Competition Archive » February, 2020

Competition - February, 2020

235 articles

• Trump DC Hotel Beats Wine Bar's Unfair Competition Appeal
• Justices Partially Stay Generic Drug Price-Fixing Discovery
• DOJ Sides With Tech Licensors In Nokia Price-Fix Suit
• 9th Circ. Hit With 4th Bid To Rethink Nike Antitrust Win
• FERC Says Facts, Law On Its Side In $42M Manipulation Case
• Dems Want To Hear From Stone Prosecutors In Probe Of DOJ
• Ex-FTC Commissioner Takes Expertise To Brunswick Group
• FTC Won't Halt Axon Challenge Amid Constitutionality Fight
• Coffeemaker Roasts Keurig's 'Delay Strategy' In Antitrust MDL
• Aussie Banks Say They Should Exit Rate-Rigging Suit Too
• Mallinckrodt, Express Scripts Can't Get Ill. City's Atty Fee Info
• 3 Employment Law Changes That Affect Franchisors
• Californians Can't Pause $56B T-Mobile-Sprint Union Either
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Surescripts Can't Limit Discovery In FTC Case
• Senate Dems Urge DOJ Watchdog To Probe Political Pressure
• McManis Faulkner Swipes Trial Pro From Skadden
• EU Blesses Buyout Of Swiss Door Maker, With Conditions
• Austrian Retailer Scraps Rebate Plan Amid German Pressure
• FTC Warns Coal Venture Would Raise Consumers' Utility Bills
• FTC Moves To Block Merger Of 2 Top Philly Health Networks
• Holy Stone Inks $28M Deal To Escape Capacitor Antitrust Suit
• Tuna Buyers Want PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape Rethought
• Court Certifies RICO, State Antitrust Classes In EpiPen MDL
• Texas Beats Constitutional Challenge To Grid Project Law
• Bitcoin Fraud Class Action Shows Crypto Litigation Hurdles
• UK Sets June Deadline For Canada-Style Trade Deal With EU
• 'Rookie Mistakes' To Avoid In Navigating DOJ-FTC Interplay
• Computer Makers Cut From Memory Chip Price-Fixing Suit
• Veeva Looks To Widen Antitrust Claims Against IQVIA
• DOJ, FTC Asked To Weigh In On Rail Price-Fixing Case
• Profs Back Fla. Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules At 11th Circ.
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Allergan Inks $51M Deal To End Direct Buyers' Restasis Suit
• FTC Sues To Block Arch, Peabody Coal Venture
• Big Tech Probes May Trigger Antitrust Scrutiny On All Sectors
• Banks Blast La.'s 'Serial Amendments' To Bond-Rigging Suit
• RJ Reynolds Must Keep Paying Texas For '98 Settlement
• UK Watchdog Looks To Sharpen Enforcement Focus
• Ark. Tells High Court ERISA Doesn't Nullify Drug-Payment Law
• Texas Justices Dubious Of Price Impact In Air Ambulance Suit
• Comparing Vertical Merger Guidelines Across Jurisdictions
• Athletes' Attorneys Awarded $33M In NCAA Pay Suit
• Wabtec, Knorr Want OK On $49M Deals To End No-Poach Suit
• McCusker Anselmi Must Face NJ Suit Over Restaurant War
• Drug Approval Law Will Likely Deter Pharma Delay Tactics
• Fresenius Loses 'Unduly Speculative' Generic Drug Row
• Investors Push For More Forex Rigging Docs From Big Banks
• EU To Decide 'Unilaterally' On UK Access To Finance Sector
• House Dem Plans Bill To Crack Down On False Online Ads
• Raytheon, UTC Offer Up Fixes To Win EU Merger Blessing
• Split 7th Circ. Resurrects $160M Antitrust Suit Against Comcast
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Block Calif. Pay-For-Delay Ban
• 6th Circ. Says Auto Parts Co. Can't Arbitrate Price-Fixing Suit
• Visa, Mastercard Antitrust MDL Opt-Outs File Separate Suit
• Canadian ISP Asks Watchdog To Make Rogers, Bell Cut Rates
• Tuna Buyers Want To Appeal PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape
• FCC Eyes Taking Ownership Limit Row To High Court
• Pork Buyers Bite Into Dismissal Bid On Renewed Claims
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Panasonic, Sanyo Reach $45M Deal To Duck Capacitor Suit
• Merging Foam Producers Will Sell 3 Plants For FTC Greenlight
• 7th Circ. Rejects Kraft's Bid To Decertify Wheat Suit Class
• Telescope Co. Wants Damages-Socked Rival To Keep Dealing
• Domino's Tells 6th Circ. No-Poach Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• EU Fines Spanish Hotel Co. $7.2M Over Antitrust Violation
• Calif. Consumers Seek To Stop 'Deeply Flawed' T-Mobile Deal
• 3rd Circ. Says J&J Must Face Walgreens, Kroger Antitrust Suit
• Rent-To-Own Stores Settle FTC Market-Splitting Charges
• FTC Member Says Dissents Show No 'Rubber-Stamping'
• Teva Floated As Bellwether In Generic Drug Price-Fixing MDL
• Ireland To Appeal State Aid Ruling Against Fiat, Luxembourg
• Cboe Investors Push For Appeal In VIX Manipulation Case
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDLs Continue To Thrive
• DOJ Antitrust Division Still Eyeing Standards Orgs
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• Piece Of Auto Dealer Data MDL Bound For Arbitration
• Apotex Suit Against Pfizer Unit Teed Up For State Court
• Japan Electronics Co. Says Price-Fix Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• TransDigm Defeats Investor Suit Over Alleged Price-Gouging
• Fla. Blue Cross Defends Exclusivity Rules At 11th Circ.
• Alcon Can't Clear New Contact Lens Price-Fixing Claims
• Rival Says Allergan Muscle Toner Not As Strong As Claimed
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive RICO Suit Over Atty Referral Scheme
• Patients Can't Revive RICO Claims Against Insulin Makers
• NCAA Spars With Players Over Calif. Pay Law At 9th Circ.
• Dish's Ergen Hints DirecTV Deal May Again Be On Table
• Cozen O'Conner Can Get Paid In Fight Over Antitrust Suit Fee
• Davis Polk, Skadden Guide $13B Morgan Stanley-E-Trade Deal
• Liqui-Box Will Divest To Get DOJ Blessing On $585M Merger
• DOJ Antitrust Official Defends Compliance Program Policy
• In FTC Probe Of Small (Big) Tech Deals, Knowledge Is Power
• IQVIA Calls For Sanctions After Docs 'Magically Disappeared'
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Sanctions, Nike's Antitrust Win
• NCAA Wants Timeout On $33M Bill In Student-Athlete Row
• Uber Aims To Dump Defunct Rival's Amended Antitrust Suit
• FDA-FTC Biosimilar Push Clarifies Antitrust Stance
• Peloton Suit Shows Sync Licensing Is Next Copyright Horizon
• ESMA Warns Tech Giants Could Dominate Financial Services
• CSX Fights Norfolk Bid To Derail Antitrust Suit
• BakerHostetler Adds Former DOJ Antitrust Official
• DOJ Taps Kirkland Atty To Monitor Live Nation Compliance
• Former Teva Exec Calls AGs' Price-Fixing Claims 'Threadbare'
• NY Won't Appeal T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Challenge Loss
• NCAA May Allow All Athletes To Play Right After Transfer
• UK Watchdog No Longer Worried About Payments Co. Tie-Up
• Pinduoduo Wins $386K In Fees After Beating Diaper TM Fight
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Belgian Watchdog Won't Push Antitrust Fine Over Jet Deal
• Ranbaxy Can't Ask 1st Circ. To Toss Drug Buyers' Suit
• FTC Clears $5B Veterinary Hospital Deal With Location Sales
• Black Knight Lures PennyMac's Antitrust Claims To Florida
• Music Rights Group Can't Drum Out Radio Reps' Cartel Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives Sanofi Insulin Injector Antitrust Case
• Endo Shareholders' Price-Fixing Claims Can't Sway Judge
• Retailers Aim To Take AmEx Arbitration Order To 2nd Circ.
• DOJ's Generic Drug Criminal Probe Snares Ex-Sandoz Exec
• NHK Spring Execs Indicted In Disk Drive Price-Fix Plot
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Skadden, Wachtell
• Aussie Rate-Rigging Suit Cut To 1 Plaintiff, 9 Banks In NY
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Stonegate To Unload 42 Locations For £1.3B UK Pub Deal
• Competition Group Of The Year: Robbins Geller
• Athletes Tell 9th Circ. NCAA Rules Should Be Struck Down
• 5G Dominates DOJ's Time In FTC, Qualcomm 9th Circ. Args
• Apple Looks To Ditch Patent Suit Over 'Centuries Old' Idea
• Dental Suppliers Shut Down Patient Antitrust Litigation
• Ex-NFL Agent Loses Appeal Of Antitrust Suit
• Trends In Recent FCPA And Cartel Cases Against Execs
• Offshore Service Rig Deal Sinks Amid International Pressure
• Recent Cases Defy Conventional Merger Control Wisdom
• Farm Giants Must Cough Up Docs In Canadian Antitrust Probe
• J&J Unit Settles Noncompete Dispute With Texas-Based Rival
• Blockchain Shipping Consortium Wins Maritime Antitrust Nod
• The Deal Maker's Guide To The New CFIUS Framework
• Sprint/T-Mobile Approval Banks On Dish's 5G Success
• Competition Group Of The Year: Morgan Lewis
• UK Probing Spanish Telecom's $2.2B Arqiva Buyout
• Google Finalizes $2.6B Looker Deal With UK Approval
• US Firms Eye Early Knockout In Rival UK Forex Class Actions
• Australian Court OKs $10B TPG, Vodafone Deal
• Google Says Its €2.4B Fine Is Punishment For Innovation
• The Big Picture: Challenges Of The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
• T-Mobile/Sprint Beat Court Challenge: How We Got Here
• T-Mobile/Sprint Ruling Elevates Tech Market Merger Analysis
• FTC Pulls Chem Merger Challenge As It Mulls Court Loss
• Fla. Orchid Grower Can't Challenge Medical Pot Licenses
• Competition Group Of The Year: Dechert
• Dead Razor Deal Shows Need For Precise Termination Clauses
• T-Mobile/Sprint Case Shows Problem With Dueling Economics
• FTC Goes Toe-To-Toe-To-Toe With Qualcomm, DOJ
• Industrial Wholesaler Settles Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Ga. City Joins Chorus Decrying Skyrocketing Baby Med Price
• Settlement Over Highmark Small-Group Plans Gets First OK
• Saints' Locker Designer Looks To Sack Rival's Patent Suit
• DOJ Asks For Extra $8.2M To Hire Dozens More Antitrust Attys
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cravath
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• FTC Probes Small Google, Amazon Deals
• Swedish Door Maker Offers EU Concessions To Buy Swiss Co.
• Shippers Lose Bid To Split Trial In $187M Daimler Cartel Suit
• T-Mobile, Sprint Beat State-Led Merger Challenge
• UK Eyes 'Full Range' Access To EU Financial Services
• Vertical Merger Threshold A Compromise, DOJ Says
• Squire Patton Boggs Returns To Italy With High Hopes
• NFL Asks High Court To Take Up 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Tuna Buyers Say Cos. Missed Chance To Halt Price-Fix MDL
• TCL Gets French Court To Oversee Philips FRAND Dispute
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• Competition Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling
• Schick Parent Drops $1.37B Harry's Buy After FTC Challenge
• HSBC Fights EU Allegations Of Euribor Rigging
• DOJ 'Not Done' With Generic Drug Price-Fixing
• Ill. City Says Its Counsel Fees Are Off-Limits In Drug Price Suit
• Rail Giants Get New Batch Of Price-Fixing Suits Moved To DC
• Health Hires: Bradley Arant, Mintz, Brouse McDowell
• Aisin Seiki Reaches Deal In Auto Parts Price-Fixing MDL
• DOJ Ends Antitrust Probe Into Carmakers' Fuel Economy Pact
• Tax Pro Drops Last H&R Block No-Poach Suit
• USPTO, DOJ Downplay Essential Patents' Licensing Terms
• Del. M&A Ruling Shows High Bar For Determining Controllers
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cleary
• EU Looks Into EssilorLuxottica Deal For GrandVision
• 4 Firms Lead $2.7B Fidelity National, F&G Tie-Up
• UK Says It May Move To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Deal
• DC Circ. Tosses Democrats' Emoluments Suit Against Trump
• DOJ Seeks Flexible Court Take On Threat From Sabre Merger
• Feds Vow To Go Hard Against Chinese IP Theft In 2020
• DOJ Wants More Info On Anheuser's $321M Craft Brew Deal
• VAT Supply Depends On Transit Decision, ECJ Advisor Says
• Qualcomm Reveals 3rd EU Antitrust Probe
• Pay-For-Delay Ban Risks 'Endless Litigation,' 9th Circ. Told
• Flooring Exec Is 5th Charged In Alleged Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Fortress Defends 'Constitutionally Protected' Patent Assertion
• Chemical Merger Strategy Burns FTC
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Issues Warning On State T-Mobile Suit
• Direct Purchasers Drop Takata From Auto Parts MDL
• McKinsey Denies Hiding Ch. 11 Conflicts As Texas Trial Begins
• Music Rights Co. Defends Discovery Denial In Antitrust Row
• FCC Urged Not To Slash Unbundled Network Rules
• T-Mobile, Sprint Press For Final Decision On DOJ Deal Review
• Sinclair Can't Fully Shake Investor Claims Over Tribune Deal
• FTC's Phillips Says Vertical Merger Rules Badly Need Refresh
• Chinese Electronics Cos. Win Pause On CRT Case For Appeal
• 3rd Defendant Charged In Computer Auction Rigging Probe
• The Dollars And Sense Of Antitrust Class Certification: Part 1
• UK Scrutinizing FanDuel Owner's £10B Gambling Merger
• Why SFO Closed Its Libor Manipulation Investigation
• Mastercard Settles Swipe Fee Dispute With Europcar
• UK Weighs Extending Open Banking Deadline Amid Hitches
• 3rd Generic Drug Executive Indicted For Price-Fixing
• Alston & Bird Adds Antitrust Pro From Baker Botts
• Fla. Judge Tosses Bitcoin Cash Network Hijack Suit
• Sabre, DOJ Duel Over Industry Support For Farelogix Merger
• Advocates Say DOJ Should've Tried To Undo Live Nation Deal
• DOJ Says No New Info Needed In Sprint/T-Mobile Deal Review
• ​​​​​​​Economists Barred From Weighing In On T-Mobile/Sprint Row
• Home Depot Drops Paint Price-Fixing Suit Against DuPont
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Recused From Part Of Tech Co. Probe
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• How Tech, Communications Cos. Should Prepare For Brexit
• DOJ Presses Sabre On Talk Of Buying Farelogix 'To Kill It'
• 9th Circ. Judge Calls Kaiser Antitrust Dismissal 'Troubling'
• Market 'Oversimplification' Doomed FTC Merger Challenge
• Oil Cos.' Attys Win $210K In Fees In Venezuela Bribery Fight
• States Urge Barring Economists' Input On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
• Feds Unveil Collaborative Push On Biologics Competition
• DOJ Says Film Antitrust Rules Protect Public, Not Theaters
• FTC Says Axon Can't Speed Up Constitutional Challenge
• Music Copyright License Lessons From The Jazz Age
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Womble Bond Nabs Health Care Ace From Nelson Mullins
• Surescripts Says Conspiracy Claims Outline Valid Agreements
• Norfolk Again Gunning To Derail CSX Antitrust Suit
• FTC Challenges Schick Parent's Bid For Harry's Shave Co.