Competition Archive » February, 2014

Competition - February, 2014

294 articles

• Merck Says DOJ Has Ended Its Multicountry FCPA Probe
• Demand Letter Bill Would Squelch Worst Patent Trolls
• Schwartz Simon Sued For Malpractice In Mortgage Firm Row
• Split FTC Drops Opposition To Nielsen's $1.26B Arbitron Buy
• NCAA, Student-Athletes Ordered Into Settlement Talks
• Fla. Distributor Sues Dow Over Ex-Employee Contract
• Actelion Settles Row Over Giving Drugs To Generics Makers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holland & Knight's Anita Mosner
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Covington's Christine Haskett
• SandRidge Gets Subpoena As Part Of DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Contractor Gets 5 Years For $31M NASA Kickback Scheme
• Handful Of Banner Deals Define M&A In February
• Where To Bring Damages Claims In EU Int'l Cartel Cases?
• Canada Halts Spectrum Grab By Wireless Giants Rogers, Bell
• Solvay, Ineos Offer To Shed Assets In Joint Venture Bid
• $300M JPMorgan Force-Placed Deal Gets Judge's OK
• Apple, Google 'Spoon-Feeding' Experts, Engineers Say
• Dem Sens. Introduce Bill To Crack Down On Patent Trolls
• S. Korea Ends Antitrust Probe Of Samsung Patent Suits
• Omnicare Pays $4.2M To End FCA Suit Over Amgen Kickbacks
• FTC Says Less Antitrust Regs On Health Care Is More
• Barclays Investors Mount Libor Fraud Case In 2nd Circ.
• China Anti-Bribery Rules Raise Questions For Life Sciences
• Quinn Emanuel Deserves To Be Lead Forex Counsel: Philly
• LG, InnoLux LCD Cartel Fines Trimmed By $23M In EU Court
• FRCP Discovery Amendments Prove Highly Controversial
• EU Raises Objections To Telefonica's $11.7B E-Plus Deal
• DOJ Nets $9M In First Ocean Shipping Cartel Plea
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchalter's Shawn Christianson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Robins Kaplan's Hollis Salzman
• Ameritox Loses Sanctions Bid In Millennium Antitrust Suit
• Ex-German President Acquitted In Bribery Trial
• Nestle, Hershey, Mars Melt Chocolate Antitrust Claims
• NJ Town, Union Get Claims Pared From Defamation Suit
• Comcast-TWC Merger — An Opportunity For New Approaches
• NJ Capital's Mayor Thrown Out Of Office Post-Conviction
• Seafood Co. Says Contractors Cost It $10M In Military Sales
• DuPont Sheds Antitrust Claims Over Dealer Discounts
• Klobuchar Wary Of Wireless Mergers Amid T-Mobile Rumors
• JPML Sends 12 Solodyn Antitrust Suits To Mass.
• Visa Resolves EU Antitrust Probe With Interchange Fee Limits
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sedgwick's Stephanie Sheridan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Pryor Cashman's Colleen Caden
• Latham Snags Ex-Ropes & Gray White Collar Pro
• Ore. Becomes 2nd State To Pass Anti-Patent Troll Law
• Apple Says It Boosted Competition In E-Books Market
• No Fast Relief From White House 'Patent Troll' Plan
• NBC Deal Offers Model For Comcast-TWC Antitrust Talks
• House Passes Bill Renewing Cellphone Unlocking Rights
• AGs Urge Federal Support For State Patent Troll Battles
• AAI Says Sysco's $3.5B US Foods Buy Will Harm Competition
• EU High Court To Hear Challenge To Antitrust Raids
• SEC Is Ready To Move From Rulemaking To Rule Enforcement
• Black & Decker, Others Face Antitrust Suit Over Safety Device
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• Auto Shops Hit State Farm With Antitrust Suit
• Morgan Stanley Dodges Class Action Over Insurer Kickbacks
• Consumers Fight For Class Cert. In Apple E-Book Action
• Ballard Spahr Draws Dickstein Antitrust Litigation Duo
• $265M Bi-Lo, Delhaize Deal Clears FTC Antitrust Challenge
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dentons' Kara Baysinger
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Winston & Strawn's Joan Fife
• EU Says Ahlstrom, Munksjo Offered Dubious Data On Merger
• Music Site Can't Shake Rhapsody Suit Over 'Napster' Mark
• 9th Circ. Nixes Daw's Prosthetic Knee Antitrust Suit
• Atty In Bid-Rigging Plot Deserved Disbarment, Court Says
• Blue Cross Can't Ax Steward's Suit Over $40M Hospital Deal
• Ex-Fuel Supply Co. Worker Pleads Guilty In Kickback Scheme
• Netflix Inks Deal To Boost Access To Comcast Network
• Apple Wants E-Books Cases Sent Back To Texas, Calif.
• Crown, Mivisa Offer EU Antitrust Fixes On $1.65B Merger
• Trenton Mayor Says Courts Can't Boot Him From Office Yet
• New Energy Opportunities In Mexico Raise FCPA Risks
• Supreme Court Boots $25M Pilgrim's Pride Antitrust Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bingham's Debra Fischer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nossaman's Nancy Smith
• Pa. Contractors Sue Comcast Over Cable Installation Deals
• Justices Snub Tennis Channel Appeal In Comcast Bias Case
• Fla. Contracts Allow For Price-Fixing Claims, Court Hears
• Trenton's Mayor Mack Can't Stall Hearing On His Ouster
• Walgreen, Others Drop National Food Claims In Egg MDL
• LA Hospital Accused Of Medicare Psych Care Fraud
• Ga. Real Estate Investor Cops To Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Mexico Floats New Law To Boost Competition
• NCAA Athletes' Antitrust Suit On Course For Trial After Ruling
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Jane Goldstein
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Snell & Wilmer's Barb Dawson
• Major Victory For Hospitality Cos. In Antitrust Suit
• Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• Europe's Antitrust Chief Defends Google Search-Bias Deal
• Exide, Creditors Clash Over Possible Price-Fixing Probe
• NCAA Agreements Nixed Student-Athletes' Rights, Judge Hears
• White House Unveils Plan To Combat Patent Trolls
• Patent Troll Legislation Has Chance Despite Election
• NSA Spying Leaves Law Firms Vulnerable To Litigation
• Feds Join FCA Kickback Suit Against Tenet, HMA
• Exec. To Plead Guilty To Destroying Evidence In Antitrust Probe
• Cipro Buyers Say Cos. Are Denying 'Stark Reality' Of Actavis
• Panasonic Fined $4.7M In Canada For Auto Parts Bid-Rigging
• Brazil Hits 2 Freight Airlines With $35M In Bid-Rigging Fines
• Comcast-TWC Deal Raises Net Neutrality Concerns
• SocGen Fights Back Against EU's $610M Euribor Penalty
• China Confirms Qualcomm, Interdigital Inc. Antitrust Probes
• The Coming Boom In Health Care Mergers Under ACA
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Choate's Melissa Tearney
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Littler's Lee Schreter
• Utah Pretzel Vendor In A Twist Over Monopoly Accusations
• Jim Beam Maker Can't Shake $100M Whiskey Contract Suit
• FCC Head's Restraint In Net Neutrality Push Earns Plaudits
• Fee-Shifting Bylaw Valid Under Del. Law, Tennis Tour Says
• Comcast Plaintiffs Seek Stay Amid Settlement Talks
• FTC Unfairness Authority Designed To Be Broad, Brill Says
• NY AG Takes Up Pay-For-Delay Mantle With Teva Deal
• 3rd Circ. Restores Bulk Of Pa. Funeral Director Law
• Enfamil Maker Starts FCPA Probe Into China Unit
• USPS Fights Netflix Price Discrimination Fix At DC Circ.
• Military Telecom Contractor Pleads Guilty To Bribery
• Device Co. EndoGastric To Pay $5M In FCA Kickback Suit
• Quinn Emanuel Opens Brussels Office With Antitrust Focus
• JPML Centralizes Iron Pipe Price-Fixing Suits In Tenn.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Morrison, Shell, Ardagh
• FCC Revives Net Neutrality Without ISP Reclassification
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Mimi Addy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Mary Mullany
• St. Luke's Merger Decision Highlights Enforcement Trends
• The Captain Of The Mother Court: Judge Loretta Preska
• Reliance, Nucor's Boycott Cost Steel Co. $80M, Jury Hears
• Apple E-Books Ruling Wrong On Antitrust Law, 2nd Circ. Told
• Shasta Wants Discovery To Proceed In Glucose Strip IP Case
• Class Urges 10th Circ. To Back $1B Dow Antitrust Award
• Ex-PetroTiger CEO Cops To Colombian Bribery, Wire Fraud
• Hotels, Online Travel Sites Dodge Antitrust Class Action
• 3 Ex-Barclays Employees Charged Over Libor Conspiracy
• Google Rivals Must Win Over EU Antitrust Chief To Sway Deal
• Germany Fines Sugar Cos. €280M Over Cartel
• With Brother At Paul Weiss, Schumer Backs Off Comcast-TWC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kaye Scholer's Lori Leskin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hirschler's Courtney Paulk
• McWane Dismissal May Impact Future FTC Cases
• UK Court Orders 2nd Look At BSkyB Sports Channel Pricing
• Class Counsel In $300M Forced-Place Deal Push For Approval
• Jury Ready After Thompson & Knight's Alleged Spying
• Pharmacies Want Class Cert. In Pfizer Pay-For-Delay Case
• NJ Pol's Secret Code Bolstered Evidence In Corruption Trial
• Judges' Plan To Raise Patent Pleading Bar May Curb Trolls
• Humana To Fork Over $4.5M For Insurance Tying
• Antitrust Claims Sour Goodyear On Sumitomo Alliance
• GSK Announcement May Change Industry Speaker Programs
• Global Financial Watchdog To Probe Forex Benchmarks
• SoftBank Offers Flimsy Logic For Sprint, T-Mobile Tie-Up
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hughes Hubbard's Bassey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mitchell Silberberg's Coyoca
• Deferred Prosecution Agreements — A New Tool For The UK
• Twombly Affects All Elements Of Antitrust Claims
• 6 Tips For Creating Effective Trial Graphics
• Ex-Mass. Probation Head Wants Judge Off Bribery Case
• Centura Can't Dodge Surgical Centers' Antitrust Suit
• FTC Commissioners Spar Over Section 5 Guidance Boundaries
• AUO Exec's Price-Fixing Conviction Should Be Upheld: DOJ
• Netflix-Walmart Deal Hurt Competition, 9th Circ. Hears
• Antitrust Probe Delays $1.1B Louisiana-Pacific Deal
• FTC's Ohlhausen Pushes For Targeted 'Troll' Enforcement
• Thermo Fisher Deal Shows Waivers, Timing Cut Antitrust Woes
• Convicted NJ Mayor Can't Keep Office Without Fight
• Content Worries Cloud $45B Comcast-Time Warner Merger
• Bridgestone To Pay $425M In Auto Parts Price-Fixing Dragnet
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Goodwin Procter's Sharton
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levenfeld's Patti O'Connor
• Some EU Commissioners Wary Of Google Antitrust Deal
• Court Split Likely To Lead To More FCPA Whistleblowing
• Ex-SEC Branch Chief Joins Steptoe's Securities Practice
• Australia Hits Pfizer With Antitrust Suit Over Lipitor
• Avon Says FCPA Settlement Could Reach $132M
• Comcast Puts Up $45.2B In Surprise Time Warner Takeover Bid
• DOJ Seeks To Unwind Bazaarvoice's PowerReviews Buy
• DOJ Says Market-Power Evidence Not Essential To AmEx Suit
• Pemex Can't Revive Gas Theft Claim Against Plains
• Cathay Strikes $65M Settlement In Freight Price-Fixing MDL
• FCC Chairman Promises Net Neutrality Action
• 3rd Circ. Mulls Class Cert. In J&J Reagent Antitrust Case
• NJ Lawmaker Looks To Speed Removal Of Corrupt Officials
• Kaplin Stewart Discovery Order Lacked Privilege Analysis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ballard Spahr's Emilie Ninan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe's Lucinda Low
• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Nagin Found Guilty Of Corruption
• NY Hospital Settlement Could Be Model For Future Mergers
• AGL To Buy MacGen For $1.37B, Pending Antitrust Nod
• DaVita To Pay $389M, Unwind Deals To End Kickback Probes
• Apple Defends Expert Testimony In E-Books Damages Saga
• Keurig Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Coffee Monopoly
• AmEx Can't Join Private, Gov't Antitrust Cases
• 'Patent Troll' Suits Face New Obstacles At ITC
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Libor Suit Against Deutsche Bank
• DOJ Ends Probe Of $3.3B T-Mobile, Verizon Deal Early
• Hogan Lovells Hires Ex-O'Melveny Health Pro For LA Office
• Ky. To Consider Reining In 'Patent Trolls'
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Takes Aim At Corporate Tax Loopholes
• H&R Block Sues Tax Prep Chain For Violating Noncompete
• HP Board Faces New Shareholder Suit Over FCPA Violations
• Sens. Press CFTC To Share Energy Trading Data With FERC
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ropes & Gray's Laurel FitzPatrick
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Donna Fraiche
• 10 EU Antitrust Issues Energy Cos. Should Know About
• T-Mobile Wins Ban On AT&T Unit's Color Scheme
• Apple Can't Stay Goodwin Procter Monitor In E-Book Suit
• Former Bechtel Exec Charged In Alleged Kickback Scheme
• NJ Files Forfeiture Action Against Convicted Trenton Mayor
• Antitrust Group Slams DOJ Over US Airways-AMR Settlement
• Thompson & Knight Atty Accused Of Spying On Jurors
• Blagojevich Fundraiser Sentenced For Referral Bribe Scheme
• Ex-BofA Exec Cops To Muni Bond Bid-Rigging Scheme
• PhRMA Moves To Vanquish FTC Rule Targeting Drugmakers
• Telefonica's Internet, Phone Policies Draw Antitrust Fines
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, Vodafone, Nestle
• Apple Injunction Flouts Deal, Simon & Schuster Tells 2nd Circ.
• FTC Signs Off On $2.4B KKR-Sedgwick Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: FordHarrison's Tracey Jaensch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Neda Mansoorian
• Startup Industry Is Creating New Litigation Tools
• Minnesota Twins Sue Visa, Mastercard Over Swipe Fees
• Dealers Sue Hitachi, Panasonic In Car Part Price-Fixing Row
• Trenton Mayor Convicted On 6 Charges Of Conspiracy, Fraud
• Ex-DC Council Member Faces New Campaign Finance Claims
• Danske Bank Hit With Price Manipulation Allegations
• Quest Can't Dodge Calif. Law Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Coblentz Patch Snags Ex-Latham & Watkins Partner
• DOJ Drops Probe Of Samsung's Essential-Patent Conduct
• FTC's McWane Dismissal Leaves Antitrust Enforcement Murky
• Louis Dreyfus Unit Strikes $7.4M Deal To End FERC Probe
• Anatomy Of A Merger War: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• $2B Diageo-USL Merger Could Harm Competition, UK Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McAndrews' Nabeela Rasheed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Crowell's Ellen Dwyer
• High Court's CAFA Ruling Won't Affect AG Enforcement
• Deals Rumor Mill: Glencore Xstrata, Cerberus, IBM
• DC Chief Judge Accused Of Using Office For Private Gain
• Embattled NJ Mayor Was Victim Of Overeager Feds, Atty Says
• QBE Says AIG Affiliates Must Cover Kickback Case Defense
• Whistleblower Says Celgene Bribed Docs To Sell Cancer Meds
• AmEx Merchant Fee Deal Wins Preliminary Court Approval
• Fox Allowed To Argue 1st Amendment In NCAA Class Action
• Big Banks Lose Discovery Scuffle In Aluminum Storage MDL
• Mayer Brown Snags Ashurst Antitrust Partner In Brussels
• DC Councilmember Dodges $100M Bid-Rigging Suit
• Australia Fears AGL's MacGen Buy Could Hinder Competition
• Lobbyist Gets 1 Year In Fla. Corruption Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Wendel Rosen's Pamela Mintzer
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hodgson Russ' Yalamanchili
• 4 Things To Do In Response To New Antitrust Thresholds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, KKR, Carlyle
• Litigation Costs Are In Your Control, So Take Control
• FTC Dismisses Price-Fixing Allegations Against McWane
• Conspiracy Claims Against Quest, Insurers Face Dismissal
• Suit Claims Amtrak Commission Deal Is Anti-Competitive
• Google's Rivals, Users Equally Unhappy With Antitrust Deal
• Ex-Genova Burns Client Fights To Keep $90M RICO Suit Alive
• Chase Knocks Objections To $300M Force-Placed Settlement
• Steptoe Snags Veteran Policy Atty From Patton
• Citibank, Others Can't Dodge Reinsurance Kickback Suits
• Google Strikes Deal With EU Over Rival Search Links
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Taft's Margaret Lawson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frankfurt's Barbara Shiers
• UK Government Steps Up Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• NJ Mayor Used Code To Conceal Corruption, Prosecutors Say
• Ex-Siemens Execs Fined $1.5M Over $1B Bribery Scheme
• 9th Circ. Nixes Southwest-AirTran Merger Challenge
• Marine Base 'Godfather' Cops To Contract Bribery Charges
• Net Neutrality Quick-Fix Bills Dead On Arrival
• Hogan Lovells Nabs DOJ International Antitrust Vet
• AU Optronics Sheds Kodak's Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL
• 2nd Circ. Weighs Apple Monitor's Duties In E-Books Case
• Drugmakers Tackle Biosimilars Oversight At FTC Forum
• Robins Kaplan's $18M Request Way Off, LCD Master Says
• Canada Appeals Court Revives Toronto RE Antitrust Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michelman's Mona Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Baker Donelson's Linda Klein
• Takeaways From FTC's Win In Hospital-Doc Deal Case
• 2 Bankers Face 1st Civil Penalties In UK Libor Probe
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• 15 Antitrust Lawyers Know How To Keep GCs Happy
• Korea, Singapore Carriers Pay $207M To Exit Price-Fixing Suit
• Dow Can't Ax Urethane Buyers From Antitrust Suit
• GCs Name Best-Of-The-Best Attys
• House, Senate Dems Propose Net Neutrality Bills
• DOJ Probes Goldman, Others On Libya Deals
• Norton Rose Unveils Global Regulation Practice
• Japanese Auto Parts Co. To Pay $6.9M Over Price-Fixing Plot
• Apple Urges 2nd Circ. To Keep E-Books Monitor Sidelined
• 5 Anti-Corruption Developments To Expect This Year
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Holwell Shuster's Dorit Black
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibbons' Christine Amalfe
• Strategies For Protecting Market Share: Part 1
• EU Lists Antitrust Concerns With Hutchison's $1B O2 Buy
• Jos. A. Bank Sounds Off On $1.6B Men's Wearhouse Offer