Competition Archive » January, 2019

Competition - January, 2019

275 articles

• France's Antitrust Arm Orders Google To Clarify Ad Rules
• Hospital Mergers Increase Patient Risk, UK Study Shows
• News Corp. Unit, Rival Spar Over Fate Of $1.1B Antitrust Suit
• FTC Split Over Staples Deal Shows Merger Review Fissures
• Verizon, AT&T Escape Antitrust Suit Over SIM Card Tech
• DOJ Antitrust Unit Eyes 'Troubling' Case Against InterDigital
• Harris Eyes Night Vision Biz Sale To Clear $35B L3 Merger
• DOJ Brings Price-Fixing Charges For Koozies
• German Co. Mulls Arbitration Over Lost Energy Deal
• Canada's Antitrust Bureau Says Ticketmaster Bots Are Clean
• DOJ Ends Saline Price-Fixing Probe Against Baxter
• What Lawyers Can Do To Prevent And Combat Burnout
• Door Maker Will Use Appeal To Stall Factory Sale, Court Told
• EU Accuses 8 Banks Of Running Sovereign Bond Cartel
• Nasdaq Gets UK Sign-Off For $220M Swedish Fintech Deal
• UK May Have To Delay Brexit Leaving Day, Minister Admits
• Can No-Poach Class Actions Beat The Rule Of Reason?
• Frack Water Co. Wrongly Pushing Invalidated IP, Cos. Say
• Auto Part Maker Can't Kick Price-Fix Suit Into Arbitration
• Music Rights Agency Fights Radio Group's New-Evidence Bid
• DOJ Defends Bayer-Monsanto Deal As 'Victory' For Farmers
• Auto Giants Violated Court Rules, Buyers In Antitrust MDL Say
• The Latest Developments In Antitrust Class Certification
• EU Rejects Britain's Bid To Reopen Brexit Negotiations
• Ports Shouldn't Be Taxed Like Cos., Belgium Tells EU Court
• 7th Circ. Orders New Trial In Bull Semen-Sorting IP Row
• Qualcomm's Fate In Judge Koh's Hands As FTC Trial Wraps
• Calif. Eateries Face Slimmed Down No-Tip Conspiracy Suit
• Papa John's 'No-Poach' Suits Get Interim Lead Counsel
• DOJ Gives Fast-Food Chains Ammo Against No-Poach Suits
• NY Fines Standard Chartered $40M After Forex-Rigging Probe
• Google Ducks Photo Co.'s Antitrust, But Not Contract, Claims
• Railroads Ask High Court To Put Brakes On Amtrak's Power
• Celgene Says Drug Buyers' Second Try For Cert. No Better
• Swipe Fee Deal Approved After Fixes For 2nd Circ. Concerns
• Banks Can Be Anonymous In Credit Suisse's £239M Tax Suit
• 3 Reasons Cryptocurrency May Raise Antitrust Issues
• Regulators See Retrospective Deal Reviews As Helpful In Tech
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Year In Review
• Vodafone Hits Visa, MasterCard With UK Swipe Fee Suit
• Investors Blast Foreign Banks' Bid To Exit Forex Rigging Suit
• Split FTC OKs $483M Staples-Essendant Deal With 'Firewall'
• 4 Years Later, Keurig Antitrust Row Awaits Dismissal Ruling
• CORRECTED: Cboe Says New Suit, VIX Fix MDL Belong In Same Court
• Pharmacy Loses $20M In Its Suit Against Express Scripts
• UK Antitrust Authority Issues Guidance On No-Deal Brexit
• The Shutdown Is Over, But Merger Review Backlog Remains
• Antitrust Vet Joins Lewis Brisbois, Sets Up DC Office
• US Merger Probes Still Drawn Out, Dechert Study Shows
• Mallinckrodt, Express Scripts Must Face Antitrust Suit In Ill.
• Alstom, Siemens Offer New Terms To Sway EU On Rail Tie-Up
• German Car Cos. Say EU Probe Zaps Buyers' Antitrust MDL
• CDK Gets Auto Dealers' Claims Trimmed In Antitrust MDL
• Competition Group Of The Year: White & Case
• Hi-Fi Retailer Suit Against MasterCard Stayed Amid Appeal
• StarKist Settles Walmart's Tuna Price-Fixing Claims For $20M
• Qualcomm Expert Calls FTC's Antitrust Theory Flawed
• Global Cartel Fines Down For 2nd Year In A Row
• Orthodontists' Group Blasted For 'Monopolistic Objective'
• The Consumer Welfare Standard, 40 Years Old & Under Fire
• UK Pushes Back On Communications Assistance Cos. Merger
• Tighter Rules, Tense Relationship Hinder China's US M&A
• Competition Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Retailers Target Visa Rules As Antitrust Suits Forge Ahead
• Google, Facebook Hit Lobbying Highs As Privacy Heat Grows
• Xcel Cuts Deal With Sinclair In Natural Gas Price-Fixing MDL
• $183M Defense Co. Buy Unchallenged During Review Period
• Tweaked $900M Card Swipe Fee Deal Gets Initial Nod
• Dems Seek To Probe Net Neutrality Regs, Sprint-T-Mobile Deal
• Sanofi Suit Against Mylan To Stay In EpiPen MDL, For Now
• Judge Will Stay Qualcomm Class Action For Cert. Appeal
• EU Top Court Says Italian Ferry Fight Not Timed-Barred
• No Redo On Asacol Class Decertification At 1st Circ.
• Law Schools Should Be More Like Medical Centers
• Amcor's $5.3B Bemis Tie-Up Stalled By Gov't Shutdown
• Competition Group Of The Year: O'Melveny
• UBS Takes Aim At Rest Of Sterling Libor Suit In Redo Bid
• MasterCard Fine May Spark New Round Of Private Claims
• Merck Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Suit Over Vaccine Bundles
• Qualcomm Gets Immediate Appeal Of Cellphone Buyer Cert.
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Pa.'s Fee Bid In Hospital Merger Fight
• Texas Nurses Lose Cert. Bid In Wage Info Antitrust Row
• 9th Circ. Partly Reverses Chinese Garlic Tariff RICO Ruling
• RI Congressman To Chair House Antitrust Subcommittee
• Hausfeld Atty Gets Lead Counsel Spot In Ad Price-Fix MDL
• Jackson Hewitt No-Poach Suit Dropped Quietly
• Antitrust Deal 'Breaches' Must Be Arbitrated: Realtor Group
• No Extra Trial Time Needed, Apple Says In Qualcomm IP Row
• EU Pauses Vodafone-Liberty Merger Case To Get More Info
• HTC Loses Bid To Arbitrate Ericsson Claims In Royalties Row
• Kessler Topaz, Robbins Geller Lead Qualcomm Investor Suit
• UK Would Observe EU State Subsidy Rules Under Proposal
• Competition Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis
• Direct Buyers Fight GSK, Teva's Bid To Stay Lamictal Suit
• EU Antitrust Chief Says Amazon Now Under The Microscope
• FCC Dem Pings DOJ On Sprint-T-Mobile Spectrum Holdings
• Hologic Settles Fujifilm's IP, Antitrust Mammography Suit
• New Facts Keep Music Rights Suit On The Air: Radio Group
• DOJ Probe Leads To Discovery Delay In Cement Antitrust Suit
• Courts Are Getting It Right On Litigation Funding Discovery
• South African Ticketing Giant Hit With $1.4M Antitrust Fine
• Google Ducks German, Austrian Antitrust Ad Blocker Probe
• International Law In 2018: Key Developments
• Competition Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• EU Antitrust Enforcer Fines Mastercard €570M On Swipe Fees
• UK Gov't Won't Rule Out No-Deal Brexit, May Insists
• Qualcomm Exec Says Google, FTC Deal Was Royalties Model
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Movie Studios Call VidAngel's Fair Use Bid 'Utter Nonsense'
• White & Case Adds Former Justice Dept. Head, Gaming GC
• UnitedHealth Sues Generic-Drug Makers For Price-Fixing
• 'Art Bastard' Drops $100M Cartel Case Against NYC Museums
• Forex Suit $300M Fee Objector Slams Class' Appeal Bond Bid
• 8th Circ. Finds Cracks In Appeal Of Attys' Fees In Safelite Spat
• Canada's Liquor Market Needs Private Players: Watchdog
• CDK Dodges Late Discovery Request In Antitrust Suit
• High Court Asked To Hear Multicity Airfare Price-Fixing Ruling
• Judge Orders Blue Cross Attys To Shape Up In Antitrust MDL
• Door Maker Looks To Move Antitrust Suit Out Of Virginia
• Solvay Sheds Nylon Plants Over EU's BASF Antitrust Worries
• The US Biosimilars Patent Litigation Outlook For 2019
• Competition Group Of The Year: Arnold & Porter
• Trader Slams Prosecution's 'Nonsense' Claim In Euribor Trial
• Spectrum Adds Shutdown To Deal Clock, Others Could Follow
• Qualcomm Requests More Time In Apple Patent Fees Trial
• Insulin Patients Impacted By Drug-Pricing Scheme, Court Told
• Diversity's Next Step: Developing Minority Partners
• Gilstrap Won't Delay HTC's Royalty Row Trial With Ericsson
• South Africa Absolves Cable Maker Of Price-Fixing Claims
• Mayer Brown Adds Antitrust Partner From Jenner & Block
• Brexit Debate Enters New Legal Terrain With Talk Of Delay
• Trader Pushed Cash To 'Add Weight' To Euribor Fix, Jury Told
• PetIQ Chews On Rivals' Fresh Suit Over Clinic Chain Buy
• Barr Shows He Is Mostly In Tune With DOJ Antitrust
• Banks Accused Of Rigging Libor After Post-Scandal Overhaul
• J&J Renews Bid To End Antitrust Suit From Walgreens, Kroger
• FCC Conditions On Charter Merger Were Illegal, DC Circ. Told
• EU Top Court Reverses Watchdog's Block Of UPS-TNT Merger
• Dairy Makers Get Tolling Args Tossed From Milk Price Suit
• EU Veto Of Siemens-Alstom Deal Would Be A Mistake: France
• CFIUS During The Shutdown: What It Means For Deals
• Keep Antitrust Suit Against Caterpillar, Equipment Co. Says
• 1st Circ. Says Pharmacy Exec Can Bring FCA Retaliation Suit
• A Closer Look At CFTC's Loss In Market Manipulation Case
• Ex-Barclays Traders 'Tainted' Euribor Rates, Court Told
• Competition Watchdog Reveals Scope Of PayPal Merger Probe
• Arbitrators And Mediators Should Reflect Society's Diversity
• UK's May Survives No-Confidence Vote After Brexit Defeat
• Prof Calls Qualcomm Royalties 'Naked Tax,' Invokes Microsoft
• Barr Pledges Independence In Oversight Of Mueller Probe
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds 3 Partners To Dallas Office
• Antitrust Bar Worries UK Merger Discovery Too Burdensome
• 4th Circ. Hands Saveri Firm Win In $1.2M Legal Fees Battle
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Bid To Delay Trial Over Patent Royalties
• CFIUS Backlog Will Only Worsen As Shutdown Carries On
• Why AFAs Are Key To The Future Of Legal Practice
• AmEx Anti-Steering Claims Cut Down By High Court Ruling
• Brazil Says Aviation Insurers Have Been Swapping Info
• Ex-Barclays Bankers On Trial Again In Euribor Rigging Plot
• UK Lawmakers Reject Gov't Brexit Deal In A Landslide
• Door Maker Case Is A Boon To Private Antitrust Litigants
• Auto Parts Co. Threatens US Exit Over Price-Fixing: Plaintiffs
• Baker Botts Defeats Takeda's DQ Bid In Heartburn Drug Fight
• Mylan Fights To Put Consumer On Stand In Celgene Clash
• Teva Tries To Nix Investors' 'Defective' Price-Hike Suit
• Mueller Probe To Dominate Barr Confirmation Hearing
• House Oversight Launches Probe Over Top-Dollar Drugs
• Cboe Investors Denied Names In VIX Manipulation MDL
• Rail Gear Workers Say No Market Needed For No-Poach Suits
• Door Maker Seeks New Trial After $185M Antitrust Verdict
• The Trump Administration's Latest Drug Pricing Initiatives
• Judging A Book: Barron Reviews 'The Clamor Of Lawyers'
• Judge Steps Down From Motorola Suit, Cites Spouse's Stock
• UK's May Predicts No Brexit If Lawmakers Reject Her Deal
• The Firms That Dominated In 2018
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• CVS-Aetna Judge To DOJ Attys: 'Roll Up Your Sleeves'
• Apple Exec Rips Qualcomm's Chip 'Stranglehold' In FTC Trial
• Texas Hospital System Must Face Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• Heir Locator's Anti-Per Se Arguments Already Rejected: DOJ
• Logistics Co.'s No-Hire Clause Invalid: Pa. Appeals Court
• Fox Says No Plans To Buy Back Sports Networks From Disney
• FTC Must Appear In AndroGel Case Despite Shutdown
• AG Nominee Promises Recusal In Time-AT&T Merger Case
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 2
• DOJ To Take Closer Look At $35B Harris, L3 Deal
• Banking Giants Hit With UK Suit Over Forex Rigging
• What All Attorneys Need To Know About The Shutdown
• 5th Circ. Says Humana Can't Seal Docs In Antitrust Row
• Airline Merger Trial Preparing For Takeoff In Bankruptcy Court
• Trends Suggest Cartel Enforcers Face Headwinds In 2019
• White & Case, Allen & Overy Attys Among 108 Named QC
• High Court Asked To Hear Calif. State Action Antitrust Case
• Forex Investors Want $300M Fee Objector To Post Bond
• HSBC Offers $30M, 'Chat' Evidence To Settle Bond-Fix Suit
• The Case For Lawyer-Directed Litigation Funding In NY: Part 1
• Nike's Dutch Tax Rulings Prompt In-Depth EU Probe
• BT Pulls UK Swipe Fee Antitrust Suit Against MasterCard
• Uber Wins DQ Of Opposing Attys In Unfair Competition Case
• Papa John's 'No Poach' Antitrust Suits Consolidated In Ky.
• Norton Rose Scores Ex-FTC Atty From Hunton Andrews
• Au Pairs Secure $65.5M Settlement In Antitrust Wage Dispute
• Golf Tech Monopoly Suit Not Premature, Justices Told
• Shutdown May Slow CVS-Aetna Deal Review, DOJ Says
• EU Antitrust Chief Says 'Champions' Play By The Rules
• Italian Watchdog Fines Automakers €678M Over Finance Cartel
• 'Wholly Groundless' Arbitration Exception Gets Grounded
• How Coast Guard Reauthorization Affects Maritime Sector
• 7 Questions To Add To Your Lateral Partner Questionnaire
• MPs Ramp Up Pressure On May's Brexit Deal Ahead Of Vote
• Parliament Lacks Facts For Key Brexit Vote, Committee Warns
• Intel Exec Slams Qualcomm's 'Very Unfair' Biz Model At Trial
• High Court Decision Sets Arbitration, Court Power Balance
• Uber Looks To Kick Quinn Out Of Ex-Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Brownstein Hyatt Taps Biz Litigator For New Managing Partner
• Cboe Shouldn't Be Let Out Of VIX Manipulation MDL
• Auto Bearings Buyers Lose Class Cert Bid In Antitrust MDL
• Mushroom Farms Escape Winn-Dixie Antitrust Suit
• Ericsson Can License IP On Its Terms, Not HTC's, Judge Says
• Takata Allows $53M Ch. 11 Claim To End Price-Fixing Suit
• A Chat With Reed Smith Chief Marketing Officer Sadie Baron
• Contracts Decide If Cases Go To Arbitration, Justices Rule
• Big Apple Eateries Freed From No-Tip Conspiracy Case
• Recycling Co's Price-Fixing Suit Against Reno Tossed
• Shutdown Pushes Antitrust Agencies Into Merger 'Triage'
• Radio Group Defends Request For Info From Music Rights Co.
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Delta, AirTran Bag Fee Dispute
• H&R Block Fights MDL Push For 'No Poach' Pact Suits
• Coalition Opposing Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Adds 5 New Orgs
• Attys' Alma Maters Will Get Airline Flyers' $60M, Court Told
• Attys Smeared As Dishonest In Docs Feud, Data Co. Says
• 'Flexible Work' Makes Freelancing More Viable In BigLaw
• EU To Review Block Exemptions Of State Subsidy Rules
• A Call To Permit Judicial Substitution In MDL Proceedings
• Judge Weinstein On Activism, Gobbledegook, Going Robeless
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Won't Gag AGs In Generics Price-Fixing Case
• FERC Can Keep $9M Market Manipulation Case
• Specialty Board Doesn't Limit Surgery Providers, Judge Says
• FTC Rips Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Practice At Trial
• Fund Manager Who Sparked FCA Probe Loses Firing Row
• Contractor Says Ex-Bloomberg, Turner Execs Killed Business
• Genomic Sequencing Cos. Face FTC Scrutiny On $1B Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Simpson, MoFo
• Eyes On FTC After Canada's Drug Sampling Probe Flops
• A Bridge Too Far: CFTC's 'Reckless' Manipulation Theory
• DOJ Wants Say On Antitrust Test At 7th Circ. Comcast Hearing
• Teva, GSK Want Lamictal Suit Paused To Appeal Class Cert.
• Attys See FCC Shutdown As Chance To Research Policy
• InterDigital Accused Of Unfair Terms For Telecom Patents
• What To Expect From Technology-Assisted Review In 2019
• AGs Blast Generic Cos.' Bid To Gag Price-Fixing Comments
• Airline Flyers In Antitrust MDL Seek Delay On Atty Fee Ruling
• Telenor Norge Challenges $91M Antitrust Fine In Norway
• Assessing The Effect Of Mergers On Labor Markets
• Hogan Lovells Adds Ex-IBM VP To Boston Office
• Kirkland, Wachtell Steer Bristol-Myers' $74B Celgene Buy
• NY Court Tosses NASL's Suit Against Soccer Fed. Top Brass
• Allergy Co.'s Antitrust Suit Recycles Failed Trial, BCBS Says
• Broadcaster Blasted For Pulling TV Coverage Over Fee Talks
• LG Sides With Korea In $920M Fight Against Qualcomm
• Deutsche Telekom Sues Germany Over New 5G Auction Rules
• FTC, Qualcomm Tee Up Arguments Before Antitrust Trial
• Class Attys Look To Milk $13M From Dairy Settlement
• Advocates Challenge FCC's Eased Media-Ownership Rules
• 2019 Will Bring More Good News For Litigation Finance
• Brazil Says There Is Collusion In Resin Market
• Global Competition Law Developments To Watch In 2019
• Why More Law Firms Will Embrace Remote Work In 2019
• Antitrust Cases To Watch In 2019
• Merger Reviews To Watch In 2019
• California Cases To Watch In 2019
• Life Sciences Cases To Watch In 2019
• 5 Antitrust Trends To Watch In 2019
• Telecom Developments To Watch In 2019