Competition - January, 2013

258 articles

• DOJ Starts Strong In Tough AB InBev-Modelo Fight, Attys Say
• Now At Cravath, Ex-Antitrust Head Lines Up Against DOJ
• Twitter, Data Co. Spar On Venue In 'Firehose' Access Row
• FTC Chief Leibowitz To Exit Agency In February
• 29 Top Firms Drawn Into Sprint-Clearwire-SoftBank Saga
• Walgreens Accused Of Paying Kickbacks In FCA Suit
• Schulte Roth Brings On 3 Morvillo Abramowitz Litigators
• Virgin-Skywest Tie-Up Cleared For Takeoff In Australia
• Klobuchar To Replace Kohl As Senate Antitrust Panel Head
• Germany Fines Nestle, Others €60M Over Chocolate Cartel
• EU Says J&J, Novartis Pay-For-Delay Breached Antitrust Laws
• DOJ Sues To Block $20B AB InBev-Modelo Merger
• Antitrust Activity Reaffirms Trade Group Compliance Goals
• Ex-BP NGL Trader Says He Was Fired To Allow Market Scheme
• US Says AmEx Class Waiver Curtails Federal Rights
• AMA, AARP Back FTC In Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Fight
• Robins Kaplan Adds Ace Antitrust Negotiators From Labaton
• Google Settlement Expected Any Day, EU Antitrust Chief Says
• EU Antitrust Unit May Fight More Cos. On Standard Patents
• Potash Cos. Pay $97.5M To End Long-Running Cartel Case
• Bimbo Urges Halt To DOJ-Ordered Sara Lee Sale
• Clearwire Investor Asks FCC To Block $2.2B Sprint Deal
• Discovery In J&J FCA Suit Was Too Narrow, 1st Circ. Hears
• ABX To Pay $3.5M To Exit Freight Forwarding Cartel Suit
• EU Officially Kills $6.8B UPS-TNT Merger
• Walker Process Antitrust Claims: The Jurisdiction Question
• Shipping Honcho Convicted Of Cargo Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• San Fran Official Eyes Libor Suit Against Big Banks
• Antitrust Group Backs USPTO Plan To Record Patent Owners
• Class Action Plan Could Make UK Europe's Antitrust Hotspot
• Greed Behind Bid To Yank $5M Deal, Highmark Says
• AmEx Class Waiver Hurts Small Businesses, High Court Hears
• FERC Staff Backs $470M Penalty For Barclays In Energy Probe
• Edwards Wildman Snags White Collar Pro From LeClairRyan
• DOJ Asks FCC To Halt Review Of $20B SoftBank-Sprint Deal
• Mayer Brown Wants To Ax Parties In Antitrust Attys' Fees Row
• US Pushing For RBS To Enter Libor Guilty Plea
• EU And US Are Getting Tough On Noncompete Clauses In M&A
• SEC Says Noble Execs Hid Nigerian Bribery From Auditors
• GC Resignation Puts Spotlight On Ethics Concerns At USAID
• BakerHostetler Faces Nestle DQ Bid In Price-Fixing Suits
• ICE's $8B NYSE Bid May Face Less Friction Than Boerse Deal
• Microsoft Waives EU Hearing In Browser Choice Case
• Apple FRAND Appeal Belongs In 7th Circ., Motorola Says
• Eye Med Distributor's $100M Suit Barred By Deal, Akorn Says
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• News Corp. Targets Heinz's In-Store Ad Antitrust Claims
• Goldman, Others Targeted In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• Judge Won't Recuse Self From HCA, Centura Antitrust Case
• AstraZeneca Escapes Medco FCA Kickbacks Suit
• Samsung, HTC, Others Duck Antitrust Suit Over NPE Boycott
• AmEx Bucks Surcharge Queries In Visa-MasterCard Settlement
• Okada Sues To Block Vote On Wynn Resorts Board Ouster
• Nexium MDL Judge Scolds Attys For Lead Counsel 'Squabble'
• DOJ Antitrust Workload Questioned Amid Office Closings
• Fixes In £9B UK Checking Market Stop Antitrust Probe
• Calif. Accuses Foreign Apparel Cos. Of Software Piracy
• 9th Circ. Denies Bail For AUO Execs In Price-Fixing Case
• Only Rivals Can Lodge False Ad Claims, Lexmark Argues
• Japanese Freight Co. To Pay $2.3M Over Price-Fixing Plot
• Indirect-Purchaser Exceptions To Illinois Brick Continue
• Seeking DOJ's Leniency A Tough Sell For Banks: UBS Counsel
• Diebold Reserves $18M for Possible FCPA Settlement
• McWane Says FTC's Pipe Price-Fixing Claims 'Defy Logic'
• Pay-For-Delay Antitrust Test Sets Bar Too High: FTC Official
• UK Regulators Take Aim At ICAP In Libor Probe
• NJ Hospital To Pay $12.5M To End FCA Kickback Suit
• Microsoft Antitrust Case Lacks Evidence, 10th Circ. Hears
• PSE&G Unfairly Flooded Solar Energy Market, Suit Says
• OPAP's Greek Gambling Monopoly Illegal, EU Court Says
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Walgreen, Par RICO Suit
• NuVasive Noncompete Too Restrictive, Device Seller Says
• Arnold & Porter Nabs Antitrust Expert From Skadden
• Toshiba Must Face Best Buy's Antitrust Claims In LCD MDL
• Tone At The Top: More Than Just Jargon
• Canon Ruling May Spur Unfair Competition Claims In Calif.
• Palm Says Steve Jobs Pushed Hiring Pact With Patent Threats
• DOJ Criminal Division Chief Lanny Breuer To Leave Post
• EBay Says DOJ's Hiring Conspiracy Claims Don't Hold Up
• 3rd Circ. Shuts Down Ethypharm Antitrust Suit Against Abbott
• FTC Tells Justices Pay-For-Delay 'Presumptively Unlawful'
• Senators Revive Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
• 3 Tips For Limiting Liability In The Digital Age
• EU Extends Review Of Ryanair's $922M Aer Lingus Buy
• How FERC's Proposed Penalties May Violate 8th Amendment
• T-Mobile Drops LCD Antitrust Claims Against Chi Mei
• Telefonica, Portugal Telecom Fined €79M For Noncompete Plot
• Texas County Restarts RICO Suit Against Ex-Officials, Atty
• Auto Lights Exec Gets 14-Month Sentence For Price-Fixing
• With Trial Looming, Dow Attacks Urethane Antitrust Class
• Watchdog's Copper Cartel Loss Sheds Light On EU Principle
• Aetna Sells Mo. Medicaid To Seal $5.7B Coventry Deal
• Reinvigorated Antitrust Enforcement Has Arrived
• Ex-Mayer Brown CIO, Vendor Deny Running $5M Billing Scam
• Plaintiffs Drop $5M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Dispute
• Deutsche Bank Pays FERC $1.7M, Despite Litigation Threat
• Farmers Strike $159M Settlement In Milk Antitrust Case
• UK Greenlights £1.5B Airport Sale, Ending Mandated Deals
• UK Takeover Panel Names New Head From Citigroup Ranks
• Hausfeld Accused Of Ethics Violations In NCAA Suit
• Grant & Eisenhofer Sued Over Share Of $84M Abbott Award
• IBM, SEC Denied Request For Delay In $10M FCPA Deal
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Indicted In Corruption Case
• Athletic League's $52M Exit Fee Infringes Antitrust Law: Md.
• Apple CEO Cook Faces Questioning In Pay-Fixing Case
• FDA Defends Approval Of Generic Acetaminophen OD Drug
• US Airways Colluded To Boycott Travel Cos., Sabre Says
• Lawmakers Vow To Revive Pay-For-Delay Deal Ban
• CBRE Can't Dodge Anti-Competitive Property Bid Suit
• Ad Row Between Newspaper Rivals Revived By NJ Court
• Hitachi-LG Strikes $26M Deal In Disk-Drive Antitrust MDL
• Insurers Lose Bid To Dodge Sabre Antitrust Claims In Texas
• Dell Drops LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against AUO To Exit MDL
• The Year Of The ACO And Trends For The Future
• Dish Asks FCC To Pause Sprint-SoftBank Review Clock
• FTC Pay-For-Delay Stats Show Androgel Stakes Are High
• Grocery Chain Beats Antitrust Suit Over Produce Restrictions
• Dow's Urethane Antitrust Trial To Start Next Week
• Ex-Magyar Execs Can Face FCPA Claims In NY, SEC Says
• 7 Compliance Failures That Facilitated Libor Rigging
• Cohen Milstein Survives DQ Bid In Lipitor MDL
• Actelion Says Antitrust Law Can't Make It Sell To Rivals
• UPMC Can't Challenge $5M Antitrust Deal, Highmark Says
• Qantas, Emirates Win Go-Ahead To Start Work On Alliance
• EU Parliament OKs Limiting Credit Rating Agencies' Clout
• $1.4B Merger Saved By Highmark, West Penn Bondholders Deal
• US, Canada Approve $6.8B ConAgra, RalCorp Deal
• High Court Mulls Limits Of US Agency Powers In FCC Row
• US Pushes 2-Year Sentence For Auto Lights Exec
• DOJ Won't Block NY Hospital Group's Doctor Incentive Plan
• JPMorgan Can't Enforce Class Action Waiver, 6th Circ. Told
• DuPont Can't Shake Auto Coating Seller's Antitrust Suit
• LG Loses Bid To Claim Double Recovery In LCD MDL
• Okada Can't Skirt Wynn Resorts' Disloyalty Claims
• Mayer Brown Nabs Korean Atty For Antitrust, Trade Work
• Amazon, Apple Told To Explore Truce In 'App Store' IP War
• How Direct Purchasers Fit Into Walker Process Landscape
• NY Hospital Contractor Gets Probation In Bid-Rigging Case
• Siemens Unit Accused Of Bribing Chinese Officials
• DOJ's Antitrust Plans Unclear Amid Looming Office Closures
• Patheon Says JV Partner Can't Sue Over $255M Acquisition
• OPEC Antitrust Suit Nixed Over Failure To Serve
• SEC Rejects Nasdaq Algorithmic Trading Platform
• GSK's Generic Flonase Antitrust Deal Gets Green Light
• LCD Price-Fixing Plaintiffs' Attys Score $23.5M In Fees
• Competition Group Of The Year: Wilson Sonsini
• C-SPAN Says Sky Angel Antitrust Row Belongs At FCC
• Germany Fines Food Exec For Missing Merger Info
• Squire Sanders Nabs 3 Antitrust Pros From Akin Gump
• DOJ Merger Challenge Highlights Danger Of Bad Documents
• AmEx, Citi Accused of Evidence Dodge In Antitrust Suits
• Blocked UPS-TNT Deal Shows EU Not Afraid To Get Tough
• Reversing Trend, Antitrust Suits Spiked In 2012
• Competition Practice Group Of The Year: White & Case
• GSK To Shell Out $21.5M To Exit Wellbutrin Antitrust Suit
• Wholesale Grocery Suppliers Beat Antitrust Suit
• Fla. Hospital Again Denied Cert. In $867M Drug Antitrust Suit
• Apple Asks ITC To Reject Samsung Case Against Ericsson
• Supreme Court Declines Duke Energy Rebate Appeal
• Covington & Burling Opens 3rd Asia Outlet In Shanghai
• Evidence Bar In Paper Cartel Suit Won't Get High Court Review
• UPS Reverses Course In $6.8B TNT Merger
• FCPA Lessons From The Allianz Settlement
• Ohio Contractor Gets 3 Years In Prison In Corruption Case
• Competition Group Of The Year: Kirkland & Ellis
• Deutsche Bank Unit May Settle FERC Row Over Power Trades
• With UAE Antitrust Law In The Wings, Attys Say Plan Now
• FTC Tenure Begins For Republican Commissioner Wright
• Dell Settles With Hannstar In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Sports Owners Hold All The Cards In Labor Negotiations
• USPS Gives Unfair Advantage to Netflix, DC Circ. Finds
• Ex-Axius CEO Admits Trying To Bribe Stock Brokers
• $168M PowerReviews Merger Stifles Competition, DOJ Says
• DOJ Blocks Okla. Chiropractors' Joint Contract Bargaining
• European Regulators Want Sweeping Euribor Reforms
• Implications Of FTC Victory In Health Centers Acquisition
• Pharmaceutical Product Switching: Antitrust Pitfalls
• Inside The Latest Hong Kong Anti-Bribery Efforts
• Wireless Co. Loses Antitrust Bid In Rival's Counterfeiting Suit
• Cartel Members Can't Write Off China In Wake Of LCD Case
• Competition Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Sen. Plans Antitrust Bill On Net Neutrality
• SEC Closes Investigation With No Action, Deere Says
• De Beers Unit Dodges Antitrust Default Judgment In 2nd Circ.
• Microsoft Concerned By 'Loophole' In FTC-Google Patent Deal
• Supreme Court Spotlight: Sex, Race And ... Commerce
• Wal-Mart CEO Knew Of Bribery Claims In 2005, Lawmakers Say
• FCC To Collect Competition Data In Special Access Market
• Cox Can't Dodge Okla. Set-Top Box Antitrust Class Action
• Pa. Hospital, Docs Blast FCA Suit As Vague, Too Late
• New Civil Litigation Firm NastLaw Launches In Philly
• Apple, Google, Others Want Pay Info Sealed In Hire-Pact Suit
• Calif. Cities Sue Big Banks Over Libor Manipulation
• Purdue, Ranbaxy Settle IP Fight Over Generic Oxycontin
• $900M DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger Earns Antitrust Nod
• NY Market At Risk From Reliability Deal, Power Group Says
• Tech, IP Concerns Key To Antitrust Enforcement, Report Says
• Rite Aid, Others Jump Into Pay-For-Delay MDL Against Pfizer
• 9th Circ. Affirms BofA Win Over Unfair Mortgage Rate Claim
• AT&T, Nokia Drop LCD Antitrust Claims Against AUO, Others
• GenCorp Plans Sale To Speed FTC Rocketdyne Bid Probe
• Antitrust Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
• Google Drops ITC Essential-Patent Claims Against Microsoft
• Questions Raised By China's International Cartel Action
• Google Must Drop ITC Essential-Patent Claims, Microsoft Says
• DOJ, USPTO Fight Import Bans In Essential-Patent Cases
• Issa Calls For Probe Of FTC Google Antitrust Leaks
• UK Watchdog Advances Health Care Trust Competition Probe
• Calif. AG's CRT Antitrust Deal Needs Work, Judge Says
• UK Names Chief Executive Of New Competition Authority
• DOJ Urges 9th Circ. To Deny Bail In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Medtronic Wants Off-Label Marketing FCA Suit Junked
• A Stark Reminder Of Merger Control Rules From EU Court
• AmEx, Discover Policies 'Screw' Consumers, Plaintiffs Tell Judge
• Latest Swipe At Insurers' Antitrust Immunity May Take Hold
• FTC Often Forces Fixes In Pharma Probes, Stats Show
• Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• King Pharma Says Patent Deal Didn't Bar Skelaxin Generic
• Facebook Challenges Currency Co.'s Standing In Antitrust Suit
• Magazine Publishers' Antitrust Appeal Declined By High Court
• What We Learned About The UK Bribery Act In 2012
• More Claims Against Dow OK'd In Urethane Price-Fixing MDL
• Market Impact Key To Antitrust Suit Over Penn State Sanctions
• Ikon, GE Capital Settle Antitrust Claims Over Copier Leases
• Nat'l Union Owed Amway Coverage In Antitrust Dispute: Judge
• Publishers Needn't Fill Textbook Order In Antitrust Fight
• No Quick Review In Antitrust Immunity Appeals: 10th Circ.
• Google To Face Tough Fight In EU Despite FTC Deal
• Pfizer, Endo Pay $50M To Settle Drug Price Inflation Claims
• Thoughts On Google's FTC Settlement
• Antitrust Group Prods FTC To Examine $7B ConAgra Merger
• Whistleblower Pushes To Revive Boston Scientific FCA Suit
• China Fines Major LCD Players $56M On Price-Fixing Claims
• 3M, Notepaper Rival Reach Deal In Post-It IP Suit
• Google Escapes FTC Antitrust Case With Light Penalties
• Google Gives Up Little In FTC Essential-Patent Deal
• NHL Players Want League's Suit Nixed As Lockout Drags On
• Wynn Resorts Seeks To Remove Okada At Special Meeting
• Chile's High Court OKs Terpel Asset Sale To Quinenco
• Ex-Broker Gets 18 Months For Role In Muni-Bond Fraud
• Georgia-Pacific, Others Face New Drywall Price-Fixing Suit
• 7th Circ. Puts Lid On Acid Antitrust Class Action
• Free Groceries For Screenings Aren't Kickbacks, HHS Says
• Google Settles FTC Antitrust Probe
• Senate Confirms DOJ Antitrust Chief, FTC Commissioner
• Microsoft Says Google Inhibiting Development Of YouTube App
• LCD Judge Narrows Retailers' Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Gov. Hits NCAA With Antitrust Suit Over Penn State Sanctions
• NFL Players Lose Fight Over 2010 Salary Cap Collusion
• Amazon Beats Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' Row
• AUO Execs Ask 9th Circ. For Bail In Price-Fixing Appeal
• T-Mobile Appeals Spectrum Allocation In $1.7B Telecom Buyout
• PHH Ducks Part Of Force-Placed Insurance Kickback Suit
• Libor Manipulation Case — Still A Long Way To Go
• Competition Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2013
• White Collar Cases To Watch In 2013
• Law360 Selects Top Practice Groups Of The Year
• Competition Cases To Watch In 2013