Competition Archive » April, 2020

Competition - April, 2020

294 articles

• Hungary Plans To Keep Big Retailer Tax After Pandemic
• DOJ Cuts $100M Deal In Oncology Antitrust Probe
• Dental Co. Looks To Nix High Court Arbitration Question
• NFL Beats Oakland's Antitrust Suit Over Raiders' Move
• 11th Circ. OKs FTC Intervention In SmileDirect Antitrust Case
• Questions Raised By The Proposed Vertical Merger Guidelines
• Pandemic May Prompt Legislative Action On Court Deadlines
• Apple, Intel Try To Storm A DOJ-Backed Patent 'Fortress'
• Consumer Groups Urge DOJ Probe On Google, Fitbit Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• NCAA IP Shift 'One Step Forward, Two Steps Back' For Players
• Boeing Trust Smacks Teva With Another Suit Over Price Hikes
• EU Widens Probe Of Dutch Tax Treatment Of Ikea Subsidiaries
• Fair Isaac Wants Lenders' Antitrust Suits Lumped Together
• FTC Commissioner Says Virus Is Cutting M&A Review Burden
• 7th Circ. Revives FCA Suit So Judge Can Clarify Decision
• Comcast Fails To Keep Sports Network's Antitrust Suit On Ice
• Virus-Wary Diabetics Urge Bellwether Trials Over Insulin Costs
• Hong Kong Levies First Fines For Competition Violation
• Mining, Metal Cos. Can't Escape Aluminum Price-Fixing Suits
• DOJ Wants 'Indefinite' Merger Pause, Sabre Tells 3rd Circ.
• Live Nation Accused Of Monopolizing Ticket Sales
• 6 Antitrust Considerations For Companies During Pandemic
• Judging A Book: Richardson Reviews 'Criminal Dissent'
• 5th Circ. Backs Noncompete Despite Forfeited Stock Units
• Feds Bring More Charges In Anti-Price Gouging Campaign
• Weil Adds FTC Merger Vet To Antitrust Team
• Customers Win $73.3M In Atty Fees For Milk Price-Fixing Row
• Ford Eyes Escape From Consumers' Truck Fuel Economy MDL
• Sports Network Pushes Discovery In Suit Against Comcast
• Wash. Enforcer Calls DOJ 'Somewhat Misguided' On No-Poach
• Warren, Ocasio-Cortez Float Merger Ban During Pandemic
• Burger King Fights Workers' Bid To Revive Antitrust Suit
• FTC, Coal Cos. Feud Over COVID-19 Delay For Deal Challenge
• Tips For Minimizing Law Firm Liability During COVID-19
• Suppliers Should Prep For Price Discrimination Claim Surge
• 3rd Circ. Revives Trade Group's Suit Over Mazda Program
• Sheppard Mullin Wasn't 'Adult In Room,' Telescope Co. Says
• Textbook Giants Rethinking Merger Plan, UK Watchdog Says
• Saul Ewing Hit With $50M Mushroom Growers Malpractice Suit
• Mastercard Aims To Trim Dixons' Swipe Fee Claims On Appeal
• Hollywood Agents Get Writers Guild Antitrust Claims Trimmed
• Crypto Co. Slams Dismissal Bids In Bitcoin Cash Antitrust Suit
• Judge Keeps EpiPen Expiration Date Suit Out Of MDL
• UK Watchdog Clears Local Hospital Deal It Once Blocked
• 8th Circ. Won't Touch Jury Verdict In Wholesaler Antitrust MDL
• AB InBev, Molson Drain Ontario Beer Case
• Broadcom Offers EU Antitrust Fixes In Chipset Probe
• Google Aims At Stock Photo Co.'s 'Conspiracy Theory' Suit
• EU Greenlights €6.3B In Virus Aid Packages To Help Cos.
• A Proposed Technology-Assisted Review Framework
• What To Expect From FTC's Big Tech Merger Review
• Rivals Say LasikPlus Attempted To Intimidate Witness
• McDonald's Must Face Worker's Suit Alleging No-Poach Pact
• NY Sneaker Salesman Charged With COVID-19 Price Gouging
• $38M Drywall MDL Settlement Goes To Co.'s New Owner
• Vertical Deals Don't Get Easy Pass Under Revised Guidelines
• Indivior Gets Amicus Cut From 3rd Circ. Suboxone Appeal
• Telescope Co. Says Rival Earned Contempt After $50M Loss
• DOJ Doubles Down On Fortress Support Against Apple, Intel
• DOJ Antitrust Head Decries Challenges To Fed Merger Power
• Uber Again Faces Skepticism In Bid To Exit Antitrust Claims
• Best Practices For Food And Beverage Pricing Right Now
• Interlocutory Appeals In MDLs Would Burden Litigants, Courts
• How Lawyers Can Find Equanimity In Crisis
• 3M Wins Restraining Order In Price-Gouging Case
• EU Criticizes UK For Time Pressure In Stalled Trade Talks
• Ex-DOJ Atty Warns Of New COVID-19 Price-Gouging Laws
• SmileDirect's Calif. Dental Board Case Mostly Cut, For Now
• Drugmaker Drops Antitrust Suit Against 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli
• 7th Circ. Won't Rethink Chicago Exchanges' Antitrust Row
• Keurig Buyers Say Amazon Defying Antitrust MDL Subpoena
• Quanta Ordered To Turn Over Property For HP's $438M Win
• Merger Reviews Chugged Along In Earliest Days Of Pandemic
• A Look Back At Recession's Effect On Merger Challenges
• Texas Defends Power Grid Law's Constitutionality At 5th Circ.
• UK Signs Off On Spanish Telecom's $2.4B Arqiva Buyout
• Top Dem Calls For Moratorium On Mergers Amid Pandemic
• Courts Should Look To 3 Bar Exam Alternatives During Crisis
• UK Watchdog Clears Takeaway.com To Gobble Up Just Eat
• The Road Back To Business As Usual: 12 Steps For Cos.
• More Power Cable Cartel Suits Move To UK Competition Court
• Cyber Standards Group Denied Atty Fees In Antitrust Suit
• 'No Reason To Delay' Judgment In VIX Manipulation Case
• EU Clears Mylan, Pfizer Unit Deal With Generics Spin Off
• Virus A 'Reasonable Excuse' For UK Merger Docs Timing
• Ill. City Fights Express Scripts' Probe Of Firm In Antitrust Case
• Texas AG Paxton Says Google Probe Progressing
• Investors Fight Bid To Nix Mexican Bond Price-Fixing Suit
• Pitney Bowes Hit With Mail Equipment Market Monopoly Suit
• 3rd Circ. Scraps Lamictal Wholesalers' Antitrust Class Cert.
• Virtual Mediation A Viable Option For Class Action Litigants
• Are Litigation Funding Documents Protected From Discovery?
• 7th Circ. Ruling Solidifies Circuit Split On Antitrust Standing
• UK Tribunal Says Cleaning Chemical Deal Must Be Unwound
• Costco, Others Jacked Up Egg Prices Amid COVID-19: Suit
• Int'l Antitrust Enforcers Take Potential Conflicts Seriously
• State Enforcers Responding To Virus Continue Antitrust Work
• Burger King Workers Say Franchises Compete On Hiring
• UK Watchdog Looking Into Stryker's $4B Plan To Pick Up Rival
• Banks Kept Billions From Small Bond Traders, Suit Says
• Loestrin Buyers' Attys Seek $43M From Antitrust Deal
• Don't Use Recovery Funds For T-Mobile Build-Out, Groups Say
• Class Attys Seek $1M Award In McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Door Maker Posts $1M Bond For Injunction In Antitrust Case
• Antitrust Tools For Dealmakers Preparing For Better Times
• How COVID-19 Might Uproot Centuries Of Litigation Traditions
• Juul Wants Antitrust Suits Kept Out Of Vaping MDL
• UK Advances Probe Of Elanco's Sale Of Dog Ear Treatment
• Britain To Fight Milk Waste With Relaxed Competition Rules
• 'No Relaxation' Under COVID-19, FTC Antitrust Chief Says
• Feds Say Ex-JPMorgan Trader Deserves More Than 3 Years
• Price-Gouging Or Normal Market Functioning Amid COVID-19?
• Rent The Runway Inks Deal To End $3M Antitrust Lawsuit
• Consider Legal Ramifications Before Recording Video Calls
• DOJ Won't Challenge Medicine Distributor During Crisis
• Denmark Denying Pandemic Aid To Cos. Using Tax Havens
• Austria Urges EU To Suspend State Aid Rules Amid Pandemic
• Byron Allen's Studio Hits Nielsen With $30M Contract Suit
• Bail Bond Groups Can't Sink Calif. Price-Fixing Suit
• FCC Wants High Court's Help In Relaxing Ownership Rules
• FTC Settles Antitrust Charges With Ex-Body Cam Co. Owner
• Colo. AG Says DOJ Lacks 'Respect' For State Antitrust Work
• CMA Says Deliveroo In Danger Without Amazon Investment
• Ex-FTC Litigator Joins Kilpatrick's Antitrust Team
• Oakland Fights To Keep Alive Claims NFL Is Antitrust 'Cartel'
• Breaking Up Big Tech Is Not Necessary For Accountability
• Realtors Say 8th Circ. Has Sole Power Over Antitrust Arb Row
• A New Breed Of Antitrust Challenges To FDA's Orange Book
• CMS Energy Scores Preliminary OK On $15M Price-Fixing Deal
• 3 Tips For Deposing Difficult Witnesses Remotely
• COVID-19 Slows Pace Of Existing UK Investigations
• How T-Mobile And Sprint Beat A State-Led Merger Challenge
• Bona Law Swings Antitrust Pro From Cooley
• Jeld-Wen Says Rival's New Antitrust Suit Just A Contract Fight
• Sprint/T-Mobile Merger Receives Final Regulatory Approval
• CMA Eases Hold On Takeaway.com's $8B Just Eat Deal
• Ad Group's Bidding System Clears DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny
• Artists Call On DOJ To Block Liberty Media-IHeart Deal
• Brazil Doles Out $4M In Fines For Power Cable Cartel
• Defense Industry Lessons From UTC-Raytheon Deal Review
• New Mexico Cab Co. Can't Pin Losses On Uber, Court Told
• How Courts Are Shaping Disclosure Of 3rd-Party MDL Funding
• Hong Kong Updates Cartel Leniency Regime
• UnitedHealth Unit Inks Deal Over Medical Claim Records IP
• Juul Antitrust Plaintiff Seeks To Join Product Liability MDL
• House Dems Target Exclusivity, Pricing Of COVID-19 Drugs
• DC Circ. Tells USPS Regulator To Fix 'Incomprehensible' Order
• 3rd Circ. Says Cabela's Can't Enforce Proprietary Info Deals
• Sabre Won't Promise Notice Before Closing Farelogix Merger
• Judge's DOJ T-Mobile Deal Approval Hinged On Protections
• UK Watchdog Weighs Closer Look At Ad Platforms' Merger
• Cos. Should Not Illegally Profit From Our Pandemic Pain
• New Jersey's Plan For 2020 Law Grads Is Brilliant
• New Insights On Resale Price Maintenance In China
• Altria, Juul Hit With Another E-Cig Antitrust Suit
• Germany Drops Sky Antitrust Probe Amid Coronavirus
• 9th Circ. Judge Open To Nixing Hagens Berman's $5M Fee Win
• FTC Merger Expert Makes Leap To Hunton
• CargoSprint Must Face Rival's 'Tying' Scheme Claims
• Calif., 5 Other States Join Antitrust Suit Against Shkreli
• Ga. City Gets Antitrust Suit Over Bundled Utilities Cut Off
• HP Says Quanta Flouting Order In $438.7M Price-Fix Win
• FTC Halts Axon, Juul, Coal Merger Cases Amid COVID-19
• Apple Says DOJ Is Contradicting Itself By Backing Fortress
• Group Says Antitrust Enforcement Down Under Trump
• Tenn. Real Estate Cos. Seek to Escape Hotel Antitrust Suit
• Managing E-Discovery Providers In Times Of Crisis
• Builder Signs Deal To End Colo. AG's Bid-Rigging Probe
• Witness Preparation Tips For Your Next Video Deposition
• How 3rd Parties Can Best Limit Fraud Liability Amid COVID-19
• Turkey Industry Hit With Fresh Antitrust Suit Over Bird Prices
• Sanofi, GSK Team Up To Create COVID-19 Vaccine
• GrubHub, Other Top Delivery Apps Are Hit With Monopoly Suit
• 3M Continues TM Fight Against COVID-19 Mask Price-Gouging
• DOJ, FTC 'On Alert' For Wage-Fixing Amid COVID-19
• Uber, Chamber Drop Fight Over Seattle's Drivers Union Law
• EU OKs $10.9B French Support For Virus-Hit Credit Insurers
• Rival's Sham Patent Suits Didn't Shutter Co., Judge Says
• Lenovo Expands InterDigital Dispute Into Antitrust Arena
• Texas Hospital Dodges Doc's $19M Antitrust Suit
• Saks Makes Designers Swear Not To Pilfer Workers, Suit Says
• Jeld-Wen Must Supply Rival Door Maker With Key Parts
• Real Estate Brokers Can't Get Antitrust Suit Arbitrated
• E-Cig Cos. Must Pay 281% Bond On Imported Juul Pod Copies
• Facebook Wins Discovery Pause In App Makers' Antitrust Suit
• In Defense Of Virtual Mediation
• Printer LSC Communications Hits Ch. 11 With $972M Debt
• €152B And Counting: EU Rushes To Clear State Aid For Crisis
• House Dems Seek FTC Answers On Ventilator Maker Merger
• Feds Want Say In SmileDirect's Ga. Antitrust Case
• Telescope Co. Must Keep Dealing With Rival After $50M Loss
• Banks Say Recent Rulings Doom Treasury Auction Suit
• MDLs Need A New Path To Interlocutory Appeals
• Panasonic Spread Lies To Stop Solar Panel Sales, Co. Claims
• A Call To Action For The Coming Insurance Litigation Siege
• J&J Drops $400M Deal For Takeda's Surgical Patch
• How A Small Law Firm Adapts To Remote Work
• Don't Just Delay The Bar Exam — Cancel It Forever
• Preston Hollow Gets No Relief For Nuveen's 'Lies'
• Antitrust Enforcers Lean Toward Flexibility Amid COVID-19
• EU Seeks Further Expansion Of COVID-19 Aid
• France Requiring Google To Negotiate Pay For News Content
• Biz Group Wants Justices To Tackle NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Coronavirus Stimulus Fraud May Be A Target For State AGs
• BofA, JPMorgan, RBS Agree To $25M Settlement In Libor Suit
• How Sellers Can Avoid Price-Gouging For 'Essential' Cannabis
• Don't Forget Firm Culture When Adapting To Remote Work
• UK, DOJ Pursue Bids To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Federal Court Tosses Axon's Challenge Of FTC Authority
• South Korea Co. Will Pay $2M Under DOJ Antitrust Deal
• Fed. Circ. Questions Commerce's Steel Duty Tie-Up Of 3 Cos.
• Bid Rigging Harmed Business Deal, $44M Suit Claims
• EU Open To 'Comforting' Drugmakers Cooperating Amid Virus
• Facebook, Google Push Back On UK's Market Power Fears
• Congress Preps Pandemic Price-Gouging Bill, Seeks DOJ Help
• Comcast Can't Get Full 7th Circ. To Tank Antitrust Suit
• Port Of LA, Union Accused Of Forcing Out Developer
• Antitrust Regulator Suspends Drug Price Probes Amid Virus
• LasikPlus Can't Shake Claims Gifts Prompted Good Reviews
• DOJ Loses Bid To Block $360M Sabre-Farelogix Merger
• Altria, Juul Face Consumer Antitrust Action Over $12.8B Deal
• Calif. Justices Open To Cities Seeking Statewide UCL Relief
• 7th Circ. Urged To Rethink Chicago Exchanges' Antitrust Win
• Cahill Gordon Suspends 2020 Summer Associate Program
• News Corp., Insignia Antitrust Suit Moves Forward
• ITC Won't Bar SK Hynix Imports In Essential Patent Case
• Drug Buyers Cut New, Smaller Antitrust Deal With Celgene
• Judge Rejects Sanctions In Calif. Gas Price-Fixing Litigation
• Prosthetics Cos. To Divest Business To Allay FTC Concerns
• Mallinckrodt CEO Must Face Deposition In City's Acthar Fight
• How State Price-Gouging Laws Apply To Wholesalers
• Conducting Court Hearings Remotely: 12 Considerations
• Dem Lawmakers Seek Probe Of Intuit's $7B Credit Karma Buy
• Coordination, Not Collusion: Threading The COVID-19 Needle
• Mylan Investors Get Cert. In EpiPen Securities Fraud Action
• Money Services, Telecom Duck Suit Over Haiti Charges
• Clinic Says ED Treatment Co. Blocking Competition
• EU Probing $3B Mastercard Deal On Referral From UK, Others
• Firm Cost-Cutting Has GCs Watchful But Not Worried — Yet
• H&R Block Tax Pro Drops No-Poach Suit At 8th Circ.
• EU Blesses £50B Plan To Brace UK Economy In COVID-19 Era
• Bayer Looks To Scratch Antitrust Suit Over Flea, Tick Med
• Ex-FTC Atty Leaves Boies Schiller For Davis Wright
• McKinsey Trial In Westmoreland Case To Remain On Hold
• DOJ OKs Medical Supply Partnership For COVID-19 Response
• High Court Won't Hear Conn. Liquor Pricing Law Challenge
• Baxter, Hospira Beat Saline Price-Fixing Class Action Again
• Judge Exits FTC Appraiser Case Linked To His Atty Work
• Asserting RAND Defenses At The ITC: 3 Common Pitfalls
• The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here — Or Is It?
• COVID-19 Highlights BigLaw Need For Emotional Intelligence
• Judge OKs $4.7M Atty Award, Citing Opponent's Legal Bill
• New Trial For Ericsson After Fed. Circ. 'Unravels' FRAND Rate
• States' Suit Touted For Bellwether In Generics Price-Fix Case
• Justices Asked To Clarify Gateway Arbitration Question
• Judicial Shaming Of Attys Is Troubling Even During Pandemic
• McKesson Again Wants Out Of Antitrust-Linked Derivative Suit
• Trucking Firms Blast Lead Counsel Bid In No-Poach Action
• Social Media Giants Must Face Free Speech Suit, DC Circ. Told
• Don't Be Social Media Distancing: LinkedIn Tips For Lawyers
• Novartis And Aurobindo Scrap $900M Deal Amid FTC Probe
• Lenders Sue Fair Isaac After Feds Open Antitrust Probe
• Construction Giant Hits Truck Makers With Cartel Suit
• Covington Adds Bryan Cave Partner To London Antitrust Team
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ranch Profits Dip Despite COVID-19 Market Surge, Sen. Says
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To End Ex-SocGen Exec's Fugitive Appeal
• Minn. AG's Insulin Pricing Suit Survives, Minus RICO Claims
• 6th Circ. Fight Ramps Up Over $30M Blue Cross Antitrust Deal
• Arch, Peabody Get Some Access To Rivals' Info For FTC Fight
• Judge In Cyber Standards Org Suit Struggles With Timing
• HP Can Enforce $438M Price-Fix Win Despite Pending Appeal
• Are Pandemic Sellers Actually Violating Price-Gouging Laws?
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Aims Another Blow At Kidney Drug Suit
• Remote Depositions: Coming To A Home Office Near You
• Ways Lawyers Can Support The Most Vulnerable Right Now
• DOJ Suggests Texas Power Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• Insurance Groups Tell Justices PBM Law Would Upend ERISA
• FTC Sues Altria And Juul, Says $12.8B Deal Hurt Competition
• FTC, Axon Spar Over Jurisdiction In Federal Court
• Latham Snags Williams & Connolly Litigator In DC
• 2nd Circ. Revives Yen Libor-Rigging Suit Against Big Banks
• Anheuser-Busch Parent Gets Australian OK On $11B Unit Sale
• DOJ Concerned Port Joint Venture May Skip Antitrust Review
• Int'l Antitrust Enforcers Balance Cooperation, Crackdowns
• Brattle Lands Veteran Economist From Compass Lexecon
• Facebook Can't Halt Antitrust Row Discovery, Say App Makers
• Sierra Pacific Escapes From Price-Fixing Kickback Suit
• Confronting The Challenges Of Virtual Mediation
• Responding To DOJ's Increasing Int'l Antitrust Extraditions
• Retailers' Attys Snag $4M Fees In Propane Antitrust Dispute
• Office Depot Settles €14M Envelope Cartel Damages Suit
• T-Mobile, Sprint Close Merger As Judge Clears Deal With DOJ