Competition Archive » September, 2013

Competition - September, 2013

274 articles

• UK Antitrust Watchdog Launches With Work Left To Do
• Schnader Escapes Sanctions In Oil Field Dispute
• Safeway Rehashed Doryx Antitrust Claims In New Suit: Judge
• GMAC Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Gets Judge's OK
• San Jose Takes A Swing At Baseball's Antitrust Exemption
• DOJ Nabs 2 More Investors In Tax-Lien Bid Rigging Plot
• 3rd Circ. Says Ex-Pa. Sen. Can't Delay Corruption Trial
• Homeowners Defend $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal
• Former NJ Democratic Official Denies Racketeering
• US Blasts Ex-Aeropostale Exec's $25M Foreiture Opposition
• Distributor Says It Has No Place In Noodle Price-Fixing Row
• Seven Mile Reaches $120M Deal For Polypore Unit
• Target, Others Say Swipe Fee Deal Doesn't Bar Antitrust Suit
• EBay Kicks Calif. Suit Over Hiring Pacts, But Can't Dodge DOJ
• GSK Can't Shake Antitrust Claims Of Drug Discount Abuse
• FTC Chief Vows To Keep Pursuing SEP Abuses
• FCC's New UHF Rule Will Slow Mergers, For Better Or Worse
• Samsung Offers EU New Essential Patent Antitrust Fixes
• Judge Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against UPMC, Highmark
• FTC OKs Actavis' $8B Warner Chilcott Buy With Conditions
• Rate Rule Frees Wells Fargo, QBE From Force-Placed Action
• Facebook Can't Shake Virtual Currency Co.'s Monopoly Suit
• FTC Kicks Off Broad 'Patent Troll' Probe
• Technicolor Exits Sharp's Cathode Ray Tube Price-Fix Suit
• DOJ Says US Airways Can't Have Privileged Merger Docs
• Promoter's Antitrust Suit Against NCAA Tossed By Ky. Judge
• Nexium Case Begins To Define Contours Of Actavis Decision
• Bloomberg Wins FCC Ruling Over Comcast Channel Placement
• Antitrust Suit By NCAA Players To Be Settled For $40M
• FTC Demands Drug Divestment For $1.9B Mylan, Agila Merger
• FTC Commissioner Calls For More Merger Debriefs
• DOJ's Baer Reveals Cover-All-Bases Strategy In E-Books Case
• FCC Proposes Overhaul To UHF TV Station Market Treatment
• Goldman Faces New Claims Of Aluminum Price Manipulation
• Texas Cab Companies Urge Judge To Toss Price-Fixing Suit
• Calif. Classes Fight Chase's $300M Fla. Force-Placed Deal
• Investors Push JPML For Centralization In CDS Antitrust Row
• JPMorgan Tells 2nd Circ. To Nix Silver Market MDL
• FDA Says Drug Companies May Be Abusing Petition Process
• How M&A Bankers Can Avert Gov't Antitrust Complaints
• Bazaarvoice Bought Foe To Keep Up With Amazon, Exec Says
• USPS Botched Reviews Of $210M In Contracts, Audit Says
• US Fines Japan Auto Parts Makers $740M For Price-Fixing
• Toshiba Latest To Settle LCD Antitrust Claims With T-Mobile
• Kendall Law Cut From Malpractice Suit Over Rival FCA Case
• Par, Purdue Settle IP Claims In OxyContin Antitrust MDL
• Facebook Wins $3M Award In IP, Spamming Case
• Future Markets Take Center Stage In FTC's Nielsen Deal
• Chilean High Court Slashes $10M Whirlpool Antitrust Fine
• DOJ Won't Hesitate To Undo Done Deals, Antitrust Chief Says
• DOJ, FTC Issue Revised Antitrust Confidentiality Waiver
• How To Avoid Pitfalls Of Hiring Gov't Officials' Relatives
• EU-Google Discussions At 'Crucial' Point, Antitrust Head Says
• Bazaarvoice, Rival Clashed Before $168M Deal, VP Testifies
• Argentina To Review $1B Telefonica Deal For Telecom Italia
• Diagnostic Co. Settles Whistleblower FCA Suit For $17.5M
• Rainmaker Q&A: Conrad O'Brien's James Rohn
• Broker ICAP Reaches $87M Settlement In Libor Probe
• $29B Applied-Tokyo Electron Deal To Get Close Antitrust Look
• Alioto Fires Back In Lender's Suit Over LCD Case Fees
• DOJ Indicts Panasonic Executive Over Auto Parts Cartel
• Bracco Sued For Contract Breach Over Contrast Dye Product
• Bloomberg Probably A No-Show At CityTime Trial
• NCUA Sues Barclays, 12 Others Over Libor Manipulation
• Indirect-Purchaser Class Certified In Cathode Ray Tube MDL
• Cephalon Mustn't Talk IP At Pay-For-Delay Trial, FTC Says
• DePuy Hits 2 Ex-Employees With Breach Of Contract Suit
• ABA Warns EU Against New Minor Shareholding Merger Rules
• Real Estate Cos. Pay $1M To Settle Listings Antitrust Suit
• Deal In Ardagh's $2B Merger Left Out Of FTC Case, For Now
• AMR Customer Suit Delayed Until DOJ Action Resolved
• CFTC Urged To Probe Renewable Fuel Credit Manipulation
• Panasonic Pays $6M To Exit Disk Drive Price-Fixing MDL
• Next-Generation Manufacturers Must Protect Secrets
• Rainmaker Q&A: Labaton Sucharow's Dominic Auld
• A New Era Of Post-Plea Compliance Obligations
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Pay-For-Delay Ruling May Be Boon For Attys, Experts Say
• 10th Circ. Nixes Novell Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
• CORRECTED: AUO Exec 'Dove In' to LCD Price-Fixing Cartel, Jury Hears
• Texas E-Filers Seek Class Cert In LexisNexis Fee Suit
• NY Proposes Antitrust Exemption For Health Care Tie-Ups
• 9th Circ. Sides With Wash. In Angioplasty Antitrust Fight
• JPMorgan Exempt From Amaranth Futures Suit, 2nd Circ. Rules
• A Snapshot Of The Anti-Bribery Enforcement Landscape
• Bazaarvoice's $168M Rival Grab Created Monopoly, DOJ Says
• Intuit, Others To Pay $20M To Settle Anti-Poaching Pact Suit
• Spain Fines Elevator Repair Cos. €4.8M In Antitrust Probe
• Comcast Pushes To Nix Antitrust Plaintiffs' Cert. Bid
• MLB Says San Jose's Antitrust Suit Swings And Misses
• US Air, AMR Delay Drop-Dead Date For Troubled Merger
• Sanyo To Pay $10.7M For Battery Price-Fixing After Guilty Plea
• FTC Clears Nielsen's $1.26B Arbitron Buy With Conditions
• Fla. Port Official Asks High Court To Hear Bribery Appeal
• Trial Tests FTC's Power To Take On Hospital-Doc Mergers
• Ardagh Restructures $2B Deal To Assuage FTC Worries
• US Airways, American Demand DOJ Docs On Airline Mergers
• Sports Fans Rip Comcast's Arbitration Bid In Collusion Row
• Kodak Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Printer Ink
• Hitachi-LG's $26M Price-Fixing Deal Gets Judge's OK
• UK Watchdog Provides Support For Bra Price-Fixing Claims
• Jury Orders Becton To Pay $114M In Syringe Antitrust Case
• Home Depot Can't Escape Rivals' Power Tool Antitrust Suit
• Live Nation Escapes Price Structure Monopoly Suit
• Vodafone Gets EC Nod For $10B Kabel Deutschland Buyout
• How Lawyers Can Effectively Build A Reputation Online
• 4 Ways To Make Sure Comments On Agency Rules Count
• Bazaarvoice Trial Will Test Antitrust Question For Done Deals
• Conyers Pushes Repeal Of Insurance Antitrust Exemption
• Two Ex-Fujikura Execs Indicted On Price-Fixing Charges
• Apache Contractor Accused Of Erasing Kickback Evidence
• An Unusual FTC Remedy In Phoebe Hospital Merger
• Baker Botts Partner Heads To FTC's Competition Bureau
• Google To Delay Waze Integration For UK Antitrust Probe
• NY Floats Regs Blocking Force-Placed Insurance Kickbacks
• Robins Kaplan Attys Seek $18M In LCD Antitrust Case
• Amgen's $10B Onyx Deal Gets Antitrust Approval
• NCAA Says High Court Ruling Bars Athletes' Antitrust Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bickel & Brewer's William Brewer
• UBS Japan Fined $100M For Libor Manipulation
• Ex-VA Official Admits $1.2M In Contracting Kickbacks
• E-Books Judge Nixes Apple's Bid To Depose Expert
• Text Message Antitrust Suit Not Exempt From AmEx Ruling
• How In-House Counsel Avoid Breaking Bad As Biz Advisers
• Navy Commander, Contractor Charged In Bribe Scheme
• GSK Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial After Gay Juror Booted
• McSweeny Vows Protections For Middle Class In FTC Role
• 9th Circ. Revives Bob Marley Label's Suit Against UMG
• Detroit Nurses Win Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• EU Wants Tighter Rules For Libor, But Dials Back Reforms
• Spitzer Escapes Marsh Exec's Defamation Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Commerce Asks FCC To Make Carriers Unlock Cellphones
• UK Proposes Legislation To Boost Competition Regime
• 6 Things To Know About AMR-US Airways Merger Challenge
• Spain Fines Foam Cos. $11.8M For Price-Fixing Plot
• EU Court Tweaks Galp, Nynas Bitumen Cartel Fines
• Miami Club Used Rival's Name For July 4th Party, Suit Says
• Battery Price-Fixing Conspiracy 'Implausible,' Sony Says
• Hotels, Online Travel Cos. Move To Ax Price-Fixing MDL
• New York Pizzeria Says Ex-VP Stole Secrets To Start Rival
• Dukes Prevents Class Cert. In Nexium MDL, AstraZeneca Says
• Watchdog Backs Comcast Speed Claims, But Urges More Info
• Investor Pleads Guilty In Ala. Foreclosure Auction Inquiry
• LG Reaches $25M Deal With Cathode Ray Indirect Purchasers
• Baxter Wins Bid To Compel FDA Testimony In Plasma MDL
• Warner Chilcott Sued Over Loestrin Pay-For-Delay Scheme
• Wal-Mart Criticizes Visa's Swipe Fee 'Retaliation' Suit
• Oakley Accused Of Stealing Clothier's 'Sweat It Out' Slogan
• Consumers Lose Antitrust Suit Over AB InBev, Modelo Merger
• EU Court Cuts $271M From Wabco Bathroom Cartel Fine
• Ex-Mississippi Mayor Cops To Contract Bribery Charges
• CORRECTED: FTC's Brill Vows To Fight Against Pay-For-Delay
• Navigating Conflicts When Serving 3rd-Party Subpoenas
• AMR's Approved Plan Unlikely To Sway DOJ In Merger Fight
• Ex-Marketing Firm Boss Charged In Kickback Scheme
• EU Antitrust Chief Is Close To Decision On Google Probe
• FTC Orders Honeywell To License IP In $600M Intermec Deal
• EU Court Trims Total's Antitrust Fine To €125M
• EU, Not Germany, Will Review $11.5B Telefonica-KPN Merger
• Texas Hospital Settles Criminal FCA Kickback Claims
• Former Airline Exec Gets 7 Years For Kickback Scheme
• Chinese Authorities Eye Bayer Amid Pharma Bribery Probe
• 10 Reasons You Should Value Your Chief Compliance Officer
• An Update On Resale Price Maintenance in China
• AstraZeneca Can't Dodge Nexium Antitrust Claims
• FTC Wants Access To Boehringer Docs In Pay-For-Delay Probe
• Ex-BSGR Employee Wants Docs Tested In Guinea Bribery Case
• 3 More Plead Guilty To NJ Lab Referral Scheme
• Apple Fights For Access To E-Books Damages Expert
• Merchants Blast $7B MasterCard, Visa Fee Deal
• Wright Says Antitrust Agencies Should Stay Out Of SEP Fights
• Japanese Cos. Face More And More Antitrust Scrutiny In US
• Pa. PUC To Investigate Retail Natural Gas Market
• Bristol-Myers Kickback Claims May Fall Flat, Judge Says
• UK Antitrust Judge To Gov't: Don't 'Dumb Down' Appeals
• AMR Bankruptcy Plan Gets Nod, But Merger Still Uncertain
• Ex-Chair Of NJ Democratic Group Accused Of Racketeering
• Judge May Tap DOJ In Pandora-ASCAP Row
• FCPA Training Firms Flourish As DOJ Bears Down On Bribery
• LCD Cos. Get Support In CAFA High Court Fight
• American, US Air Say DOJ Merger Suit Ignores Reality
• Docs In Cephalon Pay-For-Delay Row Protected, Judge Says
• Australian Cement Co.'s Contracts Hurt Competition
• Sharp Resolves Syntax Trust's LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Auto Parts Exec. Indicted Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• UK Rounds Out Leadership For New Antitrust Watchdog
• NCAA Players' Antitrust Suit Lacks A Conspiracy, EA Says
• The Risks Of A Defective Internal Investigation
• Contractor Wins Defense Coverage In NASA Kickback Probe
• News Corp. Marketing Unit Dodges Rival's Fraud Claims
• Merchants To Face Off Over $7B Interchange Fee Deal
• In-House Counsel To Firms: Do More With Less
• Pfizer Denied Interlocutory Appeal In Pay-For-Delay MDL
• EU's Rate-Rigging Penalties May Do Little To Curb Abuses
• IRS Agents Raid Pa. Defense Contractor's Facilities
• 3 Execs Get 52 Years For $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• Ex-DOJ Antitrust Lawyer Now Partner At Hunton & Williams
• ICANN Not Immune To Antitrust Suits, 9th Circ. Hears
• Chinese Magnesite Cos. Say Standing Sinks Antitrust Suit
• Cristal, Kronos To Exit Paint Pigment Cartel Suit For $85M
• Poland Joins Probe Of HP Over Possible FCPA Violations
• Patent Infringement Can Be Anti-Competitive, Judge Rules
• 5 Tips For Fattening Firm Wallets In Lean Times
• When State Corruption Becomes A Federal Crime
• Agilent Probes China Misconduct, Possible FCPA Violations
• Lawmakers Must Help End FERC, CFTC Discord, Norris Says
• Uthe's 20-Year Racketeering Fight With Aetrium Ends
• Multiven Targets Cisco With New EU Antitrust Complaint
• Maxim Gets Antitrust OK For $605M Microchip Merger
• When Cartel Investigators Come Calling: 10 Do's And Don'ts
• Top FTC Official Joins Arnold & Porter's Antitrust Team
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• FTC Taps Carnegie Mellon Prof For Top Economist
• San Jose Hits Back At MLB's Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• GSK, Teva Say Lamictal Deal Doesn't Break Antitrust Law
• FCC Switches Gears In DC Circ. Net Neutrality Fight
• PetroChina Says Reports Of New Corruption Probe Are False
• Google Offers New Fixes In EU Search Bias Probe
• US Investigates GSK Following Chinese Bribery Claims
• Fla. Legal Services Firm Sues Founder For Stealing Secrets
• Lear Loses Out On Quick Appeal In Auto Parts Antitrust MDL
• FCC Will Handle Bloomberg's Comcast Gripe This Month
• IPhone Users Take Another Crack At Monopoly Suit
• Fla. Clerk Plans To Sue Predecessor's Attys In Bribes Case
• Canada Makes Agrium Shed Assets In Farm Store Buy
• AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines Fined $3M For Market-Sharing Deal
• EU Court Denies Deutsche Bahn's Appeal Of Antitrust Raids
• Money Transmitters Win FTC Nod To Create Agent Database
• Korean Cos. Sued Over Ramen Noodle Price-Fixing
• DOJ Wins Monitor, New E-Book Deals In Apple Injunction
• DOJ Nets 36th Guilty Plea In Real Estate Bid-Rigging Probe
• Lessons In Incentive Awards From Recent Class Actions
• Ex-NJ Pol Gets Probation For Campaign Fund Grift
• 5 Tips For Cos. Chasing Coverage For Corruption Probes
• Mich. AG Joins Suit Against $11B US Airways-American Deal
• Apple, E-Books Plaintiffs Scuffle Over Discovery Scope
• 8th Circ. Revives CMH Homes' Bid To Arbitrate Kickback Suit
• Australian Antitrust Agency OKs Baxter's $4B Gambro Buy
• Critics Of $7B Visa, MasterCard Deal Say Expert On Their Side
• Chemical Co. Inks Deal To Exit Paint Pigment Cartel Suit
• Net Neutrality Fight Will Test FCC's Internet Authority
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Comcast Tennis Channel Ruling
• Medicare Fraudsters Want High Court To Review Sentences
• Component Cartels: Who Can Sue In N.D. Calif.?
• White & Case Hiding Docs Over Bribery Scheme, Petition Says
• 2nd Circ. Says FCC Cable Rules Don't Violate Free Speech
• High Court Asked To Review Gas Price-Fixing MDL Ruling
• 5 Tips To Thwart FCPA Scrutiny Of Hiring Practices
• Patient Recruiters Admit To $48M Medicare Fraud Scheme
• State AGs Not Exempt From CAFA, LCD Cos. Tell High Court
• LegalZoom Seeks Judgment In False Marketing Row
• S. African Watchdog Bars Academic Book Chain Tie-Up
• Eni Escapes SEC's Libya Bribery Investigation
• DOJ Rips Severance Bids In Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case
• Texas Official Cops To Steering $40M Deal To Bear Stearns
• Lions Gate Bites Back At 'Twilight' Antitrust Claims
• UPMC Accuses Highmark Of Stalling In Antitrust Battle
• Can Antitrust Laws Prevent Abuse Of FDA Risk Programs?
• Deals Rumor Mill: Commerzbank, KKR, BlackBerry
• Best Buy Loses LCD Price-Fixing Trial Against Toshiba
• Banks Hit Back At Class Cert. Bid In ATM Fee Antitrust Case
• Visa, Mastercard Deals Inked At Expense Of Class, Court Told
• GSK China Allegedly Had A Hand In Bribery Scheme
• Family Dollar Slams Grocer's Price Undercutting Claims
• Latham & Watkins Dodges DQ Bid In Rail Price-Fixing MDL
• 9th Circ. Throws Out IPod Antitrust Consumer Action
• EU Greenlights Shell Refinery Sale Despite Early Worries
• Lundbeck Fights $125M Pay-For-Delay Fine In EU
• Aetna To Pay $120M To Settle Doctors' Antitrust MDL
• Murray Energy Unit, Gas Co. Trade Blows Over Trademarks
• Baker Botts Nabs Trade, Competition Pro For Brussels Office
• Bayer Can't Sink Whistleblower's Drug Kickback Claims
• Ex-Chinese Railroad Official Charged In $7.6M Bribery Scheme
• Exclusive Dealing: How Long Is Short?