Competition Archive » July, 2017

Competition - July, 2017

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• Bill Would Grant Antitrust Immunity To Boards For Reforms
• Judge Hands $2.3M Verdict To Tuna Farmer In Antitrust Fight
• Judge Backs Cohen Milstein Intervention Bid In Doctor Suit
• Au Pairs Fight Arbitration Bid In Wage-Fixing Action
• German Auto Giants Hit With More Antitrust Suits
• HSBC, ICAP Cut From Interest Rate Swaps Antitrust Suits
• City Demands Assurance As UK Vows To End Free Movement
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Global Enforcement Trend Maps Big Spike In Individual Cases
• Audi, BMW, Others Suppressed Innovation With Cartel: Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Banks Say New Precedent Dooms Swiss Franc Libor Suit
• Morgan Stanley, Banks Ink Deals Worth $111M In Forex Suit
• Antitrust Takeaways From The 2nd Circ. Petrobras Ruling
• House, Senate Leaders Ask For Competition Focus In NAFTA
• Freeborn & Peters Adds Ex-Hinshaw Antitrust, Securities Pro
• Ohio State Suit To Test Waters Of Ex-Player Image Rights
• Gilead Says Macleods India Infringed HIV Medication Patents
• EU Regulator Clears Moody's $3.27B Bureau Van Dijk Buy
• Payments Forum Floats 'Radical' Plan For Future UK System
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• Treasury Chief Says Election Ideal Deadline For Brexit Shift
• Sanofi Asks To Go Solo With Its EpiPen Fight Against Mylan
• Harvard Prof. Tribe Argues LinkedIn Violated 1st Amend.
• Access To Branded Drug Samples Key To Generics, Reps Hear
• Supervalu To Settle Grocers' Antitrust Suits For $8.75M
• BioScrip Investors' Attys Win $2.7M In Fees From $11M Deal
• Tyson Foods Sheds Chicken Price-Fix Investor Suits
• Calif. Real Estate Investor Sentenced In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• EU Makes Belgium, France Send Port Tax Breaks Out To Sea
• Rising Star: Sidley Austin's Patrick Harrison
• 8 Jump To Riley Safer From Bryan Cave In Chicago
• Trade Group Backs Sabre In $15M Antitrust Appeal
• Bearings Makers Fight Bid For Class Cert. In Auto Parts MDL
• Fed. Circuit Affirms SanDisk Win In Antitrust Class Suit
• Clariant Touts Progress Of $20B Huntsman Merger
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• NFL Cheerleaders Look To Revive Wage-Suppression Suit
• Global Cartel Fines Down In 2017, Report Says
• Qualcomm Fires Back In Quest For IPhone Block In IP War
• Coscelli Tapped To Lead UK Antitrust Watchdog Through Brexit
• NJ Justices Underscore Limits To Blocking Discovery Bids
• Bayer-Monsanto Tie-Up Would Hurt Competition, Groups Say
• Clariant, Celanese Raided In EU Ethylene Cartel Probe
• NJ Attys, ShopRite Must Face Accusations Over 'Sham' Suit
• MasterCard Win Cools Funders' Fever For UK Class Actions
• EU Agrees To UK Gov't £835M State Aid Plan For RBS
• German Auto Giants Hit With Antitrust Suit Amid EU Probe
• AMC Beats Rival IPic's Antitrust Suit In Texas State Court
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• Rising Star: Lieff Cabraser's Lin Y. Chan
• DOJ's Antitrust Division Adds New Deputy Assistant AG
• UK MasterCard Ruling Won't Doom Young Class Regime
• Air Cargo Cos. Appeal Renewed €776M EU Price-Fixing Fines
• Qualcomm Strikes Back At Apple's Expanded Royalty Suit
• Banks Say Top Court Ruling Cuts Against SIBOR-Rigging Suit
• Retailers Seek Docs Given To FTC In Aggrenox MDL
• Concrete Cos. Accused Of Cementing Cartels
• India's Regulator Greenlights $23.2B Vodafone, Idea Merger
• Rising Star: Crowell's Juan A. Arteaga
• 2nd Circ. Libor Ruling Won't Slow Cross-Border Enforcement
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• Barclays Forex Rigging Settlement Nets $8.75M In Atty Fees
• 11 Teva Entities Can't Escape Pa. Generic Price-Fixing Suit
• Dems Embark On Agenda To Limit Mergers, Tax Loopholes
• Total Asks 5th Circ. To Revisit Suit Over FERC's Fining Power
• Judge Revises Ruling In Telecoms' Suit Against Illinois Bell
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Antitrust Claim Against Labor Union
• Crowell & Moring Adds Ex-Official In DOJ Antitrust Unit
• EU Launches In-Depth Review Of $670M Knorr-Haldex Deal
• Unprecedented Vacancies Create Awkwardness At FTC
• German Automakers Face European Antitrust Probes
• Discovery Is Relevant To Horizon Plan Row, NJ Justices Say
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Brian Rocca
• The Best Documents In Your Case May Be From 3rd Parties
• What To Expect From Antitrust Under Trump
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Labaton Sucharow's Mike Stocker
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• JPMorgan, Deutsche To Settle Libor Rigging Claims For $148M
• Intel, Apple Tag Qualcomm As 'Monopolist' In IP War At ITC
• Miami Land Sale For Beckham Soccer Stadium Challenged
• Rising Star: Latham's Andrew Gass
• Container Cos. Tell High Court To Let Antitrust Win Stand
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• High Court Signals Interest In Vitamin C Price-Fix Case
• MasterCard Gets Win As Tribunal Blocks £14B Class Action
• DC Appellate Court Greenlights Exelon-Pepco Merger
• Amphastar Asks Jury To Nix $1B Momenta Infringement Case
• Libor Trader Ruling Creates Cross-Border Hurdle For DOJ
• DuPont, Others Make $3.5M Deal In Paint Price-Fixing Suit
• DeValerio Of Berman DeValerio Starts New Firm
• S. Africa Court Seeks More Info On Dow-DuPont Merger Fixes
• FTC Balks At Discovery Extension In AndroGel Antitrust Suit
• Namenda Buyers' Experts Should Stay, Judge Says
• FTC Approves Baxter $625M Claris Buy With Antitrust Fixes
• Sabre Asks 2nd Circ. To Ax $15M US Airways Antitrust Win
• Flextronics, Samsung Settle Battery Price-Fixing Claims
• Why Amazon Is Taking To The Skies
• FTC Names Shearman Atty As Latest Competition Unit Head
• 2nd Circ. Libor Ruling Helps Subjects In Int'l Investigations
• IPhone Makers Fight Qualcomm Injunction Bid In Royalty Suit
• 5 More AGs Bring Price-Fixing Suit Against Drugmakers
• Brazil Watchdog Takes Alleged Tech Cartel Cos. To Tribunal
• The 'Failing Firm' Defense: Pointers From A Blocked Deal
• Panasonic, Others Fixed Auto Switch Prices, Buyers Say
• Fintech Co. Wins Court-Ordered Access To Swap Servicer
• Sherman Act Is An Unconstitutional Criminal Statute: Part 2
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Libor Convictions Over Forced Testimony
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• The CFIUS Calculus Has Changed — In More Ways Than One
• Teva Employees Say Co. Hid DOJ Antitrust, Bribery Probe
• Career FTC Economist Gets Nod To Run Bureau
• Apple Pulled Into Qualcomm Royalty Row With IPhone Makers
• Waste Co. Deal Block Shows Pitfalls Of Failing Firm Defense
• Class Attys Seek $20M In Fees In Merck Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Music Downloaders Denied Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Scouts Say 9th Circ. Minor Leaguer Ruling Doesn't Apply
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• Sherman Act Is An Unconstitutional Criminal Statute: Part 1
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• EU Approves Priceline's $550M Buy Of Online Travel Rival
• UFC Blasts Emergency Doc Bid In Fighters' Antitrust Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Publishers' Win In E-Book Antitrust Rows
• UK Forex Traders Plead Not Guilty To US Rigging Charges
• Banks Say Bond-Rig Claims Are Too Narrow, Vague To Survive
• DraftKings, FanDuel Can Focus On DFS Legalization Post-Deal
• EU Says Teva, Cephalon Deal Violated Antitrust Rules
• Qualcomm Asks To Halt Int'l Suits In Apple's Royalty Row
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• Qualcomm Ordered To Turn Over Info In EU Antitrust Probe
• Proposal To Remedy Horizontal Shareholding Is Flawed
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• FCA Launches Probe Into £592B UK Online Investment Market
• Regulators Told To Act On Firms Exploiting Consumer Loyalty
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• HP Fights To Toss Ink Cartridge Monopoly Class Action
• Objector To NJ Bid-Rigging Deal Must Pay Bond, Class Says
• Origin Faces Stepped-Up UK Antitrust Probe Over Bunn Buy
• Ohio State In Bed With Nike, Honda On Player IP, Suit Says
• The Walgreens-Rite Aid Combination: Act 2
• Wait To Confirm Trump's Antitrust Chief Longest In 40 Years
• Calif. AG Denied Temp Block Against Valero Terminal Buy
• Consumer Groups Urge Caution On AT&T, Time Warner Deal
• Lloyds Bank Slapped With Another Libor Swap Misselling Suit
• House Dem Calls For Hearing On Amazon-Whole Foods Tie
• Baker Hostetler Atty Bled Philly Firm For Fees, Suit Says
• DraftKings, FanDuel Scrap Merger Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
• Grocers Say Midwest Consumers Can't Prove Antitrust Injury
• Mylan Can't Move Sanofi's EpiPen Antitrust Suit
• NY Court Has Jurisdiction For Rate-Rigging Suit, Funds Say
• Monopoly Risk Led Judge To Block $367M Waste Co. Merger
• 7th Circ. Won't Rehear Hospital's $300M Antitrust Suit
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• UK Antitrust Watchdog OKs Payment Systems Operators Deal
• UK Details Negotiating Position On ECJ Cases After Brexit
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• Dutch Watchdog Probes Potential Marine Fuel Cartel
• Antitrust Enforcers Overzealous On SEPs, FTC Head Says
• Petrobras Ruling Aids Flyers In Fee Row, 11th Circ. Told
• Ex-FTC Antitrust Head To Rejoin Arnold & Porter
• UK Authorities Probe Deeper Into $4.6B Tesco-Booker Tie-Up
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• UBS, HSBC Pen $28M Settlement In Swaps-Rate Class Action
• Capacitor Co. To Pay $42M In Price-Fixing Plea Deal
• FCA Ramp-Up Risks Cooling City Investment By Financial Firms
• FTC Appoints Endo Pay-For-Delay Settlement Monitor
• Aussie Watchdog Appeals $8.6B Betting Merger's Approval
• Momenta Tells Jury Amphastar Ripped Off Drug Patent
• Petsmart, Nestle Get Pet Food Antitrust Claims Shredded
• Morrison's Impact On Commodity Exchange Act Claims
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• Perkins Coie Snags DOJ Vet Who Helmed Anthem Challenge
• MLB Points To Win Over Minor Leaguers In Scouts' Appeal
• Retailers Ask High Court To Flip AmEx Anti-Steering Ruling
• Morgan Lewis Lands Eckert Seamans Atty In Pittsburgh
• Portugal Antitrust Watchdog Latest To Raid Insurance Sector
• Merger Of CenturyLink, Level 3 Gets More State Nods
• US Merger Investigations Continue To Drag On, Study Finds
• News Cos. Want Antitrust Pass To Confront Google, Facebook
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• Meritless FTC Case Against Qualcomm Will Harm Consumers
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• FanDuel, DraftKings Can't Send Merger Challenge To Boston
• Broker Who Copped Plea In $131M Stock Scam Gets 1.5 Years
• Tough EU Benchmarking Rules To Test Compliance Teams
• Apotex, Ranbaxy End Pay-For-Delay Suit Over Narcolepsy Med
• FMC Offers Antitrust Fixes In Aid Of DuPont-Dow Merger
• Sen. Wants Info On Admin Meddling In AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• National Food, Indirect Buyers Settle In Egg Price-Fix MDL
• 9th Circ. Won't Pause SolarCity Antitrust Ruling
• Antitrust Watchdog Drives Final Nail In ICE-Trayport Tie-Up
• Early Lessons From The DOJ Auto Parts Investigation
• The Biggest Competition Cases Of 2017 So Far
• Marsh, Aon Among Brokers Targeted In EU Antitrust Probe
• Qualcomm Lobs New Claims At Apple In IP Suit, ITC Action
• Robins Kaplan Brings On Ex-Pearson Simon Antitrust Pro
• US Gov't Seeks To Intervene In Apple's €13B EU Tax Case
• EU Court Says €220M In French Aid To Shipper Was Illegal
• EU Accuses GE, Others Of Filing Misleading Info On Mergers
• Namenda Wholesalers Fire Back At Teva's Bid To DQ Expert
• GSK Says Patent Deal Relevant To Abbott HIV Drug Suit
• FTC Warns NC Appraisal Fee Bill Could Break Antitrust Law
• Toshiba Loses Appeal Of €61M Cartel Fine At EU High Court
• An Antitrust Reminder For Membership Organizations
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• Essar, ArcelorMittal Reach Deal On $1B Ch. 11 Claim
• FTC Head Taps New Acting Director For Competition Bureau
• UK Court OKs Property Site's Limits On Using Rival Services
• Daimler Hits SKF With €59M Suit Over Bearings Cartel
• FCC Revokes Hawaii Telecom Provider's Exclusive License
• Utility Says Appeal In SolarCity Suit Means Stay Is Warranted
• South Africa Approves Dow-DuPont Merger With Conditions
• Netherlands Trade Group, Importers Fined For Price-Fixing
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Raids Irish Auto Insurers
• EU OKs €5.4B State Bailout Of Italy's Monte Dei Paschi Bank
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• DLA Piper Strengthens Corporate Practice With Cooley Atty
• Class Treatment Doesn't Jibe With Libor Claims, Banks Say
• Comcast Won't Get Suit Financing, DOJ Docs In Antitrust Beef
• NJ Law To Help Women, Minorities Seeking Gov't Contracts
• Danone Orchestrates $875M Sale Of Stonyfield To Lactalis
• FTC Clears $5.9B Broadcom-Brocade Deal With Firewall Fix
• Competition Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2017
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2017's First Half
• Teva Wants Ex-Exec DQ'd As Expert In Namenda Buyers' Suit
• Leegin's 10-Year Checkup
• EXCLUSIVE: FCA Exec Warns New Era Of Probes Here To Stay