Competition Archive » May, 2019

Competition - May, 2019

286 articles

• Heritage Pharma Admits Price Fixing, Aids DOJ Probe
• FTC's Phillips Warns Against Restrictive M&A Rules
• View Internet Competitors Broadly, Think Tank Urges FTC
• Sprint-T-Mobile Promises Still Fall Short, CWA Says
• Dental Implant Boards Beat Antitrust Certifications Suit
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Beer Distribution Rights Row
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• In CVS-Aetna, A Novel Review For A Major Industry Shakeup
• The Role Of Risk Aversion In Reverse-Payment Agreements
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOJ Requires Divestitures In $6.8B Amcor-Bemis Tie-Up
• Uber Mum On Whether Calif. Agency Can Raise Its Rates
• AB InBev, Molson Slam DOJ's Support Of Suit's 'Last Crumbs'
• Garuda Hit With $13M Australian Air Cargo Cartel Fine
• Tech Risks Rival 'Planes And Tanks,' Huawei Prosecutor Says
• Qualcomm Licensees Face Risk In Fighting Deals After Ruling
• Small Broadcasters Urge FCC To Keep Ownership Controls
• Investors Give $10M Citigroup Forex Deal Another Shot
• UK Likely To Oppose Merger Of Assistive Comms Tech Cos.
• Oxbow, Union Pacific, BNSF Reach Deal In Antitrust Row
• Resale Price Maintenance Policies A Century After Colgate
• Huawei Ban Creates Challenge For Int'l Antitrust Enforcement
• Ex-Rabobank Trader Sues Bank Over Costs Of US, UK Probes
• Motherhood & Making Partner: The View From 2 BigLaw Moms
• Fortnite Gamer's Suit Puts Pressure On Esports Contracts
• Ex-SocGen Exec A Fugitive For Staying In France, Judge Says
• 5 Attorneys On Being The Only Woman In The Room
• Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Law Firm Sexism
• Sprint Wants Retailer's $171M Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Cboe Ducks VIX Manipulation Litigation, For Now
• Akerman Snags Ex-Prosecutor From Dykema In Dallas
• AMA Says Hearing Slated For CVS-Aetna Deal Good As Is
• Cinetopia Drops AMC Antitrust Suit After AMC Buys It
• USA Cricket Crushes Competition For Pro League, Suit Says
• Allergan Looks To Have Shire's Eye Drug Suit Tossed Again
• Apple Aims To Nix FRAND Claim In Suit Over Wireless Patents
• Harris Corp. Makes Concessions For EU Approval Of L3 Deal
• RxStrategies Sees Tying Claim Cut From CVS Suit
• Qualcomm Wants Stay While Appealing Key Antitrust Ruling
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Why Not Just Arbitrate?
• 3 Law Firm Business Tactics To Support A Niche Practice
• App Store Opinion Returns Antitrust Enforcement To Its Roots
• Latest Mastercard Ruling Is A Milestone For UK Class Actions
• Competition Watchdog Probes £1.3B Subprime Lender Merger
• Can You Spot The Gender Disparity? A Guide To Implicit Bias
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• In The March Toward Parity, Law Firms Fall Behind
• Investors To Retool 'Problematic' Plan For $182M Libor Deals
• DOJ Says It's Being Left Out Of Upcoming CVS-Aetna Hearing
• Door Maker Wants Rival Blocked From Taking Claims To Texas
• Lifting Unbundling Rules Would Spur Development, FCC Told
• BofA, Others Hit With Antitrust Suit By Stock-Lending Startup
• Blue Cross' Antitrust Suit Belongs In NJ, Janssen Says
• Walmart Accuses Chicken Sellers Of Years Of Price-Fixing
• Jackson Hewitt Looks To Write Off Proposed 'No-Poach' Class
• Domino's Pizza Must Face No-Poach Antitrust Suit
• Pharmaceutical Antitrust Legislation To Watch
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Glass Ceiling Slow To Break For Female Attys In 2018
• What 12 Gender Bias Complaints Say About BigLaw
• NCAA Rips $45M Atty Fee Bid In Student Athlete Pay Suit
• Justices' App Store Ruling Inspires New Apple Suit
• France OKs Merger After Investigating 'Influencer' Market
• Schwab, Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Libor Claims
• Hotel Chains Say Search Scheme Suit Belongs In Illinois
• Samsung Can't Keep $100M Deal With Qualcomm A Secret
• Food Preparers Settle Tuna Claims With Chicken Of The Sea
• Dems Say Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Conditions Need Public Input
• McKesson Enjoyed 'Massive Insider Trading Binge,' Suit Says
• Real-Life Lessons For Lawyers From 'Game Of Thrones'
• TPG, Vodafone Challenge Australia's Bid To Block $10B Deal
• 5 Tips To Help Your Summer Associates Succeed
• Santander To Refund £1.4M To Customers For Overdraft Error
• The Big Picture: What To Know About FTC V. Qualcomm
• What Antitrust Attys Need To Know About Labor Monopsony
• UK's Theresa May To Resign As Latest Brexit Plan Founders
• Boston Cabbies Say Uber Is Tainting Prospective Jury Pool
• EU Regulators Were OK To Clear VodafoneZiggo, Court Says
• FTC Says Likely Pay-For-Delay Deals Are Down
• CMA Drafts Order Blocking Sainsbury's-Asda Deal
• KLA-Tencor Didn't Engage In Patent Fraud, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• House Dem Says DOJ Antitrust 'Prioritizing Side Projects'
• 2nd Circ. OKs $2.7M In Fees From BioScrip Investor Deal
• DOJ Taking Closer Look At $17B Centene-WellCare Merger
• Keys To Communicating A Law Firm's Mission
• National Grid Sues Power Cable Cos. For £188M Over Cartel
• Rogue Directors Face Rise In Bans, Antitrust Watchdog Warns
• CMA Targets Pharma Sector Again With New Price-Plot Case
• Ruling In FTC's Qualcomm Case Could Upend SEP Licensing
• Chancery Finds Ex-CEO In Contempt In Biopharma IP Suit
• 7 Takeaways From Qualcomm's Stinging Defeat
• Qualcomm's Illegal Licensing Practices: How We Got Here
• 'Smarmy' Behavior Not Exactly Fraud, Fed. Circ. Judge Says
• GSK, Teva Urge 3rd Circ. To Nix Lamictal Class Cert.
• Pharmas Want Verdict Axed To Settle IP, Antitrust Disputes
• Amgen Says Rival Used Trade Secrets To Poach 14 Reps
• EU Raids French Grocery Store Operators In Cartel Probe
• French Antitrust Watchdog Fines Engineering Co. €900K
• Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Model Illegal, Judge Rules
• Tough T-Mobile Conditions Leave Many Open Questions
• J&J Unit Hit With Antitrust Suit Over 'Sham' Zytiga Patent
• 3rd Circ. Will Hear FCC Broadcast Dereg Dispute In June
• Older Calif. Gas Price-Fixing Claims Against BP, Exxon Barred
• CVS Defends Contract Counterclaim In Sentry Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Moves To End 24 Legacy Antitrust Judgments
• Jimmy John's Must Face 'Orphaned' No-Poach Case
• Aussie Benchmark Fixing Suit Is Still Broken, Banks Say
• Milk Producers Look To End Dairy Price-Fixing Class Action
• Chicken Of The Sea, CVS Ink Deal In Tuna Price-Fix MDL
• FTC V. Qualcomm Should Be Viewed Through A Wider Lens
• How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet
• FTC Seeks More Info On Gallo's $1.7B Wine Brands Buy
• UK's May Offers Critics New Sweeteners To Pass Brexit Deal
• Calif. Eateries Get No-Tip Conspiracy Suit Tossed
• Attys Nab $34.7M For JPMorgan, Citi Euribor-Rigging Deal
• FCC Support Of Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Won't Tie DOJ's Hands
• DOJ Looks To Join Duke No-Poach Settlement
• FERC Is No Shield For $3.6B Utility Scheme, 1st Circ. Told
• Drugmaker, Retailers Strike Deal In Loestrin Antitrust MDL
• NCAA Keeps Ball In Its Court With Review Of Publicity Rules
• UBS, Other Foreign Banks Dropped From Forex-Rigging Suit
• Italy Fines Sports Marketers €67M For Bid-Rigging
• FCC Chief To Recommend Approval Of Sprint, T-Mobile Deal
• A Potential New Fight Over FTC's 13(b) Authority
• Group Questions T-Mobile's Lifeline Pledge, Drawbacks
• UK Truck Cartel Class Cert. Paused Amid Mastercard Appeal
• BMW Blasts EU's Emissions Tech Cartel Case
• Citi, JPM Get Nod For $182.5M Euribor Settlement Payout
• No Delay For CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• House Passes Bill To Lower Drug Prices, Bolster ACA
• DOJ Antitrust Chief To Appear For Fed. Circ. Oral Args
• FTC Must Tackle Anti-Competitive Drug Rebate Practices
• EU Forex Rigging Case Opens The Door To Litigation Wave
• Zetia Buyers Demand Info On Generics In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• A Chat With Gilead Sciences Legal Ops Leader Gary Tully
• Italy's Antitrust Watchdog Looks Into Google App Dominance
• CDC's HIV Prevention Patents Invalid, Gilead CEO Tells House
• United, Humana Say Classes Can't Carve Up Generic Awards
• Blood Clot Drug Buyers Must Redo Class Cert. Bid
• Canada Says National Wireless Giants May Need More Rivals
• Jiffy Lube Worker Wants No-Poach Case Kept In Pa.
• Halting Anti-Competitive Conduct Not Enough, Vestager Says
• Pa. Justices Cast Doubt On Highmark-UPMC Deal Extension
• Fla. Security Cos. Look To Ditch No-Poach Conspiracy Suit
• State AGs Want In On CVS-Aetna Deal Review
• Oil Cartel Bill's Passage Is Long Overdue
• EU Fines 5 Banks €1.07B For Rigging FX Trades
• Atlantic Salmon Farmers Hit With Price-Fixing Class Action
• Ixchel To 9th Circ. In Biogen Row: Companies Are People, Too
• Rent The Runway Wants Startup's $3M Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Forex Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Reject $300M Fee Objector
• Libor Investors Want Claim Forms Kept Private
• FTC Member Calls For More Cash, Power On Hospital Mergers
• Chinese Cos. Can't Keep DOJ From CRT Immunity Row
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Completing The Journey Home
• Streaming Sites Nix Need For Cable Access Rules, GC Says
• Top EU Court Says Renewable Energy Aid Hurts Competition
• Examining The Evidence On VIX Manipulation
• ADP Aims To Enforce Noncompetes For Ex-Sales Workers
• Don't Let FTC Damage Tech Sector, Ex-USPTO Chief Warns
• Gilead Built HIV Drug Empire On 'No Generic' Deals, Suit Says
• PE Firm's $13M Deal In Chemical Price-Fix Suit Gets Initial OK
• It's Kavanaugh V. Gorsuch In Apple Antitrust Case
• Justices' App Store Ruling Leaves Some In Tech On Edge
• Chancery To Tackle Claims That Nuveen Strong-Armed Rivals
• Lawmakers Fret That 5G Rollout Fuels China Spying Machine
• Apollo's TV Station Bids Take Heat From Advocacy Groups
• EU Opens Probe Into $1B Telia Deal For Broadcasting Biz
• High Court Clarifies Standards For Antitrust Claims
• What Fed. Circ. False Ad Ruling Means For Section 337 Claims
• Boehringer Waves White Flag In Humira Patent Battle
• FTC Staff Warns Lawyers: Don't Lie To Us
• Judge Won't Recuse Over Settlement Talks In Mushroom Suit
• Roche Again Delays $4.3B Spark Buy Amid Regulatory Review
• EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Irish Insurance Data Pooling
• DC Circ. Told FAA Stifling Competition On Airport Runways
• DOJ's CVS-Aetna Deal Set For Review, But Don't Call It A Trial
• Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Risks Affordable Internet Access: Group
• Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
• The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
• The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
• Amtrak Can't Have Total Rulemaking Power, High Court Told
• Qualcomm Fights To Toss Suit Over Blocked Broadcom Deal
• Allergan Says Asacol Buyers' Generic-Delay Suit Defective
• Lannett Hit With Del. Suit Over Generic-Drug Price-Fixing
• Teva A 'Consistent Participant' In Drug Price-Fixing, AGs Say
• Judging A Book: Wood Reviews 'The Making Of A Justice'
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• InBev Fined €200 Million Over Belgium Beer Sales
• Apple Must Face App Store Class Action, Justices Say
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Bans 3 Directors For Rigging Bids
• Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
• These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Auto Supplier Sues Nokia, Others Over High Cell Tech Prices
• SF Moves To Kill Taxicabs' Suit Over New Airport Pickup Regs
• DOJ To Offer More Rewards For Corporate Whistleblowers
• In Qualcomm Dispute, A Broader Row Between FTC, DOJ
• Banca IMI To Pay $2.2M For ADR Bid-Rigging Scheme
• AMA Insists On Live Testimony In CVS-Aetna Review
• Southwest, American Exit Ticket Buyers' MDL With $60M Deal
• Amateur Hockey Regulator Beats Claim It Blocked New Team
• Travel Co.'s Antitrust Suit Against Hotels Stays In Texas
• ThyssenKrupp Scraps JV Plans, Seeks Elevator Business IPO
• What Gov't Outsourcing Ruling Means For Investigations
• Cox Auto Boss Must Face Deposition In Dealer Data MDL
• Getting Out Of Legal Project Management Debt
• FTC Slams Justice Dept. Filing In Qualcomm Antitrust Case
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Deem Pharma Tactics Anti-Competitive
• Attys Want Judge Recused Over Private Settlement Talks
• Ga. Board Skirts Teledentistry Row But Members Still On Hook
• FTC Leaves La. Appraisers Board Defense Intact For Now
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Hausfeld's Brent Landau
• 3 Firms Guide Edgewell's $1.37B Shaving Startup Purchase
• Drug Cos. Call 'Blocking Patent' Rule An 'Existential Threat'
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kraft, Carrefour, Telia
• 6 Ways To Keep Your Jury From Zoning Out
• Former Jiffy Lube Worker Says It Can't Slip No-Poach Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Wants To Take Thumb Off Patent Scales
• FTC's Phillips Says Privacy Breaches Not An Antitrust Issue
• Ranchers Rope Meatpackers Into New Price-Fix Suits
• Ariz. Utility Says It's Immune From Solar Rate Antitrust Claim
• UK Antitrust Chief Says New Penalties Aren't Anti-Business
• Daimler Can't Escape Liability In UK Truck Cartel Suit
• What HHS Questions About Negotiated-Rate Disclosure Mean
• Australian Watchdog Opposes $11B Vodafone-TPG Merger
• Pitfalls To Avoid As Cannabis M&A Takes Off
• Visa Seals £247M Deal As UK Antitrust Agency Ends Probe
• USPTO Is Urged To Keep Standard-Essential Patent Policy
• Senate Committee Seems United On Drug Pricing Reform
• Prosthetic Maker Must Unwind Acquisition, FTC Judge Says
• Sens. Dial Into FCC, FTC Robocall Enforcement Weaknesses
• No Need To Scale Back Sherman Act, DOJ Enforcer Says
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Warns Chinese State-Owned Cos.
• UPMC Forgot Its 'Core Mission' In Highmark Row: Pa. AG
• StarKist's Atty Docs Off-Limits In Tuna Price-Fixing MDL
• Distributor Must Hand Over Docs In Poultry Price-Fixing Suit
• Vodafone Offers Rival Broadband Access For EU Approval
• USTelecom Wrong To Push Deregulation, Incompas Says
• 5 Myths In Legal Crisis Communications
• Keep Increasing Pressure Against Noncompetes
• Sanoh Industrial Inks $8.3M End-Payor Price Fix Deal
• Judge Questions United's Bid For New Pay-For-Delay Experts
• Samsung, Panasonic Want To Limit New CRT Settlement Talks
• 'Perplexed' Judge Kills Wolters Medical Journal Antitrust Fight
• CVS-Aetna Settlement Testimony To Last More Than 19 Hours
• Sinclair's Bid For Fox Sports Networks Is Doomed: Trade Org
• InterDigital Calls U-blox 'Unreasonable' In FRAND Fight
• Banks Can Redact Only Some Docs In Gold Price-Fixing Suit
• Sinclair Tells Court It Had No Motive To Kill $3.9B Tribune Deal
• An Overview Of The Debate Over Litigation Finance Disclosure
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Rockford, Ill., Drug Antitrust Suit Beats Renewed Challenge
• One Sentence Ends Amgen Blockbuster's Reign, Judge Says
• Ruling On DOJ's Paul Weiss Outsourcing A Warning To Gov't
• DOJ Urges Caution If FTC's Qualcomm Case Brings Remedies
• Frankfurt Co. Can't Seek Docs In Merger Fight, Court Hears
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Cleary, Wachtell
• EU Deepens Probe Of Luxembourg Tax Deals With Finnish Co.
• Allergan Says Drug Buyers Trying To Delay Case 'Indefinitely'
• Trade Group Aims To Ax Mill's Price-Fixing Suit
• 6 Firms Guide Sinclair's $10.6B Deal For Fox Sports Networks
• Scott, Lowey Take Lead Spot In Bond Price-Fix Suit
• Don't Restore €15M Cartel Fine Against UK Broker, ECJ Told
• States Say They Can Show Conspiracy In Generic Drug MDL
• DOJ Outsourced Deutsche Libor Probe To Paul Weiss: Judge
• Dechert Picks Up Antitrust Veteran From Crowell & Moring
• DOJ Cautious On Enforcement In Common Ownership Area
• Online Ads Come Under Tight DOJ Lens, Antitrust Chief Says
• Keurig Says Coffee Buyers Out Of Time To Revive Claims
• Jiffy Lube Says No-Poach Suit Belongs In Texas
• DOJ's No-Poach Stance Called 'Wasteful And Inappropriate'
• EU Enforcers Cite Growing Pains, Caution In GDPR Rollout
• Uber Gets Quinn Emanuel DQ'd From Ex-Rival's Antitrust Suit
• It May Help To Oppose Discovery Stay In Parallel Proceedings
• 3 Firms Appointed To Lead Philly-Baltimore Bond Rate Suit
• How To Identify And Deal With Narcissists In Law
• Fed. Circ. Backs ITC's Refusal To Probe False Ad Claims
• Qualcomm Pegs Apple Licensing Fight Deal At $4.5B Or More
• Doctors Say Board Certification Re-Ups Break Antitrust Laws
• Banks Say Settlement Docs Needed To Fight Libor Class Cert.
• Atty Says Suspension Violates Free Speech, Antitrust Law
• Hospitals Call $17B WellCare Merger A Bad Deal For Patients
• Arbitration Questions To Consider In Patent License Disputes
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Proposals Would Bolster Enforcement
• Glancy Prongay To Lead Micron Investors' Stock-Drop Suit