Competition Archive » September, 2018

Competition - September, 2018

228 articles

• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• Foul With Routine Witness Trips Up Deutsche Libor Trial
• ITC Judge Turns Down Qualcomm Bid For IPhone Import Ban
• Walgreens, Kroger Have No Right To Sue Over Remicade: J&J
• Top Telecoms Must Open Networks, Dutch Watchdog Says
• EU Approves Hungary's €45M In State Aid To Chemical Co.
• Feds Urge DC Circ. Not To Touch Amtrak Metrics Ruling
• Cellphone Buyers Win Class Cert. In Qualcomm Chip Row
• Media Group Asks If Trump Attacks Sparked AT&T Merger Suit
• Civil Rights Telecom Groups Take On FCC Incubator Program
• Rail Shippers Urge DC Circ. To Reinstate Fuel Price-Fix Cert.
• UK To Probe Bank Penalty 'Scam' Against Loyal Customers
• Morgan Stanley, Others Can't Ditch Stock-Loan Antitrust Suit
• Chrysler Dealership Faces 2nd Loss This Week At 9th Circ.
• TIKD Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Ticket Law Firm
• What's Behind The FTC's Odd Bid To Stop Tronox's $2.4B Deal
• Bull Stud Co. Wins $5M Fees, Costs In Semen-Sorting Row
• Sinclair, Tribune Ad Buyers Spar Over Price-Fix MDL Venue
• Insurer Needn't Defend Au Pair Agency In Class Suit
• Another Ex-Deutsche Trader Tells Jury Of Libor-Rigging
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cognizant, Perella Weinberg, Grab
• 9 AGs, Experts, Biz Groups Back AT&T-Time Warner Merger
• AmEx Declined: Bid To Toss Card-Steering Suit Turned Down
• Latham Adds Antitrust Cartel Defense Partner
• Aetna Sells Medicare Biz Amid Review Of $69B CVS Deal
• Sainsbury Merger Affects Hundreds Of Areas: UK Watchdog
• McKesson Is Roped Into Generic-Drug Price-Fixing Row
• EU Top Court Remands Infineon's €83M Chip Cartel Fine
• Dental Orgs Had A Monopoly On Certifications, Suit Says
• Rare Auction Spurs Monstrous Sky Bet From Comcast
• FTC Swears In New Commissioner Christine Wilson
• USL Restructures Amid Legal Attacks On US Pro Soccer
• NFL, Union Beat Sports Agent's Pro Se Antitrust Suit
• Uber Escapes Lyft Driver Spying Class Action For Good
• Tronox, Cristal Merger Review Underscores Need For Reform
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• 21st Century Fox Will Sell Sky Stake To Comcast For £11.6B
• Hartig Seeks $3M In Attys' Fees In Product-Hopping Suit
• St. Luke's Drops Appeal Of $7.5M Atty Fees In Antitrust Case
• Qualcomm Fights FTC Bid To 'Radically Reshape' Cell Industry
• Athletics Commish Defends NCAA Pay Rules As Trial Wraps
• FTC's Ohlhausen Steps Down As Term Expires
• Sham Petition Suits Are Piercing Big Pharma's Antitrust Shield
• DOJ Aims For 6 Mo. Clock On Antitrust Merger Reviews
• BMI Seeks Higher Royalty Rates For Live Concerts
• App Buyers Can Bite Apple Over Fees, High Court Hears
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Breakup
• Robins Kaplan Snags DOJ Antitrust Veteran For NY Office
• Ex-Deutsche Trader Dishes On Bank's Libor Self-Dealing
• NCAA Athletes Say U. Of Wis. Contradicted Own Chancellor
• Banks' Guilty Pleas Fair Game In Forex Traders' October Trial
• Ozzy Osbourne Drops Antitrust Suit Against Venue Owner
• Fighters Say They Can Prove UFC Depressed Their Wages
• IP Atty Can't Prove Ford Blocked Job Offers, 6th Circ. Says
• FTC Staff Lays Out Policy For Portable Work Licenses
• Higher Rates With Gray-Raycom Deal: Cable, Satellite Groups
• Vitamin C Importers Tell 2nd Circ. Price Fixing Voluntary
• Grocers Want Egg Producers Kept In Price-Fixing Suit
• How US Class Actions Take Off To The 'Great White North'
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 2
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• Comcast Tops Fox With £29.7B Offer For Sky
• Judge Probes NCAA VP On Athlete Pay Rules At Trial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Romania To Expand Int'l Natural Gas Flow After EU Probe
• Industry Groups Back FTC's View On Qualcomm Obligations
• FTC Mulls Evolving Markets With No 'Predetermined Outcome'
• Travel Agents Seek 9th Circ. Redo Of Multicity Fares Ruling
• Class Attys Get $35M Of $105M Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Deal
• DC Circ. Nixes FERC Market Rate Ruling For TransCanada Unit
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Euribor Trader Held In Italy, SFO Says
• Antitrust 'Bundling,' Patent Fraud Case Sent Packing
• OSU Exec Defends Amateurism Amid Coach Salary Scrutiny
• HTC Says Ericsson Waived Arbitration In SEP Royalties Row
• HP Inks $1.5M Deal In Cartridge Monopoly Suit
• AT&T-Time Warner Ruling Was Correct, DC Circ. Told
• EU Finds Italy In Hot Water Over Port Project Grants
• Media Giants Face Another Antitrust Suit Over TV Ad Rates
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• UK Competition Authority Probing PayPal's $2B iZettle Deal
• Ice Miller Adds Bankruptcy Pro From Wollmuth Maher
• Sky Bidding War To Culminate In Weekend Auction
• UnitedHealthcare Can't Take Back Cephalon Antitrust Deal
• Qualcomm Can't Fast-Track Bid To Ax Apple's Patent Claims
• Pfizer Unit, Teva Must Face Effexor Antitrust Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tencent Music, Linde, Coca-Cola
• Drivers Reach $44.8M Deal With Toyoda Gosei In Parts MDL
• EU Probes Amazon's Use Of Small Merchant Data
• Dental Supply Distributor Fights High Court Arbitration Bid
• Allergan Loses 'Meritless' Bid To Gut Restasis Antitrust MDL
• CFTC Fines Bank Of America $30M Over ISDAfix Rigging
• For-Profit Exchanges Harming Investors: SEC Commissioner
• Becton Can't Avoid Medical Supplies Antitrust Suit, Court Told
• Insurer Says Hotel Can't Prove Alleged Conspiracy's Impact
• Cyber Lab Claims Symantec, Others Froze Out Its Services
• Pai Says FCC Still Probing Sinclair's Honesty In Tribune Deal
• UK Watchdog To Probe Proposed £7.3B Sainsbury Merger
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• EU Clears Luxembourg Of State Aid In McDonald's Tax Deals
• Pac-12 Leader Defends $4.5M Salary At NCAA Antitrust Trial
• Auto Dealers Seek To Approve $115M Price-Fixing Settlement
• Apple's Payment Of €14.3B Irish Tax Would End EU Case
• Utilities Float $11M Antitrust Deal With Chemical Supplier
• CFTC Says Broker To Pay $50M Over ISDAfix-Rigging Claim
• DC Circ. Sides With Copyright Board In SoundExchange Suit
• Rural Advocates Tout Planned Sprint, T-Mobile 5G Rollout
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Rip Libor Fraud Claims As Trial Begins
• EU Probes German Automakers For Emissions Collusion
• WeWork Reaches Deal With NY, Ill. To Curb Noncompetes
• Visa, Mastercard, Banks Ink New Deal In Swipe Fee Row
• Banks Want Out Of Mexican Bond Price-Fixing Case
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 1
• U. Of Wis. Head Says Sports Program At Risk If Athletes Paid
• Rakoff Hits Cocoa Trader With 2.5 Years For $350M Fraud
• DOJ Clears $67B Cigna-Express Scripts Deal
• Automakers Seek OK For $5.7M In Heater Panel MDL Deals
• Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Gets Plucked From Kan.
• Gleevec Buyers Say 1st Circ.'s Dismissal Misread Patent Law
• Homeland Wants Out Of HCSC's Antitrust MDL Costs
• AMC Settles Texas Theater's First-Run Claims Ahead Of Trial
• Teva Looks To Escape Proposed Price-Hike Class Action
• CFTC Seeks Quick Win For 2 Claims In Kraft Wheat Case
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Seattle Uber Union Law Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Auto Parts Buyers Must Seek Damages One-On-One, Cos. Say
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Simpson
• Takeda's £46B Shire Buy Gets Nod From Chinese Regulator
• FTC Told Impax Can't Justify Opana Reverse Payment
• AT&T, Time Warner Deal Boosts Viewer Options: HBO Chief
• FCA Bans Jailed Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Over Euribor
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Winner's Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of The AmEx Case
• AT&T To Push Mobile, Social Uses Of Time Warner Shows
• FTC Kicks Off Hearings On Evolving Technology, Markets
• Passengers In Antitrust Case Gain Time To Study United Docs
• Dual EU, UK Merger Reviews Expected With 'No Deal' Brexit
• Allergan Looks To Keep CEO's Tribal Patent Docs Out Of MDL
• FTC's Public Hearings Will Be Valuable
• EU Raises Objections To T-Mobile's €190M Dutch Tele2 Deal
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• VW Says Investors Can't Piggyback On German Probe
• UK Puts Limits On Ex-SFO Chief's New Role At Slaughter
• UK Watchdog To Probe $5.4B CME-NEX Exchange Deal
• Two Lidoderm Class Action Deals Worth $271M Get Final OK
• Pension Fund Pans Banks' Bid To Escape Rate-Rigging Row
• Southeast Grocery Chains Push To Keep Milk Price Suit Alive
• $2.4B Tronox Deal Could Hurt Market, Judge Says After Stay
• Feds Grappling With Web's Impact On Media Landscape
• Eversource, Avangrid Beat $3.6B Price Manipulation Suit
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Sprint-T-Mobile Deal Is Essential For 5G Rollout, CEO Says
• Ericsson Says Suit Over SEP Royalties Must Be Arbitrated
• Australia Clears $9.3B Energy Deal After Concessions
• Former SDNY Judge Katherine Forrest Rejoins Cravath
• Schneider Aims To Exit Truckers' Wage-Fixing Class Action
• Delta, Southwest Can't Get Quick Wins In Gate Access Row
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Fire Back At Gov't Bid To Nix Experts
• Structuring Investigations In Light Of UK Privilege Case
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• DOJ Presses To Halt Discovery In Tuna Price-Fixing MDL
• FCC Pauses Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Review Shot Clock
• 4 Firms Steer $6.7B Renesas, Semiconductor Tech Co. Deal
• Limo Co. Accuses Uber Of Unfair Prices, Underpaying Drivers
• Ex-SFO Head To Join Slaughter & May's Investigations Team
• Tribune Hit With $564M Stock-Drop Suit Over Sinclair Buyout
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• FTC Atty Says Marine Chemical Case Offers Merger Tips
• UK Golf Gear Maker Sees Fine Over Online Sales Ban Cut
• Fiat Chrysler Put Dealership At Disadvantage, 9th Circ. Hears
• Oil Cos. Want Older Claims Barred In Calif. Gas Price Case
• Ex-FTC Commissioner McSweeny Joins Covington's DC Office
• China Tells 2nd Circ. Vitamin C Exporters Followed Law
• Walgreens Buys Files From 185 Fred's Pharmacies For $165M
• Union Pacific, BNSF Can't Halt Antitrust Suit, Oxbow Says
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Samsung, LG, Others Beat Antitrust Suit Over TV Patents
• NCAA Exploits Students, Athletes Testify At Antitrust Trial
• Impax Escapes Investors' Drug Price-Fixing Suit, For Now
• UK Equity Firm Partly Escapes Tuna Price-Fix Claims
• 8th Circ. Says Charter's VoIP Exempt From State Regulations
• BDS Ruling Expected To Raise Prices, Clarify Title II Uses
• Brazil Commish Says US Could've Helped AT&T Deal Review
• Health Hires: Pepper Hamilton, Perkins Coie, Davis Wright
• TV Commercial Price Dispute Grows As NY Ad Agency Sues
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Objection To $9.6M NJ Tax Lien Settlement
• Litigation Funder Adds 8 In UK With An Eye On Group Claims
• Landmark Appeals Ruling Rescues Privilege In UK Probes
• USTelecom Asks FCC To Nix Outdated Network Sharing Rules
• EU Open To US-Style Equivalence Deal For UK Finance Firms
• Mylan Decries 'Hopeless Fishing Expedition' In EpiPen MDL
• NCAA's Experts Defend Athlete Pay Restrictions At Trial
• EU Clears Apple's $400M Shazam Buy
• 7th Circ. Won't Save Antitrust Claims Against Steel Giants
• Stock Photo Co. Gets One Shot At Google Antitrust Suit
• Mylan Investors Push Back At Bid To Toss EpiPen Claims
• NAB To FCC: Reject Tighter Radio Station Ownership Rules
• Foreign Investments In German Cos. Face Increased Scrutiny
• Cherokee Nation Tossed From Tuna Price-Fixing MDL
• Chesapeake Energy, Ex-Exec Settle Antitrust Row For $6.95M
• Stanford Economist Rips NCAA's Pay Rules At Antitrust Trial
• Lens Makers Fight Sanctions Over Defunct Facebook Page
• Comcast $15.5M Antitrust Deal Gets Tentative Approval
• Kavanaugh Sidesteps Tough Questions On Merger Opinions
• Disk Drive Buyers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Price-Fixing Suit
• 2nd Circ. Declines Class Cert. Review In $50B Libor Fight
• Freight Railroad Group Seeks DC Circ. Redo In Amtrak Row
• $2.4B Tronox-Cristal Deal Paused For FTC Ruling
• Top Merger Enforcer Takes Reins At FCA Competition Unit
• SFO Can't Narrow Privilege Protections In Landmark Ruling
• Forex Traders Seek Details On DOJ Talks With Foreign Gov'ts
• Generics Cos. Urge Fed. Circ. To Upend Depomed Patent Win
• Apple Asks Court For Win In Qualcomm Chip IP Dispute
• Privilege Claims Come Under Scrutiny In Antitrust Row
• 2 Investors Drop Claims In Volatility Index MDL In Ill.
• NCAA Antitrust Bench Trial Over Athlete Pay Kicks Off
• Battery MDL Cert. Nixed, Judge Cites 'Dangerous Precedent'
• SAP Looks To Duck Data Co.'s Trade Secrets, Antitrust Suit
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• DHL Slams United's Bid To Ax Air Cargo Antitrust Suit
• 2nd Circ. No Lock To Review Class Cert. In $50B Libor Fight
• The Potential Reach Of High Court's AmEx Antitrust Analysis
• Sinclair And Tribune Fixed TV Ad Prices, Philly Firm Alleges
• New SFO Chief Sees Bigger Enforcement Role For Technology