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Competition - October, 2016

337 articles

• Wal-Mart Sues Canned Tuna Cos. Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Susman Godfrey, Others Get Fees Slashed In Antitrust Deal
• Doc In Menendez Case Says He's Not A Flight Risk
• Developer Goes After Privileged Docs In Bid-Rigging Suit
• CenturyLink Says FCC's Planned Rate Caps Are Baseless
• Endo Says FTC Needs Permission To Pull Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Investors Scoff At Bank's 2nd Circ. Terrorism Ruling Citation
• Louisville Utility Pole Law Meets Federal Regs, FCC Says
• EXCLUSIVE: SFO Chief Calm About Future Amid Breakup Rumors
• Philips Wants High Court Review Of Wash. Price-Fixing Case
• Ex-Soccer Exec Blasts Trial Delays In FIFA Suit
• Prior Defects Could Sink Auvi-Q Even As EpiPen Prices Soar
• Canadian Watchdog's Counsel Rejoins Fasken Martineau
• 3rd Circ. Pushed To Rehear Axing Of $62M Avaya Award
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rethink Provigil Antitrust Decision
• Health Co. Execs Want 2nd Look At $20M LeClairRyan Deal
• Supreme Court Turns Down Look At $156M Steel Verdict
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• Anatomy Of A Merger: Close Contact Key In $100B Beer Deal
• 7th Circ. Blocks Ruling That OK'd Ill. Hospitals' Merger
• Justices Reject 'Vexatious' Ex-Atty's Suit Against State Court
• 3rd Circ. Weighs In On Product-Hopping
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• Nissan Can't Shake Claims In Dealer Incentives Suit
• Airlines Lose Bid To Kill Price-Fixing MDL In DC
• Italian Arbitrator Says AmTrust RICO Suit Shouldn't Be In US
• Calif. Blocked From Collecting Rail Hazmat Transport Fee
• AT&T-Time Warner Deal To Test Big Data Antitrust Theories
• Feds Want 30 Months For CEO In Chicago Bribery Plot
• GSK Tells 3rd Circ. To End La. Case Over Settled Claims
• Investment Firm Founder To Pay $720K to Settle FTC Charges
• Feds Call Doc In Menendez Case A Flight Risk
• EU Launches Review Of $43B ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• Turning Tides For Employee Arbitration Agreements
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Panasonic, Buyers Tussle Over Antitrust Suits' Timing
• Redflex CEO Wants Less Than 14 Months For Bribery Plot
• Inside The EU's Overcharge Pass-On Study
• Investors Say US Court Has Jurisdiction To Hear Libor Suit
• FERC Seeks To Bar Discovery In $15M Market Plot Suit
• Adderall Buyers Deride Objections To $15M Settlement
• Avon Investors Demand Appeal Bond From 'Serial Objector'
• Endo Seeks Ruling On FTC Ability To Sue Over Past Conduct
• Nexstar-Media General Deal Shouldn't Wait For FCC, Reps Say
• Knotty International Problems In The Courts
• Michael Foods Wants Quick Appeal In Egg Price-Fix MDL
• As Questions Loom, FCC Presses On With Universal Service
• Objector Appeals $9.6M Settlement In NJ Bid-Rigging Suit
• Hospital-Practice Mergers May Land In FTC Crosshairs
• SFO Faces Uphill Climb To Mount 'Lowballing' Libor Cases
• Feds Weigh In On Supreme Court ATM Fee Antitrust Row
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• DOJ To Approve $1.8B Wabtec-Faiveley Deal With Divestitures
• Monster Escapes Rival's Antitrust Suit Over Drink Sales
• Swiss Release $51M In Venezuelan Oil Assets To US
• FERC's In-House Civil Penalties Challenged In 5th Circ.
• Banks Ask Justices To Review Revived Libor Antitrust Suit
• Qualcomm Investors Appeal Chancery Toss Of Antitrust Suit
• Willkie Farr Boosts Competition Team With Ex-King Wood Atty
• UBS, Barclays Settle With Bondholders In Libor Suit
• Ex-DOJ Criminal Chief Sees Red Flags In FCPA Pilot
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Attorney Representation At Issue In FIFA Suit
• Venezuelan Hospital Awarded $21M In Bribery Scheme
• Investors Mine Gold, Silver Rulings In Platinum Suit
• Foreign Banks Look To Dodge Yen Libor Suit
• Hospital Twisting AmEx Ruling In Steering Suit, DOJ Says
• NJ Judge Sends Medical Device Co.'s Coverage Spat To Pa.
• NFL Says Sunday Ticket Subscribers Have No Antitrust Case
• Sabre Plotted To 'Bury' US Airways, Antitrust Jury Hears
• Uber Asks 2nd Circ. To Force Arbitration Of Price-Fix Suit
• Feds Win Pause In Ex-Cuomo Aide Corruption Case
• Fla. Doc In Menendez Scandal Can Await Fraud Trial At Home
• Verizon Pushes FCC To Limit Broadcaster Negotiation Tactics
• Antitrust Authorities Step Up Merger Enforcement
• FERC Power Auction Call Can't Be Reviewed, DC Circ. Says
• Athletes, NCAA Say Wage Suit Not Related To Antitrust Row
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Richard Edlin
• Advocates Urge FCC To Move Forward On Business Data Regs
• ATM Fee Rules Are Conspiracy, Law Profs Tell High Court
• ChemChina's $43B Syngenta Buy Delayed For EU Review
• How Pharma Cos. Can Shape The Drug-Pricing Landscape
• SFO Chief Sidesteps Criticism Of Junior Trader Libor Focus
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Bio-Rad Says Ex-GC Whistleblower Testimony Privileged
• Lead Counsel's $46.3M Fee Cut By $1.3M In CRT MDL
• High Court Should Undo Refusal-Rights Ruling, Ameren Says
• Billionaire In UN Bribery Case Still Flight Risk, Gov't Says
• ABA Sections Seek More Clarity On Aussie Competition Regs
• Tough Scrutiny Ahead For AT&T's $85.4B Time Warner Buy
• FCC Seeks Feedback On Proposed Rules for Video Diversity
• US Airways, Sabre Trade Bullying Charges At Antitrust Trial
• HP, Panasonic Come To Terms In Disk Drive Antitrust MDL
• Airline Rules May Fall Short For Consumers, Attys Warn
• Dover, Wayne Offer Concessions To Clear $780M Deal In UK
• Charter Pushes FCC Against Ethernet Rate Regs
• Trump Vows To Block $85.4B AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Brazil's Embraer To Pay US Feds $205M To End Bribery Claims
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Ex-Calif. Senator Gets 3.5 Years In Bribery Scheme
• No $2.6B Alaska-Virgin Tie-Up Without Notice, Judge Says
• Fox Units Accused In Soccer TV Rights Bribery Scheme
• NY Car Services Seek To Revive Uber False Advertising Suit
• BAT's $47B Reynolds Buy May Sail Through Antitrust Review
• Ex-Army Officer Can't Nix Guilty Plea At 10th Circ.
• GE's Danfoss Claims Tossed In Compressor Cartel MDL
• OPINION: The 2nd Circ.'s Misguided Approach To Antitrust
• FERC Says $42M Pa. Trader Manipulation Case Is Rock Solid
• Clergy For Black Churches Press FCC On Biz Data Regs
• SC Health Giant Wants Plug Pulled On $50M Antitrust Suit
• Pomerantz To Lead Investor Suit Over Embraer Bribery
• MMA Promoters Settle Philly Venue Antitrust Row
• 2 Blue Cross Support Orgs Escape Antitrust MDL
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• DOJ, FTC Release Antitrust Guidance For HR Professionals
• Judge Splits FTC's Endo Case, Scoffs At Transfer Threat
• Ex-Sports Media Exec Pleads Out In FIFA Corruption Case
• GSK, Teva Urge High Court To Review Pay-For-Delay Accords
• FCC's Pai Slams Agency's Overreach Amid Court Reversals
• FCC Fact Sheet Leaves No One Entirely Happy
• Justices Could Revisit Conspiracy Standard In ATM Fee Fight
• 'Hasty' Judge Botched RBS Libor Claim Again, 2nd Circ. Told
• FTC, Antitrust Org Ask 3rd Circ. To Rethink Doryx Decision
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• Top EU Court Urged To Revive Intel's Appeal Of €1B Fine
• Currency Buyers Say Libor-Rigging Suit Has Legs
• A Shift Toward Increased Antitrust Scrutiny Of Tech Cos.
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Ex-NY State Senator's Graft Conviction
• Walgreens, Rite Aid Delay Closing Of $17B Merger
• Aluminum Ruling No Help For Shell, Crude Traders Say
• Proposed Verizon-XO Deal Risks Consumer Harm, FCC Told
• Aetna-Humana Row Survives ACA Exchange Exits, DOJ Says
• Top Nassau County, NY, Official Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Firms Vie For Chance To Lead Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Suit
• Pension Co., Bank Escape Tribe's Embezzlement Suit
• Dow Derivative Suit Fails To Show Board's Bad Faith: Judge
• Sprint Says It's Waited Long Enough For Biz Data Reform
• Bodybuilding Org. Drops Antitrust Row Against Int'l League
• $2.6B Alaska-Virgin Merger Suit Could Speed To Dec. Trial
• Relator Pulls State Insurance Fraud Claim Against Medtronic
• Spain Fines Travel Agencies €1.8M For Repeat Bid-Rigging
• 1 Year After Yates Memo: The DOJ's Yates-Lite Approach
• Fight For Muni Broadband Has Moved To States: FCC Official
• Preparing For Changes To Federal Appellate Rules
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Recycling Antitrust Suit
• Boehringer Offers EU Concessions For Sanofi Swap Deal
• White House Proposes New Regs To Protect Air Travelers
• Gov't Wants Legal Conflict Cleared Before FIFA Bribe Plea
• German Sausage Makers Slip €128M In Cartel Fines
• Banks Need To Patch Up Retail Antitrust Gaps: CMA Chief
• Black & Decker, Bosch, Ryobi Beat SawStop Antitrust Suit
• Oil Cos. Say $3.6B Collusion Class Action Lacks Fuel
• Lennox International Discloses Possible Russian Bribe
• 2nd Circ. Pushes Back As Ex-CEO Appeals Kickback Liability
• Microsoft Urges FCC Caution On Set-Top Privacy Rules
• Final Defendant Pleads In Chicago Schools Bribery Scandal
• FCC Urged Not To Let Ethernet Off The Hook For Regs
• Texas Medical Board Drops 5th Circ. Telemedicine Appeal
• Brussels Antitrust Pro Leaves Shearman To Start Boutique
• Ex-Medical Lab CEO Can't Escape Aetna Kickback Suit
• Dreamworks To Pay $50M To Settle Animator Poaching Suit
• Bayer-Monsanto Won't Seed Or Weed The Patent Thicket
• Visa, MasterCard ATM Fee Rules Collusion, High Court Told
• Aerotec Likely To Guide 9th Circ. On Aftermarket Issues
• Slow And Steady Gets The Deal Through, FTC Tells GCs
• Steel Buyers Reach Deals Totaling $30M In Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Says $2.5M Claim For Legal Fees Already Scuttled
• Braskem Investors Fight To Keep Petrobras Claims Afloat
• Ex-Navy Agent Gets 12 Years For Role In Bribery Scheme
• Comcast Praises FCC's Backing Down On Some Rate Regs
• France Names New Competition Authority President
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Boot Of Bank Card Fee Antitrust Suit
• Deutsche Bank Offers $38M To Settle Silver Price-Fixing MDL
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Arbitration In Cox Antitrust Suits
• No Conspiracy In Major Airline Multicity Fares, Court Told
• Provigil Pay-For-Delay Suit Belongs In Pa., Teva Says
• Rainmaker Q&A: Norton Rose's James Wiehl
• 3rd Circ. Got Doryx Product-Hopping Suit Wrong, Mylan Says
• FCC Urged To Wrap Broadband Privacy, Set-Top Plans
• Actavis Holdco Says FTC's AndroGel Antitrust Suit Is Moot
• Anthem, Cigna Ordered To Disclose Merger Breach Allegations
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• Och-Ziff: Takeaways From Landmark FCPA Case
• Omnicare Pays $28M In Depakote Kickbacks Case
• UK Antitrust Agency Orders ICE To Sell Trayport
• A New Measuring Stick For Anti-Bribery Compliance Programs
• Ex-Tour Bus IT Head Admits To Obstructing Antitrust Probe
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Incompas Urges FCC To Speed Up Rate Cuts
• Plea Deal Possible In NYPD Gun License Bribery Scheme
• 9th Circ. Panel Won't Rehear NBA Star Drinkware Suit
• Subpoena Row In American-US Air Merger Suit Hits Justices
• Body Shops Fight 11th Circ. Dismissal Of State Farm Suit
• Pa. Hospital Systems End Merger Plan After 3rd Circ. Defeat
• DC Circ. Single-Director Ruling Clips CFPB's Wings
• Feds Drop Mail Fraud Charges In Calif. Bid-Rigging Case
• Asphalt Cos. Hit With Antitrust Suit By W.Va. DOT
• Judge Won't Revive Claims In Anthem Rate MDL
• FCC's O'Rielly Slams DC Circ. Order Backing Net Neutrality
• Navy Officer Pleads Guilty To Bribery In Contractor Scheme
• Deere, Monsanto Tell DOJ To Leave Planter Co. Deal Alone
• Conn. Wine Trade Group Asks To Intervene In Antitrust Suit
• $100K Fee OK'd For Mooted Class In Failed $35B Merger
• JPMorgan Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Silver Futures Claims
• DC Circ. Judge Challenges FTC Patent Study Suggestions
• Investors Say Waldman Can't Get Banks Out Of Libor Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Speed Up Total Gas Manipulation Appeal
• Jury Clears Chrysler In Dealer's Sales Discrimination Suit
• A Gift By Any Other Name: Benefits In McDonnell And Salman
• Sandoz, Taro, Others Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Skin Cream
• Rainmaker Q&A: Podhurst Orseck's Peter Prieto
• Borrowers Seek Quick Win In PHH Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• State Farm Must Face Car Shop Antitrust Suits, 11th Circ. Told
• AmEx Ruling 'Major Blow' To DOJ Patient Suit, Hospital Says
• Shell Says Aluminum Ruling Helps Kill Oil Antitrust Claims
• Kuwait Food Co. Can't Duck Army Rations FCA Suit: Gov't
• Asphalt Companies Hit With Antitrust Suits By W.Va. Cities
• Libor Plaintiffs Say Metals Ruling Backs Standing Claims
• Tough Politics Force Wheeler To Limit Business Data Plan
• Dairy Farmers' Attys Ask 2nd Circ. For Bigger Cut Of $50M
• Bodybuilding Orgs Trim Pa. Antitrust, Va. Contract Suits
• Blue Cross Mich. Unveils Revamped $30M Antitrust Settlement
• NJ Chiropractor Charged In Medical Imaging Kickback Scheme
• Warner Chilcott Wants Claims Cut In Generic-Blocking Suit
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• The First 6 Months Of FCPA Pilot Program: 10 Lessons
• Facebook Gets New Chance For Quick Win In Antitrust Row
• Similar NY Case Moots Del. Derivative Suit, BioScrip Says
• Winning Tobacco Co. Cites 9th Circ. In Fighting New Trial
• Chrysler Owes Dealer $1.7M For Price Bias, Jury Told
• Health Care Service Customers Win ERISA Suit Class Cert.
• NJ Casino Backers May Place New Bet After Campaign Woes
• Suspended SUNY Poly President Quits Amid Bribery Charges
• Major League Scouts Will Appeal Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• Antitrust Regulators Didn't Let Beer Merger Go Flat
• Oil Firm Says Rival Stole Workers, Info To Get Chevron Biz
• 7th Circ. Sides With Ride Hailing Cos. In Regulatory Spat
• DOJ Blames Merger Trial Discovery Woes On Aetna, Humana
• Pfizer Wants Out Of Suit Over Pain Patch Marketing
• Total Pushes For Speedy FERC Gas Manipulation Appeal
• CFPB Single-Director Structure Ruled Unconstitutional
• Samsung SDI Settles Antitrust Claims By Dell In Battery MDL
• London Transit Cos. Sue MasterCard Over Interchange Fees
• 10 Things To Look For This Supreme Court Term
• Investor Sues Tenet After $513M Deal In Kickback Scheme
• Ex-FIFA Official Cops To Racketeering, Fraud Charges
• 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Sony Win On $4M Antitrust Deal
• FCC Lifts Sunshine Restrictions On Set-Top Box Plan
• RadioShack, Circuit City Again Seek Discovery In Drive Suit
• FCC Head Proposes 'Light Touch' For New Biz-Data Players
• JTEKT Reaches $62.5M Deal In Auto Parts Antitrust MDL
• Menendez Faces Renewed Corruption Charges
• Orange County DA Sues Over Niaspan Pay-For-Delay Scheme
• Samsung Denies Injury In Patent Antitrust Suit
• Provider Lessons From Tenet's $513M Fraud Settlement
• 'Invitations To Collude' Targeted By US And EU Enforcement
• Medical Group Must Face Insurers After $37M Loss To Aetna
• Anthem-Cigna Infighting Should Be Divulged, Judge Told
• Uber Gets Green Light For Cab Commission Antitrust Suit
• Comcast Slams Verizon Plan For FCC Special Access Reform
• Uber, Lyft Ordered To Stop Service By Philly Judge
• DOJ Pummels Medical Supplier's Kickback Defenses
• FTC Patent Assertion Study Urges Curbs On 'Nuisance' Suits
• New Suit Echoes Antitrust Claims Against Truck Parts Co.
• Uber Steers Past NY Limos' False Advertising Suit
• Samsung, LG Accused Of Anti-Poaching Pact For Third Time
• Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Case Not Best High Court Lure
• FTC Says Minn. Providers Can Merge Without Noncompetes
• Clock Could Run Out On FCC's Push For Video Diversity
• Seyfarth Shaw Hires Ex-Cadwalader Litigation Chairman
• Cow Farmers Fail To Tip Over Dairy Price-Fixing Suit
• FCC Told To Wrap Up Review Of Nexstar-Media General Deal
• FTC Head Calls Out Possible Nuisance Patent Settlements
• Rainmaker Q&A: Quinn Emanuel's Juan Morillo
• Maxim Settlement Reflects Expansive View Of FERC Rule
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Live Nation Destroyed Docs In Antitrust Row, Court Told
• Tech Companies And The New FCPA Pilot Program
• Regulators Suspend HSBC Exec Amid Forex Charges
• $100M In Atty Fees Approved In Air Cargo Antitrust MDL
• Medicare Fraudster Wants 40-Year Sentence Vacated
• Calif. Judge Dismisses $20B Race Bias Suit Against Comcast
• Lam Research, KLA-Tencor Scrap $10B Merger Deal
• Buyers Ask 1st Circ. For Nexium Antitrust Case Redo
• Microsoft, Sony Units To Arbitrate Battery Antitrust Row
• Goldman Sachs Gets Aluminum Price-Fixing Claims Tossed
• Cable Cos. Want FCC To Keep Out Of App Licensing
• Teva Inks $769M Deal To Sell Allergan Assets In UK, Ireland
• Nestlé Reaches Deal With Brazil To Complete Garoto Buy
• Fla. Taxi Cos. Slam Uber, Lyft's Bid To Duck Unfair Regs Suit
• FCC Gets Public Interest Pressure To Adopt Data Rate Regs
• Seagate, Solyndra Trusts Get OK For $17M Ch. 11 Deal
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Rethink Vitamin C Antitrust Class Action
• Merger Enforcement Probes Taking Longer, Report Says
• US Asks High Court Not To Take Lamictal Pay-For-Delay Row
• Banks Say Forex Ruling Changes Nothing In Libor Case
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• UBS Beats Silver Price-Fixing Claims In New York MDL
• Home Depot Antitrust Suit Against Visa, MC Moved To MDL
• OMB Approval Moves FCC Lifeline Update Forward
• Subscribers Want Arbitration Sacked In NFL Antitrust MDL
• Pa. Judge Largely OKs Ballard's $20M Antitrust Fee Claim
• Total Wants Appeal Sped Up In $225M FERC Manipulation Suit
• Mass. Health Insurers Want $1B Hospital Expansion Trashed
• FCC's O'Rielly Says Key Issues Still Hamper Set-Top Box Plan
• Kraft Appeals Dismissal In Egg Price-Fix MDL To 3rd Circ.
• Anheuser Gets Beer Drinkers' $100B Merger Fight Dumped
• Allergan Loses Bid For 3rd Circ. Rehearing Of Eye Drop Suit
• FTC Warns Against Endo Privilege Request In Lidoderm MDL
• 3rd Circ. Wants Maritime Agency's Take In Car Shipping MDL
• Pipe Makers Reach Deal With Buyers In $385M Antitrust Suit
• Aetna, Humana Request Sanctions Over Blocked CMS Docs
• Clinton Vows Vigorous Enforcement Of Mergers, Competition
• 3rd Circ. Confirms Free Assignability Of Antitrust Claims
• 5th Circ. Removes Judge From Miss. AG's Entergy Suit
• 5 Key Details In Tenet's $513M Kickback Settlement
• Visa, MC, AmEx, Discover Can't Toss Chip Antitrust Claims
• High Court Stays Out Of College Athlete Pay Debate, For Now
• Carfax Sues AIG Unit For Defense In $50M Monopoly Dispute
• Justices Won't Review $20B Anheuser, Modelo Antitrust Suit
• AmTrust Defends RICO Suit Against Italian Arbitrator
• FCC's Rosenworcel Hit With Set-Top Box Input From The Hill
• Panasonic Settles Optical Disk Drive Suit With Florida
• Ex-MySpace Owner Declared Vexatious Litigant
• Developers Out On Bail In Bribe Case Tied To Cuomo Aides
• LG Won't Get Bench Trial In CRT Price-Fixing Class Action
• Drug Cos. Deride FTC's Lidoderm, Opana Antitrust Suit
• Braskem In Talks With DOJ, SEC Over Bribery Allegations
• Justices Won't Review Freight Exec's Price-Fixing Sentence
• CMA Probe Chair Says Bank Breakups Weren't Off-Limits
• Tenet Hospitals To Pay $513M, Admit Kickbacks
• Curbing Bribery And Corruption In International Arbitration
• High Court Won't Hear O'Bannon Student-Athlete Pay Case
• UK To Begin Formal Brexit Process By End Of March