Competition Archive » April, 2019

Competition - April, 2019

290 articles

• Cisco, Aptiv Drop Challenge To Capacitor Antitrust Settlement
• Senators Float Bill To Make FTC Study Pharmacy Managers
• Broadcasters Say Tech Threats Call For Looser Merger Regs
• Pay-For-Delay Ban, Other Drug Price Bills Advance In House
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Real Estate Mogul's $100M Libor Suit
• EU Attys, Economists Warn Against Softening Antitrust Rules
• Plaintiffs Firm Scott & Scott Opens Shop In Amsterdam
• Groups Urge STB To Pull Rail Competitive Switching Rule
• FTC's Phillips Pushes Back On Corporate Breakups
• Preston Hollow Tells Chancery Nuveen Is Out To Destroy It
• Door Maker Says Rival Taking Already Settled Fight To Texas
• 'Big Food' Takes Its Turn In The Price-Fixing Spotlight
• Sprint, T-Mobile Push Merger Deadline Citing Ongoing Review
• China May Soon See Variable Interest Entity M&A Review
• UK Real Estate Director Agrees To 5-Year Disqualification
• Peloton Sues Music Publishers, Alleging Price-Fixing
• $3.6B Utility Scheme Suit Undermines FERC, 1st Circ. Told
• Lloyds Execs 'Blessed' Libor Rigging, UK Property Co. Says
• PayPal's $2.2B Swedish Merger Passes UK Competition Test
• Rent The Runway Schemed To Thwart Startup, Suit Says
• Charter Can't Invoke DirecTV To Beat Rate Caps, FCC Told
• Apple Says It Killed Screen Time Apps Over Privacy Concerns
• Fiat Chrysler Asks 6th Circ. To Nix Union Collusion Suit
• Tyson, Other Meat Cos. Accused of Fixing Price Of Beef
• NJ Superfund Contractor Says Cancer Should End Sentence
• DOT Asks High Court To Kill Railroad's Amtrak Challenge
• 'No Place' For Non-DOJ Concerns In Aetna Review, CVS Says
• UK's Infant Class Action Regime Gets Lift From Swipe Fee Suit
• How Korean Ramen Makers Prevailed In Price-Fixing Trial
• HHS Rule Could Disrupt How Hospitals And Insurers Set Rates
• A Chat With Cleary Chief Talent Officer Hy Pomerance
• Mastercard And Visa To Slash Swipe Fees After EU Pressure
• FINA Can't Sink Swimming League Antitrust Suits, Court Told
• DOJ Asks 7th Circ. To Revive Becton Price-Fixing Suit
• Airbnb Gets Broker's Retread NY Antitrust Suit Evicted
• Stats Key As American Airlines Ch. 11 Merger Trial Closes
• Uber Says Cabbie's Death Ends Unfair Competition Suit
• Quinn Fights Uber's DQ Bid In Defunct Rival's Antitrust Suit
• FDA's Risk Evaluation Guidance Brings Clarity, Not Solutions
• EU Extends Deadline For ThyssenKrupp's Steel JV With Tata
• Forced Arbitration Is A Far Worse 'Product' Than Jury Trials
• Preet Bharara On The Human Factor In The Justice System
• UK Think Tank Asks EU To Investigate Google Tax Deals
• Ex-Directors Banned By UK Watchdog For Price-Fixing
• Hospital Lost 'Per Se' Antitrust Gamble, 6th Circ. Rules
• Wash. AG Wants Docs In Jersey Mike's No-Poach Case
• Limo Co. Fights Uber's Bid To Exit Unfair Competition Suit
• Novartis Settles Suit Saying Janssen Maligned Rival Drug
• Antitrust, Fraud Claims Axed From Amazon Book Scheme Suit
• Attys Seek $34M From Lithium Battery Price-Fixing Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Sports Illustrated, Walmart
• Trump Telecom Adviser To Take Policy Post At Fox
• Oncology Co. Says Ch. 11 Plan Defeats Noncompete Suit
• Rival VoIP Providers Strike $63M Deal Over IP, Antitrust Claims
• EU Takes Cautious Antitrust Approach To Loan Syndication
• Bar Prep Co. Flunks 2nd Circ. Antitrust Appeal
• UK Competition Watchdog Kills £7.3B Sainsbury's, Asda Deal
• The Complex Issues Attys Face In Guiding Casino M&A
• Pa. Atty General Gets UPMC-Highmark Suit Tossed, For Now
• Auto Parts Buyers Reach $3.25M Deal In Taiwan Price-Fix Suit
• Puerto Rico Insurer Argues Against Arbitration In $150M Suit
• Keurig MDL Judge Finally Pours Out Antitrust Opinion
• Speedway's Challenge To NJ Fuel Law Runs Out Of Gas
• Upper Deck Sues Liberty Mutual Over Antitrust Atty Pay
• FTC Accuses Electronic Prescription Co. Of Monopolization
• Players Run Full-Court Press To Save Last NCAA Pay Suit
• Sen. Warren, Amazon Escalate Feud Over Retailer's Data Use
• Ariz. Utility Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Solar Rates
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 22
• GE Exec To Head Clifford Chance's Antitrust Practice In DC
• Jury Trials, Though In Decline, Are Well Worth Preserving
• 'Chickenization' Keeping Beef Prices Down, Ranchers Allege
• DOJ Blasts Chinese Cos.' Immunity Arguments In CRT Suit
• Allergan Drug Buyers Take One Last Shot At Class Cert.
• Huawei Headed To UK Top Court Over License Fees
• Challengers Gun For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal In Witness Lists
• Calsonic To Dish Out $7.9M To End AC Price-Fixing Claims
• Nexstar CEO Says Tribune Deal Can't Rely On Eased Rules
• Pet Medicine Cos.' Suit To Block Rivals' Tie-Up Tossed
• A Broader View Of The US Supreme Court Bar
• Fla. Oncologists Try To Save Antitrust Suit Over Noncompetes
• Farmer Fights To Walk From Dicamba MDL On His Terms
• NCAA Demands Billing Records In $45M Atty Fees Fight
• Pfizer VP Returns To DLA Piper As Litigation Partner In DC
• CDK Says Auto Dealers Can't Duck Contract Counterclaims
• Indirect Buyers Accept $21M Deal On Water Treatment Claims
• 4 Firms Seek To Lead Ranbaxy Antitrust MDL In Boston
• Rent-A-Center Nabs $92.5M To End Suit Over Nixed PE Buyout
• Feds Say Ex-JPMorgan Trader Can't 'Redraft' Rigging Case
• Lloyd's Syndicates To Pay $22M To End Antitrust Claims
• Cab Driver Rips Uber's Bid To Toss Unfair Competition Suit
• Wireless Cos. Urge DC Circ. To Toss FCC's Verizon Fee Ruling
• DOJ Cautiously Eyes Changing Broadcast Market Makeup
• Comcast Keeps Installer Antitrust Suit Win At 3rd Circ.
• Dollar General, Others Settle StarKist Tuna Price-Fixing MDL
• Blue Cross Attacks Janssen Prostate Cancer Drug 'Monopoly'
• New Settlement Talks Revive CRT Class Leadership Fight
• Forex Dealer Can't Dodge Document Request In Rigging Suit
• Big Banks Say They Have 'No Part To Play' In Swipe Fee Suit
• Grocer's Indirect Milk Buys Skimmed From Dairy Price-Fix Suit
• Jimmy John's Workers Say No-Poach Suit Must Be Heard
• 5 Times Lawyers Settled During The Big Show
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 20 And 21
• PE Firm Inks $13M Deal To Exit Water Chemical Price-Fix Suit
• SmileDirect Can Lodge Ala. Antitrust Fight In State Court
• Sprint-T-Mobile Still Fails To Make Case 1 Year In, Critics Say
• Univision Asks FCC To Allow More Foreign Investment
• CDK Has 'No Basis' For Docs Privilege, Auto Dealers Say
• The Big Picture: How #MeToo Is Changing The Legal Industry
• Jury Trials Are In Decline For Good Reason
• NFL Says City Of Oakland Can't Sue Over Raiders Relocation
• Watchdog Calls For Laws To Shake Up UK Audit Sector
• 2 Fixes The DOJ Could Demand From Sprint-T-Mobile
• Libor Deal Distribution 'Problematic At Best,' NY Judge Says
• Pittsburgh Hospitals' Bid To Break Blues' Licenses Shelved
• 9th Circ. Affirms $42M Fee Award In NCAA Damages Deal
• After Ceasefire With Apple, Qualcomm's War Continues
• Escape Hatch Remains For Judges Accused Of Misconduct
• Trade Org 'Stacking The Board,' Flouting Injunction: Mill
• Toshiba Seeks New Suitors For LNG Biz After ENN Deal Dies
• BCBS Providers, Subscribers Push For Cert. In Antitrust MDL
• BioPharma Firm, Device Maker Blocked Generic, Sandoz Says
• UK Spots Issues With Thermo Fisher $925M Microscope Deal
• Biologic Manufacturers Should Expect Antitrust Scrutiny
• Federal Courts' #MeToo Response Is A Guide For State Courts
• EU Signs Off On Buyer For ArcelorMittal's Asset Sale
• Riding #MeToo Wave, State Courts Get Their Ships In Order
• EEOC's Lipnic On Sexual Harassment In The Courthouse
• White House Won't Release AT&T Merger Challenge Docs
• Cisco, Aptiv Rip Proposed Deal In Capacitor MDL As 'Unfair'
• Jiffy Lube Says Its No-Poach Provision Isn't Anti-Competitive
• 21st Century Oncology Ch. 11 Reopened For Noncompete Suit
• Kessler Topaz Gets Committee Slot But Not Lead In Cboe MDL
• Italy Probes If Amazon Favors Vendors That Use Its Shipping
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile-Sprint, Reddy Ice, Veolia
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Circuitous Path To The Law
• $1M CFIUS Fine Is Rare Public Enforcement Flex
• Indirect Buyers Can't Bring Antitrust Suit, Dental Cos. Say
• Apple, Qualcomm Drop Multibillion-Dollar Licensing War
• Watchdog Puts £1.3B Sub-Prime Lender Takeover On Hold
• Appeals Court Revives £14B Mastercard Class Action
• Discipline Rare For State Judges In Sexual Misconduct Cases
• Wall Of Secrecy Surrounds Sexual Harassment In State Courts
• Advocates Say They Can Challenge FCC Media Rule Changes
• Innovation Driving DOJ Patent Antitrust Policy, Official Says
• Door Skin Maker Appeals Key Antitrust Ruling In 4th Circ.
• Gov't Ownership Doesn't Shield Cos. In CRT Suit, Court Told
• Uber IPO Docs Warn Of Legal Woes, Gov't Probes
• State Claims Keep Antitrust MDL Against AmeriGas Alive
• Ex-Cuomo Aide Must Forfeit $320K From Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Farmer Can't Exit Dicamba MDL, Monsanto And BASF Say
• Jackson Hewitt Slammed With 'No-Poach' Conspiracy Suit
• Judging A Book: Conrad Reviews 'The Jury Crisis'
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Days 18 And 19
• Qualcomm Wants Win On Patent Defenses Apple Cut Midtrial
• EU OKs One Polish Energy Plan, Is Set To Review Another
• FTC Chairman Says Review Of Past Mergers Is Critical
• Google Accused Of Abusing Online Search Dominance
• Allergan Drug Buyers' Renewed Bid For Cert. Deemed 'Futile'
• EU Conditional Clearance Cleans Up Nidec-Whirlpool Row
• Sierra Pacific Looks To Ditch Price-Fixing Kickback Suit
• Hughes Hubbard Picks Up Antitrust Pro From Arnold & Porter
• Judge Won't Certify Perrigo's Appeal In Drug Price-Fixing MDL
• 6th Circ. Sends Auto Parts Appeal Back For $2.1M Settlement
• Puerto Rico Retiree Plan Says Banks Fixed Bond Prices
• Manufacturers Need To Mitigate Risk Of Price Bias Claims
• Revamping Your Approach To Client Development
• 4 Things To Know About The Apple-Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• 5 Things To Watch As Indivior Attacks DOJ Opioid Indictment
• Texas Swag Co. Exec Admits Role In Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• FCC's O'Rielly Aims To Slap Government's Heavy Hand
• What's At Stake In The Apple, Qualcomm Antitrust Trial
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Can't Duck Kidney Drug Antitrust Suit Yet
• Toshiba's Sale Of US LNG Biz Stalled By Regulatory Hurdles
• DOJ Antitrust Head Says Leniency Program 'Alive And Well'
• No Redo For La. Appraisers In 5th Circ. Fight Over FTC Case
• Micron Investor Sues For Corporate Docs Over Price-Fixing
• Dutch Watchdog Eyes Apple For App Store Abuse
• Ex-Kessler Topaz Atty Fights Firm Over Cboe MDL Lead Role
• Investors Request UK Depo Of Ex-Trader In Rigging Suit
• HTC Says Ericsson Reading Too Much Into Licensing Verdict
• Ex-DOJ Antitrust Prosecutor Joins Freed Kanner In Philly
• Cofense Investor To Sell Stake Amid National Security Woes
• NFL Union Tells 1st Circ. Ex-Agent's Claims Are 'Frivolous'
• UniCredit Says EU Has Linked It To Alleged Bond Cartel
• $100M Antitrust Suit Filed Too Late, Card Shuffler Says
• What Lawyers Must Know Before Acting As Escrow Agents
• Casio Strikes False Note With Antitrust Watchdog On Prices
• EU Grants New Brexit Delay Until Oct. 31 To Avoid No-Deal
• Sandoz Says Antitrust Row Can't Hinge On Drug Patent Case
• FTC's Impax Decision Shows Hard Line On Reverse Payments
• Gov't Auction Bidder Pleads Guilty To Role In Rigging Scheme
• FTC Clears Tronox's $2.4B Cristal Buy, With Divestiture
• $150M Hurricane Insurance Fight Must Be Arbitrated, Cos. Say
• Youth Ice Hockey Clubs Want Out Of Antitrust Conspiracy Suit
• Apple-Qualcomm Trial Sees Indemnity Question Separated
• UK Wants Concerns About Cleaner Co. Merger Tidied Up
• NCAA Seeks To Ditch Last Student-Athlete Compensation Suit
• Perdue Blasts Witness Coaching Claims As 'Manufactured'
• Steptoe To Close Phoenix Office As Ranks Halved By Dentons
• Uber, Boston Cabbies Clash Over Unfair Competition Case
• SmileDirect Wants Its Teeth Back In Tossed Antitrust Claims
• Senators Ask If FTC Is Looking Into Google, Facebook
• Grocers Drop Ohio Egg Co. From Price-Fixing Case
• Opana Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Pay-For-Delay Row
• Insulation Contractor Boss Cops To $45M Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Freelance Attorneys Are An Asset To In-House Legal Teams
• Developer Claims Cos. Worked To Block Nashville Hyatt
• 21st Century Oncology Blasts Noncompete Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Deutsche Boss Slapped With $300K Fine For Rate Rigging
• Ericsson Fights HTC's Post-Verdict Push For Better Rates
• Amended EU Class Action Proposal Is A Loss For Consumers
• Don't Discount Drug Discounting
• New Insights On Applying Daubert At Class Certification
• EU Signals Support For Conditional Brexit Delay
• Construction Supplier Cartel Targeted By UK Watchdog
• FTC Wants More Info On Altria's $12.8B Juul Deal
• Winn-Dixie Loses Claims From Mushroom Price-Fixing Suit
• Baltimore, Philly's Bond Rate-Rigging Suits Combined
• Booze Distributors Shelve Planned Merger Amid FTC Pressure
• No 'Rubber Stamp' From Judge For DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal
• BMW Ready For $1.1B Fine Tied To EU Cartel Probe
• Ex-Uber Rival Fights To Keep Quinn Emanuel In Antitrust Row
• Lawmakers Pass Bill To Stave Off Impending No-Deal Brexit
• Nexstar Drops Ind. Stations For $42M To Buoy Tribune Deal
• Barclays, BNP Paribas, Others Accused Of Bond Price-Fixing
• Student-Athletes Want Broader Ruling On NCAA Pay Rules
• Time For More Interlocutory Review Of MDL Court Decisions
• DOJ Wants More Info On Fiserv's $22B First Data Buy
• EU Fines General Electric €52M Over Turbine Deal Errors
• Cancer Center's $7.2M Antitrust Deal Flawed, Court Says
• Nexstar's Apolitical Vibe Won't Cure All Merger Ailments
• In Midst Of Trial, Judge Remands 11-Year-Old Entergy Case
• Video Game Makers Breaking Cross-Border Rules, EU Says
• Int'l Competition Group Adopts DOJ's Fairness Framework
• DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal To Face A Mini-Trial
• Long-Brewing Opinion In Keurig Antitrust Suit Finally Arrives
• LegalZoom Says Rival's 'Trademarkia' Claims Still Fail
• Windstream Says Charter Mounted False Ch. 11 Ad Campaign
• EU Says German Carmakers Colluded On Emissions Tech
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Italian Cable Co. Fights UK Utility's £37M Cartel Claim
• UK's May Asks EU For New Brexit Delay Until June 30
• Target Unhooks Bumble Bee From Its Price-Fixing Claims
• Danish Ceiling Tile Co., Armstrong Settle Antitrust Suit
• EU Report Calls For New Antitrust Rules For Tech Platforms
• Trade Group Must Reinstate Mill Accusing It Of Price-Fixing
• Nexstar Accused Of Sabotaging Black-Owned TV Broadcaster
• Poland Probes Betting Fees Paid To Sports Governing Orgs
• 'Big Tech' Questions Echo Early Days Of US Corporate Law
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes Visa's £247M Takeover Bid
• CVS Loses Challenge To Sentry's Revamped Antitrust Suit
• StarKist GC Waived Atty-Client Privilege, Tuna Buyers Say
• Court Rulings Take Toll On Private Antitrust Plaintiffs
• Attys Shouldn't Get $300M Slice Of Forex Deal, Objector Says
• Pa. Court Won't Extend UPMC-Highmark Insurance Deal
• Double Jeopardy Doesn't Block Dual Fines, EU Court Says
• Feds Nail Ex-Flooring Sales Exec With Bid-Rig Charge
• How To Argue Merger Cases And Win Over Judges
• BMW's State Aid Appeal Should Be Tossed, EU Court Told
• Ala. Dental Board Can't Kill SmileDirect's Antitrust Suit
• Roche Refiles For US Antitrust Review Of $4.3B Spark Buy
• Kirkland, Cuneo Gilbert Tops In Antitrust Cases
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 3
• UK's May Scrambles To Avert No-Deal Crash Out Of EU
• Nexstar Fights Internet Co. Over How To Talk To FCC
• 3 Merger Review Tips From The FTC's Competition Chief
• Firestone Can't Dodge Price Bias Claims In Roofing Spat
• Prison Phone Cos. Call Off Merger After FCC Discouragement
• Sen. Graham Floats Idea Of National Arbitration Standards
• Target Cuts StarKist Loose From Tuna Price-Fixing Suit
• Big Banks Dig For Gold Sellers' Data In Price-Fix Case
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 2
• Baltimore Targets 11 Banks In Latest Price-Rigging Suit
• Vodafone Expects EU To OK $22B Liberty Deal By Summer
• Part Of UK Tax Rules Illegally Aided Multinationals, EU Says
• Searchlight Capital Snags Latecoere Stake In $107M Deal
• Rent-A-Center Pushes For $126.5M Deal Bust Fee In Chancery
• MPs Call For Breakup Of Big Four Accounting Firms
• UK Has Just 3 Ways Out of Brexit Deadlock, EU's Barnier Says
• German Renewable Energy Scheme Isn't State Aid, EU Finds
• $180M Telescope Antitrust Battle Kept Burning With Star Puns
• Sprint Opposes Spectrum Divestiture In T-Mobile Deal
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive Fiat Chrysler, Union Collusion Suit
• DOJ Roundtable To Examine State Of Antitrust Leniency
• Fed. Law Sinks Mercedes' Antitrust Row With Shippers In NJ
• Rate-Rigging Convictions Deliver Much Needed Win For SFO
• Highlights From 2019 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting: Part 1
• Pa. AG Denies UPMC-Highmark Suit Is Making 'New Law'
• Ex-Barclays Bankers Get 4-Plus Years For Euribor Conspiracy