Competition Archive » November, 2013

Competition - November, 2013

252 articles

• AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy Can't Ax Claims In Nexium Antitrust MDL
• ISDA Bashes Quinn's Bid To Dodge DQ In Swaps Rigging Suits
• Barclays Must Pay $2.1M To Trader Fired Amid Libor Scandal
• Lowball Contract Bid Under Scrutiny In Navy Bribe Scandal
• Rhapsody Sues Streaming Site Over 'Napster' Trademark
• EMusic Founder Fights Slim Discovery In E-Book Cases
• Bridging The Gulf Between Literalism And Complexity
• Former GE Execs Freed From Prison After Convictions Nixed
• Valley National Bank, Genova Burns Hit With $90M RICO Suit
• German Watchdog Begins Probe Of $4B Fresenius-Rhoen Buy
• Stanley Electric Fined $1.4M For Auto Part Price-Fixing
• EU Hits Shrimp Traders With $39M In Price-Fixing Fines
• Turkcell Takes $4B Iran Bribery Suit To MTN's Home Turf
• City's Free Health Care Demands May Be Kickbacks, HHS Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Top NY Court Upholds Toss Of Daily News Libel Case
• AMR Bankruptcy Judge Greenlights DOJ Merger Deal
• Slot Machine Co. Hits Ex-Atty With $5M Trade Secrets Case
• Lockheed Loses $25M Case Over F-16 Software Competition
• Bonus Deal For Fla. Oncologists Not A Proven FCA Violation
• Evolution Of A $237M FCA Health Care Verdict
• Toyo Tire To Shell Out $120M Over DOJ Antitrust Charges
• 'Fat Leonard' To Be Held Without Bail In Navy Brass Bribe Plot
• Hebei Can't Dodge $153M Penalty In Vitamin C Class Action
• Thermo Fisher Sheds 3 Units, Earns EU Nod On Life Tech Buy
• DOJ Names New Criminal Enforcement Deputy Assistant AG
• Travelers Says Claims Not Time-Barred In $47M Pfizer Suit
• Weatherford Units Plead Guilty In $253M Bribery, Export Pact
• German Antitrust Probe Into Amazon Pricing Policy Ends
• Quinn Emanuel Battles DQ Bid In Swaps Antitrust Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• Highmark Calls UPMC Settlement Promises 'Meaningless'
• Comcast Can't Arbitrate All Sports Fans' Antitrust Claims
• Monopoly Claims Scrubbed From IP Suit Over Pipeline Part
• US Airways, AMR Say Customers Can't Block Merger
• Orbital Says It Was Legit Rocket Buyer In Antitrust Fight
• Google Says Critics Trying To Prolong EU Antitrust Probe
• Qualcomm Draws Scrutiny From China's Antitrust Watchdog
• The Courts' Shifting View On Tying Arrangements
• Diageo Offers Whisky Asset Sale To Ease Antitrust Fears
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty Of Fraud In CityTime Scandal
• Wiretap Evidence Allowed In NJ Mayor's Corruption Case
• Investors Hit Barclays, UBS, Others With $100M Libor Suit
• Mobile Cos. Want Text Messaging Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Ex-White Sox Scout Gets 8 Months In Kickback Scheme
• AUO Loses Bid to Move Circuit City Antitrust Claims To Va.
• Insurer Seeks Limited Appeal In GMAC Kickback Action
• DOJ Moves To Block AmEx Case Consolidation In NY
• Pinnacle Sells $176M Casino To Satisfy FTC On Ameristar Deal
• Maersk Among Targets Of EU Shipper Price-Fixing Probe
• Navy Captain Suspended In Bribery Scheme Probe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• Inside Senate Bills On Sports Blackouts And Online Videos
• Utah AG Ends Brief, Scandal-Plagued Tenure
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• UBS Avoids Fines In EU Libor Investigation
• International Anti-Corruption Efforts Are Here To Stay
• Best Buy Can't Collect On $22M LCD Price-Fixing Verdict
• Almunia Says 'Fresh News' Coming Soon On Libor Probe
• American Airlines Workers Urge Judge To Approve DOJ Deal
• Health Fund Fights Dismissal Of GSK Copay Coupon Suit
• DOJ Wants More Info On $1.1B Louisiana-Pacific Lumber Deal
• 2 More Execs Indicted In Auto Parts Price-Fixing Probe
• Nokia's Patent Licensing Is Anti-Competitive, FTC Told
• 3 Takata Execs Cop To Seatbelt Price-Fixing Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• NCAA Sues To Block EA's $40M Athlete Suit Settlement
• Ex-Naval Contractor Ordered To Pay $18M In Bribery Case
• Sears Can't Dodge Whistleblower's FCA Pharmacy Suit
• Doryx Indirect Purchasers Denied Cert. In Warner Antitrust Suit
• 25 Drug Cos. Put Up $88M To Escape Price-Rigging Suits
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• FRAND System May Not Be Broken After All
• DHL Targets Air Canada With $2B Cargo Price-Fixing Suit
• Hogan Lovells Nabs Norton Rose Antitrust Pro
• AMR Customers' Late Move To Block Merger Perplexes Judge
• JetBlue Sues Visa, MasterCard Over Interchange Fee
• Noodle Buyer Says Sam Yang Can't Duck Out Of Antitrust Suit
• ACC Gets OK To Seek $52M Exit Fee From Md. University
• Ex-Mayor Of Calif. City Cops To Lying To FBI Over Bribes
• Germany Fights EU For Power To Review €9B Telecom Merger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• FCPA Is 'Fertile Ground' For Whistleblowers: SEC Official
• Hungarian Cartel Probe Yields $43M In Fines For 11 Banks
• Bayer Pay-For-Delay Deal A Taste Of Post-Actavis Climate
• Ex-GE Execs Tell 2nd Circ. Bid-Rigging Charges Were Late
• S. Korean Co. Hits Big Banks With New Forex Class Action
• Motley Rice Nabs 2 Pomerantz Haudek Antitrust Pros
• FCPA Crackdown Relies On Business Attys, Deputy AG Says
• 3 Things To Remember When Top DOJ, FTC Litigators Appear
• FTC Eyes Disgorgement In Cephalon Pay-For-Delay Fight
• DOJ Charges 6 Investors In NJ Tax Lien Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Daiichi Sankyo Escapes Antitrust MDL Over Generic Lipitor
• Expect More Big FCPA Cases In 2014: DOJ, SEC Officials
• 6th Circ. Solidifies Product Configuration Trade Dress Law
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• Bayer's $74M Cipro Pay-For-Delay Deal Approved In Calif.
• BofA Escapes Reinsurance Pay-To-Play Class Action
• Alito Slams NY Judge On Race-Based Class Counsel Decisions
• Top Official At Venezuelan State Bank Admits To Bribes
• Microsoft Asks 2nd Circ. To Kill Licensing Antitrust Suit
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Student-Athletes Say NCAA Can't Justify Licensing Deals
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Quinn Emanuel Faces DQ Bid In CDS Antitrust Row
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• Foreign Airline Have Unfair Tax Edge, Pilots Union Says
• Apple Says States Can't Seek Damages From E-Book Plot
• K&L Gates Picks Up Watt Beckworth Thompson Civil Litigator
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• NJ Construction Co. Owner Admits To Role In Bid-Rigging
• Fla. Contractor Takes Bribery Conviction To Supreme Court
• Highmark Toyed With Antitrust Settlement Terms, UPMC Says
• Feds Want Kilpatrick To Pay $4.5M For RICO Convictions
• CFPB Accuses Mortgage Insurer Of Giving Lenders Kickbacks
• DOJ Probing Goldman, JPMorgan Aluminum Storage Deals
• Costco Drops Price-Fixing Claims Against Chinese CRT Co.
• Silver Lake Can't Go Solo In Antitrust Suit Against PE Giants
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• FCC Chief Tells Phone Cos. To Adopt Unlocking Standards
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• DOJ's Baer Says Airline Merger Pact Preserves Competition
• The Month Of Physician Convictions
• Takeaways From Stryker's FCPA Settlement
• Senators Urged To Strengthen Antitrust Punishments
• Nexium Buyers Win Class Cert In AstraZeneca Antitrust MDL
• 11th Circ. Rejects Ex-Fla. Politician's Bribery Appeal
• China A Key Challenge For Global Cooperation: FTC Official
• Prosecutors Blast Indicted NJ Mayor's Bid To Nix Wiretaps
• Antitrust Isn't 'Cure-All' For IP System Woes, Officials Say
• Seyfarth Defamation Claims Withdrawn In NYC Restaurant Case
• DOJ Official Sees Slim Chance For Delta On Merger Slots
• Mendocino County Sues BofA, Others Over Libor Losses
• LCD Price-Fixing Appeal Stalls $28M Alioto Loan Fight
• 7th Circ. Asked To Revive Live Nation Bundling Suit
• 8 Tips For Avoiding Cross-Border M&A Blunders
• 9th Circ. Urged To Unseal St. Luke's Merger Trial Docs
• Best Buy Drags Technicolor Back Into CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• Pay-For-Delay Remains Top Priority For Ramirez's FTC
• Union Neutrality Challenge Faces Skepticism In High Court
• NCAA, Players Both Still Going For 'W' After Mixed Ruling
• Fla. Hospital's Bonus Deal With Docs Not Proper, Judge Says
• Delta Wants Bid On Airport Slots In US/American Merger
• US Airways, AMR Win Limited Concessions As DOJ Blinks
• Publishers Call Google's EU Antitrust Offer 'An Absurdity'
• Ex-Fla. Mayor, Lobbyist Plead Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• Sen. Introduces Bill To Boost Online Video Companies
• Bill Cites Tax, Antitrust Perks To Ban TV Sports Blackouts
• Boies Fights Sanctions Over Conflict In $350M Antitrust Suit
• Suits Target Endo, Actavis Over Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay
• Attorney-Client Privilege Vs. Attorney As Whistleblower
• FTC Chief Says Some Patent Trolls Manipulating The System
• Ex-Biden Adviser Sent To Senate For Vote On FTC Nomination
• Comcast Can't Dodge Plaintiffs' Cert. Bid, Judge Says
• Boehringer Sued Over $120M Pay-For-Delay On Stroke Drug
• More Navy Brass Could Fall Under Bribery Scandal's Shadow
• Pfizer Settles Retail Pharmacies' Antitrust Claims
• Clinic's Contract Terms Look Like Kickbacks, Watchdog Says
• Valassis Says News Corp. Ignored $500M Antitrust Settlement
• US Airways, AMR Settle DOJ Merger Suit With Divestitures
• When Transfer Of Drug Patent Rights Is Reportable To FTC
• Covington Snags Top IP, Antitrust Atty From Senate Judiciary
• NCAA Athletes Score Class Cert. Win In Antitrust Action
• DOJ Reaching Out To SSOs To Shore Up SEP Licensing
• Libor Ruling To Spur More Rate-Fixing Suits
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Southwest To Push For Slot Sales In AA-US Airways Merger
• XL Can't Escape Sirius XM's Coverage Suit, Judge Says
• Home Care Co. Can't Escape Whistleblower's $9M FCA Case
• Court OKs Libor Claims Against Barclays, Deutsche Bank
• Tips For Surviving Brazil's Anti-Corruption Crackdown
• Iraqi Co. Pays US $2.7M To Settle FCA Bribery Claims
• NH's New Law Of Unintended Consequences
• 3rd Navy Official Arrested, Charged In Bribery Scheme
• Thermo Fisher Makes Commitments To EU In Life Tech Buy
• FTC Patent License Rule Sure To Annoy Drugmakers
• Goldman Sachs Being Investigated In Global Forex Probe
• Kickbacks Earn Ex-NY Hospital CEO 18-Month Prison Term
• EU Lawmakers Urged To Get Antitrust Litigation Plan Moving
• Sharp Fights To Keep State Claims In CRT Antitrust Case
• FCPA Risks For Franchisors
• Successful Law Firms Retrench During Downturns
• Deals Rumor Mill: AMR-US Airways, Rupert Murdoch, Vale
• Boies Schiller Should Have Identified Conflict, Judge Says
• Agfa Hits Goldman, Others With Aluminum Price-Fixing Suit
• FTC Redefines Which Drug Patent Deals Need Antitrust OK
• XimpleWare Says Versata Sold $300M In Stolen Software
• Google Offers To Link To Rivals In Proposed EU Antitrust Deal
• Okla. Settles LCD Price-Fixing Suit Against Hitachi
• McKesson Inks $14M Deal In Wis. Drug Price-Rigging Suit
• ADM Ends Internal FCPA Probe As Settlement Talks Continue
• Justices Worry About Double Recovery In LCD CAFA Suit
• EU Starts Antitrust Probe Of $1B Telefonica-Hutchison Deal
• Akzo Wins Chance To Topple UK's Ban On Metlac Merger
• Early Steps — And Missteps — In Internal Investigations
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Gibson Dunn Draws Leading DOJ Antitrust Enforcer
• FTC Closes Probe Into Google's $1B Waze Buy
• Ballard Spahr Lands IP, Antitrust Aces For Atlanta, DC
• High Court LCD Case Could Change Game For AG Suits
• 6th Circ. Rejects $500M LexisNexis Class Arbitration
• 11th Circ. Nudges Mr. Chow Dispute Toward Mediation
• JPMorgan Hit With Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• Senate Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protection Bill
• EU Releases Guidelines For Energy Market Interventions
• Chinese Co. Says It Can't Be Sued For CRT Antitrust Scheme
• DOJ Strikes 37th Plea Deal In Real Estate Bid-Rig Probe
• Comcast Executives Sought Cash For Contracts, Suit Says
• The Second Coming Of PURPA
• Money Laundering Charges In FCPA Cases Bring Unique Risks
• Weatherford To Pay $250M To Settle US Corruption Probes
• Chief Justice Roberts Turns Up The Heat On Cy Pres Pacts
• Anderson Judge Opens Door For Publishers' Antitrust Claim
• Judge Allows Consumers To Resell Some Sprint Nextel Cellphones
• 7th Circ. Junks Force-Placed Insurance Suit Against Wachovia
• With $2B J&J Deal, FCA Proves It's Still The Anti-Fraud King
• DOJ Says BCI Aircraft Exec Deserves Prison For $50M Scheme
• Barclays, Citigroup Hit With Forex Class Action Amid Probe
• J&J's $2.2B Deal A Last Hurrah For Off-Label Crackdown
• NY Bus Tour Passengers Seek Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Pressing For Divestitures From American, US Airways
• HSBC Latest To Be Ensnared By Global Forex Probe
• Justices Won't Touch Facebook's $9.5M 'Beacon' Privacy Deal
• The Scope Of 'Inevitable Disclosure' In Trade Secrets
• Takeaways From Diebold's FCPA Settlements
• J&J Inks $2.2B Settlement For Off-Label Marketing, Kickbacks
• Realty Referral Co.'s Antitrust Claims Revived In IP Row
• How Dechert, Simpson Won The FTC's Blessing In $1B Deal
• Malaysia Fines Megasteel $1.4M Over Anti-Competitive Conduct
• Overpayment Not Required For RESPA Claims, 9th Circ. Hears
• Private Equity Gets The FCPA Limelight
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Novell's Microsoft Antitrust Suit
• Sherwin-Williams, Mexico Agency To Talk $2.3B Comex Buy
• JPMorgan Subpoenaed Over Asian Hiring Practices
• NC Dental Board Asks High Court To Review FTC Challenge
• Ex-Navy Engineer Gets 10 Years For $18M Kickback Scheme
• Citigroup Latest To Reveal Cooperation In Forex Probes
• $1.2B OfficeMax-Office Depot Merger Wins FTC Approval