Competition Archive » November, 2014

Competition - November, 2014

238 articles

• The 100 Law Firms With The Most Competition Partners
• Medtronic Gets Conditional FTC Nod On $43B Inversion Deal
• DOJ Knocks Apple's 6th Circ. Nod In E-Books Appeal
• Novartis Sheds Nicotine Patches To Clear Way For Glaxo Deal
• Comcast, NHL Fight TV Viewers' Antitrust Class Cert. Bid
• Netflix Accuses Yahoo CIO Of Taking Kickbacks At Former Job
• Motorola's $3.5B LCD Price-Fixing Claim Tossed By 7th Circ.
• US Pols Wary Of EU's Onerous Digital Trade Proposals
• EU Refers Spain, Greece To High Court On Tax Matters
• 5 Lessons From DOJ's Blockbuster FCA Haul
• Lowey, Grant & Eisenhofer To Helm Silver Fixing Cases
• Reminder: FCPA Charges Can Focus On Improper Gifts Alone
• Goldman Hit With More Metal-Rigging Claims
• Law360 Reveals 10 Largest Competition Practice Groups
• Discover Subsidiary Hits Visa With Texas Antitrust Suit
• Graco Tells 8th Circ. Spray Foam Antitrust Suit Untimely
• EU Court Nixes Orange's Challenge of Antitrust Raids
• GAO Urges Closer Eye On GPO Fee Payments To Hospitals
• Judge Rips Into Attys In Solyndra Price-Fixing Docs Spat
• Volvo Braces For Possible $500M Fine In EU Cartel Probe
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• Ryanair Sways EU Court To Rethink Irish Air Tax
• Automotive Co. Continental Will Pay $4M For Fixing Prices
• Derailing Of An Expert: Lessons From Railroad Antitrust MDL
• Toshiba Flouted Discovery Rules In CRT Case, Judge Says
• Travelers Say Delta Sanctions Report Overlooked Filings
• TV Networks Throw Weight Behind NCAA At 9th Circ.
• Lowenstein Nabs DOJ Antitrust Vet To Beef Up DC Office
• Retailers Defend Cert. Bid In Flash Memory Antitrust Suit
• Honigman Says Blue Cross DQ Motion Is 'Baseless'
• Boeing Subcontractor Gets 15 Months In Kickback Case
• AstraZeneca Can't End Nexium Pay-For-Delay Trial
• EU Tax Rulings For Companies Threatened By State Aid Law
• Seyfarth Shaw Snaps Up 7 Bingham Attys
• Apple Says Jury Can't Weigh ITunes Update Antitrust Motives
• Aluminum MDL Plaintiffs May Refer To Critical Senate Report
• Foam Cos. Want High Court To Weigh Class Cert. Standards
• KBR Granted Reprieve On Whistleblower Doc Turnover Order
• DOJ Is Moving Away From The Halliburton Opinion
• DC Circ. Bars Disclosure Of Contracts In Comcast, AT&T Deals
• Bondholders Assert Appeal Rights In Libor Fixing Case
• Delta Facing $1.8M Sanctions In Baggage Price-Fixing Suit
• Nexium Pay-For-Delay Plaintiffs Can't Prove Conspiracy
• Pandora Isn't Guaranteed Access To BMI's Songs, Judge Says
• $590M LBO Settlement Filed In Error, Judge Says
• Antitrust Professors Back NCAA Appeal Of Athlete Pay Ruling
• Apple's $450M E-Books Settlement OK'd
• Fed Examining Stricter Rules For Bank Commodity Operations
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive FCA Suit Over Wholesale Drug Costs
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Epic LBO Collusion Case Settles For $590M
• Halliburton, Baker Hughes Prepared For Antitrust Scrutiny
• Voluntary Disclosure: The Continuing FCPA Debate
• Edible Arrangements Delivers $97M IP Suit To 1-800-Flowers
• Ex-PetroTiger Counsel Disbarred For Role In Bribery Scheme
• 5 Convicted In $200M Medicare Con Ask 11th Circ. For Retrials
• EU Court Adviser Sets Plan For Essential Patent Injunctions
• News Corp. Fights Class Cert. Bid In Ad Monopoly Fight
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Ramps Up Truck Cartel Probe
• AstraZeneca Seeks Judgment In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case
• Ex-TigerDirect, Systemax Brass Charged In $9M Kickback Plot
• Sharp Loses Bid At 9th Circ. To Slip Deals In CRT MDL
• J&J, Guidant Trade Barbs In Trial Over Failed $21B Merger
• Goldman Denies Metals Market Wrongdoing Before Senate
• Ex-Air Force Officer Gets 3 Years For $5M Bribery Scheme
• 2 Assumptions Shape 3rd Circ. Reverse Payment Case
• Novartis FCA Case Reaffirms Importance Of Company Policies
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Doctor Deal Not Anti-Competitive, St. Luke's Tells 9th Circ.
• Apple Deal Looks Bad For Bankrupt GT, Noteholders Say
• Goldman, JPMorgan Overwhelmed Oil, Metals Markets: Report
• NCAA Loses Fight To Depose Ex-Hausfeld Atty On $51M Fees
• FCC Defends Retransmission Rule At DC Circuit
• 3rd Circ. Told Actavis Allows Noncash Settlement Scrutiny
• Juice Co. Sues Ex-COO For Poaching Workers For Startup
• Ranbaxy Seeks Mistrial In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case
• Fla. Man Tells 11th Circ. He Found Illegal Humana Incentives
• DOJ Tallies $25B In Fiscal 2014
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Litigator In Chicago
• Robbins Geller FOIA Suit Puts Pressure On Wal-Mart
• Expect More FCPA Cases Against Individuals, DOJ Warns
• Family Dollar Delays Vote On $8.5B Tie-Up Amid FTC Probe
• The DOJ's Drastic Remedy For Gun-Jumping
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Novo Nordisk Pays $19M To Settle Prandin Antitrust Action
• Ex-Fla. Hospital Exec Pleads Guilty In $67M Medicare Fraud
• Apple Can't Cut IPod Resellers From Music Antitrust Trial
• Halliburton-Baker Deal Faces Hard Road To Antitrust Approval
• NCAA Fights To Depose Ex-Hausfeld Atty In Antitrust Case
• CORRECTED: Pharmas Can't Nix Lidoderm MDL Over $170M Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Contractor To Pay $2.72M To Settle EPA Kickback Claims
• UK Regulator To Probe Premier League's Media Rights Sales
• US Renews Bid To Resolve KBR Kickback Suit
• DuPont Seeks Toss Of Paint Price-Fixing Class Action
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• What EU Should Focus On In Google Antitrust Investigation
• Takeaways From Report On Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement
• Apple, Amazon Quickly Core Suit Over iPad Cover Sales
• T-Mobile Settles With Visa, Mastercard in Swipe Fee MDL
• Defunct Solar Co. Wants $950M Panel Antitrust Suit Revived
• Apple Seeks Partial Decertification In ITunes Antitrust Case
• SEC Sanctions Defense Co. Employees For FCPA Violations
• NCAA Says High Court Precedent Supports Athlete Pay Ban
• 3rd Circ. To Decide If Reverse Payments Must Be Cash
• High Court Won't Hear Dairy Cos.' Milk Price-Fixing Appeal
• Justices Urged To Review Docs' Claims Barred By Fla. Deal
• DOJ Suggests FCPA Successor Liability For Stock Purchases
• Layoffs, Liquidation May Follow Bingham, Morgan Lewis Deal
• Deutsche Bank Escapes Proposed Libor Class Action
• Plaintiffs In NCAA Antitrust Case Slam Atty Deposition Bid
• Panasonic Urges High Court To Kill Memory Card Cartel Suit
• Aisin Seiki Fined $36M Over Customer Allocation Scheme
• Investors Seek Final OK For $590M PE Collusion Settlement
• Morgan Lewis Partners Approve Bingham Deal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Laura Wilkinson
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Gregory Asciolla
• Starbucks Given Unfair Tax Advantages In Netherlands: EU
• New EU Rules Will Encourage Competition Damages Claims
• Robbins Geller Sues SEC For FOIA'd Wal-Mart Bribery Docs
• Abbott Wants HIV-Drug Fight With GSK Narrowed For Retrial
• Rail Cos. Oppose Bid For New Expert In Fuel Antitrust Case
• What's In A Name? When 'Just Mayo' Isn't 'Mayonnaise'
• 6th Circ. Boots Class Action Over Broker Rate Conspiracy
• Cushioning Co. Forks Over $108M In Foam Price-Fixing MDL
• 9th Circ. Must Apply Dynamic Analysis To St. Luke's
• GOP Hopefuls Come Out Swinging On Net Neutrality
• Google's Search Results, Ads Are Protected Speech: Judge
• Amazon And Hachette Strike Deal On E-Book, Print Sales
• 7th Circ. Again Weighs Motorola's $3.5B Price-Fixing Claims
• The Latest Life Sciences Company To Make FCPA Headlines
• Apple Slams New Class Rep. Bid In ITunes Antitrust Case
• $4B Forex Fines Are Just The Beginning For Banks
• $27M MF Global Metals Market Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Expert's Secret Links Scrutinized In Railroad Antitrust MDL
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs City's Denial Of Taxi License
• CFTC's Paltry Budget Spurs Quick End To Forex Probe
• Medtronic Offers EU Concessions On $43B Covidien Bid
• DOJ's Investigation Into Generic Pharma Pricing Is Unusual
• Dutch Drilling Giant Pays $240M To Settle Bribery Probe
• Don't Read Too Much Into AbbVie Case, FTC's Feinstein Says
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Joseph Whatley
• New EU Antitrust Chief Won't Rush Google Probe
• GOP Calls Obama's Net Neutrality Plan 'Beyond Scope' Of FCC
• FCPA In 2014: A Review Of Q3 Enforcement — Part 2
• 6 Banks To Pay $4B To Settle Forex Manipulation Charges
• Becton Must Pony Up $340M In Syringe Antitrust Suit
• Hitachi, Others Say CRT Price-Fixing Case Is Too Old
• KBR Must Release Criminal Investigation Docs In FCA Suit
• Regulators Asked To Probe CVS' Tobacco-Free Network
• Investor Slams 'Cumbersome' PE Collusion Settlement
• AAI Names Current VP As New President And CEO
• FCPA In 2014: A Review Of Q3 Enforcement — Part 1
• Drug Cos. Seek Judgment In Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case
• Supreme Court Leaves Atty-Client Privilege Carveout Intact
• Oracle Can't Ditch Antitrust Claims In Sun Copyright Suit
• LME Still Doesn't Belong In Antitrust MDL, Judge Says
• Pandora Says Publishers Used BMI Withdrawal To 'Extort'
• Navy Telecom Contractors Sentenced For Bribery Plot
• 7th Circ.'s Motorola Case May Hinder DOJ's Foreign Reach
• Obama Urges FCC To Protect Net Neutrality
• EBay Escapes Derivative Suit Over Anti-Poaching Scheme
• High Court To Settle Rift On Service Deadline Extensions
• FTC Settlement With 'Patent Troll' May Signal Wider Action
• Attys Tend To 'Buy Themselves Off' In Class Deals, Judge Says
• Official Says St. Luke's Case Backs FTC's ACA Position
• Flakeboard, SierraPine Settle Antitrust Claims For $5M
• Antitrust Suits Over Apple Pay Ban Would Face Uphill Battle
• Airbus, Safran Agree To Antitrust Concessions In EU
• Biotronik Pays $4.9M To Settle FCA Kickback Claims
• Munger Tolles Wins Ruling That Army's Delays Flouted FOIA
• DC Circ. Judge Says FTC Conduct Remedies Are Overly Harsh
• 10th Circ. Won't Rehear Dow $1B Urethane Antitrust Appeal
• Head of Miss. Prisons Charged In $1M Corruption Scheme
• Contractor Demands Sanctions For US In $78M Forfeiture Suit
• EU Court OKs Spanish Foreign Acquisition Tax Breaks
• Chesapeake Facing DOJ Subpoenas Over Leasing Activity
• The Corporate Antitrust Policy — Privileged Or Not?
• DOJ Section Chiefs' 4 Tips For Handling Merger Probes
• DOJ To Limit Criminal Antitrust Monitors To Worst Cases
• BofA Sets Aside $400M Amid Forex Investigations
• 'Patent Troll' To End Deceptive Tactics In Deal With FTC
• Target, Sears, Kmart Cut Claims From Cathode Ray MDL
• Shell Seeks End To FCPA Defamation Suit In Texas High Court
• AT&T Chief Personally Urges Wheeler To Nix Reclassification
• Home Care Co. To Pay $1.65M To Settle FCA Suit
• Brill Sees FTC Role In Net Neutrality But No Solo Spotlight
• EU Antitrust Regulator Fears Pipeline Sale Could Harm Greece
• What The 'Caldwell Doctrine' Means For FCPA Enforcement
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• FTC Investigating Qualcomm Licensing For FRAND Violations
• Dozens Of Cos. Settle In Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee MDL
• Endo, Teikoku Monopoly Claims Likely Out In Lidoderm MDL
• Software Firms Kill Deal Amid DOJ Antitrust Concerns
• Pfizer Nixes Pharmacists' Claims In Lipitor Pay-To-Delay Row
• Traffic Tech Co. Faces New Gov't Contracts Monopoly Suit
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Nexium Buyers Seek Litigation Docs From AstraZeneca
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Lawrence Sucharow
• Biz Groups Say Texas Ruling Undermines FCPA Enforcement
• St. Luke's Sues Insurer Over Coverage For FTC Antitrust Suit
• Agricultural Co-Op Litigation Continues To Mushroom
• Polsinelli Adds Ex-Coblentz Patch Health Care Ace In SF
• FTC Asked To Review Alliance's $2.3B Conversant Purchase
• Merger Bill May Gain Traction Under Republican Congress
• BMI Tells Pandora Publishers Won't Pull Song Rights Soon
• NY Judge Won't Rehear Antitrust Row Over $750M Resort
• Judge Chops Some Claims From Korean Noodle Antitrust Suit
• Live Nation, Cox Latest To Settle In Swipe Fee Antitrust MDL
• $200M Attys' Fee Bid Draws Objection In LBO Collusion Case
• UK Halts Interchange Fee Antitrust Probe As EU Caps Loom
• Retailers Can't Stay Discovery In SanDisk IP Antitrust Suit
• Hausfeld Accused Of Improper Billing In NCAA Antitrust Case
• Gov't Tries To Get Paid Via Gosselin Successor Liability
• Eckert Seamans Can Stay In Pa. 'Kids For Cash' Fight
• Lewis Brisbois Snags Ex-Lathrop Atty For New Antitrust Group
• Exchanges Say SEC OK'd Their Part In High-Frequency Trading
• Stop Challenging FCPA Definition Of 'Foreign Official'
• Discretion Needed On Libor MDL, Ex-Judges Tell High Court
• Apple Plugs In WilmerHale Trio To Lobby On IP, Competition
• HSBC Sets Aside $378M For UK Forex Deal
• White & Case Adds 2 White Collar Pros In Miami
• Ex-Dick's Atty Urges High Court To Toss Mail Fraud Verdict
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Recusal Row In DuPont Kevlar Case
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Bruce Simon
• Class Action Litigation Trends Post-Italian Colors
• Omnicare Clings To Narrow Liability In Supreme Court Args
• Chinese Solar Cos. Win Dismissal of $950M Antitrust Suit
• Tax Cos. Can't Slip NJ Lien Bid-Rigging Class Action
• Samsung Says Microsoft's Nokia Buy Flouted Licensing Deal
• 3rd Circ. OKs FTC To Join Lamictal Oral Arguments
• KBR Fights Latest Bid For Documents In FCA Row
• Bio-Rad Pays $55M To Settle Feds' FCPA Investigations
• Hitachi To Pay $1.25M After Copping To Auto Price-Fixing
• DOJ Sues To Block $375M Movie Theater Advertising Merger
• Saveri Firm Named Buyers' Lead Counsel In Capacitor Case
• Skadden Competition Pro Is Latest To Decamp To Kirkland
• Scrutinized Sysco-US Foods Deal Likely Won't Close In 2014
• 5 Takeaways From FTC Actions Against Professional Boards