Competition Archive » February, 2013

Competition - February, 2013

261 articles

• Texas Atty Convicted In Judicial Bribery Scheme
• Ramirez Agenda At Helm Of FTC Is Anyone's Guess
• Merck Criticizes FTC's Proposed Pay-For-Delay Rule
• IP Jurisdiction Ruling Spurs Apple, Motorola Fed. Circ. Debate
• Jury Awards Dish $4.9M In ESPN Licensing Row
• Warner Chilcott Says Contracts Bar Retailers' Doryx Suit
• Japan Opens Further Review Of ASML's €2B Cymer Buy
• First Horizon Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• CFTC Chief Calls For Industry Cooperation On Libor Reform
• Shopping Center Giant Kimco Snared In Wal-Mart FCPA Probe
• Q&A With Paul Hastings' Holly House
• A Modern Look At The 9 Patent Licensing 'No-Nos'
• 6 Areas Often Underestimated In Law Firm Mergers
• FTC's Wright Vows To Focus On Proof In Antitrust Cases
• DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Natural Gas Bidding In Jeopardy
• China Influenced Vitamin C Cos.' Price-Fixing, Jury Told
• Justices Question Merchants' Logic In AmEx Antitrust Case
• GSK Not Immune To Drug-Discount Antitrust Suit, Clinic Says
• Ex-LA Coliseum Officials Can't Shake Kickback Claims
• EBay, Intuit Hiring Deal Clearly Hurt Competition, DOJ Says
• Barclays Docs Blast FERC Subpoena In $470M Energy Probe
• Google Seeking SEP Injunctions Despite FTC Deal, Rivals Say
• Rare Guidance On FCPA's Reach Over Foreign Nationals
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's John Treece
• DOJ Won't Challenge AUO $500M Price-Fixing Fine
• Tesco's Price-Fix Fine Cut To £6.5M After Deal With OFT
• EU Grounds Ryanair's €694M Bid For Aer Lingus
• Doc Says Providers Are Misreading FCA In Kickbacks Case
• Vitamin C Maker Sought To Conceal Price-Fixing, Jury Hears
• AmerisourceBergen Faces FCA Suit Over Kickback Scheme
• AmEx Opens Door For Justices To Build On Concepcion
• Libor Should Be Based On Real Transactions, Gensler Says
• AA, US Air Say $11B Merger Would Help Competition
• Google Must Hand Over Emails In Poaching Suit, Judge Hears
• Union Pacific, BNSF Dodge Oxbow's Price-Fixing Suit
• Viacom's Bundling Violates Antitrust Law, Cablevision Says
• Q&A With Kirkland's Christine Wilson
• Insurer Wants Out Of DuPont Auto Coating Antitrust Suit
• Pa. Gov. Says NCAA Skews Facts In Penn State Antitrust Suit
• A Game-Changer For Cy Pres Funds In Class Settlements
• Shine Might Be Off Alt Fee Arrangements, GC Survey Shows
• Expedia, Others Can Shield Antitrust Docs In Booking MDL
• In-House Teams Expand To Keep Pace With More Suits, Probes
• Regulatory Probes Reach New High, GC Survey Shows
• GCs Say FCPA Fears Spur More Careful Dealmaking
• GCs Rate Fixed Fees Best Bang For Their Buck
• BAE Says Whistleblowers' Fraud Suit Lacks Specifics
• Historic Antitrust Trial Against Chinese Vitamin-C Cos. Opens
• 3rd Circ. Ups Settlement Bar In Quashing Toys R Us Deal
• CRT Cos. Say 9th Circ.'s AT&T LCD Case Doesn't Apply
• Patheon Can't Duck JV Partner's Suit Over $255M Acquisition
• Enema Maker Claims Rival Defamed Its Product To VA
• Motorola Still Seeks Sales Ban After FTC Deal, Microsoft Says
• Noble Execs Say SEC's Nigerian Bribery Claims Are Too Late
• FDA Refers Reckitt To FTC For Hindering Generic Suboxone
• DC Circ. Slams FCC's Tennis Channel Order Against Comcast
• DOJ Suit Ignores Competitive Ratings Market, Bazaarvoice Says
• Q&A With Hogan Lovells' Eric Stock
• Antitrust Statute Of Limitations: A Limit Only In Theory
• NM Inks $24M Deal With Vanderbilt In Pay-To-Play Suit
• AB InBev, DOJ Get Stay In Suit Over $20B Modelo Merger
• Encana, Chesapeake Accused Of Fixing Lease Bids
• Nokia Says InterDigital Using ITC To Force Global License
• EU Watchdog To Drop E-Payments Antitrust Probe
• Calif. County Urges New Municipality Class In Libor MDL
• Warner Chilcott Falsely Promoted Drugs, FCA Suit Says
• Libor Manipulation Probes A Priority, EU Watchdog Says
• German Regulator Halts $787M Cable Merger
• Q&A With Skadden's Shep Goldfein
• JPMorgan Unit's Emails Not Privileged, FERC Tells DC Circ.
• Grocers Oppose $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Settlement
• What To Expect From The 3rd Largest Oil Deal Ever
• 'Honey Laundering' Signals A New Enforcement Era
• EU Aims To Subject More IP Licenses To Antitrust Scrutiny
• Travelport, American Duel Over Conspiracy Claim Deadlines
• Pharma Cos. Rip FTC's Bid To Bar Pay-For-Delay Deals
• DLA Piper Adds Veteran DOJ Antitrust Litigator In Philly
• Vitamin-C Co.'s Bid To Duck Antitrust Suit Came Too Late
• Okada Departs Wynn Board A Day Before Shareholder Vote
• Teva Slams Antitrust Claims In Azilect Patent Row
• Air France-KLM Fined $7M By Brazil Over Air Cargo Cartel
• Leibowitz Tells Law360 He's Leaving FTC In Good Shape
• Medco Funneled Kickbacks To Nonprofits, Exec Says
• Dell Hits Philips, Others With Cathode Ray Cartel Suit
• Q&A With Sidley Austin's Stephen Kinsella
• Takeaways From German Case Of Missing Merger Info
• Urethane Buyers Win $400M Jury Verdict In Price-Fixing MDL
• Divestiture Sinks Antitrust Suit, Dun & Bradstreet Says
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Denies Corruption Charges
• Rare Scolding In FCPA Case Shows SEC Can Go Too Far
• German Antitrust Watchdog Eyes Amazon Pricing Clause
• Vitamin C Antitrust Case Puts US-China Ties On Trial
• Key To Office Merger's Antitrust Fate: Does The Web Count?
• AB InBev, DOJ In Talks To Settle $20B Merger Challenge
• Boies Schiller Wants Chiquita Plaintiff-Poaching Suit Tossed
• Judge Raises Bar For SEC On FCPA Jurisdiction
• Q&A With Weil's Steven Newborn
• Expanding Reach Of Sherman Act Draws Criticism
• GE Claims Whirlpool, Others Fixed Fridge Compressor Prices
• High Court Won't Touch Zach Scruggs' Misprision Conviction
• New FCPA Guides Leave Companies Guessing, Biz Groups Say
• Justices Won't Review Ex-Army Officer's Bribery Indictment
• Justices Pare Antitrust Immunity In FTC Hospital Merger Win
• Time Warner Antitrust Case Tossed Too Soon, 2nd Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $35M Toys R Us Antitrust Deal As Unfair
• Pillsbury Adds Ex-Crowell & Moring Health Partner In DC
• Sephora Can't Dodge Competition Claims Over Skin Care Deal
• Clarification From High Court On State Action Exemption
• A Broad Reading Of FCPA's Jurisdiction Over Foreign Cos.
• How Tweaking The UK Takeover Code Affects Private Equity
• Northwestern Prof. Named Top DOJ Antitrust Economist
• High Court Won't Hear Title Insurer Price-Fixing Case
• BakerHostetler Fights Nestle DQ Bid In Antitrust Cases
• Okada Can't Block Shareholder Vote On Wynn Board Ouster
• Q&A With DLA Piper's David Bamberger
• Hospital's Immunity Bid In FTC Merger Fight Nixed By Justices
• Eurotunnel To Fight UK's Antitrust Review Of €65M Ship Buy
• Cartel Probe Costs German Flour Mills €41M In Fines
• Toshiba Reaches $14M Deal In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• US Steel, Others Beat Tomato Cannery's Antitrust Suit
• 8 Antitrust Attys Know How To Keep Clients Happy, GCs Say
• Adult Sites Urge Dismissal of '.XXX' Antitrust Counterclaims
• Ore. Bill Would Ax Antitrust Immunity For Medicaid Groups
• Valeant Pays $12M To Settle Wellbutrin Antitrust Claims
• DOJ Widens Antitrust Probe Into Auto Parts Industry
• New African Merger System May Cause Headaches For US Cos.
• Conspiracy Claims Nixed In Wells Fargo Kickback Actions
• Parker Drilling Faces $16M Charge To Resolve FCPA Probe
• LSAT Prep Co. Says Site Poached Copyrighted Course Material
• Q&A With Latham & Watkins' Niall Lynch
• Aryeh V. Canon: Impact On Calif.'s Unfair Competition Law
• GCs Name 43 Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• Indiana Univ. Health Misused Trade Secrets, Suit Says
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• GSK Wants Out Of HIV Drug Kickback Suit
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Gatt's NY Radio Bid-Rigging Suit
• 9th Circ. Reinstates AT&T's Claims In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• FTC Opinion Draws New Roadmap For Health Care Tie-Ups
• Pa. PUC Aims To Boost Competition In Retail Electricity Market
• AB InBev's Plan To Sell Modelo Assets To End DOJ Fight
• Ill. Lawmaker Loses Warrant Challenge In Bribery Case
• Random House, Penguin Merger Plan Gets DOJ's Nod
• Delta, Others Sue Ex-Im Bank Over Aircraft Export Financing
• Reckitt Kept Addiction Drugs Off Market: Antitrust Suit
• UK Antitrust Cop To Probe Britvic's $2.2B Bid For AG Barr
• Samsung Appeal Shot Down In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• AB InBev Will Shed Modelo's US Assets As Part Of $20B Deal
• Senate's Pay-For-Delay Bill Would Weaken Drug Patents
• $11B American-US Airways Deal Faces Few Antitrust Obstacles
• LG, Samsung, Others Say LCD Price-Fixing Suit Is Time-Barred
• FCPA Defendants Face Tougher Slog After Latest SEC Win
• Visa, MasterCard Beat ATM Price-Fixing Actions
• Real Estate Mogul Sues Banks For $100M Over Libor-Rigging
• Sky Angel Slams C-SPAN's Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• Euronet Says Rival Payment Service's Claims Preempted
• Ex-Birdsall Employee Cops To Political Donation Scheme
• Wholesale Grocery Antitrust Claims Revived By 8th Circ.
• Contractor Gets 30 Months For Smuggling Afghan Bribes
• Sugar-Free Ice Cream Co. Says Nestle Froze It Out Of Market
• Travelers' Suit Dropped From Neurontin MDL
• Tug-Of-War Over Attys' Fees In LCD Case Takes New Turn
• Pom's Labeling Claims Against Coke Preempted, Judge Rules
• Unsigned Orbitz Deal Can't Ground American's Antitrust Row
• 4 Big Changes Coming To UK Private Antitrust Enforcement
• 7 Resolutions For Legal Industry Marketing In 2013
• Okada Renews Bid To Halt Vote On Wynn Board Ouster
• Movie Camera Makers Settle Trade Secrets Suit Over Hacking
• Pemex's Suit Over $300M Cartel Gas Theft Trimmed
• US Law Can't Cover Foreign Price-Fixing, 9th Circ. Hears
• $20B SoftBank-Sprint Deal Boosts Competition, Group Says
• UK Bribery Act Enforcement Is On The Horizon
• Good FCPA Compliance Plans Can Halt Prosecutions: DOJ
• Antitrust Regulator's Crystal Ball Holds Up In Merger Fight
• Ex-RI Mayor Gets 2 Years For Contract-Bidding Scheme
• Ex-SK Foods CEO Gets 6 Years For Price-Fixing
• Edwards Wildman Lands IT, FCPA Ace As Partner In Conn.
• 3rd Circ. Blocks Convicted Ex-NJ Mayor's Retrial Request
• WL Gore Fights Bard's Antitrust Claims In Stent Patent Case
• Orbitz Urges Enforcement Of American Airlines Antitrust Deal
• CVS Can't Arbitrate Patient Info Dispute, 5th Circ. Says
• Ryanair Says EU Will Prevent €694M Aer Lingus Takeover
• NJIT Improperly Awarded Telecom Contract, Suit Claims
• Fla. Doctor To Pay $26M Settlement In False Claims Case
• Dish Tells Jury ESPN Favored Rivals In Licensing Deal
• 3rd Circ. Urged Not To Halt Antitrust Suit Over GSK Drug
• Judge Cancels Hearing In DOJ's $20B Beer Merger Challenge
• Hostess Bid Doesn't Affect Bimbo's Sara Lee Sale, DOJ Argues
• Ruling Offers Cure For Health Contractors Chasing Coverage
• Bazaarvoice Battles DOJ's Bid To Unwind $170M Merger
• Ex-Newark Official Gets 1 Year For Extortion Scheme
• Brazil's Antitrust Head Wants Health Care Merger Barred
• EU Official Demands US Cos. Follow Data Protection Rules
• Ex-Mayor Again Pleads Not Guilty In $100M Kickback Case
• Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• Beer Cos. Want In On DOJ Suit Over $20B InBev, Modelo Deal
• No Space For Partner Egos In Law Firm Of The Future
• DOJ's Hesse Warns Of Antitrust Pitfalls In SEP Licensing
• Contractors Can't Halt Cincinnati Bidding Rules For Now
• Chinese Vitamin-C Maker Can't Escape Cartel Claims
• Apple Faces Tricky Decision After Latest E-Books Deal
• Ex-Magyar Execs Must Face FCPA Claims In NY
• Apple Says Motorola FRAND Dispute Belongs In Fed. Circ.
• Wells Fargo Puts Up $13M To End Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Quest, Insurers Hit Back At Testing Monopoly Claims
• Foxconn Denied Quick Win In USB Essential-Patent Suit
• Standard-Setting Can Be Risky Business
• Banks May Be Forced To Submit Costs For Libor's EU Cousin
• Preparing Your Witness To Be A Performer
• Macmillan Settles DOJ's E-Book Price-Fixing Case
• Mexico Fines Telmex $52M For Denying Rival Network Access
• EU Case May Clarify Limits For Shielding Leniency Docs
• Pa. Gov. Can't Bring Antitrust Suit Over Penn State: NCAA
• Bank's Licensing Claim Doesn't Nix Antitrust Fine: EU Court
• Nexstar Settles Antitrust Suit Against Local TV Rival
• DC Circ. Questions FERC Authority In $30M Gas Trader Case
• Virgin-Tiger Deal Carries Airline Duopoly Risks, Aussies Say
• Fla. 'Pass-On' Defense OK'd In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Libor Prosecutors In Control As Holdout Banks Squirm
• Auto Parts Cos. Score Eagle Eyes Exhibits In Antitrust Case
• JPML Sends Lithium Ion Battery Price-Fixing MDL To Calif.
• Iraq's $10B Suit Over Oil-For-Food Scheme Nixed
• EBay Coin Conspiracy Made Economic Sense, 9th Circ. Hears
• Warner Chilcott Faces Fresh Suit Over Doryx Generic Ploy
• Holland & Knight Nabs Litigation Pro From Paul Hastings
• $300M Antitrust Suit Accuses Hospital Of Bullying Insurers
• Relators Didn't Uncover Bankruptcy Trustee's Fraud: Judge
• RBS To Pay $612M Over Libor Manipulation
• DOJ Cuts 27th Plea Deal In Real Estate Bid-Rigging Probe
• NFL Says Consumer Can't Bring Suit Over Reebok Deal
• FTC's Rosch Returns To Latham's Antitrust Group
• Class Cert. Rejected in Chase Flood Insurance Kickback Suit
• AUO Appeals Let 9th Circ. Revisit Antitrust Precedent
• Amazon, Apple Clash Over Dead Expert's 'App Store' Survey
• Ex-Krahl Exec Gets 5 Years In Kickback, Billing Fraud Case
• Alston Hires DOJ Vet To Defend Securities, FCPA Cases
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Ban Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Hilton Head RE Brokers' Group Settles Antitrust Claims
• Chem Co. Lubrizol Dodges Antitrust Suit Over Rival Buy
• Justices Told Copyright Law Sinks Exchanges' Options Win
• Twombly And Iqbal Should Not Be Overstated
• JPMorgan Asks 6th Circ. To Back Class Waiver In Antitrust Suit
• AmEx Beats Subpoena Over $7B Interchange Antitrust Deal
• Kaiser Billing Class Wins Cert. In Emergency Services Suit
• Indie Record Trade Group Exits Sirius Antitrust Suit
• FTC Eyes Rule On Merger Notification, But Wright Skeptical
• 'Heroes' IP Suit Against NBC Needs 2nd Shot, 9th Circ. Hears
• Morgan Lewis Lures Back Ex-FTC General Counsel
• Visa Faces Aussie Watchdog's Antitrust Suit
• FTC Pushes Deadline On Google Essential-Patent Deal
• Wynn Shakes Off Troubles Over Macau Casino Deal
• Justices Told Filed-Rate Doctrine Killed KeySpan Antitrust Suit
• Antitrust Agencies Will Remain Focused On Patent Conduct
• Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege: Learn From Halifax
• Judge Won't Rethink FCA Ruling Over Trustee's Kickbacks
• Brill, Ramirez Likely Picks To Head FTC, Experts Say
• Google Makes Settlement Offer In EU Antitrust Case
• FCPA Deals Under Fresh Scrutiny As Judge Pushes Back
• 3D Printing Co. Beats Rival's Monopoly Claims
• Greenberg Traurig Lands Federal Prosecutor In Chicago
• IP Owners Group Criticizes FTC Order In Google Case
• 10 Steps To Take When Hiring From A Competitor