Competition Archive » October, 2013

Competition - October, 2013

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• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $1B Microsoft Antitrust Deal
• J&J Gouged $2M For HIV Meds, Health Care Nonprofit Says
• BP Can't Escape Franchisees' Gas Pricing Claims
• Boies Sanctioned Over Conflict In $350M Antitrust Row
• Fla. Trade Data Firm Sues Chinese Rival Over Piracy Scheme
• Senate Panel Clears Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
• Japan Attacks Ruling In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Canadian High Court Creates Dueling Antitrust Regimes
• A New DOJ Approach To Customer Testimony
• Fannie Mae Hits 9 Banks With $800M Suit Over Libor Rigging
• Fla. Asks State High Court To Deny Mayor's Corruption Appeal
• HannStar Bashes Robins Kaplan Bid For LCD Trial Fees
• Avon Says Proposed FCPA Settlement Too Steep
• Canadian High Court Won't Adopt US-Style Class Cert. Test
• Brazilian Firms Brace For New Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• NRG Seeks Approval Of Wind Takeover In $2.6B Edison Merger
• Bazaarvoice Trial Proved Merger Hurt Competition, DOJ Says
• Canadian Antitrust Ruling Could Shake Up Class Actions
• US Booze Cos. Tell UK To Adopt American Tax Structure
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• China Continues To Demonstrate Merger Control Prowess
• Mexico Regulator Rebuffs Sherwin-Williams' $2.3B Comex Deal
• US Air, AA Ready To Defend Merger Deal In Trial, Atty Says
• Barclays Joins Other Banks In Cooperating In Forex Probes
• Wendy's, Ice Cream Maker Settle 'Frosty' Infringement Fight
• Simpson Thacher Snares FTC Merger Atty For DC Office
• A Scorecard Approach To 3rd-Party FCPA Due Diligence
• Anderson Slams Publishers' Bid For Antitrust Counterclaim
• DOJ Unlikely To Ground Airline Merger Fight In Mediation
• NCAA's Antitrust Immunity Defense Weakened By Ruling
• UBS, Deutsche Bank Targeted In Forex Investigations
• Fla. Hospital Calls Patient Record Destruction 'Accidental'
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Antitrust Ace From Baker & McKenzie
• Highmark, UPMC Tentative Deal To End Antitrust Suit Hits Snag
• Delta Fights Class Cert. In Baggage Price-Fixing Suit
• Rabobank To Pay $1B Over Libor Scandal As CEO Resigns
• Pa. Health Systems Settle AG's Antitrust Suit Over Merger
• Creditors Want Say In American-US Airways Antitrust Suit
• EU Watchdog Appeals Fine Reduction In Marine Hose Case
• Dawn Raid Appeal Latest Fight Over EU 'Overreach'
• 11th Circ. Says Atlanticus Can't Relitigate Antitrust Claims
• Calif. Couple Bilked $1.6M From Medicare, Jury Hears
• More Korean Air Passengers Balk At $65M Antitrust Deal
• Beatles Filmmaker In $100M Sony Suit Can't Skirt Court Rules
• EU Wants Feedback On Google's Bid To End Antitrust Probe
• Seafood Co. Hits Former CEO With Racketeering Suit
• Former USAID Exec Penalized For Contract Rigging
• 5 Tips For Avoiding A 2nd Request In Merger Review
• 2nd Circ. Says Ex-Quest Attorney Can't Blow Whistle
• Ex-BlueWare Workers Seek Back Wages After Bribery Scandal
• Acer Sues Toshiba, Samsung Over Disc Drive Price Fixing
• NY Law Gives Antitrust Immunity To State Health Care System
• NCAA Can't Stop Athletes' Antitrust Class Action
• Miami Lakes Mayor Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• Equinox Hits Ex-Trainers With $40M Trade Secrets Suit
• New Antitrust Confidentiality Waiver: Proceed With Caution
• Tax Cos. Escape NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Suit, For Now
• Apple, Google Engineers Win Cert. In Employee Poaching Suit
• Biz Groups Add To Swelling Support For AA-US Airways Deal
• FTC Says Ardagh 'Detached From Reality' In Merger Fight
• FTC Orders Solera To Off-Load Auto Software Business
• Senators Warn Of Possible Kickbacks Behind Back Surgeries
• HP Sues LG, Philips Over Disc Drive Price-Fixing Scheme
• Brazil Fines Gas Stations $5M Over Fuel Cartel
• Marine Hose Co. Hit With $2M Penalty Over Cartel Role
• Libor Probe Was CFTC's Cash Cow In 2013
• Attys' Fees Under Fire In Korean Air's $65M Antitrust Deal
• AndroGel Judge Says It's Time To Revive Class Fight
• Swiss Regulator Probes UBS Over Stock Exchange Disclosure
• SEC Investigating Enfamil Maker Mead Johnson's China Unit
• Why M&A Due Diligence Won't Prevent An FCPA Violation
• Conn. AG Accuses Snowplow Operators Of Bid-Rigging Plot
• Navy Kickback Fraudster Should Get 10 Years, US Atty Says
• Stryker Settles FCPA Probe With $13M Payout
• Taiwan Fines Samsung For Hiring Writers To Bash HTC
• EU High Court Backs $195M Elevator Cartel Fine For Kone
• Effexor Pay-For-Delay Suit Awaits High Court's K-Dur Answer
• NJ Mayor Wants Wiretap Evidence Tossed In Corruption Case
• GOP Lawmakers Push FTC For Section 5 Guidance
• Cancer Testing Co. Can't Kill Medicare Overbilling Suit
• RE Investor Cops To Bid-Rigging In Foreclosure Auctions
• UPMC, Highmark Agree To Drop Antitrust Dispute
• French Cos. Can't Shield Info From UK Antitrust Suits
• Mayors Urge DOJ To Allow AA-US Airways Merger
• Sleeping With The Enemy Exec May Have Consequences
• Va. Out-Of-State Provider Law Needs 2nd Look, 4th Circ. Says
• FTC Gives Nod To Emera's $541M Capital Power Plant Buy
• 2 Contractors, Ex-Air Force Officer Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Omnicare Pays $120M To Settle Nursing Home Kickback Suit
• Resale Price Maintenance: A Big Issue For UK Luxury Brands
• Ex-Rutgers QB Denies Consent Of $40M EA Likeness Deal
• Employers Win Again On Scope Of US Whistleblower Law
• Rabobank To Pay $1B To US, UK In Libor Probe
• Enzo's Contract Claims Over DNA Testing Tech Tossed
• EU Says Dutch Energy Unbundling Law May Pass Muster
• If Google Is A 'Bad' Monopoly, What Should Be Done?
• Freight Forwarders Fight To Jettison Price-Fixing MDL
• Sobeys To Sell 23 Stores As Condition Of $6B Safeway Buy
• Motorola, AT&T Say Wireless Antitrust Suit Should Stay Dead
• Orbital Using Antitrust Law To 'Free-Ride,' Lockheed Says
• Costco Rejects Philips' Arbitration Attempt In CRT Row
• FTC Clears Monsanto's $930M Deal For Analytics Firm
• Car Parts Price-Fixing Case Overreaches, Cos. Say
• EU High Court Upholds Germany's Volkswagen Veto Law
• Wynn Beats Ex-Partner's $140M Defamation Suit In Japan
• ATM Maker Diebold Shells Out $48M In FCPA Settlement
• Franchisors Must Act Fast For Contract Breach Injunction
• NY Atty Gets 2.5 Years For Law Funder Kickback Scheme
• JPML Centralizes Oil Price-Fixing Suits In NY
• Actelion Denied Judgment In Tracleer Antitrust Suit
• Bingham Lures Jones Day Antitrust Partner In London
• Rival Blasts Dismissal Bid In Law Firm Ad Monopoly Row
• UK Authorities Investigating 22 In Libor Case
• Dodd-Frank Isn't For Foreign Whistleblowers, Judge Says
• Visa, MasterCard Say $7B Swipe Fee Deal Bars Retailers' Suit
• FDA Largely Rejects Prometheus Petition On Drug Risks
• QBE Sues 9 Insurers For Coverage Of Kickback Probes, Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charterhouse, Office Depot, Clariant
• $100M Sony, Beatles Label Antitrust Suit Moves Cross-Country
• Freight Cartel Attys Say Case's Risks Merit $3M Fee Bump
• An Overview Of The Uptick In Ticking Fees
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• 8 Steps To Take If Your Company Is Investigated In China
• Samsung's EU Plan May Not End SEP Abuse, Attys Say
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Loses Bid To Toss Bribery Case
• More Secrecy Needed In St. Luke's Merger Trial, Judge Says
• EMusic Founder Objects To Approval Of E-Book Settlements
• Publishers In Anderson Price-Fixing Suit Seek Counterclaim
• McKesson Inks $37M Settlement In Drug Price-Rigging Suit
• AUO Tells 9th Circ. To Nix Price-Fixing Verdict, $500M Fine
• German Watchdog Fines Porcelain Makers $1.2M For Cartel
• DOJ Fights To Shield Leniency Docs In Auto Parts MDL
• Panasonic Says CRT Purchasers Driving Up Legal Costs
• GSK Dodges False Claims Kickback Suit Over HIV Drug
• EU To Probe Cemex Deal For Rival's Spanish Operations
• LegalZoom Can't Score Quick False Ad Win Against Rival
• Filed Rate Defense Retains Bite For Insurers
• Trade Secrets Don't Need To Satisfy All 6 Test Factors: 5th Circ.
• Ameritox Denied Atty Fees In Trade Dress Spat
• AUO Appeal To Test Foreign Reach Of US Antitrust Laws
• EU Promises News Soon On Libor Antitrust Probe
• Samsung To Limit SEP Injunctions To End EU Antitrust Probe
• India TV Network Wants Nielsen To Face Corruption Suit In NY
• JPML Centralizes CDS Antitrust Suits In NY
• Keep An Eye On Commercial Bribery In Russia
• Pa. Detention Centers Exit 'Kids For Cash' Suit For $2.5M
• UK Watchdog Blocks Hospital Merger
• Sony, Others Belong In Battery Price-Fixing Suit, Court Told
• Goodwin & Procter Partner Appointed Apple's Antitrust Monitor
• California Dairies Dismissed From Milk Pricing Class Action
• British Regulators Open Forex Rigging Probe
• Time Limit Dooms Nexium Antitrust Claims, AstraZeneca Says
• FTC Loses Bid To Block St. Luke's Expert In Merger Trial
• Canada's Anti-Corruption Efforts Increase Risk For Cos.
• Vivendi Loses Bid To Force Orange Antitrust Probe
• Dems Pressure DOJ To Drop AA-US Airways Deal Challenge
• LCD Makers Look To Trim Circuit City Antitrust Claims
• Former BofA Exec Loses Bid To Dismiss Muni Fraud Suit
• Cast Iron Soil Pipe Cos. Fixed Prices, Class Suit Says
• EU Clears $809M In State Aid For Polish, Greek Gas Projects
• Gide Loyrette Brings In 19-Atty Team From Morgan Lewis
• EU Regulators To Probe Ryanair's Spanish Airport Deals
• Orrick Lures Ex-Bird & Bird Antitrust Partner In Paris
• BCI Aircraft Exec Asks For Probation In $50M Fraud Scheme
• NJ Subsidies For New Electric Plants Usurp FERC's Power
• LG's Taiwain Unit Exits Cathode Ray MDL
• Court Should Break Up Bazaarvoice Monopoly, DOJ Says
• Merger Review May Be A Moving Target During Shutdown
• E-Book Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Apple Antitrust Suit
• Attys See Little Pain For Prosecutors In AUO Acquittal
• Calif. Gov. Snubs Bill Seeking Gas Price Manipulation Probe
• Higher Scrutiny Needed Before Class Cert., Freighters Say
• Becton Seeks New Trial, Nix Of $114M Antitrust Verdict
• Robins Kaplan Lures FCA Pro From Justice Department
• Brazil's New Anti-Corruption Law Stirs The M&A Pot
• Detroit Nurses Urge 6th Circ. To Nix Class Cert. Appeal
• San Jose's Antitrust Claims Against MLB Strike Out
• Terra Execs Ask 11th Circ. To Curb FCPA's Reach
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• A Milestone For Int'l Cartel Enforcement In Chile
• TruePosition Dodges Counterclaims In Wireless Collusion Row
• Brazil Probes Google Over Search Bias Claims
• S. African Telecom Co. Says Rivals' Rates Anti-Competitive
• AUO Exec Acquitted In Price-Fixing Case
• EU Lawmakers Eye Tweaks To Antitrust Damages Plan
• Merck KGaA Sues NJ Supplement Biz For Use Of Folate Mark
• Copycat UK Whistleblower Law Risks Adopting US Flaws
• Takata Forks Over $71M In DOJ Seat Belt Price-Fixing Probe
• Court Urged To Let DOJ Veil Sources From AA, US Airways
• Sen. Wants Probe Of Big Pharma Influence On Painkiller Regs
• Brazil Antitrust Watchdog Blocks Road Barrier Tie-Up
• Allergan Seeks Escape From Surgical Centers' Lap-Band Suit
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick Gets 28 Years For Corruption
• FERC Asks Court To Enforce $488M Order Against Barclays
• Russia's Answer To FCPA Guidance
• Whistleblower Wants Omnicare Sanctioned In FCA Suit
• Van Bael & Bellis Draws Back Longtime Antitrust, IP Atty
• DOJ Urged To Block $260M Cumulus-Dial Merger
• Prosecutors Say AUO Exec Drove Price-Fixing 'Getaway Car'
• Miss. AG Hits Back In CAFA Supreme Court Cartel Fight
• EU Approval Of Olympic, Aegean Tie-Up A Rare Flip-Flop
• Sanctions Unjust In WellPoint Case, Doctors Tell 11th Circ.
• Unilever, Nestle Face Antitrust Probe Over Ice Cream
• 3 Tips For Understanding Price-Fixing Conspiracy Liability
• Dominion Gets DOJ Antitrust OK For Offshore Wind Lease
• $950M Solar Conspiracy Suit Is 'Baseless,' Chinese Co. Says
• Sports Fans Can't Grill Comcast CEO In Antitrust Suit
• Union Drops Bid To Intervene In Suit Over $14B Airline Merger
• EC Clears Aegean Airlines' $97M Buy Of Olympic Air
• BP Looks To Sink FERC's $29M Market Manipulation Fine
• OneLink Avoids 'Harsh' Sanction For Execs' Missing Emails
• Early Turbulence Won't Ground DOJ's Airline Merger Fight
• Auction Rigging Defendants Lose Bid For Severance
• Attys Say Penguin, Macmillan OK'd $11M Fees In E-Books Deal
• Panasonic, Others Fight State Claims In CRT Antitrust Case
• Cablevision Fights Viacom Bid To Axe Antitrust Suit
• Ex-NJ Housing Official Gets 33 Months Over Corruption Bust
• Patterson Lures Former NY Chief Of DOJ Antitrust Division
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Comcast Says Sports Fans Can't Dodge Antitrust Arbitration
• High Court Won't Block Puerto Rico's Control Of Drug Prices
• Ex-Detroit Mayor's Defense Asks For 15 Years Or Less
• S. Korea Hits Record $855M In Antitrust Fines In 2012
• High Court Declines Milk Pricing Class Action Appeal
• Calif. AG To Challenge $25M LG CRT Antitrust Deal
• High Court Again Refuses Seller's EBay Antitrust Case
• High Court Snubs Appeal Of Abramoff Underling's Conviction
• High Court Nips Review Of Ex-Newark Mayor's Appeal
• CSL To Pay $64M To Escape Blood Plasma Antitrust Suit
• Abengoa Ensnared In EU's Oil Price Manipulation Probe
• Epson Settles With Office Depot Over LCD Price-Fixing
• $950M Suit Blames Chinese Solar Cos. For US Rival's Demise
• Calif. Class Consumer Fraud Cases Continue To Survive
• JPMorgan's $300M Force-Placed Insurance Deal Gets OK
• 53 Convicted In Spain's Largest Corruption Scandal
• Leniency Docs May Not Get Blanket Shield: EU Court Adviser
• Hospital Ditches Appeal In Patient-Stealing Row With Rival
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• Adderall Antitrust Suit Should Stay Buried, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Hitachi Hit With Price-Fixing Class Action After $195M Fine
• EC Approves Refresco-Gerber Deal With Conditions
• Okla. AG Urges DOJ To Approve $14B AA-US Airways Deal
• Apple, Simon & Schuster Appeal E-Book Antitrust Ruling
• Chicago-Area School Board Member Cops To Kickback Plot
• Frito-Lay Wants $3.3M From Convicted Ex-SK Foods CEO
• Swiss Regulator Launches Probe Over FX Market Rigging
• NC Scrutiny Of Dental Practice Management Continues
• Judge Slashes Attys Fees In Freight Forwarding Cartel Case
• Pipe Fittings Cos. Can't Duck Price-Fixing Class Action
• EA Out Of Antitrust Suit But NCAA Won't Budge An Inch
• JPML Ships Loestrin Pay-For-Delay Suits To Rhode Island
• AUO Exec Bragged About Raising LCD Prices, Jury Hears
• Rail Shippers Say Full Review Of Class Cert. Not Needed
• Quarles & Brady Forms New Unfair Competition Practice
• Prosecutors Seek Stiff Sentence For Ex-Detroit Mayor
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Auto Parts Investigations: Lessons From The First 2 Years
• News Outlets Push For Access To FTC Hospital Merger Trial
• JPML Sends Charles Schwab Suit To Libor MDL In NY
• Spain Hits Shipping Industry With $59M In Antitrust Fines
• EU Stepping Up Gazprom Antitrust Probe
• Vitamin C Attys Get $10M For Work On Antitrust Settlements
• FTC Won't Challenge Twitter's Acquisition Of MoPub
• Union Backs AA-US Airways Deal In Bid To Enter Suit
• FTC Clears $2B Boise Deal With No Strings Attached
• Judge Stays $1B Dow Antitrust Verdict On Appeal
• Parsing The Case Against 'New American Airlines'
• House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair To Retire In 2014
• ICE, NYSE Closer To Sealing $8.2B Deal With Panel's OK
• Best Buy Says HannStar Can't Vacate $7.5M LCD Verdict
• Freshfields Antitrust Pro Heads To Hausfeld In London
• IT Contractor Gets 2 Years For Fraud Against Mayer Brown
• Texas Cab Drivers Get Judge's Nod To Drop Antitrust Suit
• Bipartisan Pa. Bills Aim To Stamp Out UPMC-Highmark Fight
• Doc Can't Revive Antitrust Suit Against Calif. Hospital
• Doctors Accuse Health First Of Fla. Health Care Monopoly
• Calif. Group Can't Intervene In Fla. $300M Force-Placed Deal
• DOJ Criminal Antitrust Fines Top $1B For FY2013
• Texas AG Drops Antitrust Challenge To US Airways-AA Merger
• App Store Monopoly Claims Don't Add Up, Apple Says
• US Head Of Czech Truckmaker Cleared Of Bribery Charges
• Wright Pushes FTC For More Pay-For-Delay Study
• Target's Unsolicited Credit Cards Illegal, 7th Circ. Hears
• Shutdown Status Of Top 7 Gov't Antitrust Cases
• SAIC Escapes Claims In Investor Suit Over CityTime
• Feds Seek Ex-Mayer Brown Fraudster's Cash And Cars
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Google Sweetens Offer To EU Antitrust Regulators
• DOJ Can't Delay Airline Merger Trial Despite Shutdown
• 3 Lessons From Canada's First 'FCPA' Trial
• Law Firms Leaked Confidential Info In EU Antitrust Probe
• Catheter Kickback FCA Suit Brings No New Proof, Bard Says
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• Gov't Shutdown Unlikely To Thwart Antitrust Enforcement
• Shutdown Will Test Dealmakers' Patience — And Nerves
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown