Competition Archive » February, 2017

Competition - February, 2017

279 articles

• Brexit Likely At Heart Of LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger Woes
• Pa., DC Can't Get Fees In Staples-Office Depot Merger Case
• Cigna Seeks Accounting For $25M From Settlement Distributor
• GOP-Led FCC Expected To Narrow Merger Reviews
• Health Care Fund Seeks Class Cert. In Celexa, Lexapro MDL
• House Panel OKs Repeal Of Health Insurance Antitrust Shield
• Buyers Urge 6th Circ. To Back $225M Car Parts Antitrust Deal
• Microsoft Suit Against Sony, Others Paused For Arbitration
• Ex-Prisoners' MP3 Player Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Trendsettah Nets $2.1M In Fees In Swisher Contract Row
• 14 More Boston Cab Companies Target Uber In Antitrust Suit
• Con Ed Beats Construction Union's Antitrust Suit
• Prosecutors Say Ex-Barclays Libor Traders 'Driven By Money'
• Initial Lessons From The Anthem-Cigna M&A Lawsuits
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• 'Unprofessional' Atty Avoids Sanctions In MLB TV Settlement
• Sullivan & Cromwell Snags Ex-DOJ Antitrust Chief Hesse
• Boston Taxi Cos. Say Uber Suits Too Different To Join
• Airlines Back Sabre Contract Ban In $15M Antitrust Win
• Big Banks Want Aussie Benchmark Price-Fix Suit Shredded
• MLB Hits Back In Scouts' Antitrust Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Why FTC V. Qualcomm Follow-On Suits Are Worth Watching
• Supreme Court Refuses Clorox Price Discrimination Suit
• New Antitrust Snag Trips Up LSEG, Deutsche Börse Merger
• Judge's Anthem-Cigna Analysis Unfair, Economists Say
• FCC Chief Wants To Nix Charter Merger Overbuild Condition
• High Court Shouldn't Revive $7B Antitrust Deal, Groups Say
• Plug Pulled On $50M Antitrust Suit Against SC Health Giant
• NCAA Athletes Denied Docs On Pac-12 ESports Competitions
• DC Circ. Agrees To Hold Off On AT&T Special Access Fight
• Feds Seek About 3 Years For Ex-Rabobank Trader Over Libor
• Claims Slip Through Ala. BCBS Defenses In Antitrust MDL
• Heineken Hit With €100M Antitrust Suit By Greek Rival
• New Zealand Regulators Block $2.4B Vodafone, Sky Deal
• HSBC Appeals €33.6M Euribor Manipulation Fine
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• E-Book Cos. Push 2nd Circ. To Revive Antitrust Claims
• FCC Grants Small-Business Relief From Transparency Rules
• Ex-UBS Trader Hayes Fights FCA Lifetime Ban Over Libor
• Time Warner Eyes Atlanta Station Sale Ahead Of AT&T Deal
• Honeywell Sues To Stop Alarm.com's $140M Monopoly Bid
• E-Book Seller Appeals Canadian Price-Fixing Settlements
• 3rd Circ. Won't Retread Car Shipping Antitrust Suit
• Levine Lee Adds IP, Antitrust Litigation Pro From Cravath
• FTC Chair To Take On Job Licensing With New Task Force
• The Cyber Ecosystem: Evolving Tech And Risk Governance
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Ex-49ers Cheerleader Can't Use Pseudonym In NFL Wage Suit
• Comcast Cable Ad Antitrust Suit Trimmed
• High Court Shouldn't Hear $7B Visa, MC Deal, Retailers Say
• Rail Giants Seek Koch Docs To Defend Against Antitrust Suit
• 3 Lessons From The Anthem-Cigna Merger Opinion
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• US Airways Pushes For Judgment In $15M Sabre Antitrust Win
• Spanish Antitrust Watchdog Pushes For Tweaks To IP Laws
• Oil Storage Co. Accuses Magellan Of Stifling Competition
• Sainsbury's Pushes On Alone In Swipe Fee Trial Against Visa
• Qualcomm Appeals $905M Korean Antitrust Fine Over Patents
• States' Suboxone Product-Hop Claims Fail, Indivior Says
• Qualcomm Seeks To Consolidate 24 Antitrust Lawsuits
• Baxter, Hospira Call Saline Price-Fixing Claims Illogical
• Big Settlement Shows FERC's Pursuit Of Market 'Gaming'
• Ex-Barclays Trader Merchant Gets Libor Rigging Sentence Cut
• Citigroup, JPMorgan Face Euribor Antitrust Class Action
• Lidoderm Buyers, End Payors Win Cert. In Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Ex-NC Doc. Loses Antitrust Suit Against Medical Board
• Citi To Pay $5.3M To Settle S. Africa Forex Antitrust Case
• Ex-Rabobank Trader Looks To Avoid Jail On Libor Guilty Plea
• Group Blasts Industry Move Against FCC Transparency Rules
• Savings Claim Couldn't Save Anthem-Cigna Deal, Judge Says
• Apple Fights $14.5B Tax Bill, Says Profits Belong To US
• Senate Antitrust Heads Want Probe Of AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Top 4 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Class Cert. Won't Fly In Delta Fee Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• Ballplayers Want Arguments Over MLB Antitrust Exemption
• Supreme Court Won't Review NYC Lawmaker's Bribery Case
• FCA Cedes Belgian Law Point In Trader's Euribor Ruling Suit
• FCC Was Right To Drop Set-Top Box Plan, Legislator Says
• Impax Says FTC Should Pay For Withdrawn Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Southwest Wants Full 5th Circ. To Review Delta Gate Fight
• Ex-NJ DOT Chief Charged In Airline Bribery Case Dead At 62
• Orrick Hires String of Antitrust, Finance Attys In Paris
• O'Bannon Attys Tell 9th Circ. NCAA Must Pay $42M Fee Award
• Franken Unmoved By AT&T, Time Warner Case For Merger
• Anthem Wins Rush On Cigna Merger Appeal
• Dentists Say Small Supplier Joined Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• Merck Settles Long-Running Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Becton Asks Justices Not To Revive $340M Antitrust Award
• New RBS State Aid Plan To Get EU Review As Divestiture Fails
• A Deeper Dive Into Merger Remedies
• FERC Can't Justify Refusal-Rights Ruling, High Court Told
• Installer Blasts Comcast's Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Spat
• DOJ Must Hand Over Plea Docs In Foreclosure Bid-Rig Suit
• Freddie Mac, FDIC Lose Bid For Redo In Libor Rigging Fight
• Cumulus Tries To Quash What's Left Of Radio Antitrust Suit
• EBA Clashes With EU Commission Over Swipe Fee Regs
• Debating Anti-Rebate And Inducement Laws In Washington
• Comcast Lobbies FCC To Revive UHF Ownership Limit Break
• Anthem Says TRO Backs Fast Appeal In $54B Cigna Deal
• Steel Buyers' $30M Deal Approved, Ending Antitrust Row
• EU Antitrust Watchdog May Probe Loan Syndication Market
• Uber Looks To Consolidate 4 Suits By Boston Taxi Cos.
• Retailers Face Long Road To MasterCard Swipe Fee Appeal
• Lowenstein Sandler Snags Antitrust Chief From Morgan Lewis
• Hitachi Must Pay $55M For Shock Absorber Price-Fixing
• Gas Station Chain Sues NJ Over Fuel Price Law
• Gorsuch Nomination Hearings To Kick Off In March
• FTC Chair Taps Latham Antitrust Vet To Run Competition Unit
• Watson Wants Lidoderm Suit Stayed For Ruling On FTC Power
• UK Competition Warnings Down Slightly From Last Year
• Enbridge, Spectra Settle FTC's Concerns Over $28B Merger
• 2nd Circ. Actos Ruling Boosts Pharma Antitrust Plaintiffs
• UK Regulator To Investigate Heineken's $380M Pubs Buy
• BP, Shell Say 2nd Circ. Order Unrelated To Oil Price Claim
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• Individual Defense In The Shadow Of Corporate Guilty Pleas
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Visa Settles With 13 Retailers In £500M UK Swipe Fees Trial
• Ticketmaster Stole Trade Secrets Via Hacking, Songkick Says
• A Closer Look At Battle Over Troubled Anthem-Cigna Megadeal
• FTC Chair Says She'll Seek Balance In IP Antitrust Cases
• US Steel Drops Hacking Prong Of Sweeping Trade Case
• JPMorgan, Others Accused Of Rigging Forex In S. Africa
• Greek Electric Cos. Raided Over Competition Concerns
• MasterCard Settles More UK Swipe Fee Claims For $10M
• Judge Steps Back From Lilly Investor Suit Over Ropes & Gray
• Ex-USC Athlete Objects To $209M Deal In Grant-In-Aid MDL
• Anthem Wins Delaware Order To Pause Cigna Merger Breakup
• Ill. Nuke Plant Subsidies Flout FERC, Power Cos. Say
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• Preparing For DOJ's International Investigations
• Bank M&A Lessons From 2016 Regulatory Approvals
• Ocean Spray Berry Auction Violates Mass. Law, Court Told
• London Lawyers Push CMA To Boost Merger Review Threshold
• Level 3 Hit With 3rd Shareholder Suit Over $34B Merger
• Inside The Downward Spiral Of 2 Health Care Megadeals
• Cooperating Ex-Rabobank Trader In Libor Scheme Avoids Jail
• Panel Recommends Axing Antitrust Claims Against News Corp.
• UFC Can't Shield Docs In MMA Fighters' Monopoly Suit
• Cigna Tries To Nix $54B Anthem Deal With $15B Damages Suit
• FERC Could See Substantial Changes Under President Trump
• Travel Agents Lose Bid To Revive Airline Price-Fixing Suit
• Pfizer, Flynn Appeal £89M Fines Over UK Epilepsy Drug Prices
• Aetna, Humana Ditch $37B Tie-Up After Court Blocks Deal
• Anthem Wants Rush In Appeal Of Cigna Merger Loss
• NFL, DirecTV Ask Judge To Sack Sunday Ticket Antitrust Suit
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Miss. AG Seeks To Reclaim $800M From Bribery Scheme
• Feds Urge High Court To Reject Menendez's Petition
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Will Do 'Utmost' To End Google Probe
• $75M Mitsubishi CRT Price-Fix Settlement Given Initial OK
• Philly Taxi Cos. Can Seek Review Of Uber Rates, Court Says
• NJ Whistleblower Denied Shares Of States' FCA Settlements
• Law Schools Say Bar Prep Antitrust Suit Can't Reach Them
• CMA Banking Chief Says Fintech Reforms A Game-Changer
• Buyers Want Patent Suit Docs In Asacol Antitrust Suit
• Wellbutrin Buyers Tell 3rd Circ. Actos Ruling Bolsters Case
• Antitrust: A New Line Of Attack Against Pipelines
• In Congress: CRA Disapprovals, Sub-Cabinet, Mnuchin
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Par Can't Shake Antitrust Suit Over Vasopressin Access
• Next-Gen Broadcasting Perilous For Small Cable, FCC Told
• Sanofi Says Amphastar, Ex-K&L Atty Doctored Evidence
• Senator Presses FCC To Limit Cable Contract Terms
• 1st Circ. Gauges Antitrust Immunity In Enoxaparin Row
• Ryanair Wins Airport State Aid Case At German High Court
• Denso Seeks Early Exit From Wire Harness Price-Fixing Suit
• Skelos, Son Urge 2nd Circ. To Toss Their Convictions
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• Watchdogs Accuse UK Lighting Co. Of Price Maintenance
• Demystifying International Extradition
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Spine Device FCA Suit
• Feds Look To Intervene In 20-State Drug Antitrust Suit
• Anthem To Appeal Cigna Merger Loss To DC Circ.
• Insurance Mega-Merger Blocks No Death Knell For Deals
• Koch Ranch Tells 5th Circ. Damages Award Should Be Tossed
• 3rd Circ. Revives Claims In Truck Transmission Antitrust Row
• Ex-Rabobank Trader, Libor Suit Witness Seeks Time Served
• Ex-DC Judge Named Special Master In Airline Price-Fix MDL
• Traders Say 2nd Circ. Order Supports Their Oil Price Claim
• Feds Fight DirecTV Dismissal Bid Over Dodgers Info-Sharing
• Key Takeaways From FTC Merger Remedy Study
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Judge Says Immig. Ban Delays UK Trip for Bailed HSBC Exec
• What To Watch As FTC Opens New Front On Generic Delays
• Matsuo, Exec Plead Guilty In DOJ Capacitor Price-Fix Suit
• Calif. Property Investors Ask For New Bid-Rigging Trial
• Songwriters Say DOJ Must Face Antitrust Licensing Pact Suit
• CenturyLink, Level 3 Tout Public Benefits In $34B Tie-Up
• Senate OKs Sessions As Trump's Attorney General
• $54B Anthem-Cigna Merger Spiked By Judge
• FTC, Valeant See Eye-To-Eye On Paragon Divestiture
• US Intervenes In Blood Pressure Drug Antitrust Suit
• Teva Sub Says It Should Also Be Cut From FTC Androgel Suit
• Pharma Rep Avoids Prison For Lying To Feds Over Kickbacks
• 15 Arrested In South Korean GM Jobs-For-Cash Probe
• Medtronic Bone Mill Antitrust Suit Barred, 10th Circ. Says
• 1st Circ. To Size Up Antitrust Shield In Enoxaparin Row
• Dow, DuPont Offer Concessions To EU For Planned Merger
• EU Levies $73M In Fines Over Car Battery Recycling Cartel
• Honeywell Seeks Sanctions In Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Discovery Rule Is Better Accrual Standard For Antitrust Claims
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• 2nd Circ. Revives Actos Antitrust Suit But Limits Scope
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Hitachi Sees 2 Subsidiaries Escape CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• Feds Call For Lighter Libor Sentence For Ex-Rabobank Trader
• District Seeks Cert. In Barclays Energy Price-Fixing Suit
• Maruyasu Tells 6th Circ. It's Beyond Reach Of DOJ Charges
• NuScience Fails To Show Atty. Malice In Trade Secrets Row
• Public Got No Say In Exelon Utility Merger, DC Justices Told
• Shire Unit Abused FDA Process With Most Filings Ever: FTC
• Deutsche Boerse, LSE Offer Antitrust Concession To EU
• DOJ Floats $55.48M Fine For Hitachi Over Shock Absorbers
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Trends To Watch In DOJ Cartel Investigations This Year
• Euribor 6 Plead Not Guilty To Fraud Charge
• Calif. Investor Found Guilty In Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case
• Alere Calls Abbott's Chancery Bid For Info Unfounded
• FCC Asks DC Circ. To Pause AT&T Special Access Fight
• UK Plans To Continue Antitrust Enforcement During Brexit
• Exterminator Swats Away Class Cert. Bid In Antitrust Suit
• Shipping Exec Shouldn't Get New Price-Fix Trial, 1st Circ. Told
• Syringe Co. Asks Justices To Review $340M Antitrust Reversal
• Calif. AG Sues Allergan, Watson Over Pay-For-Delay Scheme
• Investors Sue Over Lilly's $960M Buy Of Migraine Drug Co.
• 1-800 Contacts' Defenses Fail In FTC Ad Compact Action
• City Will Boost UK In Post-Brexit EU Trade Talks, May Says
• SEC Slaps Tyson With Subpoena Over Chicken Quota Suits
• NCAA, Conferences Reach $209M Deal In Grant-In-Aid MDL
• A Closer Look At The Aetna-Humana Merger Loss
• Mylan Inks $96.5M Pay-For-Delay Deal With Cephalon Buyers
• New FCC Kills Review Of AT&T, Verizon Free Data Services
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive Gas Co.'s Pipeline Antitrust Suit
• Wrigley Rooftops Urge 7th Circ. To Revive Chicago Cubs Case
• Pa. Appeals Court Again Axes Kaplin Stewart Docs Order
• Express Scripts Loses Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Suit
• FCC Chair Tees Up Small-Business Rule Relief For Feb. Vote
• Spain Opens Antitrust Proceedings Against Drugmaker Aspen
• RBS To Pay $85M CFTC Fine Over ISDAfix Manipulation
• UK Enforcement Chief Warns Antitrust Probes Won't Slow
• Ohlhausen Calls For Reins On FTC Enforcement
• Algorithms May Test Antitrust Law's Reach, CMA Chair Warns
• Facebook Data Antitrust Case Not Overreach, Enforcer Says
• Split 5th Circ. Lets Delta Keep Flying In Love Field Row
• Japanese Exec Pleads Guilty To Obstructing DOJ Auto Probe
• FTC Asks To Drop Par, Paddock From AndroGel Antitrust Row
• Buyers Seek New 3rd Circ. Look At Car Shipping Antitrust Suit
• Panasonic Avionics Under Foreign Bribery Investigation
• Becton Can't Get Coverage For Syringe Antitrust Suit: Insurer
• FTC Should Ease Document Requests, Ohlhausen Says
• Parts Makers Say Truck Dealers Can't Prove Price-Fixing
• Bar Prep Co. Says Schools, Rival Must Face Collusion Suit
• Jones Day Nabs Former DOJ Sr. Counsel For Antitrust Group
• Engie Unit Pays $82M To Settle FERC Manipulation Case
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Lays Out Open Banking Reforms
• FERC Refusal-Rights Ruling Should Stick, High Court Told
• Hart-Scott-Rodino Considerations For 2017
• Bag Fee Class Should Keep Cert., Groups Tell 11th Circ.
• A New Tool For Obtaining Jurisdiction In New York Courts
• Can Federal Agencies Reverse Course Under Trump?
• UK Seeks Post-Brexit EU Banking 'Cooperation Arrangements'
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Ad Giant Saatchi Dodges Claim It Nixed Toyota Deal, For Now
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• NCAA, Univ. Want Suit Over Athlete Transfer Rules Trimmed
• Gorsuch Would Lend Antitrust Legal Chops To High Court
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• Gorsuch's Good, Wrong Opinion In Microsoft Antitrust Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives JPMorgan Silver Futures Antitrust Suit
• Disney, Pixar Settle Animator Antitrust Row For $100M
• Cable Group Asks FCC To Bump Regulatory Fees For Satellite
• Silver Investors Slam DOJ Discovery Halt In Price-Fixing MDL
• UK Lawmakers Back Gov't To Begin Brexit Process
• Cheerleaders Say NFL, Teams Conspire To Keep Wages Low
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator