Competition Archive » July, 2020

Competition - July, 2020

291 articles

• DOJ Clears LSE's $27B Refinitiv Deal Without Conditions
• CRT Buyers Say Objectors Trying To Derail $521M Deal
• Ill. AG Sues Temp Agencies For No-Poach Deals, Wage-Fixing
• 3 Firms Shape SPAC Merger Valuing Porch At $523M
• Sutter Health Indirect Purchasers Win Cert. In $411M Suit
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• EU Clears Alstom's €6.2B Bombardier Deal With Fixes
• ABA Must Seize Opportunity To Respond To Bar Exam Chaos
• Major Merger Review Moments From The 1st Half Of 2020
• UK Sets New Brexit Trade Talks Stretching Into October
• Bayer Antitrust Judge Fears Opening Discovery 'Floodgates'
• JPML Mulls Where To Put Textbook Publisher Antitrust Suits
• Bus Co. Accuses Rival Of Poaching Drivers Amid Pandemic
• Ill. Health Care Center Tells 7th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• UK Antitrust Agency Rethinking 'Overly Generous' Leniency
• Rakoff Appears Inclined To Back Uber's Price-Fixing Win
• Humira Buyers Take AbbVie Antitrust Challenge To 7th Circ.
• What To Expect From 2 EU Commission Digital Antitrust Tools
• How Pandemic Is Affecting The Pace Of Judicial Opinions
• EU Lets Struggling Small Businesses Use UK Virus Loans
• HIV Drug Suit Against Gilead, BMS And Janssen Trimmed
• Altria Says FTC Misunderstands Regs In Defense Of Juul Deal
• DOJ Says Rail Giants Can't Limit Price-Fixing Evidence
• 5G Auto Patent Pool 'Unlikely To Harm Competition,' DOJ Says
• Facebook Sues EU Antitrust Regulator Over Doc Requests
• Biz Talks Not Protected By Texas Free Speech Law, Court Says
• Suitors Seek New CoreLogic Directors In $7B Takeover Battle
• How Contractors Can Reduce Antitrust Risk Amid COVID-19
• 6 Steps For Law Firms Looking To Improve Their Culture
• Silicon Valley Should Prepare To Defend Diagonal Mergers
• EU Commission To Appeal Loss Over $12.7B Telecom Merger
• Lawmakers Grill Tech Titans On Their Market Power
• EU Cartel Fine Appeal May Delay Power Cable Damages Suits
• Apple Defends App Practices, But Lawmaker Scrutiny Builds
• 9th Circ. Revives State Claims Over Prescription Pet Food
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Tackles Music Licensing Deals
• 8th Circ. Won't Rethink Food Packaging Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Arm Names New Acting Chief Of Staff
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In Suboxone Antitrust Case
• Virtual Courts Amplify Lawyers' Corporate Spokesperson Role
• 'Pharma Bro' Blasts FTC Monopoly Suit As Overreach
• Justices Urged To Reject Web Filter 'Doomsday Scenarios'
• Numerosity Analysis Fix Can Improve Class Cert. Decisions
• EU Approves UK Plan For €11B Trade-Credit Insurance Fund
• Goodwin, Kirkland Guide Zebra's $575M Deal For Reflexis
• Adelson Says His Vegas Newspaper Can Hire Who It Wants
• Ranchers Want Meatpackers To Share Docs From DOJ Probe
• FTC, AbbVie Don't Want Spat Paused Amid Justices' Review
• Telecoms Pressure FCC To Simplify Ownership Filing Rules
• Domino's Worker To Ask Justices To Revive No-Poach Suit
• Apple Faces Extra Trial In 4G Patent Litigation In UK
• Law Firms Must Note Pandemic's Outsize Impact On Women
• Judge Won't Block Arizona's Auto Dealer Data Law
• UBS Can't Shake FDIC's Libor-Rigging Claim In UK
• BofA, Others Escape European Gov't Bond-Rigging Suit
• NCAA Urges 9th Circ. To Pause Education Pay Ruling
• Pa. Law Firm Accuses Ex-Attys Of Botching Ad Case Damages
• Judge Advises Freeing Amgen, Teva From Suits Over Sensipar
• 9th Circ. Kills Challenge To Calif. Pay-For-Delay Law
• Dairy Co-Op Can't Duck Antitrust Suit Over Dean Foods Deal
• Privacy And Cybersecurity Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2020
• Buyers Denied Cert. In Aluminum Antitrust MDL
• King & Spalding Picks Up An 18th Boies Schiller Partner
• Why A Surge In Drug Pricing Litigation Is Unlikely
• The 'Rocket Docket' Show Goes On Despite Setbacks
• Rising Star: Wilson Sonsini's Jeffrey Bank
• Pulling Up Stakes: Hogan Lovells, White & Case, Debevoise
• Indivior To Pay $600M To Settle Suboxone Charges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DOJ Gives Antitrust Shield To Big Pharma's Virus Info Sharing
• Taro Settles DOJ Price Fixing Charges, Will Pay $205M Penalty
• WasteCare Suit Should Be Arbitrated, 11th Circ. Says
• FTC Admin Judge Reining In Axon's Info Requests
• PennyMac Steering Black Knight Dispute Toward Arbitration
• AT&T Stifling Competition By Killing VoIP Calls, Carrier Says
• 9th Circ. Lifts Pause On $500M CRT Price-Fixing Settlements
• College Textbook Publishers, Sellers Hit With Antitrust Suit
• Pro-Market Groups Counter Big Tech Competition Worries
• EU Delays Probe Of €5.5B EssilorLuxottica-GrandVision Deal
• White House Should Add Spectrum Task Force, Sens. Told
• Rising Star: WilmerHale's David Gringer
• Pandemic Lays Bare The Inequities Inherent In The Bar Exam
• Lift Pricing Caps In Charter-Time Warner Deal, FCC Urged
• Enforcers May Grow Wary Of Big Tech's 'Killer Acquisitions'
• Italy Probing Apple, Amazon Over Restricted Sales
• Indicted Chicken Co. Exec., DOJ Clash Over Int'l Safari Trip
• Understanding The 5 Stages Of Mediation In A Virtual World
• Cisco Still Confident China Will OK $2.6B Acacia Buy
• Economic Tools Can Help Evaluate Cartels Amid Recessions
• Freshfields Adds More US Firepower With DOJ Antitrust Atty
• Slack Hits Microsoft With EU Competition Complaint
• Rising Star: White & Case's Strati Sakellariou-Witt
• Competition Watchdog Probes Ardonagh Bike Broker Deal
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing To Egg Buyers In Antitrust Fight
• US Soccer Gets Promoter's Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Don't Move FERC Clean Energy Order Fight To DC, Ill. Says
• Namenda Buyers Want Cert. In Pay-For-Delay Fight
• PowerPlan Accused Of Phony Threats In $47M Monopoly Suit
• Swipe Fee Ruling Brings Clarity To UK Competition Litigation
• Retailers Back Walmart Bid To End Texas' Liquor Stranglehold
• Lenovo Defends Antitrust Suit Over InterDigital SEPs
• Nuveen Faces New Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Preston Hollow Boycott
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2020: Midyear Report
• Pandemic May Change The Way We Design Our Courthouses
• Pay-For-Delay May Need More Evidence After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Rising Star: Hogan Lovells' Justin W. Bernick
• Reporting A Cross-Border Cartel? Check The Guidance
• Pet Products Maker Wants Online Sales Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Peloton Abusing IP To Monopolize Online Cycling, Rival Says
• Sinclair Investors' Suit Dead Without Lead Plaintiff
• 3rd Circ. Vacates DOJ's Loss In Sabre Merger Challenge
• DOJ Knocks Lenovo's Antitrust Case Against InterDigital
• Writers Guild Reaches Deal With UTA In Antitrust Standoff
• UK Reopens Pharma Probes After COVID-19 Delays
• CoreLogic Refuses To Open Books In $7B Takeover Bid
• Mediator Confidentiality Promises Carry Serious Risks
• $12.6M Deal In Forex Rigging Suit Gets Initial OK
• The Fallacies Of Feinstein's Judicial Fitness Standards
• Commerce Probes Fertilizer Imports From Russia, Morocco
• Rising Star: Cleary's Dan Culley
• Despite 2nd Circ. Ruling, Discovery Statute's Reach Grows
• 9th Circ. Questions Axon, FTC On Constitutional Claims
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Split Ruling On Truck Driver Recruits
• Realtors Association Beats Rival's Bid To Halt Listing Policy
• German Watchdog Raises Red Flags On Smart TV Privacy
• Calif. Pay-For-Delay Law Lacks Nuance
• The Major Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2020 So Far
• Why FTC Needs High Court Win On Monetary Equitable Relief
• PBM Group Loses Bid To Halt Okla. Law Pending Appeal
• Commerce Hits S. Korean Cigarettes With Early Duties
• Dreamers Bring Important Perspective To Legal Industry
• A Helpful Antitrust Exception In Brazil During Pandemic
• SmileDirect Loses Calif. Dental Board Antitrust Suit
• Rising Star: Boies Schiller's Duane Loft
• NY Judge Gives Initial OK To $95.5M SSA Bond Settlement
• Gilead Tries To Shake Antitrust Suit Over Expensive HIV Drugs
• Procedural Quirk Briefly Snags FCC's Cable Rate Approval
• Pfizer, Mylan Push To Pare Down EpiPen Class Action
• Amid Jury Win, 5-Hour Energy Faces Unfair Pricing Claims
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Calif. Pay-For-Delay Law Poses Danger
• Trading Software Co. Calls Rival's Antitrust Claims 'Shaky'
• DOJ OKs Liberty Media's Increased Stake In IHeartMedia
• Ark. Medical Pot Growers Want New Licensees Stopped
• Antitrust Compliance Can Help Cut Costs Amid Pandemic
• Helping Clients Overcome Financial Hurdles Mid-Litigation
• Corning Settles Calif.'s Auto Part Bid-Rigging Accusations
• EU Watchdog Can Make Copies Of Raid Data, Top Court Rules
• EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Linked-Up Smart Devices
• Expanded UK Merger Control Regime Could Hit US Investors
• Trial Icon Susman Wasn't Done Winning, Laughing, Teaching
• Milwaukee Says There's No Conspiracy In $100M Towing Suit
• 3 Takeaways From Landmark German FRAND Decision
• Kraft Wants Name Out Of Wheat Market Suit's URL
• Apple Says August IP Trial Would Bring 'Extraordinary' Risk
• Excluded CRT Buyers Win Emergency Stay From 9th Circ.
• Google Accused Of Raking In $1B From Unauthorized Ads
• Inclusivity Considerations For Law Firms Reopening Offices
• Contractor Again Accuses Bloomberg, Turner Of Bid-Rigging
• NFL Jumping Gun In Fighting Antitrust Suit, Justices Told
• Elanco Divestitures Secure FTC OK For $7.6B Bayer Unit Buy
• State AG-Private Atty Alliances Must Be Put To The Lucia Test
• Apple, Samsung Spar Over Docs In App Store Monopoly Case
• PBM Group Goes After Rest Of Okla. Law After Partial Win
• EU Court Reverses Apple's €13B Tax Assessment
• FTC, Surescripts Debate Liu's Impact On Monopolization Case
• Dispute Over Restitution Power Threatens FTC Antitrust Tool
• BCBS Says Generic Xyrem Delay Was Antitrust Scheme
• FTC Says Coal Deal Challenge Grounded In Present, Not Past
• In Their Words: Why Diversity At The Bar Is Still A Problem
• The Year's Top High Court Moments From Law360's The Term
• Surprising Alliances Shape The Supreme Court Term
• Final IRS Rules On REIT Dividends Create Statutory Conflict
• States' Case To Be Bellwether In Generic Drug Price-Fix MDL
• $232M Capacitor Price-Fixing Deal Gets First Nod
• 3 Ways High Court's Liu V. SEC Ruling Curtails FTC Authority
• UK Eyeing Conditions On Stryker's $4B Wright Medical Deal
• Google Offers EU Fixes For $2B Fitbit Deal
• Booking.com Ruling May Help Generic Hashtag Mark Owners
• Aspen Offers To Slash Prices On Cancer Drugs In EU Probe
• Why Can't Female Lawyers Make Headway At The High Court?
• NY High Court Case Could Upend Litigation Finance Industry
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Fines Industrial Chemical Cartel €260M
• Law360's Supreme Court Pop Quiz
• Jabra Maker Ends 8-Year Antitrust Row With Plantronics
• Louisiana Can Amend GSE Bond-Rigging Suit Over Objections
• Quibi Won't Have To Disable 'Turnstyle' Feature, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Power Analytics' Antitrust Suit
• 3rd Circ. Mulling FTC-AbbVie Pause Till High Court Acts
• All Star Gyms Pick Up Cheerleading Antitrust Fight In Pa.
• Telescope Co. Denied Early Exit From Block On Sales
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Live Nation Rips Ticket Buyers' Antitrust 'Fishing Expedition'
• Axon Wants FTC's In-House Judge DQ'd In Merger Dispute
• Juul Tells ITC That Copycat Nicotine Pods Infringe Its Patents
• SmileDirect Likely To Lose Calif. Dental Antitrust Suit
• Dems, GOP Urged To Embrace 'Digital Equity' In Platforms
• Associates Can Prioritize Biz Development Despite Pandemic
• Highlights From OECD Roundtable On Conglomerate Mergers
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• The Chattiest Justice Of The Term Is ...
• Restasis Buyers Seek $16M Atty Fees In Antitrust Case
• The Top Cybersecurity And Privacy Rulings So Far In 2020
• Hollywood Agents Target Remaining WGA Antitrust Claims
• FTC To Post Premerger Filing Figures Every Month
• Excluded CRT Buyers Ask 9th Circ. For Emergency Stay
• The Majority Of One: How Roberts Is Shaping The Court
• Sutter Can't Delay $575M Antitrust Deal Amid Virus
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Okla. Reimbursement Law Steps On Medicare D, Court Says
• Alstom Offers EU Fixes For €6.2B Bombardier Rail Deal
• Rite Aid Accuses 47 Generic Makers Of Price-Fixing
• Let's Create An Ethical Obligation For Attys To Fight Racism
• AbbVie Faces Suit Over Delays In Generic Blood Pressure Med
• Fiat's Cartel Suit Against Ball Bearing Maker Sent To CAT
• 3 Firms Fight To Lead Class In Juul-Altria Antitrust Suits
• 4th Circ. Grants Trump's Bid To Pause Emoluments Case
• Judge OKs Poultry Co., Buyers' $3M Deal In Price-Fix Suit
• Facebook Dodges App Makers' Antitrust Suit, For Now
• DOJ Backs Solar Energy Customers In Rate Row At 9th Circ.
• Patent Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2020
• DOJ Blasts Chinese Cos.' Immunity Arguments In CRT Appeal
• Walgreens Wants Insurers' Overcharging Suit Tossed
• Teva Says Securities Claims Filed Too Late In Price-Fixing Suit
• UK Deepens Antitrust Probe Into Outbrain And Taboola Deal
• 6 Considerations When Shopping For Legal Tech Software
• Calif. Joins Car Parts Price-Fixing MDL
• Supreme Court To Review FTC Restitution Authority
• EU OKs Danish Income Tax Deduction To Research Ships
• UK Watchdog Fines Pharma Cos. £2.3M For Market Fixing
• Revised CRT Deals Totaling $521M Get OK Despite Objections
• Rhapsody, iHeart Dropped From Music Industry Boycott Suit
• Broker Fee Antitrust Fight Belongs In Arbitration, 8th Circ. Told
• 'What About Federalism?' Judge Asks In 11th Circ. Dental Suit
• Food Lion Defends Suit Over Dairy Co-Op's Dean Foods Deal
• Egg Buyers Ask 3rd Circ. To Rehear Price-Fixing Appeal
• Fortress Ducks Apple And Intel's Patent Scheme Suit, For Now
• Wholesaler Dropped As Lead In ADHD Drug Antitrust Suit
• Law Firm Strategies For Publicizing Laterals Amid Lockdowns
• EU Gives Thumbs Up To Germany's €500B COVID-19 Aid Plan
• Wyoming Says FTC Ignores 'Real World' In Fighting Coal Deal
• Cheerleading Gym Drops Antitrust Suit Against Governing Org
• High Court SEC Disgorgement Ruling Doesn't Empower FTC
• Cannabis Industry Mergers May Soon Face Less DOJ Scrutiny
• Infineon Gets EU Chip Cartel Fine Cut By €6M
• Bull Semen Co. Wants $5M In Fees From Antitrust Trial Win
• FTC Fights Shkreli's Bid To Duck Monopolization Case
• Consumer Perception Is King After Booking.com Decision
• Merck, Glenmark Implore Court To Reject Zetia Class Cert.
• Haiti Wants Out Of Price-Fixing Class Action
• Zillow Calls 3 Strikes On NJ Home Seller's Antitrust Suit
• NCAA Appealing 9th Circ. Athlete Pay Ruling To High Court
• Are Your Slack Communications Primed For E-Discovery?
• Revive Free Speech Case Against Tech Cos., DC Circ. Told
• Drivers Fight Trucking Cos.' Bid To Nix Antitrust Claims
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Can't Ditch Forex-Rigging Conviction
• Key Antitrust Considerations For Upcoming Bankruptcy Sales
• Truck Makers Parry UK Damages Claim In Cartel Suit
• Trading Systems Merger Could Raise Prices, Watchdog Warns
• Food Packaging Co. Asks 8th Circ. To Rehear Antitrust Suit
• Assessing The New DOJ, FTC Vertical Merger Guidelines
• Electronics Co. Can't Duck Price-Fix Suit Over US Notice
• How Cannabis Cos. Can Address Enhanced Antitrust Scrutiny
• Couche-Tard Agrees To Pay FTC $3.5M Antitrust Fine
• T-Mobile Keeping 11K Boost Subscribers In Sprint Merger
• How Therapeutic Formulations Affect Medical Device Patents
• 6 Dispute Prevention Steps As Lawsuits Rise Amid Pandemic
• Car Buyers Say Insurers Can't Intervene In Price-Fixing MDL
• Telescope Co.'s Chairman Sanctioned $4M
• Real Estate Exec Banned As CMA Wins Fee Cartel Case
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sutter Health Indirect Purchasers Vie For Cert. In $489M Suit
• Tech Behemoths Say Yes To Testifying For Antitrust Probe
• Ryanair Testing EU's Discretion In Lufthansa Aid Challenge
• Jimmy John's Slams Class Certification Bid In No-Poach Suit
• EU To Extend State Aid Rules As COVID-19 Marches On
• DOJ Antitrust Chief Denies Staffer Claims Of Political Bias
• Singapore Watchdog To Probe LSE's $27B Refinitiv Deal
• Time To Consider Percentage Rental Agreements For Lawyers
• Indirect Purchaser Antitrust Standing Heads In New Direction
• Sports Antitrust Protection Questioned As NCAA Seeks Bill
• T-Mobile Closes $1.4B Sprint Divestment Deal With Dish
• Telescope Co. Says Rival Pulling Strings On Antitrust Suit
• Sandoz Dodges Sanctions Bid In Antitrust Dispute
• UK Watchdog Calls For New Tech Platform Regulatory Regime
• Brazil Watchdog Eases Up On Facebook, Cielo Payment Deal
• Indivior Wants 3rd Circ. To Undo Suboxone Class Cert.
• Peabody, Arch Coal Hit Back Against FTC's Bid To Halt JV
• 'Settle And Sue' Malpractice Cases Have New Clarity In Calif.
• UK Watchdog Fines Eye Care Cos. £1.2M For Price-Fixing