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Competition - June, 2017

269 articles

• Subscribers Fumbled NFL Sunday Ticket Dispute, Judge Says
• Novartis Escapes End Payors' Gleevec Antitrust Suit
• Judge Asks For Depo Help In Microsoft's Price-Fixing Suit
• SolarCity Blasts Utility Bid To Delay Antitrust Suit At 9th Circ.
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Unveils New Leniency Guidance
• Intel To Get Answer On €1.1B EU Fine Appeal In Sept.
• EU Watchdog Finds Polish Retail Tax Unfair To Large Firms
• Haldex Walks From Knorr-Bremse Bid Amid Antitrust Woes
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup: An Economist's Perspective
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• EU Watchdog Stops Clock On $38B Qualcomm Antitrust Probe
• Equinix Monopolizing High-Speed Trading Access, Suit Says
• GAO Finds Potential Waste, Fraud In FCC's Lifeline Program
• Waymo Can't Drag Sex Harassment, Feds Into Uber IP Fight
• Walgreens Gets Creative To Overhaul Troubled Rite Aid Bid
• Experts Split On Group To Curb Int'l Antitrust Abuse
• Ex-Employee Hits McDonald's With Suit Over No-Hire Policy
• How Law Firms Can Prepare For More State AG Actions
• Fox's Sky Buy Raises Plurality Concerns, UK Watchdog Says
• Jenner & Block Adds International Arbitration Pro In UK
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup: Tips For Advising Clients On RPM
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• Walgreens Ends Rite Aid Takeover, Buying Stores Instead
• Qualcomm Attys Can't See All Of Intel's Docs In FTC Row
• Ex-StarKist Exec Pleads Guilty To Seafood Price-Fixing
• 2nd Circ. Told It Erred In Tossing Libor Claims Against RBS
• FCA Intervention A Turning Point For UK Asset Managers
• Pfizer, Direct Buyers Duel For Quick Wins In Celebrex Suit
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• FCA Rejects Consultants' Bid To Fend Off UK Antitrust Probe
• Toshiba Aims To End Western Digital's Memory Sale Meddling
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup: No Big Changes In The Marketplace
• China's Fair Competition Review System, 1 Year Later
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• UK Watchdog Unveils Tough New Rules For Asset Managers
• Int'l Paper Co. Inks $354M Deal In Supply-Fixing Action
• Norway Shipping Co. Execs Charged In DOJ Price-Fixing Row
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• EU's Google Antitrust Fine Raises Tensions With US Cos.
• UK Watchdog Says Heineken Pub Sales Offer Might Work
• Qualcomm Can't Ditch FTC Antitrust Suit Over Chip Patents
• Express Scripts Defends Privilege Log In Antitrust Suit
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup: US Influence On RPM Overseas
• Why Amazon's Whole Foods Buy Is Likely To Be Cleared
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• EU Fines Google A Record €2.4B Over Search Practices
• 9th Circ. Keeps MLB Antitrust Immunity, But Fight Continues
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Customers Seek Early Win In AMR-US Airways Merger Dispute
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• Docs Win Class Cert. In Botox Price-Inflation Action
• Couche-Tard Wins FTC OK On $4.4B CST Buy With Store Sales
• The Biggest Telecom Cases So Far In 2017
• UK Won't Probe IBA-Mallinckrodt Deal Under Revised Rules
• 9th Circ. Stands Behind CAFA Ruling In Visa Antitrust Suit
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup: State RPM Rules Vs. Federal Rule
• State AGs Responding To Trump Policies: 3 Areas To Watch
• Friendly Regs Make UK Top Fintech Adopter, EY Finds
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Susman Godfrey's Matthew Berry
• 9th Circ. Upholds Baseball Antitrust Exemption In Wage Suit
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Vitamin C Price-Fix Dispute
• EU OKs €4.8B State Aid To Wind Down 2 Failing Italian Banks
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• 8th Circ. Changes Course, Revives Propane Antitrust Dispute
• DOJ Must Show Heir-Tracker Co. Hurt Competition
• Brazil Antitrust Agency Probes Alleged Medical Supply Cartel
• Dell, Hitachi Settle Optical Disc Drive Price-Fixing Claims
• Sen. Cornyn Readies Bill Broadening CFIUS' Reach
• Mexico Hits Car Carriers With $32M Antitrust Fine
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup: RPM Rule Breeds Inconsistency
• NJ Gas Stations Can't Dodge Developers' Competition Suit
• More Than 30 Auto Parts Makers Hit With Antitrust Suits
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Put Big Banks Back In ERISA Forex Suit
• Fact Issues Keep Claims Alive In $310M Drilling Asset Sale
• Senators Want DOJ To Nix $85B AT&T, Time Warner Deal
• FTC Sues To Halt Merger Of ND Physician Groups
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• The Latest SEP Developments In China
• Regulator To Force Competition Into UK Payment Systems
• How Kokesh Will Impact The FTC And Other Agencies
• UK Watchdog OKs £3.8B Standard Life-Aberdeen Tie-Up
• FTC Obtains TRO To Halt DraftKings, FanDuel Merger
• Korean Ramen Cos. Seek End To Price-Fixing Class Action
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Forest Denied Drug Wholesalers' Profit Docs In Namenda Suit
• Litigation Pros Bulk Up Holland & Knight's Portland Office
• DOJ Names 2 New Antitrust Division Deputies
• Aetna, Humana, States Reach Deal Over Costs In Merger Fight
• Tips For Securing Antitrust Clearance Around The World
• 7th Circ. Hospital Ruling Provides Exclusive-Dealing Lessons
• Shearman Brings On 5-Partner Antitrust Team From Hunton
• Utility Plots High Court Appeal In SolarCity Monopoly Suit
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• EU Tackles Another Auto Cartel With $29.8M Car Lights Fine
• FDA Says Drug Approval Scheme May Stymie Generics
• Plan To Abolish SFO Takes Backseat After Election Losses
• South Africa Finds Shipping JV Could Promote Collusion
• DOJ Wins Bid To Block $367M Radioactive Waste Cos.' Merger
• NJ Justices Probe Redaction Order In Horizon Plan Challenge
• Aussie Regulator OKs $8.6B Merger Of Betting Cos.
• Actavis At 4: Pay-For-Delay Lawsuits Receding
• Apple Attacks Qualcomm's Business Model In Chip Suit
• EU Commission Urged To Rethink Swipe Fee Rule Changes
• Fed Releases JPMorgan From Muni-Bond Enforcement Action
• The Stakes Are High For Those Caught In No-Poach Probes
• Daily Fantasy Merger Block May Hamper Budding Industry
• Ford Canada Gets Win In Long-Running Antitrust Litigation
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• FERC At 40
• Hershey Nears Sweet Success In Vending Competition Row
• Amazon's Whole Foods Buy Unlikely To Face Antitrust Hurdles
• Robins Kaplan Brings On Ex-DOJ Antitrust Trial Atty
• Ex-DOJ Antitrust Official To Be Hong Kong Agency CEO
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Challenge To Verizon Spectrum
• Antitrust And Misuse Considerations Following Lexmark
• Pharma Cos. Tell Fed. Circ. To Reverse Durezol Decision
• FTC Sues To Block FanDuel-DraftKings Fantasy Sports Merger
• FCA Ready To Clamp Down On UK Asset Management Sector
• Suture Co. Looks To Take Nixed Antitrust Suit To High Court
• Humana Drops Pay-For-Delay Claims Against Boehringer
• Iowa Antitrust Expert Hovenkamp Decamps For UPenn
• Forest Says Namenda Buyers Can't Use Its Own Consultant
• Dow-DuPont Deal Highlights Division's Immunity To Politics
• Transfer Rule Not Bad For Competition, NCAA Tells 7th Circ.
• Sullivan Nabs 2nd Wilson Sonsini Pro For New Brussels Office
• Libor Antitrust Plaintiffs To Appeal Foreign Bank Fight
• UK Raises Merger Review Thresholds For Smaller Markets
• FERC At 40: How It Became An Enforcement Agency
• What DOJ Investigation Means For Generic Drug Plaintiffs
• UK Stresses Trade Deal Must Come Alongside Brexit Pact
• Actavis At 4: Where Pay-For-Delay Litigation Stands
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Texas Cable Co. Says Comcast Sabotaged Its Business
• DC Circuit Lifts Halt On FCC TV Ownership Shift
• NYU Hospital Sues Association Over Millions In Payments
• DOJ Clears Massive Dow, DuPont Deal With Divestitures
• South Africa Raids 7 Meat Suppliers In Price-Fixing Probe
• Venable Nabs Ex-FCC Senior Counselor For Regulatory Group
• Theater Calls AMC Sanctions Motion A Work Of Fiction
• Schaeffler Settles Auto Bearings Price-Fix Claims For $21M
• What's New About Germany's Merger Control Regime
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Ranbaxy Pay-For-Delay Trial Kicks Off In Pa. Court
• Latham & Watkins Adds 2 Trial Pros From Kirkland & Ellis
• Visa, MasterCard Hit With More UK Swipe Fee Antitrust Claims
• UFC Rival Must Hand Over Info In Fighter Antitrust Suit
• Nike, Universal Among 1st In EU Crosshairs Over E-Commerce
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• Apple Argues Against Sanctions In Fired Contractor's Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive RBS Libor Claims For 2nd Time
• UK Trucking Group Lets Other Cos. Join Price-Fixing Fight
• 5 Tips To Avoid A Bumble Bee-Like Deal Review Debacle
• UK Forex Traders To Waive Extradition, Face US Charges
• Quinn Emanuel Invokes Privilege Over Forex Opt-Out Docs
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• FCC And Congress May Reshape The Media Landscape
• South Africa Probes Roche, Pfizer, Aspen Over Drug Pricing
• UK Election Result: Stalemate Or Checkmate For Business?
• UK Agency Wants Concessions In Heineken's £305M Pub Buy
• EU Warns More Delays In Brexit Talks Would Threaten Deal
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• HannStar Wants High Court's Take On $4M Sony Antitrust Deal
• Deutsche Bank To Pay $170M To Settle Euribor Investor Suit
• Cox Affiliates Accused Of Monopolizing Used-Car Market
• Media Ownership Rules Have 'Outlived Usefulness,' FCC Told
• Health System Covered For Competition Suits, 11th Circ. Told
• DOJ Clears $32B GE-Baker Hughes Oil And Gas Merger
• NJ Craft Beer Maker Fined $2M Over Sales, Invoice Violations
• Yancoal Wins Watchdog Nods For $2.45B Rio Tinto Deal
• EU OKs $4B Credit Management Deal With Antitrust Fixes
• DOJ Urges NY Court To Toss Trump 'Emoluments' Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Early Appeal In SolarCity Monopoly Suit
• FCA Mulls Powers To Force Banks To Help Set Libor
• UK's May Reappoints Top Brexit Team Despite Poll Setback
• FCC TV Ownership Shift Likely To Pass Muster At DC Circ.
• GE Owes $131M Damages For Anesthesia Monopoly, Cos. Say
• Mexico Fines K-Line, Others $32M For Auto Shipping Cartel
• EU Antitrust Unit Widens Probe Of Qualcomm's $38B NXP Buy
• 7th Circ. Rebuffs Hospital's $300M Antitrust Suit
• Election Shake-Up Thickens Fog For London's Financial Firms
• Total Jumped Gun On FERC Manipulation Fight, 5th Circ. Says
• EU Approves J&J's $30B Actelion Buy, With Conditions
• Jaguar Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Export Restrictions
• May Links With DUP To Govern, Will Press Ahead With Brexit
• EU Officials Say UK Election Casts Doubt Over Brexit Talks
• Conservatives Lose Majority In UK Snap Election
• Startup Sues To Keep Access To Public LinkedIn User Data
• Huawei Hit With UK Injunction After Refusing License
• UK Currency Firm Eyes FX Manipulation Suit Against HSBC
• 'Wave' Of TV Deals Looms If Rule Block Lifted, DC Circ. Told
• FTC Fights Watson's Bid To Block Lidoderm Antitrust Suit
• Energy Cos. Dodge Oil Price Manipulation Suits
• Landowners Fight Gas Cos. Royalty Suit Arbitration Request
• SanDisk Class Buyers Want Antitrust Suit Revived
• Senate Panel Approves DOJ Antitrust Pick Makan Delrahim
• Pret, Nando's Among Massive New Swipe Fee Claimant Group
• Clearing Up CAFA Post-Removal Amendments At 9th Circ.
• Reforming HSR Treatment Of Partial Acquisitions: Part 2
• Texas Affirms Denial Of NextEra's $12.2B Oncor Acquisition
• Texas Assistant AG To Join Uber's In-House Antitrust Team
• Trump Says Wine Bar Can't Delay Dismissal Hurdle
• Consumer Groups Weigh In On $100B InBev, SABMiller Deal
• Glassmaker Gets Damages For Delayed EU Cartel Fine Appeal
• Reforming HSR Treatment Of Partial Acquisitions: Part 1
• Mylan, Others Rigged Generic Drug Prices, Suits Say
• Sessions Stops 3rd-Party Donation Settlements
• La. Not Immune From Flonase Class Settlement, Says GSK
• Airlines Can't Turn Around Price-Fixing Loss At 9th Circ.
• Barclays, UBS, HSBC Agree To $36M Settlement In Libor Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Motley Rice's Donald Migliori
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• Animators' Anti-Poach Attys Get $13.8M Of $31.5M Fee Bid
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Fintech Co. Seeks Court-Ordered Access To Swap Servicer
• Senate Dems Seek Hearing On Sinclair-Tribune Deal
• 3rd Circ. Could Upset Class Pacts In Flonase Antitrust Row
• Polsinelli Nabs Part Of $16M Attys' Fees In Gas Antitrust MDL
• Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Complaint From Antivirus Firm
• Panasonic, Mitsubishi Want Out Of AC System Antitrust Suits
• FTC, AbbVie Seek Quick Wins In Androgel Antitrust Suit
• A Review Of Recent Cases Against Execs: Part 2
• 1 Obscure Old Antitrust Appeal Law May Grease Deal Wheels
• Qualcomm Says FTC Can't Prove Royalties Hurt Competition
• Baltimore, Richmond Accuse Chemical Cos. Of Bid-Rigging
• Corp. Attys Back Drug Co. In FTC Privilege Fight At DC Circ.
• Kimberly-Clark Wins Bid To Move False Ad Row To Ga.
• Express Scripts Must Face Antitrust Suit, NY Pharmacy Says
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Hausfeld's Bonny Sweeney
• Judge Tells Quinn Emanuel To Cough Up Docs In Forex Case
• Insurance Co. Fights New Trial Bid After $1.2M Award
• A Review Of Recent Cases Against Execs: Part 1
• UK Appeals Court To Hear Landmark RBS Libor Swaps Suit
• The Legacy Of Larry Popofsky, An Antitrust Titan And Friend
• 3 Found Guilty Of Bid-Rigging At Foreclosure Auctions
• Monster Iced Military Competition, Rival Tells 9th Circ.
• Cigna Subpoenas Brownstein Hyatt Docs In Anthem Fight
• 9th Circ. Agrees Fla. Law Firm Can't Face Suit in California
• EX-Chicago Corp. Counsel Steve Patton Returns To Kirkland
• 6 Suits Say Mylan, Others Rigged Generic Drug Prices
• Wachtell Partner Drops Out Of DOJ Leadership Consideration
• States, Not DOJ, Appeal AmEx Anti-Steering Row To Justices
• Dollar Stores Trade Suits In 'Kill Dollar Express' Case
• Deutsche-Linked Futures Trader Cops To Metals 'Spoofing'
• Trump Says Wine Bar Suit Must Stay In Federal Court
• DC Circ. Stays FCC Relaxing Of TV Station Ownership Limits
• EU, China Open State Aid Talks For Competition Officials
• Former StarKist Exec Charged In Tuna Price-Fixing Probe
• TC Heartland Opens The Door To New Antitrust Claims In Del.
• Firms Get Funding For New £300M Visa, MasterCard Claim
• Microsoft To Arbitrate Battery Price-Fix Claims In Finland
• Top Irish Court Nixes Antitrust Watchdog's Dawn Raid Appeal
• Actos Buyers Fight To Preserve Market-Exclusivity Suit
• AMC Wants Theater Sanctioned For Delays In Antitrust Row
• No Basis For FTC Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Suit, Watson Says
• Bard Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Catheter Tying
• EU, Italy Reach Deal To Recapitalize Monte Dei Paschi
• No Quick Wins In Antitrust Suit Against Michigan Hospital
• Auto Data Firms Offer Fixes To Clear $438M Merger In UK
• How PSD2 Is Revolutionizing Payments In Europe