Competition Archive » June, 2020

Competition - June, 2020

274 articles

• DOJ Charges Glenmark With Generic Drug Price-Fixing
• DOJ, FTC Finalize Vertical Merger Guidelines
• Top Mexico Court Lets Renewable Power Stay On Grid
• Consumers Say Vaping Claims Aren't Barred In Juul MDL
• In Booking.com, Court Rejects Hard Rules And Dire Warnings
• Visa, Mastercard Attack Cert. Bid In ATM Fee Antitrust Suit
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• DC Circ. Says USPS Can't Stop Foreign Letter Data Release
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Trade Groups Face Antitrust Questions In Pandemic Response
• UK Watchdog Skeptical Of Stryker's $4B Wright Medical Deal
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive PetIQ Merger Challenge
• Prison Phone Providers Accused Of Price-Fixing Inmate Calls
• Supreme Court OKs Trademark For Booking.com
• Endo Investors Seek Cert. After Losing Price-Fixing Claims
• Antitrust 'Leniency' Incentive Saved, With Lingering Criticisms
• Open Internet Group Pushes 'Roadmap' To Probe Google
• UK Watchdog Fines Instrument Cos. For Blocking Discounts
• Strategic Considerations For The Escalating SEP Battles
• Prepare For Antitrust Scrutiny Of PIPEs, Partial Acquisitions
• EU Watchdog Seeks Input On How To Define Markets
• Calif. Senate Advances Health Care Competition Bill
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• DOJ Probes Heightened Woes That Shaped Pot Industry
• DOJ Cheers Congress' Renewal Of Antitrust Leniency Perks
• FTC Clears Eldorado's $8.6B Caesars Deal With Fixes
• UK Worries Taboola, Outbrain Tie-Up Could Hurt Publishers
• 9th Circ. Won't Save LG, Samsung Workers' Antitrust Suit
• Investors Can Grill HSBC On 2018 Forex Deal, Judge Says
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Mask Sales & Remote Source Codes
• Surescripts Says Pharmacies' Antitrust Claims Too Indirect
• EU Signs Off On Italy's $8.5B Tax Relief Plan
• Qualcomm Wants Investor Suit Over Broadcom Deal Nixed
• Calif. AG Blasts Sutter's Bid To Delay $575M Deal Amid Virus
• Texas Justices End Air Ambulance Co.'s Insurance Fee Fight
• Snubbed CRT Buyers Can't Delay Deals' Approval
• Data Scraper Asks High Court To Leave LinkedIn Ruling Alone
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• A New Antitrust Approach After Humira 'Patent Thicket' Ruling
• EU Antitrust Agency Must Rethink Mergers After Court Loss
• Cities May Seek Statewide UCL Relief, Calif. Justices Say
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against Allergy Advocacy Group
• AbbVie, FTC Tussle Over High Court's View On Disgorgement
• EU Greenlights €6B German Aid To Lift Lufthansa
• House OKs Extension For Expired Antitrust Leniency Perks
• Jones Day Expands Antitrust, White Collar Practices In Calif.
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• 4 Tips For Defending Consolidated Cases
• Sens. Advance Bill To Have Watchdog Probe DOJ Attys
• Constellation Sells Brandy, Wine Brands In 2 Deals For $385M
• Cigarillo Co. Seeks To Revive $44M Verdict Against Swisher
• Ex-Stone Prosecutor Says DOJ Cut Trump Confidant A 'Break'
• Dems Ramp Up Pressure Over DOJ Antitrust 'Politicization'
• Calif. AG Seeks To Force Uber, Lyft To Reclassify Drivers
• Brazil Halts Cielo Payments Through Facebook's WhatsApp
• Under Armour Wants Activewear Tech Antitrust Suit Shredded
• An Inside Look At DOJ Fight Against COVID-19 Price-Gouging
• 5 Firms Rework $4.6B Trash Biz Buyout, Asset Sale
• Amazon Can Invest In Deliveroo Despite CMA Flip On Findings
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• Juul, Altria Want Gov't Suits Tossed In Vaping MDL
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Bayer Foe Blocked From Serving Docs Via Email Amid Virus
• Agencies Hit With FOIA Suit Over Request For DNA Docs
• Barr's Dislike Of Pot Spurred DOJ Probes, Whistleblower Says
• DOJ Takes 'Strained' Approach To CDA Antitrust Immunity
• InterDigital Calls Lenovo's Antitrust Suit A Retaliatory Move
• Germany Can Enforce Facebook Data Collection Order
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Trucking Cos. Want Driver No-Poach Claims Ditched
• Chilling Tech M&A Could Hurt Competition
• 7th Circ. Says Ice Rink's Antitrust Suit Sought 'Impossibility'
• FCC Asks For Input On Effects Of Recent T-Mobile Outage
• High Court Told Ruling On Disgorging Profits Sinks FTC Case
• Huawei, ZTE Curbing Telecom Innovation, Think Tank Says
• Mexico's Antitrust Enforcer Challenges Energy Ministry Policy
• EU Probes London Stock Exchange's $27B Refinitiv Deal
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Live Nation Insists Consumers Must Arbitrate Antitrust Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Shell Egg Buyers' Antitrust Suit
• Libra, Fedcoin Could Competitively Threaten Payment System
• Uber Rider Calls Arbiter's 'Joke' No Laughing Matter
• Shareholders Seek Class Cert. In Teva Price-Fixing Suit
• Insurers Want A Say In Car Parts Price-Fixing MDL Deal
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• UK Worried Over Buying Group's £50M School Supply Deal
• Milwaukee Hit With $100M Antitrust Suit Over Towing Regs
• Dems Urge Enforcers To Resume Vertical Merger Overhaul
• Australian Gov't Concerned About Airline Competition
• Pharma Co. Must Mediate EpiPen Pricing Claims With Mylan
• MPs Float Flexible Trade Deal To Break Brexit Deadlock
• Fox In The Henhouse: DOJ Sniffing Around Poultry Industry
• Apple, Intel Have 'A Pleading Problem' Against Fortress
• Feds Hope To Moot Merger Case, Citing New Farelogix Deal
• Australia Concerned About Data In Google's $2.1B Fitbit Deal
• DOJ Wants To Keep Generic-Drug Exec's Case In Pa.
• FDA Opens Useful Dialogue On Orange Book Patent Listings
• Health Mergers May Face Antitrust Hurdles Amid Pandemic
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• HP Cuts Deal With Quanta Over $438M Price-Fixing Judgment
• Google Says 'Not A Shred Of Evidence' In Ad Bias Suit
• UK Competition Chair Stepping Down In Sept.
• Saul Ewing Faces 2nd Suit Over Mushroom Antitrust Row
• UK Sports Fashion Co. Appeals Reversal Of £90M Merger
• Celestron, Other Telescope Cos. Hit With Price-Fixing Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Food Packaging Antitrust Suit
• Turkey Giants Want To Clip Price-Fixing Suits' Wings
• EU Probe Throws Wrench Into FCA-Peugeot $50B Tie-Up
• Dairy Co-Op Fights Suit Over Piece Of $433M Dean Foods Buy
• Former FTC Official Joins Think Tank As Deputy GC
• Rival Claims Coachella Gunning For Another 9th Circ. Clash
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• EU Floats Options For Curbing Distortion From Foreign Grants
• Highlights From OECD Roundtable On Data Rights In Antitrust
• Calif. High Court Could Limit DA Enforcement Actions
• Tuna Cos. Ask 9th Circ. To Undo Price-Fixing MDL Class Cert.
• 6th Circ. Says Domino's Can Kick No-Poach Suit To Arbitration
• Visa, Mastercard Lose Fee Antitrust Appeals At Top UK Court
• FCC To Probe T-Mobile After 'Unacceptable' Network Outage
• DOJ Whistleblowers To Testify On Political Interference
• Judge OKs $77M Fees In Fannie, Freddie Bond Price-Fix Suits
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Gets Over 3 Years For Tuna Price-Fixing
• Music Rights Group Exec Assails Spotify Counterclaims
• SEC Lacks Authority For Fee Pilot Program, DC Circ. Rules
• The Compliance Risks Facing Companies That Use Chat Apps
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• FTC Pressed To Remain Independent On Social Media Order
• 9th Circ. Won't Pause Tuna Price-Fixing Case
• Eagle Fights FDA's DC Circ. Bid To Undo Orphan Drug Win
• Highlights From OECD Roundtable On Killer Acquisitions
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Can't Delay Discovery In Antitrust Suit
• Kratos To Buy Satellite Antenna Biz For $35M
• UK Watchdog Probes Visa's Planned $5.3B Deal For Tech Co.
• Apple Faces EU Antitrust Probes Over Payments, App Store
• NCAA Hit With More Antitrust Claims Over Student-Athlete Pay
• Uber Says Arbitrator's Claim Of Fearing Co. Was Just A Joke
• Judge Urged To Ax Price-Fix Suit Against Bail Bond Entities
• Justices' Cert Snub Perpetuates Commodities Act Uncertainty
• Platforms, Cybersecurity Groups Blast Online Filters Ruling
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• $88M Cut From Requested $157.5M Atty Fee In Namenda Deal
• Justices Reject Traders' Commodity Exchange Act Dispute
• Mitsubishi Inks $4.2M Deal To End AC Price-Fix Suit
• Amazon Says Jeff Bezos Is Willing To Testify Before Congress
• High Court Won't Hear Drug Price-Fixing Discovery Dispute
• High Court Takes Up Arbitration Carveout Question
• Truck Makers Hit Back At Balfour Beatty Cartel Suit
• Price-Fixing Estate Agent Execs Disqualified For 13 Yrs Total
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• 4 Takeaways As AbbVie Crushes 'Patent Thicket' Litigation
• Teva's $25M Consumer Settlement Gets Green Light
• EU's Virus Aid Still Evolving After Nearly $2.5T In Approvals
• Trump Will Appeal Emoluments Loss To Supreme Court
• UK Probing Facebook's Recent Giphy Purchase
• Sabre May Be Taxiing For Another Run At Airline Booking Biz
• FINRA Extends COVID-19 Remote Work And Deadline Relief
• UK Regulator Taking Closer Look At Vehicle Parts Merger
• UK Roofing Firms Admit To Illegal Cartel, Face £11M In Fines
• UK Confirms It Will Not Seek Extension To Brexit Transition
• PBMs Fight To Put Oklahoma Drug Reimbursement Law On Ice
• DOJ, FTC Get Time In 11th Circ. Dental Board Fight
• Will Antitrust Enforcers Take Bite Out Of $7.3B Grubhub Deal?
• Chinese Telescope Execs Fight Contempt Bid After $50M Loss
• Anheuser To Shed Hawaii Brewery To Placate Regulators
• Congress Must Create More Private Rights Of Action
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• 1st Circ. Generic-Delay Ruling Isn't Popular With Lower Courts
• Trading Software Co. Wants 'Fanciful' Monopoly Suit Tossed
• UK Ramps Up Pressure Over Viagogo's $4B StubHub Deal
• State-Supervised Health Insurers Exempt From EU Aid Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rackspace Technology, Airbnb, Hovis
• SFO Ends Pursuit Of Traders Accused Of Rigging Euribor
• Watchdog Group Asks Gov't To Rethink Facebook Purchases
• Cigna Jumps Into Pharmaceutical Generics Price-Fixing Fight
• Tyson Foods Cooperating With DOJ In Price-Fixing Probe
• AGs Pile On Generics Cos. With 3rd Price-Fixing Complaint
• Grocers Urge 9th Circ. Not To Pause Tuna Price-Fixing Case
• Competitors Question Deliveroo's Need For Amazon Deal
• What Economics Can Tell Us About COVID-19 Era Price-Fixing
• 9th Circ. Says Snubbed CRT Buyers Can't Challenge Deals Yet
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• Cypriot Cos. Can Defer VAT Payments Until Nov., EU Says
• Senator Rips Antitrust Chief's Responses On Carmaker Probe
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• Total Subsidiary Escapes Calif. City's Gas Price Antitrust Suit
• Insulin Wholesalers Want Consumers To Get Out Of Their Way
• FTC, Impax Spar At 5th Circ. Over Opana ER Deal
• PetIQ Merger Fight Faces Skeptical Judge At 9th Circ.
• NBC Sports' Purchase Of EZLinks Deserves Antitrust Scrutiny
• UK Clears Elanco's $135M Divestiture For Bayer Deal
• Servier Urges Justices To Play By EU Pay-For-Delay Ruling
• FTC Urges Judge To Halt Merger Of 'Coal Behemoth'
• Trading Software Co. Hit With Antitrust Suit
• RentPath Cleared For $588M Ch. 11 Sale And Reorg Plan
• Volvo Says Truck Cartel Didn't Hit Suppliers' Wallet
• Bull Semen Co. Boosts Win Against Rival To $11M In IP Row
• Judge Says Cert. Unlikely For Parent ADHD Med Buyers
• Reynolds & Reynolds Wins Docs Bid In Auto Dealer Data MDL
• LG, Samsung Fight Workers' Rehearing Bid In 9th Circ.
• CTIA, USTelecom Ask FCC To Simplify Ownership Regulations
• FTC, States Fight Shkreli Bid To Delay Antitrust Suit Discovery
• Nursing Homes Must Give Records In Pa. Hospital Merger Row
• AbbVie Beats Antitrust Challenge To Humira 'Patent Thicket'
• New Ruling May Aid Syndicated Loan Market Amid Pandemic
• Door Makers Partially Settle Unprecedented Antitrust Fight
• EU Approves Elanco's $7.6B Bayer Animal Biz Buy
• Quanta Can't Duck $438M Price-Fixing Judgment
• Spirit Tells DC Circ. FAA Favoring United At Newark
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Urgency, Ownership, Timeliness
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• £220M NHS Suit Over Drug Patent Heads To Supreme Court
• 8th Circ. Won't Budge On Decision Backing Minn. Grid Law
• Google, Others Warn Justices About Jury Setting FRAND Rate
• NCAA Athlete Case Part Of Social Justice Push, Atty Says
• Calif. Couple Ducks DMV School Monopoly Claims, For Now
• Ex-Juul Worker Says 'Terrorizing' NDA Blocks Whistleblowing
• 9th Circ. Antitrust Ruling Radically Changes NCAA Sports
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• Mich. Fed. Judge Stepping Down To Battle 'Treatable Cancer'
• ED Treatment Maker Nears Deal With Rival In Contract Spat
• Trucking Cos. Say No-Poach Deals Meant To Deter Legal Rows
• Attys Bag Over $1M From $2.5M McCormick Slack-Fill Deal
• Europe Accuses UK Of Straying From Brexit Promises
• Without Stay, Tuna Giants Say They Face Antitrust Pile-On
• Invisalign Maker Says Judge Botched Antitrust Analysis
• Cboe Can't Stop Doc Request Over VIX Manipulation
• Oklahoma Insurance Dept. Wants To Regulate PBMs ASAP
• EU High Court Told To Uphold €94M Pay-For-Delay Fine
• Albertsons Sued Over COVID-19 Toilet Paper Price-Gouging
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Robins Kaplan's K. Craig Wildfang
• How UK National Security Merger Reviews May Change Soon
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Hungary Doesn't Have To Halt Tobacco Tax, ECJ Rules
• Vegas Dailies Turn Longtime Pact Into High-Stakes Staredown
• DOJ Clears Schwab Acquisition Of TD Ameritrade
• UK Pharma Exec Barred After Admitting To Drug Supply Plot
• License To All Should Prevail In FRAND Patent Wars
• No Cert. For End-Payors In Niaspan Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Fights Feds' 10-Year Sentence Bid
• Manatt Failed Promise To Sue Under Armour, Suit Says
• Gilead Can't Shake New HIV Antitrust Complaint, Court Told
• Pharmacy Chain Says It Can Rep Class If Lead Is DQ'd
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Pandemic MDLs
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Pilgrim's Pride CEO, Other Execs Charged With Fixing Prices
• How Minority Shareholders Can Limit FTC Antitrust Scrutiny
• Wash. Lodges 1st State Suit Over Tuna Price-Fixing
• App Makers Urge Justices To Let Judges Set FRAND Rates
• Volvo, Jaguar Take Shippers To Court Over Cartel Damages
• Telescope Buyer Hits Celestron With $350M Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Told Axon Must Go Through FTC Before Courts
• Europe's Antitrust Enforcer Homes In On Digital Services
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• Calif. Dental Board Says SmileDirect Claims Still Not Straight
• JPMorgan, Barclays To Pay Mexican Bond Investors $20.7M
• Grid Cos. Fight Revamped FERC Transmission Rate Reviews
• Teva Can't Escape Infringement Claim In Inhaler Patent Suit
• UK Watchdog Gears Up For Closer Look At Vehicle Parts Deal
• Sheppard Mullin Sanctioned In $47M Telescope Antitrust Fight
• DOJ Tries Again To Nix Ruling On $360M Sabre-Farelogix Deal
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Power Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• NJ Dunkin' Donuts Stores Escape Bakery's Antitrust Suit
• Marathon Escapes Kentucky's Gasoline Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Anheuser-Busch Pricing Suit
• Snubbed CRT Buyers Say Leaner Price-Fix Deal Still No Good
• Australia Continuing Probe Of Minority Airline Investment
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• 4th Circ. Seems Leery Of Divestiture Order In Doormaker Case
• Bayer Slams Pet Med Co.'s Bid To Serve Docs Via Email
• Quinn Emanuel Nabs Ex-Williams & Connolly Patent Pro In DC
• Lieff Cabraser Snags $40M Fees From Sandoz, Momenta Deal