Competition Archive » December, 2019

Competition - December, 2019

184 articles

• NCAA Owes Student-Athletes' Attys $33M In Fees And Costs
• Hottest Legal Industry Guest Topics Of 2019
• FTC Clears Performance's $2B Food Service Deal
• Zetia Buyers' Lose Antitrust Claims Against Merck, Glenmark
• Gaming Co. Settles $151M Antitrust Suit Funding Dispute
• Feds Assert 5G, Rural Needs Over AGs' T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• Beyond Chevron: The Fight To Kill Agency Independence
• Highmark Settles Insurance Buyers' Antitrust Suit For $7.5M
• Biggest Developments Of 2019 In Antitrust Cases
• Pepsi Says Bottling Partner's $3M Verdict Was Unfairly Won
• Sutter Health, Calif. AG Antitrust Deal Valued At $575M
• 5 Takeaways From Alstom Exec's FCPA Prosecution Tell-All
• The Trial Results That Made An Impact In 2019
• The Most Important Financial Services Cases Of 2019
• Gov't Brexit Bill Moving Swiftly As City Seeks Clarity
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2019
• UK Competition Watchdog Clears Live Nation, MCD Deal
• DOJ Says Live Nation Broke Past Merger Promises
• USPTO, DOJ Back Injunctions For Standard-Essential Patents
• EU Court Tosses Challenge To €4.8B Portuguese Bank Bailout
• FTC Wants To Put Cereal Merger Back In The Box
• Radio Group Blasts DOJ Intervention In Antitrust Row
• ​​​​​​​Cyber Standards Org. Demands Atty Fees From Dropped Suit
• Calif. Is Chipping Away At NCAA's Monopoly On Amateurism
• Roche Wants Russian Drug Co. Sanctioned In Antitrust Fight
• DOJ Found New Ways To Coax Corporate Compliance In 2019
• Japanese Power Cable Cos. Can't Ditch €54M In Cartel Fines
• 5 Trends That Rocked The Legal Industry In 2019
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2019's Second Half
• The Major Merger Reviews Of 2019
• Two Agencies, Two 'Nascent Competitor' Merger Challenges
• Robins Kaplan To Lead Hard Disk Buyers In Price-Fixing MDL
• BofA Says La. Never Plugged Holes In Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• EU Clears Danaher $21B GE Biopharma Buy With Divestitures
• States Slam Dish At Merger Trial For Past Failings, Dealings
• Ra Pharma's $2.1B Sale Hits Merger Review Snag At FTC
• France Levies €58M In Fines For Applesauce Cartel
• UK Watchdog Calls For Tighter Facebook, Google Regulation
• Kodak Drops Some Claims In Aluminum Price-Fixing Suit
• Key Trade Secrets Developments Of 2019: Part 1
• Dish CEO Touts His Co.'s Sweet Deal At T-Mobile/Sprint Trial
• NCAA Prez Says Rule Reforms Limited By Antitrust Cases
• Pot Giant's Acquisition On Hold Amid Bitter Arbitration Fight
• BCBS Exclusivity Rules Not Antitrust Immune, 11th Circ. Told
• Frack Sand Container Co. Wants $49M Judgment Axed
• Impax Can't Use 'Unrelated Benefits,' AGs Tell 5th Circ.
• Judging A Book: Hinojosa Reviews 'Crimes And Punishments'
• FTC Challenges Illumina's $1B DNA Sequencing Buy
• EU Watchdog To Take Hard Look At Korean Shipbuilder Tie-Up
• Banks Settle Fannie, Freddie Bond Price-Fix Suits For $337M
• Eagle, Eli Lilly Drop Dueling Cancer Drug Patent Claims
• ITC May Be Straying From Traditional Exclusion Order Test
• Merchants' Attys Get Pared $537M Request In Swipe Fee MDL
• Global Swim Org. Can't Escape Claims It Sunk Competition
• Loestrin Makers Settle Pay-For-Delay Suit With Direct Buyers
• Antitrust Watchdog Fines Estate Agents For Price Fixing
• Fox Reporter Had Drug Pipe In Sprint/T-Mobile Trial Courtroom
• Roche-Spark $4.8B Merger Clears US, UK Regulatory Hurdles
• FTC To Say Goodbye To Longtime Competition Deputy
• DOJ Seeks Savings, Better Merger Rulings With Arbitration
• Medical Boards Back La. Appraisers Against FTC At 5th Circ.
• Actos Buyers Fight Takeda Appeal Bid In Drug Delay Case
• A Light Touch Regulatory Framework For AI Is Best
• Trivago Escapes Investors' Appeal Of Loss In Stock-Drop Suit
• Brooklyn Nets Jump To Block Ticket Holder's Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Barclays Traders Fight Asset Seizure In Euribor Case
• Judge Asks If T-Mobile Will Be 'Maverick' Or 'One Of The Boys'
• Fed. Circ.'s FRAND Decision Will Put Spotlight On Juries
• Judge Hints At Rejecting FTC Bid To Block Chemical Deal
• Dems Urge USPTO To Probe Allegations Against Gilead
• McGraw-Cengage Deal Hits Stumbling Block In Australia
• Ahern Rentals Accuses Newcomer Of Trade Secret Theft
• Hard Drive Parts Makers Hit With Another Price-Fixing Suit
• Managing Financial Product Data In Antitrust Cases
• Chicago Exchanges Urge 7th Circ. To Uphold Antitrust Win
• Whistleblowers' Unique Role In DOJ's Anti-Collusion Efforts
• Electronics Cos. Fight Axed TV Part Buyers' Push To Join MDL
• Gallo, Constellation Remove Brands From Deal To Woo FTC
• UK Watchdog To Probe Viagogo's $4B StubHub Deal
• Drug-Pricing Bill Threatens Robust Generics Industry
• After Brexit 'Gets Done' The Future Remains Hazy For The City
• Flashy T-Mobile CEO Touts 'Supercharged' Merger With Sprint
• Full 4th Circ. Reveals Deep Divide In Trump Emoluments Case
• DOJ Settles Antitrust Concerns Over College Recruitment
• Three More Chicken Cos. Settle Price-Fix Suit For $13M
• Nokia Cell Tech Conspiracy Suit Moves To Texas
• Australian Gov't To Beef Up Digital Platform Regulation
• PM Boris Johnson Wins Landslide In UK Election
• Brazil Fines IBM $14M For Closing Red Hat Deal Preapproval
• Germany Fines Steel Makers $718M For Price-Fixing
• House Passes Democrats' Bill To Tamp Down Drug Prices
• Not A Buyer? No Problem For Cartel Claims, EU Court Rules
• Calif. County DA Sharply Criticized In 2nd Circ.
• Pa. Jury Fries Egg Price-Fixing Conspiracy Claims
• Rabobank Sues Ex-Trader For Exit Package Over Libor Fight
• Sprint/T-Mobile Trial Judge Weighs Harm Claim Of $4B-$8B
• UK Watchdog's Ban Of Construction Co. Directors Overturned
• Momenta To Pay $35M To Exit Blood Clot Drug Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Fights Bid To Block Pay-For-Delay Law
• UK Refers Amazon's Deliveroo Deal For Further Investigation
• FTC Defends Impax Pay-For-Delay Ruling At 5th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Won't Redo Capital One's IP Firm Antitrust Ruling
• Aussie Roofers Admit Online Posts Looked Like Price-Fixing
• Strategies To Maintain Privilege In Crisis Response Scenarios
• Oakland Slams 'Hobson's Choice' NFL Poses To Host Cities
• The Rise Of Patent Wars In Europe's Gene Therapy Space
• Hausfeld Teams Up With CMA Vet To Lodge Rival Forex Suit
• Pa. Jury Told Egg Price 'Scheme' Driven By Grocer Demand
• Telekom Execs Deny Less Competition Was Aim In Sprint Deal
• Conn., Tribes Say They Can Seek End To MGM Casino Suit
• FTC Concerned Texas' Anesthesia Rule Too Restrictive
• Poland Accuses Online Retail Site Allegro Of Antitrust Abuses
• FTC Looks Closer At $7.6B Bid To Forge Animal Health Giant
• DOJ Taps Ex-Facebook GC To Oversee T-Mobile-Sprint Deal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Chicken Co. Antitrust Follow-On Suit
• CRT Buyers Say Delay Tactics Bar Chinese Cos.' Appeal
• Algorithmic Tacit Collusion Is A Limited Threat To Competition
• Property Appraiser Says La. Board Flouts Antitrust Laws
• PayCargo Renews Antitrust Suit Over Rival's Product Ties
• Feds Say Bumble Bee's Ch. 11 Bid Deadline Is Too Rushed
• T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Trial Kicks Off Without Openings
• EU Antitrust Enforcers Rethinking Market Definitions
• High Court Won't Review ITC's Refusal To Probe Ad Claims
• Ericsson Defends IP Win Against HTC To 5th Circ.
• How To Ward Off Nonclient Suits Over Lawyers' Speech
• Chicken Co. Dodges Winn-Dixie's Suit After Price-Fix Deal
• Australian Watchdog Claims Gov't Port Co. Strong-Arms Rival
• Auto Dealers Seek OK For $103.5M In Parts Price-Fix Deals
• Allergan Aims To Sink Suit Over Generics Antitrust Claims
• Union Says FCC Abused Discretion In Sprint/T-Mobile Tie-Up
• Fitbit Investor Sues Over $2.1B Sale To Google
• The AGs Challenging T-Mobile/Sprint & The Ones Left Behind
• WGA Likely Can't Dodge Talent Agencies' Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Calls Out Radio Music Licensing Org In Antitrust Row
• Gilead Fights Monopoly Accusation Over HIV Prevention Drug
• UK Watchdog Clears Acquisition Of Bicycle Cardmaker
• Sanders Platform Calls For Breakup Of Cable Cos., ISPs
• UK Watchdog Says £1.3B Pub Deal Could Hurt Locals
• Beware Gov't Contract Practices That May Signal Collusion
• Can We Get An Administration Standard On Tech Standards?
• Fed. Circ. Rules Ericsson FRAND Case Must Go To Jury
• What To Watch As T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Fight Goes To Trial
• IPic's Antitrust Suit Against AMC Gets Second Life
• States Seek To Reveal Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Emails On DOJ
• Allergan Says State Laws Doom Restasis Payors' Class Push
• Justices Asked To Take On Conn.'s Alcohol 'Cartel' Law
• UK Competition Agency May Unwind Bauer's Radio Deals
• What Is A 'Reasonably Useful Form' For Production Of ESI?
• Locker Room Contractor Says Rival Stole Its Saints Design
• Reinsurers Get $150M PR Hurricane Row Moved To Arbitration
• France's Auditing Body Urges 3rd-Party Recovery Of VAT
• Milk Producers Agree To Pay $220M To End Price-Fixing Suit
• CVS Must Face RxStrategies' Revised Antitrust Claim
• Dems Unveil Bill To Toughen Bank Merger Approval Process
• Innovative Collaborations Require Antitrust Flexibility
• Cyber Lab Drops Antitrust Suit Against Standards Org
• Calif. AG Cuts $4.25M Deal With Denso In Auto Parts MDL
• Another Steel Giant Brings Surcharge Case Against Railways
• EU Investigating Dutch Tax Rulings Granted To Shell
• 'Stick To Facts,' Phone Buyers Told In Qualcomm Cert. Appeal
• NJ Pharma Co. Settles Price-Fixing Charges For $3M
• T-Mobile, Sprint Pare Down States' Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• DOJ Denied Cameo In Hollywood Writers Row
• Acquitted Ex-Trader's $112M Suit Has No Legs, Citi Says
• First Citizens Will Shed 3 Branches For $220M Entegra Deal
• And Now A Word From The Panel: It's Nothing Personal
• Patent Decision Highlights Cross-Appeal Considerations
• No End In Sight For Litigation Of No-Poach Antitrust Claims
• Music Site Genius Says Google Is Stealing Song Lyrics
• Jury Finds Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Guilty Of Price-Fixing
• DOJ Shut Out Of Courtroom In Texas Grid Law Fight
• Inventors, Law Profs Support FTC In Fight With Qualcomm
• Fate Of Ex-Bumble Bee Tuna 'Big Fish' Goes To Calif. Jury
• German Watchdog OKs 2 Thomas Cook Travel Service Sales
• Comparison Shopping Sites Say Google Never Stopped Abuse
• Big Banks Can't Dodge Merchants' Swipe Fee Claims
• H&R Block Wants 'No-Poach' Row Arbitrated
• StarKist Says Rival's Bankruptcy Supports Class Cert. Appeal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Walgreens Is Latest To Sue Glumetza Makers Over Price Hikes
• Google-Looker $2.6B Deal Spurs UK Antitrust Probe
• Pfizer Claims No Link To Generic-Drug Price-Fix Plot
• AGs Used Privileged Doc Again In Price-Fix Case: Pharma Co.
• Centene Sells Illinois Biz To CVS Ahead Of $17B WellCare Buy