Competition Archive » April, 2018

Competition - April, 2018

249 articles

• Insurers Seek To Nix Antitrust Suit Over Allergy Testing
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Questions 'Kabuki Dance' Blackouts
• High Court Won't Revive Auto Parts Co.'s Antitrust Claims
• T-Mobile, Sprint Merger May Fly This Time
• Minn. Blasts Feds' Constitutional Attack On Power Grid Law
• FCC Public Service Fees For Carriers Chided As Confusing
• NYC Museums Hit Back At 'Art Bastard' Antitrust Suit
• EU Greenlights Italy's €8.5B Highway Improvement Contracts
• Don't Sleep On The Dormant Commerce Clause
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Wachtell, MoFo Lead Long-Awaited $59B T-Mobile, Sprint Deal
• Samsung Named In Suit Over Alleged DRAM Price Conspiracy
• FTC Says Impax Must Sell 10 Generics After Amneal Deal
• Justices Seem Wary Of Strict Int'l Deference Standard
• Brazil Says 5 Cos. May Have Fixed Prices For Hard Disk Parts
• New FTC Is Set, But Ohlhausen Makes One Appointee Wait
• Sinclair's New Tribune Deal Still Pushes Policy Boundaries
• Ex-Trader's Acquittal Shines Spotlight On Evidence Of Intent
• Senate Democrats Float Bill To Curb Noncompete Agreements
• Ex-Bank Watchdog Tyrie Endorsed As Antitrust Agency Head
• Senate Confirms 5 Nominees To FTC, Including Chair
• Pai Says He Had No Advance Knowledge of Sinclair Merger
• Banks Say 2nd Circ. Revival Dooms Claims In Libor MDL
• Dems Pitch Bills To Promote Competition In Employment
• NCAA Pay Cap Challengers Get OK To Use Expert Testimony
• Merck Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Vaccine Bundle Discounts
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Balks At DOJ's Doc Dump
• EU's Vestager Warns Data Rules Not Enough To Improve Tech
• Uber Tries To Ditch Boston Cabbie's Antitrust Claims
• Martin Marietta Must Divest Quarries To Clear $1.6B Merger
• Insurers A Little Bluer After BCBS Antitrust Decision
• DOJ Weeding Out 'Legacy' Antitrust Judgments
• ​​​​​​​EU Clears Ireland To Levy Sugary-Drink Tax
• Inside The Fight To Buy Out UK's Sky
• New Slate Of FTC Members Ready For Senate Approval
• Capacitor Buyers Seek Approval Of $20M In Antitrust Deals
• Sky Brushes Off Fox As $41B Comcast Offer Rolls In
• Tobacco Cos. Settle Long-Running Health Warning Dispute
• Ex-UBS Trader Acquitted Of Spoofing Scheme
• Case Against Ex-UBS Trader In Spoofing Trial Heads To Jury
• FCA Investigator Disputes Boss' Statements In Libor Case
• Objectors Blast $40M Deals In Car Parts MDL At 6th Circ.
• Sinclair-Tribune Divestitures Include 23 Station Sales
• DOJ Asks Cigna, Express Scripts For More Info On $67B Deal
• Payment Processing Co. Hits Rival With Antitrust Suit
• Gov't's AT&T-Time Warner Expert Defends Price Hike Forecast
• LabCorp Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Del. Medicaid Services
• Justices Ask What Deference US Courts Owe Foreign Gov'ts
• Blue Cross Must Face Suit Over $40M Hospital Deal At Trial
• Antitrust Damages Analysis Can Respect International Comity
• Rail Cos. Hit With Another Worker 'No Poach' Antitrust Suit
• Altice Fined €125M For Jumping The Gun On EU Merger
• State Electric Generator Subsidies Challenge FERC Markets
• Why The 'New Brandeis Movement' Gets Antitrust Wrong
• The Puzzle Of Enforcing Class Action Bars Post-Shady Grove
• EU Seeks To Restore €15M Libor Fine Against UK Broker
• The FTC's Commissioner Noms Continue To Wait
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Cuts Off Attys, Rebukes Witness
• Puerto Rico Telecom Can't Save Pay-TV Suit At High Court
• Cambridge Analytica Highlights Tech-Telecom Battle Lines
• Settlement Talks Fold In Card-Shuffling Antitrust Case
• EU Widens Probe Of Apple's $400M Shazam Deal
• Salmon Harvester Appeals Gun-Jumping Fine To Top EU Court
• Jury Rejects Antitrust Claims Against Grocery Wholesaler
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Who Shot Wife Found Guilty Of Murder
• Feds Want Prison For 5 Calif. Foreclosure Auction Riggers
• How States, Federal Agencies Are Challenging Drug Prices
• DOJ Investigating AT&T, Verizon For Possible Collusion
• Cephalon's $125M Antitrust Deal Is Valid, Atty Power Unknown
• Alnylam, Dicerna Settle Trade Secrets Case Ahead Of Trial
• Vitamin C Importers Urge Less Int'l Deference At High Court
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of FCC's Rationale To Restore UHF Break
• Arnold & Porter Picks Up Antitrust Partner In London
• Black & Decker Licensing Suit Filed Too Late, 4th Circ. Says
• Mexican Telecom Fined $5M For Competition-Barring Deal
• Passengers Slam Airline's Trial Delay Bid In Price-Fix Spat
• Texas AG Settles Boycott Suit Against Dental Supplier
• Can A Single FTC Commissioner Constitute A Quorum?
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• T-Mobile, Sprint Face Tough Odds For Tie-Up
• The Big Picture: DOJ Fails To Halt AT&T's Time Warner Deal
• Avoiding Pitfalls In Physician Practice Acquisitions
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Returns To Deal's Arbitration Offer
• 1st Amendment May Shield Cisco In Arista's Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Says Privacy Could Be New Market Asset
• DOJ Slams DirecTV Bid To Exit AT&T-Time Warner Tie-Up Suit
• Pfizer Gets Final Nod On $94M Celebrex Antitrust Settlement
• Investors Say Live Nation's Iffy Compliance Made Stock Drop
• The Flawed European Remedy To Bayer-Monsanto Deal
• Antitrust Concerns Led Fox To Pick Disney Over Comcast
• Leverage Doesn't Solve Problems, Time Warner CEO Says
• DirecTV Looks To Exit AT&T-Time Warner Merger Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altice, Carl Icahn, Grail
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Momenta, Sandoz Ask To Appeal Antitrust Claims Mid-Suit
• Highlights Of ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 3
• Panasonic Wants Samsung Sanctioned In Antitrust Suit
• Music Downloaders Settle Price-Fixing MDL With Record Cos.
• SFO Plans Changes To Witness Preparation After Libor Case
• AT&T-Time Warner Will Hurt Small Cable Providers, CEO Says
• Chicago Beats Antitrust Suit Over City Lighting Contract
• Athletes Blast NCAA's Bid To Delay Pay Cap Trial
• Google Investors Can't Revive Suit Over Anti-Poaching Deals
• Pfizer, Ranbaxy Look To Dump State Claims In Lipitor MDL
• Cox Automotive Fights To Stay In Car Dealer Data MDL
• Barclays To Pay $29M To Settle Electric Rate Manipulation Suit
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Highlights Of ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2
• Uber Shuts Down In Philippines Despite Merger Review
• Coaltrain Ruling Clarifies FERC's Enforcement Powers
• Insurer Seeks Quick Win Over Au Pair Co. In Coverage Suit
• At Trial Ex-Barclays Euribor Traders Deny Acting Dishonestly
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Ex-UBS Trader's Alleged Spoofing Was Fraud, Jury Hears
• AT&T-Time Warner Expert Defends Turner Arbitration Offer
• Merger Case Can't Be Used To Rule Anthem Facts Undisputed
• Highlights Of ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 1
• Employees Sue Knorr, Wabtec After DOJ No-Poach Settlement
• DOJ Wants More Info On $4.9B WestRock-KapStone Deal
• Fla. Judge Quashes Subpoenas In Venezuela Oil Bribery Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Marriott, Hearthside
• Kellogg Hansen, Milberg Tadler Lead MDL On Car Dealer Data
• The Big Picture: The 2018 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting
• CORRECTED: McSweeny Set To Exit FTC Later This Month
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• The Many Challenges Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 2
• Traders' Chats Show Plot To Rig Euribor, Prosecutors Tell Jury
• Retailers Urge UK Appeals Court To Revive Swipe Fee Suits
• UK Lawmakers Push Financial Watchdogs To Keep Up With AI
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• The Law360 400
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• Samsung Wins US Block Of Huawei's China Patent Injunction
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FTC's Ohlhausen Fights Criticism Of 2-Commissioner Watchdog
• Big Dental Distributors Can't Brush Off Antitrust Suit
• Chinese Gov't To Argue Before High Court In Vitamin C Case
• Aggrenox End-Payors Want $18M Atty Fees In $54M Deal
• No Sign $310M Utah Mineral Rights Sale Fixed, Judge Says
• Pai Rejects Senators' Calls To Investigate Sinclair News
• UK Antitrust Chief Sees Room For Improvement On Mergers
• DOJ To Use Threat Of Taxpayer Recovery To Fight Cartels
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Full 11th Circ. Asked To Mull Delta, AirTran Bag-Fee Ruling
• The DOJ's Case Against AT&T-Time Warner By The Numbers
• DOJ Might Back Off A Cartel If Foreign Watchdogs Handle It
• The Many Challenges Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 1
• AT&T-Time Warner Expert Says DOJ Has 'No Statistical Basis'
• 4 Big Issues Keeping Antitrust Attorneys Talking
• What's In Store For FCC Media Ownership Deregulation
• Remand Infineon's €83M Chip Cartel Fine, EU Top Court Told
• SIBOR-Rigging Suit Axed At Hearing, But Plaintiffs Get Redo
• No-Poach Guidance Caught In-House Counsel Off Guard
• UK Panel Says Disney Must Bid For Sky If Fox's Offer Fails
• States Expanding Efforts To Tackle Prescription Drug Prices
• Innovation Risks May Make Deals 'Unfixable,' DOJ Vet Says
• What Cos. Need To Know About China's New Market Regulator
• CMA Probes Barriers To Switching Investment Consultants
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• Ex-Bankers Joked About Euribor Fixes, Prosecutor Says
• Judge Challenges DOJ Expert On AT&T Control 'Assumption'
• FTC Appeals Big Loss To A Shire Unit In Sham Petition Case
• Delrahim Separates DOJ's IP Advocacy From Antitrust Action
• FTC Won't Toss La. Real Estate Board Fee Case
• EU Raids Cos. Amid Sports Media Rights Antitrust Probe
• McSweeny Says FTC Needs New Powers To Tackle Privacy
• DOJ To Continue Focus On Standard Setting, No-Poach
• Chinese Antitrust Enforcers Gear Up For Impending Merger
• Credit Suisse Has Edge On Cert. In Forex Case, Judge Says
• Macquarie, KKR $100M Auction-Rigging Claims Advance
• EU OKs Bayer's Divestiture To BASF In $62B Monsanto Deal
• Maximizing The Success Of 'Minimum Advertised Price' Policy
• Prosecutors Say Ex-Traders Gamed System With Euribor Rig
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• UK Taps Ex-Politician For CMA Role As It Reviews Law
• Dissolving Practice
• BT Antitrust Suit Against MasterCard Stayed Amid Appeals
• LegalZoom Can Arbitrate IP Firm's Ad, Competition Claims
• 9th Circ. Judge Rips Indirect Buyers' $577M CRT Settlement
• What The DOJ's Latest Case Says About No-Poach Policy
• Pay-TV 'Sticks Together,' DOJ Says In AT&T-Time Warner Row
• Another Auto Software Co. Files Antitrust Suit Against CDK
• DOJ Fails To Appeal 2nd Circ.'s Compelled Testimony Ruling
• DOJ Seeks UK Banking Group Testimony In Libor-Rigging Suit
• CFIUS Casts Wider Net, With Eye On Consumer Data Access
• Taxi Cos. Cry Foul On Uber's Bid To Toss Antitrust Suit
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• What To Expect From The 2nd Criminal Spoofing Trial
• NCAA Wants Athlete's Pay Cap Antitrust Trial Pushed To 2019
• Boston Ignored 'Duck Tour' License Applications, Suit Says
• NY Cracking Down On Local Cartels With Criminal Charges
• AT&T Doesn't Want To 'Cannibalize' Satellite TV, DOJ Says
• Coachella Owner Faces Antitrust Suit Over Artist Controls
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Viacom, Haidilao
• Jones Day Nabs Former GE Counsel For Competition Practice
• Monster Rival's Antitrust Suit 'Defective': 9th Circ. Judge
• 11th Circ. Will Rethink Body Shops' Win In Antitrust Case
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• How Issue-Based ADR Can Streamline Antitrust Cases
• 1st Euribor-Rigging Trial Gets Underway In London
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Saveri Firm Snags Calif. Antitrust Atty For 1st New Partner
• HSBC, Deutsche Get $340M In Libor Settlements Approved
• EU Approves Tax-Relief Schemes In France, Italy, Portugal
• BCBS Must Face Tough Per Se Test In Antitrust MDL
• 3 Telecom Issues To Watch In The AT&T-Time Warner Trial
• K-Line Cops To Cartel Charges In Australia Amid Global Probe
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• A New Validation Protocol From Poultry Antitrust Cases
• Another Court Upholds FERC Theory Of Market 'Gaming'
• Former FTC Chair Opposes Mass. Net Neutrality Bill
• AT&T's Own Words Used Against It In DOJ Merger Challenge
• Liberty Seeks EU OK Of €10B Done Deal After Court Ruling
• Impax's $20M Settlement In Pay-For-Delay Suit Clears Hurdle
• China Tells Justices It Faced Hostility In Vitamin C Case
• Au Pairs Shirking Questions In Wage Suit, Agency Says
• PetIQ's Deal To Buy Veterinary Clinic Chain Faces Challenge
• What To Expect From China's Antitrust Consolidation
• Asset Managers Must Show Value For Money, FCA Says
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Asks About Fixing Arbitration Offer
• Australia Approves $1B Dairy Deal With Plant Sale
• Japanese Auto Parts Maker To Pay $34M In Antitrust Deal
• Judge Tosses Teva Investors' Price-Fixing Suit From Bench
• Sen. Says Video Suggests Sinclair Misled About Must-Runs
• Chinese Investment In The US After The Section 301 Report
• Aussie Travel Service Hit With Upped $9.6M Antitrust Penalty
• FDIC Slams European Banks' Libor-Rigging Defenses In UK
• IP Atty Accused Of 'Bizarre Scheme' In TM Antitrust Suit
• Knorr-Bremse, Wabtec Settle DOJ's Worker No-Poach Case
• DOJ, AT&T Duel Over 9% Customer Drop Estimate
• Justices Asked To Patch 'Clean' Split On Antitrust Doctrine
• Price Of A Chicken Sandwich Keeps No-Tipping Suit On Menu
• UK Antitrust Watchdog To Probe Laundry Co. Merger
• Net Neutrality Update: Here's What Major Players Are Saying
• Think Tank Urges Reset On Lithium Ion Battery Settlement
• Fox Offers More Sky News Fixes, Says Disney Is Mulling Offer
• Think Before Sharing Due Diligence Info With A Competitor
• DOJ Says Time Warner Unit Tactics Show AT&T Merger Risks
• Ex-UBS Trader Gets Feds' 'Front Running' Evidence Nixed
• Hospital Antitrust Suit Needs New Plaintiffs To Keep Cert.
• Merck Says Holding Co. Must Arbitrate Pay-For-Delay Claims
• FTC Names Former Official As New Acting GC
• Sinclair Script Video Sparks Outrage In Policy Circles
• Uber-Grab Deal Getting Mounting Antitrust Scrutiny
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Talent Agency's Antitrust Suit