Competition Archive » July, 2018

Competition - July, 2018

267 articles

• EU Hits Credit Suisse With Formal Forex-Rigging Complaint
• Texas Therapists Ink Settlement With FTC Over Pay Rates
• $227M Romania Award Row In UK To Stay Paused For Now
• AT&T Merger Trial Transcripts Go Public After DOJ Push
• Merck Says Vaccine Bundles Caused Low Prices, Not Harm
• UFC Seeks To Knock Out Fighters' Antitrust Class Action
• British Trucking Group Lodges £30B Class Action Over Cartel
• Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Sharon Robertson
• Cadwalader Lures Sidley's Antitrust Co-Chair In NY
• How The Sports Betting Decision May Affect College Athletes
• Ex-HSBC Forex Trader Wins Appeal Against Extradition To US
• UK Antitrust Watchdog To Probe £275M Credit Check Merger
• HSBC To Pay $4.75M To Settle Libor-Rigging Claims
• Lawyers Compete To Represent Zetia Buyers In Antitrust Case
• Retailers Press Claims Despite Justices' AmEx Decision
• What Attys Need To Know About UK Foreign Investment
• Sinclair, Tribune Fixed TV Ad Prices, Law Firm's Suit Says
• Insurance Tips For 'No Poach' Employment Antitrust Claims
• EU Approves Total Produce's Dole Deal, Sans Salad Co.
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• 9th Circ. Upholds PGA Tour Win In Caddy Bib-Ads Suit
• New FTC Commishes Stake Out Their Privacy Priorities
• CBS-Entercom Merger Foes Say FCC Review Is Only Fair
• GOP Lawmakers Seek FTC Scrutiny Of Drug Benefit Managers
• Shareholders Greenlight Disney's $71.3B Fox Deal
• France Fines Fnac Darty €20M For Failing To Sell Stores
• WasteCare Says Partner Secretly Worked With Competitor
• EU Approves €500M German Green Rail Investment
• DOJ Asks DC Circ. To Unseal AT&T Trial Transcripts
• Team Telecom Asks FCC To Delay T-Mobile-Sprint Review
• FTC Says Drugmakers Must Face AndroGel Antitrust Suit
• Cos. Urged To Seek DOJ's Opinion On M&A Bribery Risks
• UK Tribunal Won't Pause Epilepsy Drug Case For Appeals
• Axinn Taps Skadden Antitrust Adviser As Partner In DC
• Mo. AG Expands Google Probe Following Record EU Fine
• Quinn Emanuel, Kessler Topaz Top List To Lead VIX MDL
• BofA, Barclays, 3 Others Duck Silver Price-Fixing Claims
• FTC Blasts Testimony Of Tronox CEO In Cristal Buy Challenge
• EU Approves French Investment In Tidal Power Plant
• Flextronics Says Electronic Resistor Makers Fixed Prices
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Top UK Court Rejects RBS Libor Swaps Misselling Appeal
• Qualcomm Nixes $44B NXP Takeover
• Dems Press FCC On Political Independence In Sinclair Review
• Novo Nordisk Says Execs Didn't Hide Insulin Sales Woes
• Cartel Appeals Don't Warrant Damages, EU Top Court Hears
• FCC Launches Probe Into Audio Marketplace Competition
• EU Court Told Nixing Of UPS-TNT Merger Block Was Proper
• 1 Co. Or 2? Price-Fixing Row Judge Says Jury Must Decide
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Bosch, Others To Pay Truck Dealers $3M In Auto Parts MDL
• Prison Phone Cos. Push Back On Efforts To Halt Merger
• FCC Rightly Kept Video Relay Competitors, DC Circ. Says
• DC Circ. Nixes Challenge To FCC Loophole On TV Station Cap
• FTC Can't Halt $2.4B Cristal Buy, Tronox Says, Citing Judge
• Sinclair Begged To Explain Divestitures To FCC, Docs Show
• CBOE Faces Another VIX Futures Manipulation Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Seeks More Info On $11B Wabtec-GE Rail Merger
• A Look At Kavanaugh's Approach To Antitrust Law
• Winston & Strawn Nabs Antitrust Partner From DOJ
• Minn. Mine Missed Ch. 11 Lease Deadline, Del. Judge Rules
• UK Mulls Tighter Scrutiny Of Foreign Investments
• T-Mobile Fears Sprint Deal May Hamper Spectrum Auction Bid
• Amadeus Reaches Deal To Exit Ticket Buyers' Antitrust Row
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• FDA To Mull New Ideas On Biosimilar Competition, Approvals
• EU Fines Electronics Cos. $130M For Online Price-Fixing
• British Gov't Plans To Abide By EU Law To End Of 2020
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• UK Watchdog To Probe Competition In Card Payments Sector
• Purchasers Try To Finalize $1.3M Drywall Price-Fix Settlement
• Marine Chemical Co. Drops $400M Deal After FTC Trial Win
• FTC To Seek Revival Of Parts Of AbbVie Suit After $448M Win
• Qualcomm IPhone Import Ban Will Cause Harm, Buyers Say
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• EU Probing $5B Data Encryption Suppliers Merger
• AIG Says Maritime Co. Not Covered In $2.5M Antitrust Row
• EU To Probe €80M Copper Merger Over Antitrust Concerns
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• Split DC Circ. Reverses Ruling On Amtrak Regulatory Powers
• Banks Say Firm's Claims Don't Belong In Swaps Antitrust MDL
• £275M Experian Merger Could Hurt Competition, CMA Says
• Sinclair Couldn't Avoid Deal Review Despite High-Level Talks
• Cristal Slams FTC's Review Of Proposed $2.4B Tronox Merger
• Attys Scolded For 'Ridiculous' Briefing In Data Center Row
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Kirkland
• Judge OKs $54M Aggrenox Settlement In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Suddenly, ALJs Become Political Appointees
• Judge Referees NCAA, Athletes In Antitrust Pretrial Match
• Philips Accused Of Patent 'Holdup' In Cell Tech Antitrust Suit
• Class Attorneys Secure $40M From Solodyn Pay-For-Delay
• Chinese Co. Says It's Immune From Cathode Ray MDL
• CDK Seeks Arbitration Or Toss Of Dealership Claims In MDL
• FCC To Probe If Sinclair Clouded Tribune Divestiture Deal
• Inside The Interlocked Bid Wars Of Comcast, Disney And Fox
• AbbVie Judge Rejects Interest Hike On AndroGel Penalty
• The Big Picture: The SFO's Rate-Rigging Prosecutions
• Advocates Urge FCC To Reject Prison Phone Co. Merger
• Convicted Bankers Get 13 Years For Rigging Euribor
• Poultry Buyers Can't See Extra Email Docs In Price-Fixing Suit
• DOJ Seeks Accelerated Appeal Of AT&T-Time Warner Tie-Up
• 3 Takeaways From EU's Latest Google Antitrust Fine
• FDA Chief Blames Big Pharma For 'Anemic' Biosimilars Sales
• UK Takeover Regulator To Review Sky Bid Floor
• 5th Circ. Pauses FTC Action Over La. Real Estate Rule
• Buyers Tout $1.8M Settlement In Car Heater Price-Fix Case
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Mallinckrodt Looks To Exit Investor Suit Over Antitrust Deal
• FTC Says Fines Force Companies To Rethink Consumer Data
• Danish Ceiling Tile Execs Must Be Deposed In Antitrust Suit
• Sinclair Tries Amending Divestitures To Placate FCC
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• EU Antitrust Chief Denies Bias Against US
• CMA Floats Competition Fixes For £1.6T Pensions Market
• EU Hits Google With Record €4.3B Fine Over Android Abuse
• 'Imaginative' Attys Get $63M Fees In Drywall Price-Fix MDL
• Drug Wholesalers Denied Class Cert. In AndroGel Suit
• FCC's Sinclair-Tribune Protest Preempted DOJ Approval
• Geico Drives Into Multibillion-Dollar Auto Parts Antitrust Row
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• AmEx Ruling May Have Big Impact On Health Insurance
• US Airways, Sabre Tell 2nd Circ. Amex Decision Favors Them
• Buyers Slam German Auto Cos.' Bid To Dodge Antitrust MDL
• AT&T Win May Help Partial Ownership Transactions
• Kraft Must Share Expert Reports In Wheat Market Action
• Card Shuffler Co. Denies Having To Show Prior Art At IP Trial
• 3 FCC Hurdles Sinclair-Tribune Deal Will Face If It Survives
• AbbVie Protests FTC Interest Hike In AndroGel Case
• Debevoise Nabs Former FTC Chief Trial Atty From O'Melveny
• Executive Order Boosts Fears Of Politically Influenced ALJs
• Linde Sells Gas Assets For $3.3B To Help Praxair Approval
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Banks Seek Toss Of Claims Against Affiliates In Libor MDL
• Japanese Airline Blasts Expert's Fares In Price-Fixing MDL
• Mitsubishi Settles Another Piece Of Car Parts MDL For $7M
• Foreign Banks Want Out Of Canadian Rate-Rigging Suit
• DOJ Should Encourage The Bid-Rigging Whistleblower
• FCC Chief Seeks To Challenge Sinclair-Tribune Tie-Up
• FCA Moves To Shake Up £500B Online Investment Market
• Arista Says Cisco Cost It $160M As Antitrust Trial Nears
• 3 Issues To Watch As DOJ Appeals AT&T-Time Warner Loss
• Tronox, Cristal Fight FTC's Court Bid To Pause $2.4B Deal
• Kavanaugh's Nomination Could Be A Win For Big Telecom
• Qualcomm Says Buyers Have No Say In IPhone Import Row
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• FTC Wants To Keep Fighting Opana Pay-For-Delay Deal
• FCC Hears Roar Of Opposition To Sinclair-Tribune Merger
• Bloomberg Says UBS Misused Proprietary Data
• Ortho's $19.5M Deal Ending Antitrust MDL Gets Initial OK
• UK Takeover Regulator Lifts Sky's Bid Floor For Disney
• Class Counsel Get $6.9M In Libor Rigging Suit
• Inside Kavanaugh's Merger Challenge Dissents
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• States Back La. Real Estate Board's Appeal In FTC Action
• Cattle Co. Gets $115K In Attys' Fees In Koch Ranch Row
• AmEx Ruling Moves Ball Only Slightly On Rule Of Reason
• Deals Rumor Mill: La Poste, CVS-Aetna, Linde-Praxair
• Ruling 'Fatal' For Objection To $2B Forex Deal, Court Told
• 7 Fast-Food Chains End No-Poach Clauses That Bind Workers
• DOJ Takes AT&T-Time Warner Merger Appeal To DC Circ.
• Cotton Cos. Win Confirmation Of $8.9M Arbitration Award
• German Regulator Slaps Steel Cos. With $239M Cartel Fine
• Skin Subspecialty Board Will Limit Cancer Surgery, MDs Say
• Linde, Praxair Discuss Gas Assets Sale As Part Of $70B Deal
• 21st Century Fox Wins Key Approval In Britain For Sky Deal
• Drafting M&A No-Poach Provisions Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
• UK Commits To EU Subsidy Rules, No Border Tax Friction
• London Jury Convicts Ex-Barclays Trader Of Rigging Euribor
• Global Audit Giants Resist MPs' Plans For Breakup
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• MLS Spared Accelerated Antitrust Trial Against Soccer League
• UK Probing Stars Group's $4.7B Sky Betting Buy
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• Trump Retools Fraud Task Force To Focus On Consumers
• VIX MDL Lead Should Have Young, Diverse Attys, Judge Says
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• MoFo Snags Longtime Top DOJ Cartel Enforcer
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• An Update On Anti-Poach Enforcement And Class Actions
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Senate Confirms Kirkland Atty As DOJ Criminal Division Head
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Get '11th Hour' OK For UK Testimony
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• Pa. Owed Atty Fees For Halting Hospital Merger, 3rd Circ. Told
• Trump Issues Post-Lucia Order Nixing Exams For ALJs
• FTC Says Prosthesis Co. Merger Should Be Unwound
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• FTC Asks Court To Pause $2.4B Tronox-Cristal Deal
• EU Tells Spain To Recoup €167M In State Aid From Postal Co.
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Google's Bid To Duck Antitrust Row A 'Strawman': Photo Co.
• US Regulators Give Takeda Clearance For £46B Shire Deal
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Furukawa, Mitsubishi To Pay $19.6M To End Antitrust Claims
• DOJ Wants 19 'Obsolete' Antitrust Judgments To Be Nullified
• Under New Chair, FTC Aims To Up Its Game For 21st Century
• United Aims To Ax DHL's 'Weak' Air Cargo Antitrust Suit
• BASF, Others Face Price-Fixing Suit For Polyurethane Input
• Mass. Captain Unwittingly Smuggled For 'Codfather,' Atty Says
• TIKD Drops Antitrust Claims Against Fla. Bar Members
• Churchill Downs Drops $51M Casino Deal After FTC Request
• State AGs Take Aim At Fast Food Noncompete Clauses
• UK Steps Up Planning For Hard Brexit As Top Ministers Quit
• UK Brexit Trade Plan Omits EU Market Access For Services
• Ex-SocGen Exec Says Libor Charges Stem From Gender Bias
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Swipe Fee Ruling Opens Visa, MasterCard To Wave Of Claims
• La. Real Estate Board Tells 5th Circ. It's Immune From FTC
• Telecom Lobbying In Trump's DC Blurs Access And Expertise
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• Cellphone Buyers Seek Cert. In Qualcomm Chip Price-Fix Suit
• States, DC Seek Full 9th Circ. Redo Of Uber Union Law Fight
• 5 Global Merger Control Developments You Need To Know
• Asset Manager Cuts Funds To Cover FCA Info-Sharing Probe
• Baxter, Hospira Freed From Saline Price-Fixing Case For Now
• Athletes Win Expert Depositions In NCAA Compensation Row
• Card-Shuffler Co. Slams Instruction Ahead Of Antitrust Trial
• Soccer League Fights For June 2019 Trial In Antitrust Suit
• Koch Foods Slams Chicken Buyers' Bid For 50K Docs
• 2 Takeaways From The AT&T-Time Warner Ruling
• Baker Donelson Blasts DQ Bid In BCBS Antitrust Row
• EU Approves $2.4B Tronox-Cristal Deal With Conditions
• Forex Investors Want $1M From Ex-Trader In Rigging Suit
• Uber Can't Escape Unfair Competition Row, Taxi Drivers Say
• Trends In Securities Cases Based On Antitrust Allegations
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• MasterCard, Visa Lose UK Appeal In Swipe Fee Antitrust Suits
• Direct Drug Purchasers Aim For Consolidation In Zetia MDL
• EU Court Upholds €57M Bathroom Fixture Cartel Fine
• What The AbbVie Decision Says About Sham Patent Cases
• S. Africa Piles On Price-Fixing Charges Against Takata
• CBOE Accused Of Manipulating VIX Futures In Antitrust Suit
• Drug Wholesalers Ask For Cert. Over Lamictal Generic Delay
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• City Lawyers, Accountants Demand Brexit Deal On Services
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• How A More Conservative Court Could Change Telecom Policy
• Atty, Sister's Travel Co. Held In Contempt In Battery MDL
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Blue Cross Asks For Redo In Row Over $40M Hospital Deal
• Law Firm Can't Sue Over Alleged Software Price-Fixing
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Hitachi, Mitsubishi To Pay $9.5M In Car Parts Antitrust MDL
• CVS Wants Antitrust Suit Over 340B Drug Program Tossed
• CDK Aims To Bar Authenticom's Data Raid In Car Dealer MDL
• New Support For Insureds Facing Government Subpoenas
• Netherlands, Starbucks Ask EU Court To Reverse Tax Ruling
• Payment Processing Firm Urges Court To Stop Rivals' Merger
• All Nippon Airways Can't Escape Price-Fixing MDL
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2018's First Half
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers