Competition Archive » November, 2018

Competition - November, 2018

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• Kansas Grocer Fights To Keep Ex-Tuna Exec On The Hook
• Wash. State Slams Health Cos.' Defense In Price-Fix Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: StandardAero, Vodafone, SoftBank
• FTC, Qualcomm Look To Exclude Evidence From Trial
• Telecom Co. Says Rival Sapping Its Brooklyn Business
• Rail Equipment Cos. Want Workers' No-Poach Suits Tossed
• Becton Buyers' Antitrust Suit Killed Under Illinois Brick
• Hausfeld Plucks DOJ Antitrust Veteran For DC Partner
• Ticketmaster Collusion Claims Could Spur Federal Regulation
• Distributor Fights Subpoena Bid In Poultry Price-Fixing Suit
• Chicago Education Board Beats 'Ghost Bus' Suit
• ECB Launches European Instant Payments System
• MasterCard, Visa Can Take Swipe Fees Fight To Top UK Court
• McKinsey Looks To Fight Jay Alix Claims By Unsealing Docs
• Attys In ISDAfix Antitrust Suit Get $126M Fees, $18M Costs
• Rising Funeral Costs Warrant Probe, UK Watchdog Says
• Judge Won't Toss College Application Antitrust Suit
• Pet Med Distributors Can't Access PetIQ's Merger Filings
• Guess Facing $42.4M EU Fine Amid Cross-Border Crackdown
• EU Approves Brazilian Wood Pulp Merger With Caveats
• Aussie Antitrust Head Defends Consumer Welfare Standard
• EU Probing Deal Between Steel, Alloy Companies
• Germany Probing Amazon For Abuse Of Dominance
• Flyers Get $3M Atty Fees In Antitrust Suit Over Airfares
• The 'No Reasonable Juror' Rule And Antitrust Class Actions
• Mass. Hospital Megamerger Wins Approval After AG Deal
• Mylan Pushes For Consumer Witnesses In Battle With Celgene
• EU Opens In-Depth Probe Of Nidec's $1B Whirlpool Unit Buy
• Drug Co. Can't Duck Opioid Questions In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Apple, Qualcomm Spar Over Experts In Battery Life IP Spat
• Groups Call For House Hearings On Sprint-T-Mobile Deal
• Eli Lilly Wins Stay In Eagle Antitrust Suit Amid Patent Fight
• CSX State Claims In Antitrust Suit Too Late, Court Told
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 12 And 13
• Watchdog Could Block Experian's £275M Merger With Rival
• JPMorgan Pushes Back On Depo Bid In Silver Trading Suit
• HTC Fights Ericsson Bid To Base IP Royalties On Device Value
• T-Mobile's €190M Purchase Of Rival Passes EU Examination
• Ariz. AG Slams Doctors' Antitrust Settlement With AOA
• Symantec Tries To Delete Cyber Lab's Antitrust Suit
• EU Greenlights France's €600M Plan To Bolster Solar Output
• Trump DC Hotel Checks Out Of Unfair Competition Suit
• Auto Suppliers Allege Global Exhaust System Price-Fix Plot
• And Now A Word From The Panel: It's Not Just MDLs
• Jurors Should Ask More Questions During Trials
• ECJ To Rule On Whether Britain Can Reverse Brexit Process
• The Narrow Meaning Of Asacol Class Action Ruling
• Alito, Gorsuch Question Illinois Brick Precedent
• ThermoLife Accuses Supplement Co. Of False Advertising
• All Banks But Morgan Stanley Escape Aussie Benchmark Suit
• Spain Probing Adidas For Anti-Competitive Sales Practices
• AT&T Fights Bid For Scholars To Appear At Merger Appeal
• Hawaii High Court Revives NCAA Unfair Competition Suit
• JPMorgan Settles Aussie Benchmark Fixing Suit For $7M
• Ex-Wells Fargo Trader's Depo In Rigging Suit Canceled
• Dignity-Catholic Health Merger Wins OK From Calif. AG
• UK To Probe Nasdaq-Cinnober Deal's Effect On Competition
• CVS, Aetna $69B Merger Clears Final Hurdle In NY
• Gas Stations Can't Delay Card Swipe Fee Deal, Court Told
• EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into Airline Booking Cos.
• Apple Faces Tough Sell At Supreme Court In App Store Case
• JPMorgan, Citi Reach $182.5M Deal In Euribor Investor Suit
• Calif. Ruling Dings Engagement Letter Arbitration Clauses
• Belgian Antitrust Watchdog To Probe Liberty Global Deals
• 10 Things We Wish We Were Told When Going In-House
• UK Logs Antitrust Fears Over $2.2B PayPal Merger With Rival
• EU Approves German Bank Sale To Private Investors
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 71 Firms
• Attys Nab $5.9M For Negotiating $19.7M Price-Fix Settlements
• CDK Balks At Doc Request In Dealership Data Antitrust MDL
• EU's Vestager Defends Interventionist Competition Policy
• Software Co.'s Noncompetes Unlawful In Calif., Rival Says
• Oil, Gas Retailers Worry Swipe Fee Deal Curtails Claims
• Consumer Groups Push 1st Circ. To Redo Asacol Class Cert.
• Ex-Wells Fargo Forex Trader Can Be Deposed In Rigging Suit
• Up Next At High Court: Apple's App Store, Civil Forfeiture
• Judge Asks For JPMorgan Response In Silver Trading Suit
• The Virtual Law Team: Advantages For Litigants And Lawyers
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 9, 10 And 11
• Qualcomm Gets Claims Trimmed In Patent Row With Apple
• Teva Execs Liable For Price-Hike Misstatements: Investors
• Firm's Antitrust Claims Survive In Interest Rate Swaps MDL
• Sprint, T-Mobile Withheld Critical Merger Info, Agency Told
• NCAA Falls 'Far Short' In Antitrust Trial Closings, Athletes Say
• FCC Lays Groundwork For Next Media Ownership Review
• Au Pairs Resolve Antitrust Wage Suit Against Sponsors
• 4 Ways To Botch Merger Reviews With Enforcers And Courts
• Ignore AGs Meddling In Popular $84M AOA Deal, Docs Urge
• 5 Business Takeaways From The Midterms
• Cboe Says It Shouldn't Be Liable For VIX Manipulation
• CVS Fights Bid To Block It From Contacting 340B Customers
• Metaswitch Says Rival Telecom Co. Tried To Kill Competition
• Brazil Says Google Pricing Tool Probe Turned Up Nothing
• Honigman Miller Adds Ex-FTC Official To Chicago Office
• Producer's $2.3M Exit From Poultry Price-Fix Suit OK'd
• EU Approves Takeda's £46B Shire Deal With Drug Sale
• EU Moves Closer To New Foreign Investment Screening
• Emerging Cybersecurity Threats In The Legal Industry
• MPs Can Ask ECJ If Brexit Is Reversible, Top UK Court Rules
• Korean Cos. Altered Ramen Noodle Pricing Docs, Jury Hears
• New Express Scripts Policy Merits Suit Revival, Court Told
• Blood-Clot Drug Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• Hausfeld Atty Vies For Lead Counsel Spot In Ad Price-Fix MDL
• Tech Giants Want Conservatives' $1B Censorship Suit Tossed
• EU Greenlights Buyout Of Bankrupt Essar Steel
• Visa, AmEx, MasterCard Face Brazil Antitrust Probe
• Cboe Tries To Keep Lid On Discovery In VIX Manipulation MDL
• Irrigation Co. Says $25M 'Boycott' Claims Are Baseless
• NJ Judge Says Prior Politics Won't Bias Him In Grocery Row
• DOJ Wants More Aging Antitrust Judgments Nullified
• Intel Facing Indian Competition Probe Over Tech Sharing
• Rise Of The CMOs
• KYB, Maruyasu Get Initial OK For $34M In Parts MDL Deals
• BofA, Deutsche Bank Say Sibor-Rigging Suit Falls Short
• Senate Shake-Up Could Put Graham Atop Judiciary Panel
• A Victory For Legal Privilege In Cross-Border Investigations
• Antitrust Watchdog Probes Possible Financial Services Cartel
• Keep Brexit Question Out Of ECJ, UK Urges Supreme Court
• Ex-Crowe & Dunlevy Director Joins Barnes & Thornburg
• Citibank, JPMorgan Chase Ink $21M SIBOR Rigging Suit Deal
• Verizon Says No Proof It Plotted To Stifle Carrier Switching
• Direct Capacitor Buyers Win Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• DOJ Sharpens Gov't Fraud Focus, Adds Merger Review Clarity
• Pharma Cos. Must Hand Over Generic Restasis Plans In MDL
• EU Court Says UK Energy Subsidy Award Unlawful
• Judge Won't Quash AGs' Subpoenas In Generic Pricing MDL
• Judge Wants More Info On Citi's $10M Deal In Forex Rig Suit
• DOJ Cuts Deal With Hospital In Patient-Steering Suit
• A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord
• CMA May Be Sacrificing Quality For Price, Consultants Warn
• Swiss Watchdog Probes Banks' Suspected Payments Boycott
• Financial Services Hopeful After UK Reaches Brexit Deal
• S. Korean Cos. On Hook For $236M In Bid-Rigging Conspiracy
• Travel Co. Trying To Pay Flyers To Duck Settlement, Atty Says
• Standard Too High On ND Drs. Group Merger, 8th Circ. Told
• FCC Asks For Comment On Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Study
• FTC Shuts Down 1-800 Contacts Online Ad Compacts
• Disney Investor Faces Uphill 9th Circ. Fight In No-Poach Row
• EU Clears DS Smith's €1.7B Buy Of Rival Packing Co.
• Cargill Units For Sale As La Coop Antitrust Worries Crop Up
• Car Dealers Seek OK For $9.12M Deal In KYB Antitrust Action
• AGs Can Try To Oppose Doctors' Settlement, NJ Judge Says
• EU Approves $121M To Make German Buses Greener
• Kodak Takes Antitrust Row With Goldman, Others To UK
• UBS Says FDIC's Competition Claim Over Libor Is Too Late
• Allergan Cuts A Few State Claims In Restasis MDL
• Man Admits To FCC Bomb Threat Over Net Neutrality Vote
• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE
• UK Cabinet Signs On To Breakthrough Brexit Deal
• Express Scripts, Pharmacy Drama Ends With Last-Minute Deal
• Teva Can't Escape Suit Over Price-Hike Statements: Investors
• Former Cinnabon Worker Keeps No-Poach Suit 'At Own Risk'
• Kirkland Lands EU Antitrust Expert From Freshfields
• Sainsbury, Walmart Unit Say UK Merger Concerns Unfounded
• FERC Using Outdated Rate For Pipeline Fees, DC Circ. Hears
• Fla. Blue Cross Illegally Cornering ACA Market, Rival Says
• VW Investors Challenge Bid To Toss Antitrust Stock-Drop Suit
• 6 Broadcasters Settle With DOJ To Resolve Antitrust Probe
• UK Antitrust May Vary From EU 'At The Margins' Post-Brexit
• Doormaker Flouting $185M Antitrust Verdict, Court Told
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z
• Trump Cheers Cable Group's Call For Comcast Antitrust Probe
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 8
• Court Of Appeal Will Hear £14B Mastercard Class Action Bid
• NCAA Argues Fans 'Overwhelmingly Oppose' Paying Athletes
• UK Lawmakers Launch Probe Into 'Broken' Audit Market
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOJ Weighs In At 7th Circ. On Comcast Ad Sales Row
• Justices Urged To Review Checked-Bag Fee Collusion Claims
• Express Scripts Rightfully Nixed Pharmacy Contract
• EU Seeks Comments On Disney Pay-TV Proposal
• BMW, Daimler Car-Share Merger Wins EU Approval
• Panasonic, Others Cut $26M Antitrust Deal With Buyers
• Sens. Seek White House Backing For Pay-For-Delay Drug Bill
• Baker Botts Snags EU Antitrust Atty From Hogan Lovells
• HTC Must Prove Ericsson's SEP Royalties Breach: Gilstrap
• Firms Score $108M In Fees In Auto Parts Price-Fixing MDL
• H&R Block Hit With Antitrust Suit Over 'No-Poach' Pacts
• DOJ's Yates Memo Has Little Effect On Antitrust Division
• CRT Judge Admits Error, Blasts Possible Atty Conflict
• Germany Wants To Probe Vodafone's €18B Liberty Global Buy
• Exforge Deal 'More Pernicious' Than Actavis, Court Told
• Consumers Win $432M In Latest Auto Parts MDL Settlement
• AT&T Case Aims To Preserve Content Choice, Delrahim Says
• Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism
• Sinclair Settles With DOJ To Escape Antitrust Ad Probe
• EU Finds Romanian Energy Aid Illegal, Orders $69M Return
• Forex Counsel Awarded $300M In Fees For $2.3B Deal
• UK Watchdog Hears Opposition To Sainsbury-Walmart Deal
• Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice
• Jurisdiction Hearing Ordered In Fla. Trade Secrets Suit
• HTC Compelled To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims, Past SEP Rates
• ECJ Revives Challenge To €4.8B Portuguese Bank Bailout
• Will FTC Win 'Radically Reshape' Cell Patent Licensing?
• House Win Gives Dems Chance To Push New Antitrust Tack
• Mexico Probes Possible Monopoly In Soccer Recruitment
• Ranbaxy Abused Generic Drug Application Process, Suit Says
• Whirlpool, Nidec Make EU Commitments On $1B Sale Of Unit
• Attorney General Sessions Resigns At Trump's Request
• Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers
• Kavanaugh Fallout Fuels GOP's Senate Expansion
• Dems Pump Brakes On Trump Agenda With House Win
• Senate Republican Win Cements Trump's Judicial Makeover
• Voting Machine Critics Tout Low-Tech Fix For Hacking Fears
• Traders Ask 2nd Circ. To Take Up Libor Class Cert. Fight
• Express Scripts Defends Fee Ask After Pharmacy Sanctioned
• Qualcomm Must License Some IP To Rivals In FTC Suit
• Monsanto, BASF Look To Sink Farmers' Dicamba MDL
• Italian School, Hotel Can Sue Over State Aid, EU Court Says
• Air Carrier Says EU Cost It €264M By Blocking UPS-TNT Deal
• Class Wants $5.3M Maruyasu Deal OK'd In Car Parts MDL
• Auto Dealers' Attys Get $33M For Price-Fixing Settlements
• Copper Pipe Fitting Co. Can't Escape Antitrust Suit
• EU Approves Disney's $71B Fox Deal With Channel Sales
• DOJ Official Warns Against Broadening Antitrust Standard
• PE Firms Look To Nix Buyers' Tuna Price-Fixing Claims
• Humana Seeks Case's Inclusion In Generic Price-Fixing MDL
• Funds Fight Chinese Bank's Venue Bid In SIBOR Rigging Suit
• FTC Head Recuses Himself From Qualcomm Antitrust Row
• 7th Circ. Urged To Revive Comcast Ad Sale Antitrust Suit
• Trump Teases Antitrust Probe Into Amazon, Facebook, Google
• Kraft Fights CFTC's Quick Win Bid In Wheat Futures Case
• Boies Schiller Stuck On Express Scripts Breach Trial
• Spotlight On Private Antitrust Enforcement At Seoul Forum
• Watch For Antitrust Developments North Of The Border
• Investor Blasts 'Rotten' RBS At Euribor Swaps Trial
• Appeals Court Invalidates Noncompete Against Trucking Co.
• Hagens Berman Seeks Lead Role In Intuniv Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Denso, Parts Buyers Pump Brakes In Car Parts MDL
• Zetia MDL Buyers Maintain Merck's Generic Deal Was Illegal
• Shuffle Tech Attys Want $19M In Fees After $315M Trial Win
• Apple Clawback Aims To 'Sanitize' IP Row Record: Qualcomm
• Comcast Fights Cable Installers' 3rd Circ. Appeal
• Attys Seek $6.6M Fees In Truck Heater Price-Fixing Suits
• Revive Antitrust Suit Against AB InBev, Molson, Brewer Says
• Ericsson Says IP's Value Should Match Phones In HTC Row
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 6 And 7
• Insurance Website May Breach Competition Law, CMA Says
• DOJ Vertical Merger Guidelines Called 'Badly Out Of Date'
• Dish Slams AT&T-Time Warner Deal After HBO Blackout
• Celgene's Bid To Trim Drug Monopoly Suit Denied
• Limo Co. Says Atty Not Conflicted, Slams Uber DQ Bid
• Boies Schiller Can't Ditch Clients Before Trial: Express Scripts
• CME Group Beats Rival Exchange's Antitrust Claims
• Sanofi Wants Claims Against Mylan Out Of EpiPen MDL
• MoFo Snags Antitrust Atty From Baker Botts
• Visa Fights Nearly 400 Retailers In Latest Swipe Fee Suits
• Top Accountants Warn Watchdog Not To Put Big Four At Risk