Competition Archive » June, 2014

Competition - June, 2014

322 articles

• DOJ Eyes Labaton Atty To Oversee $168M Bazaarvoice Merger
• Ex-Google Worker Calls $324M Anti-Poaching Deal A 'Sham'
• Judge OKs $24.3M In Attys' Fees In Pfizer Pay-For-Delay Row
• DOJ-AmEx Antitrust Trial May Turn On Market Power Question
• Actavis, Forest Labs Give Up 4 Generics In FTC Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Part Of Snow Cone Patent Verdict
• Amazon, Apple Accused Of Cornering Market For IPad Covers
• DOJ Says US Antitrust Law Covers Foreign Conduct
• Black & Decker, Bosch Escape Table Saw Antitrust Suit
• Denso Exec Gets Year In Prison For Role In Auto Parts Cartel
• Government Says Novartis Can't Escape FCA Kickback Suit
• EU Antitrust Chief Hints At More Cases Against Digital Cos.
• 5 Things You Should Know About China's Anti-Monopoly Law
• America Movil Gets Clear Path To $2B Telekom Austria Play
• PPG Industries To Pay $2.3B For Mexican Paint Co. Comex
• Justices To Weigh Quick Appeal Rights In Libor Case
• China P3 Ban Short On Details But Shows Protectionist Bent
• Attys Asked To Peg Antitrust Theories As NCAA Trial Wraps
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Bristol-Myers Win In Kickback Row
• BNP Paribas To Pay $8.9B To Settle Sanctions Violations
• LCD Makers Can't Duck Florida Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• New UK Watchdog Backs Eurotunnel Ferry Service Ban
• Indie Music Group Hits YouTube With EU Antitrust Complaint
• Music Rights Group Ducks Price-Fixing Claims
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Allowing Tesla To Operate 5 Dealerships
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Autoliv To Pay $22.5M To Settle Shareholder Class Action
• Sens. Urge Watchdogs To Inspect $53B Valeant-Allergan Play
• 11 Compliance Lessons Learned In Lagos, Nigeria
• Aussie Antitrust Tribunal OKs $1.4B AGL-Macquarie Deal
• EU Tweaks De Minimis Antitrust Safe Harbor
• State Farm Targets Auto Shops' 'Vague' Antitrust Suit
• Surviving FCA Claims In Novartis Kickback Row To Stay Put
• UK Antitrust Watchdog To Launch Energy Sector Probe
• Flagstar Dodges Reinsurance Kickback Scheme Class Action
• QBE Argues Bank-Kickback Suits Covered By AIG Policies
• Bed Bath & Beyond Aims To Kill 'Sparse' Trade Secrets Suit
• EU Tech Chief Backs Google's Proposed Antitrust Settlement
• DOJ Will Approve $2.7B Deal If Martin Marietta Sells Assets
• NCAA's No-Pay Pact Not A Cartel, Antitrust Expert Says
• PhRMA, AHA Urge Supreme Court To Curb FCA Penalties
• EU Spurns Dutch Bid To Review $13.7B Liberty-Ziggo Deal
• What To Do When Opposing Counsel Is A Jerk
• Cut Patent Trolls Down To Size By Amending Rule 68
• Chapter 93A Pitfalls For Mass. Retailers
• Apple Says DOJ Has No Evidence Of E-Books Price-Fixing
• EU Court Sets Low Bar For Antitrust Raids In Nexans Suit
• FHFA May Sue Insurers For Fannie, Freddie Overpayments
• Partners HealthCare, Mass. AG Strike Antitrust Deal
• Global Cartel Penalties Set To Hit Record High In 2014
• 9 Takeaways From Enforcers On Medicare Fraud Priorities
• St. Luke's To 9th Circ.: Hold Off On Doc Group Sale For Now
• $310M DRAM Price-Fixing Deal Sails Past Objectors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Coverage Suit Over Dish's Malpractice Claims Stays Alive
• Telefonica Hopes To Ease $12B E-Plus Buy With Network Deal
• DOJ Signs On To $124M Omnicare FCA Kickback Settlement
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Owes $26M For Kickbacks, DOJ Says
• Dems Take Tough Line On $49B AT&T-DirecTV Deal
• NCAA Pay Could Mess With Athletes' Heads, Top Official Says
• Jailed Dick's Atty Wants No Fine In RE Kickback Row
• Tenet, HMA Can't Duck Feds' FCA Kickback Suit
• Sealing The Deal: Weil Steers DirecTV In $49B Sale To AT&T
• 9th Circ. Stands By New GSK Trial After Gay Juror Ousting
• DOJ Loses Bid To Block AmEx Evidence In Antitrust Fight
• German Booksellers Target Amazon In Antitrust Complaint
• Niaspan Antitrust Injury Is 'Pure Speculation,' Judge Told
• 5 Tips For Defeating A Class Cert. Bid
• LCD Makers Tell Judge To Limit Costco Antitrust Claims
• Military Telecom Contractor Gets 4 Years For Bribery Plot
• Senate Leaders Want Say In Ex-Im Bank Renewal
• A Look At China's Decision To Block P3 Shipping Alliance
• Ex-Im Bank Ousts Four Amid Kickbacks Investigation
• Investors Can Add Eurodollar Claims To Libor Rigging Suit
• Antitrust Experts Back Flexibility On Conditional Pricing Pacts
• Airlines Want Kaplan Fox DQed In Air Cargo Antitrust MDL
• Opt-Outs May Get Shot To Rejoin $6B Swipe Fee Deal
• Chinese Solar Cos. Fire Back In $950M Antitrust Suit
• Provigil Judge Nixes Conspiracy Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Lifting NCAA Pay Ban May Cause Corruption, Commish Says
• How They Won It: Proskauer Defends Loser-Pays Bylaws
• Car Dealers Accuse Auto Parts Cos. Of Power Window Cartel
• FTC Fights St. Luke's Latest Bid To Delay Divestiture
• Milk Processors Soured After Rare Monopsony Ruling
• Eaton Pays $500M To End Antitrust Suit Over Loyalty Pacts
• Pom V. Coke Will Impact Financial Services Too
• DOJ Closes Smith & Wesson FCPA Investigation
• Sutter Monopoly Suit Fails To Nail Down Geographic Market
• High Court Urged To Weigh United-Continental Antitrust Suit
• 3 Lingering Questions About How Actavis Works
• 5 Ways To Contain The Chaos Of Mass Torts And MDLs
• Viacom Can't Kill Cablevision's Antitrust Bundling Suit
• Endo, Impax Nailed With New Generic Opana Antitrust Suit
• AU Optronics Dodges TracFone Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL
• FTC's Wright Says Antitrust Law 'Just Fine' To Police Internet
• Big Ten Athletes Sign Over Rights, Chief Testifies For NCAA
• 8th Circ. Revives NFL Salary Cap Antitrust Saga
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lafarge, Google
• Some FTAIA Clarity From 2 Appellate Decisions
• LCD Maker To Fight Best Buy's $1.8M Fee Award In 9th Circ.
• Adequacy Of $324M Apple, Google Anti-Poaching Deal Queried
• St. Luke's Can't Stay Doc Group Sale In Antitrust Case
• FTC Warns REMS Abuse Not Safe From Antitrust Law
• Purchasers Blast Wyeth's Immunity Bid In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• NJ Diagnostic Firm Owner Arrested In Medicaid Kickback Plot
• Blue Cross Loses Bid To Exit Regional Plan Antitrust Suits
• NCAA Chief Says He Nixed Deals To Trim Player Exploitation
• EU High Court Upholds $20M Plastic Bag Cartel Fine
• Citigroup Beats Investor Claims That Libor Scheme Cost $96M
• Donald Sterling's Wife Seeks Restraining Order After Threats
• Sparboe, Vendors Call Truce In Egg Price-Fixing Saga
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Now A High School Sports League Under Antitrust Scrutiny
• At Last, Men's Wearhouse Seals $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Pickup
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• Intel Case Highlights Differing Antitrust Approaches In EU
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• Where Pay-For-Delay Stands One Year After Actavis
• $950M Solar Antitrust Suit Blocked From Calif. Transfer
• Philly Prosecutor Reopens AG's Dropped Corruption Probe
• Eaton Pays Rival $135M To End Antitrust, Trade Secrets Row
• JPMorgan, Goldman Face 2nd Antitrust Suit Over Zinc Prices
• Paying NCAA Athletes Would Spur 'Chaos,' Univ. Chief Says
• Innospec Execs Convicted On Foreign Bribery Charges
• CME Throws Weight Behind CFTC Swap Data Rule
• 11th Circ. Bars Docs' Antitrust, RICO Claims In WellPoint MDL
• Ex-Water Tank Exec Pleads Guilty To Price-Fixing
• ZTE Urges EU Antitrust Watchdog To Probe Vringo On SEPs
• FTC Approves Ardagh Antitrust Fix In $1.7B Saint Gobain Deal
• Porter Wright Nets Diverse Squire Sanders Litigator In Ohio
• Panasonic Attacks Battery Purchasers' Antitrust Standing
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• FedEx Tells Authorities Of Possible FCPA Violations In Kenya
• Merchants, AmEx Urge 2nd Circ. To Scrap $7B Swipe-Fee Deal
• E-Books Deal Frees Apple To Focus On Fight With DOJ
• NCAA Expert Claims Athletes' 'Entitlement' Sparked Lawsuit
• China Rejects Maersk's Proposed Shipping Alliance
• Bill Would Create FCC Ban On Internet 'Fast Lane' Deals
• Amerisource Relator Can't Ax Counterclaims Over Secret Info
• Google Accused Of Blocking Out App Store Competitors
• Pa. Justices Slam State's $80M Drug Overpayment Award
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• Hong Kong Firm Denies US Link in Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• Day Pitney Adds Former UN Fraud Investigator In New York
• Why Auto Suppliers Must Focus On Antitrust Compliance
• Apple Settles $700M E-Books Antitrust Suit To Avoid Trial
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• Ameritox Wins $15M In Millennium Drug-Testing Kickback Row
• Intel Case Dims Hope For Economics-Based Antitrust Approach
• Novartis Seeks Dismissal Of FCA Kickback Claims
• Lamictal Buyers Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Pay-For-Delay Case
• LFG Seeks Increase To Escrowed Funds In Alioto Fee Fight
• NCAA Not Exactly An Amateur League, Expert Says
• US Bank Borrowers Get Cert. In Force-Placed Flood Policy Suit
• NJ Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Tesla Direct Sales
• Dodd-Frank Shields Overseas Whistleblowers, 2nd Circ. Told
• EU OKs Federal-Mogul's $155M Honeywell Deal After Sales
• Judge Approves $30M Compressor Cartel Settlements
• MM Steel Secures $7M In Fees For $156M Antitrust Win
• A Look At The UK's Private Health Care Market Inquiry
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• ArcelorMittal Pays $90M To Settle Steel Antitrust Suit
• Antitrust Watchdogs Say Cartel Finger-Pointing Not Enough
• St. Luke's Appeals Antitrust Order Killing Saltzer Deal
• NCAA Can Afford To Cut Athletes In On Billions, Expert Says
• Senate Dems Ask FCC To Relax Broadcaster Collusion Rules
• KBR Whistleblower Calls Forced Arbitration 'Unconscionable'
• Celgene Bid To Ax FCA Suit Is Premature, US Says
• Goldman Sachs Appeals EU Power Cable Cartel Fine
• Bazaarvoice And The Risks Of Nonreportable Transactions
• JPML Shouldn't Join Auto Shop Antitrust Suits, Insurers Say
• 4 Ways For Retailers To Avoid FCPA Entanglements
• With Goldman, Bain Out, PE Players Pressured To Cut Deals
• Tech Workers Defend $324M Anti-Poaching Suit Settlement
• FCC To Probe Netflix Speed Deals With Internet Providers
• Pa. Officials Can't Nix NCAA Suit Over $60M Sandusky Fines
• FERC Accuses Power Traders Of Market Manipulation
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• Steel Cos. Denied New Trial After $156M Antitrust Judgment
• Microsoft Atty Warns Of Long Shadow Of China's Nokia Call
• DOJ's Overton Gives Antitrust Attorneys 5 Tips
• High Court's Pom Ruling Leaves Consumer Suits In The Lurch
• UK To Jack Up Market Abuse Sanctions Amid Libor Scandal
• Bain, Goldman Settlements A Cautionary Tale For PE Firms
• Fans Would Flee If NCAA Paid Athletes, Ex-CBS Exec Says
• Deltafina Can't Snuff Out EU's $40M Tobacco Cartel Fine
• Attys React To High Court's Pom v. Coke Lanham Act Ruling
• EU Pauses Zimmer's $13.4B Biomet Deal Over Missing Data
• High Court Pom Ruling Won't Impact Food Class Actions
• DRAM Indirect Purchasers Press Judge On $78M Fee Bid
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• Intel Loses Challenge To Record €1B Antitrust Fine
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• High Court Says Pom Can Sue Coca-Cola Under Lanham Act
• Ex-Rothstein Partner Cops To Political, Bribery Conspiracy
• Bain, Goldman Sachs Agree To Pay $121M In Collusion Row
• 2nd Circ. Antitrust Ruling Dooms Forex Claims, BofA Says
• Northeast Milk Monopsony Class Action Beats Dismissal Bid
• Ex-Ala. Football Star Fires Back At NCAA 'Amateur' Claim
• 3 Reasons A Sprint-T-Mobile Deal Might Win Antitrust OK
• Civil Price-Fixing Cases In EU Vs. US: 10 Key Issues
• Lessons For Contractors From The Medtronic Settlement
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• Pool Product Manufacturer To Pay $8M To Exit Antitrust MDL
• AUO Calls DOJ Reference To 2nd Circ. Case 'Puzzling'
• Amazon Blocks Sales Of Warner Home Videos
• House Republicans Blast FCC's New JSA Restrictions
• Chrysler Dealer Can't Dodge Competitor, Says Mich. High Court
• Novartis Gets FCA Kickback Suit Pared Down
• LCD Makers Want Antitrust Damages Limited To Named Parties
• Donald Sterling's Wife Asks Court To Rule Him Mentally Unfit
• EU Opens Probes On Apple, Starbucks, Fiat Tax Rulings
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• NCAA's Member Pacts Stifle Competition, Expert Testifies
• FTC's Brill Says Antitrust, Health Reform Goals Align
• Rabobank Trader Cops To Yen Libor Manipulation
• CFTC Seeks Toss Of DTCC Suit On Swaps-Data Reporting
• DOJ Points To 2nd Circ.'s FTAIA Ruling In AUO Fight
• EU Says Broker ICAP May Have Helped Rig Yen Libor
• Sterling Shoots For NBA Bylaws In $1B Suit Revival
• Shelly Sterling To Ask Court To Preserve $2B Clippers Sale
• Jury Finds Ill. Lawmaker Guilty Of Bribery
• Industry Groups Spar Over Music Licensing On Hill
• Philips' Brazil, Taiwan Branches Can't Duck Price-Fixing MDL
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• EU High Court Opens The Door To Umbrella Liability
• 10th Circ. Grounds Colo. Airport Services Monopoly Spat
• O'Bannon Says NCAA Cheats Athletes As Antitrust Trial Opens
• Jury Weighs Bribery Rap Against Ill. Lawmaker
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Adderall Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Omnicare Fires Opening Salvo Ahead Of Supreme Court Args
• Tech Group Warns Against $45B Comcast-TWC Merger
• St. Luke's Says Rival's Stay Worries 'Grossly Misleading'
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• Ex-Patton Boggs Atty Cries Foul Over AmEx Fee Settlement
• Feds Say Auto Parts Exec Deserves Softer Sentence
• NCAA To Pay $20M To Exit Student-Athlete Publicity Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• 3 Key Trends In Antitrust Merger Review
• EU Cartel Victims Face Uphill Battle Proving 'Umbrella' Claims
• UK Said To Seek Fines From Ex-Deutsche Trader Over Euribor
• 9th Circ. Says Carnival Can't Get Cut Of Price-Fixing Deal
• Motorola Says FTAIA Ruling Supports $3.5B LCD Case
• Feds Drop Criminal Investigation Of Pa. Defense Contractor
• AmEx Surcharge Fee Deal Draws Retailer Objections
• Wal-Mart Snubs Independent Chair Amid Foreign-Bribery Buzz
• 9th Circ. Axes NCAA Attempt To Stop Antitrust Trial
• Ex-Adobe Engineer Blasts 'Inadequate' $324M Poaching Deal
• 2nd Circ. FTAIA Ruling: Some Clarity, Some Unresolved Issues
• Endo, Impax Schemed To Delay Opana Generics, Suit Says
• Best Buy To Fight $16M Fee Reduction In LCD Antitrust Case
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• FTC Nod Stokes Support For $1.8B Men's Wearhouse Offer
• Time To Ditch Traditional Methods In Merger Probes
• DOJ Official Warns Extradition 'Safe Havens' Fading
• Game Over: Pivotal Moments In Sterling's NBA Eviction
• DOJ Charges 4th Takata Exec In Seatbelt Price-Fixing Plot
• FTC's McSweeny Sets Early Focus On Health Care, IP
• Apple On Hook For State Antitrust Penalties In E-Books Fight
• Medical Boards Defend Antitrust Shield In High Court
• NJ Lawmakers Push To Allow Tesla Direct Sales
• EU Court Says Cartelists Can Be Liable For Nonmember Rates
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• T-Mobile Is Clear Winner In Dubious Sprint Merger Plan
• Mexico Bribery Suit Lacks US Ties, Siemens Tells 2nd Circ.
• Squire Patton Boggs Adds Chinese Gov't Veteran In Beijing
• $97M Cement Co. Tie-Up Secures European Approval
• Gov't Contractor Pleads Guilty To Air Force Bribery Scheme
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• No Market Power Needed In 2nd Circ. Vertical Restraint Cases
• Sterling To Drop $1B NBA Suit, Allow Clippers Sale To Ballmer
• All Cartel Members Can Be Sued In Dutch Co.'s Home Court
• 2nd Circ. Foreign Antitrust Ruling Has Attys Scratching Heads
• Canada Charges US Execs In Foreign Bribery Case
• NCAA Scholarship Class Actions Merged In Calif. Court
• Yazaki, TRW Settle With Consumers In Price-Fixing MDL
• Sprint, T-Mobile Agree On Initial Terms Of $32B Merger
• Justices Urged To Mull Quick Appeal Question In Libor MDL
• Home Depot's Antitrust Claims Trimmed In LCD Price-Fix MDL
• Consolidated Keurig Antitrust Cases To Brew In NY
• 2nd Circ. Backs Softer FTAIA Limits In Foxconn Win
• A New Era In Cartel Enforcement Against Foreign Nationals?
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Procaps Wins Half Of Requested Atty Fees In Patheon Fight
• Michelin Can't Escape Tire Price Discrimination Claims
• Vinson & Elkins Snags Back Freshfields Bruckhaus Partner
• 2nd Circ. OKs $11.5M Seizure In CityTime Fallout
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover $156M Steel Antitrust Judgment
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• London Metal Exchange Fights To Exit Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• LCD Makers Tell MDL Judge To Limit Office Depot's Damages
• NLRB's Northwestern Ruling Off Table In NCAA Antitrust Row
• Attys Seek $15.7M From Ex-NCAA Players For EA Settlement
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Broadcasters Challenge FCC Collusion Scrutiny At DC Circ.
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• Inside The HSR Annual Report On Merger Review
• Ex-Charlotte Mayor To Plead Guilty In Corruption Case
• 7th Circ. Wants DOJ's Take On Foreign LCD Antitrust Briefs
• Merger Appeal May Aid Deutsche Boerse With Future Deals
• Autoliv To Pay $65M To Exit Auto Parts Antitrust MDL
• Sterling's $1B Antitrust Suit Against NBA Won't Fly
• St. Luke's Rival Opposes Bid To Stay Sale In Antitrust Case
• FTC's Pharma Patent Regulations Upheld
• Engineers See Danger In FTC's NC Dental Board Action
• Covington Beefs Up Competition Team With SF Antitrust Czar
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko
• After FTAIA Ruling, Sky Is Not Falling On Antitrust Claims