Competition Archive » October, 2020

Competition - October, 2020

245 articles

• BCBS Insurers Reach $2.67B Antitrust Deal In Alabama
• Cohen Milstein, Scott & Scott Both Want To Lead FICO Fight
• Manatt Must Face Full Suit For Under Armour Slip, Judge Told
• Rival Lab Co.'s CEO Stole Trade Secrets As Student, Suit Says
• MGM Wants To See DOI Records In $300M Tribal Casino Row
• Google Mulling Bid To Toss DOJ's Antitrust Suit
• Mylan, Pfizer Unit Merger Clears Final Hurdle With FTC Deal
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Pillsbury, Baker
• What A Trump Or Biden Win Will Mean For State AGs
• Starks Says Carriers Must Consider Open 5G Equipment
• Bartlit Beck, Korein Tillery Seek Lead In Google Antitrust Suit
• 2 Years 'Too Long' For Google's Epic Fortnite Showdown
• DOJ Asks Congress To Reform Law Shielding Web Platforms
• EU Antitrust Chief Says New Digital Rules Must Restore Trust
• Mattress Cos. Accused Of Plotting To Monopolize Sales
• How The Election Might Affect Antitrust On Capitol Hill
• FTC Says Shkreli Can't Relitigate Authority Challenge
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Top EU Court Urged To Back Italian Bank Rescue Deal
• Tiffany, LVMH Lower Merger Price To $15.8B, Settle Dispute
• FCC Lets AT&T Sell Off Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Units
• Fortress Can't Impose 'Impossible Standards,' Apple Says
• Big Tech Execs Say They're Open To More Transparency Rules
• Dairy Co-Op Says DOJ Deal Docs Irrelevant To Food Lion Case
• Italy Opens Probe Into Google's Ad, Data Dominance
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Rethink FTC's Qualcomm Licensing Loss
• Clifford Chance, Linklaters Meld £3B Deal For Copper Miner
• COVID-19 May Lower Bar For Distressed M&A Defenses
• DOJ Sues Bain For More Info In $5.3B Visa-Plaid Deal
• Tyson Chicken Can't Duck Most Antitrust Suit Claims
• Cannabis Regs: Mass. Looks To Curb Delivery Monopolization
• Klobuchar Eyes Antitrust Overhaul
• FCC Forges Ahead With Plans To Expand Rural Broadband
• Hagens Berman Says It Earned Every Penny Of $48M Fees
• Ill. Judge Trims Claims In Turkey Price-Fixing Suit
• Google Rivals Want Meeting About EU Android Fixes
• DOJ Says Poultry Manager Wants To Intrude On 'Jury Secrecy'
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• Insurers Paying Over 3 Times More For Anesthesia, GAO Says
• Latham, Skadden Pilot $35B Semiconductor Industry Merger
• Israeli Ad Data Scraper Wants Facebook Access Restored
• Judge Questions FTC's Clout In Philly Hospital Merger Suit
• Insurance Buyers Score Small Win In $411M Sutter Health Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Apotex's Unfair Competition Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Rejoining Fried Frank
• BigLaw On Hunt For Antitrust Talent Amid Enforcement Surge
• Chinese Cos. Drop Immunity Appeal In CRT Price-Fixing Suits
• ​​​​​​​German Car Cos. Escape 'No Arms Race' Conspiracy MDL
• FTC Staff Leaders Say 'All Docs' Means All Docs
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• Baker McKenzie, Ropes Steer Up To $4B Bayer-AskBio Deal
• Lannett Drug Price-Fixing Settlement Gets Del. Judge's OK
• Contech, Former Exec Charged With Bid-Rigging In NC
• ​​​​​​​Tenn. Prison Health Co. Fights Rival's Restraining Order Bid
• DOJ Clears AT&T's $2B Sale Of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Biz
• Judge Says Trading Tech Feud Falls Outside Antitrust Realm
• Crowdcube, Seedrs Ask CMA To Fast-Track Deal Review
• Waste Management's $4.6B Deal Gets DOJ Nod With Fixes
• Lens Buyers Float $30.2M Deal For ABB Optical To Leave Suit
• DC Tourist Biz Joins Google Antitrust Fray
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• EU Approves €1.3B Overseas Takeover Of Insurer Hastings
• Shkreli Says FTC Can't Nix Challenge To Authority
• CMA Might Unwind Part Of Viagogo's $4B StubHub Deal
• AbbVie Gets AndroGel Monopoly Case Moved To NJ
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• Ex-Citigroup Forex Rigger Who Helped Feds Fined $20K
• German Food Packaging Co. Can't Shed €21M Cartel Fine
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Medical Co. Denied Bid To Appeal In Royal Mail Antitrust Suit
• No-Poach Antitrust Standard Unclear In Franchising
• Microsoft Case Looms Over DOJ's Google Antitrust Action
• More Big Tech Firms Could Show Up In DOJ's Google Search
• 1-800 Contacts Gets Final Approval On $15M Antitrust Deal
• US Financial Crime Compliance Costs Jump To $35B In 2020
• DOJ Can Jump Into Teva Suit, But Only On Limited Basis
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Is Troubling For Generic Drug Manufacturers
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• DOJ Seeks To Oppose Chinese CRT Cos.' Immunity Bid
• UK Fraud, Antitrust Enforcers To Join Forces On Cartel Cases
• UK Antitrust Regulator Says Vehicle Parts Merger Problematic
• UK Lords Censure Gov't Over Internal Market Bill
• Feds Get Discovery Pause In Ex-BigLaw Atty's SEC Case
• Inmate Health Co. Says Tenn. 'Went Rogue' On Contract Rules
• FTC Authority Challenges Mentioned By 'Every Defendant'
• Sanofi Wants Antitrust Claims Over Insulin Pen Pared Down
• Gibson Dunn, V&E Drive $4.5B Texas Oil And Gas Merger
• Turkey Cos. Can't Clip Wings Off Poultry Price-Fix Suit
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• Grubhub, Postmates Try To Sink Suit Over Alleged Price Pacts
• Unfazed By US Election, M&A Is Poised For Growth
• CMA Says Facebook Won't Share Info In Giphy Battle
• Google Hit With Landmark Antitrust Suit
• Investor To Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Benchmark-Rigging Suit
• EU Presses UK To Move On Irish Border VAT, Customs Checks
• Justices Urged Not To Let Arbitrator Decide Venue Question
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• Ex-Jimmy John's Worker Defends Mixed No-Poach Suit Class
• Apple, Epic Warned Against Atty 'Nastiness' In Antitrust Fight
• DOJ Again Backs Raiders In 9th Circ. Oakland Antitrust Row
• Facebook Fights UK Deal Restrictions During Giphy Probe
• How A Biden Administration Would Shape IP Policy
• 2 Firms Craft $13B ConocoPhillips-Concho Resources Merger
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Sutter Health's Appeal Of Class Cert.
• UK Watchdog May Block School Suppliers' £50M Acquisition
• No Overhaul Likely After House Antitrust Tech Report
• Building Material Cos. Restart Review Clock On $5.5B Tie-Up
• Hagens Berman 'Defiance' Voids $48M Fee Award, Judge Told
• A 1st Look At New EU Screening Of Foreign Direct Investment
• DOJ Must Fix 'Lax' Bank Merger Oversight, FTC's Chopra Says
• Bloomberg Urges 2nd Circ. To Knock Down Drywall Co.'s Suit
• EU Extends Deadline To Review Google's $2B Fitbit Deal
• High Court Faces Preemption Dilemma In Drug Benefits Case
• Telenor Challenges Enforcer's €112M Antitrust Fine
• Lowenstein Sandler Adds Antitrust Partner Jonathan Lewis
• Nat'l Assoc. Of Realtors Says Rival's Suit Twists Antitrust Law
• Judge OKs $3.5M Deal To End Swag Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit
• Arbitration Notice Design Talks 'Irrelevant,' Live Nation Says
• Cabbies Tell 1st Circ. That Officials Can't Override Uber Regs
• NCAA Asks High Court To Overturn Education Pay Ruling
• What To Know About The First Wave Of CARES Act Litigation
• SEP Users Should Jettison Antitrust For Patent, Contract Law
• TravelPass Settles Antitrust Claims With Red Roof Inn
• EU Leaders Warn Commission To Prepare For No Brexit Deal
• Hungarian, Polish Taxes Aren't State Aid, ECJ Adviser Says
• EU Gov't Heads Rule Out Brexit Trade Deal This Week
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Tells Of Financial Sector 'Lean In' Policy
• Justices Urged To Block Arbitration In Dental Suppliers' Fight
• Barrett Says Antitrust Law Mostly 'Controlled By Precedent'
• Food Lion Wants More DOJ Deal Docs From Dairy Co-Op
• Global In-House Attys Work On Being The Same, But Different
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• FTC, State AGs Say Humira Judge Botched Actavis Reading
• Pilgrim's Pride Reaches Deal With DOJ In Chicken Probe
• BofA, Foreign Banks Look To Ditch Rate-Rigging Claims Again
• Apple Says House Antitrust Report Has No Bearing On Suit
• Free-Market Group Urges High Court To Take Comcast Appeal
• Humira Buyers Get Backing Against AbbVie's 'Patent Thicket'
• Adelson Can't Ban Accounting Docs From Vegas Paper Row
• High Court PBM Case Could Be Turning Point In 20-Year Fight
• Justices Won't Revive Dems' Emoluments Suit Against Trump
• Justice Thomas Fires Shots At Big Tech Immunity Shield
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• Royal Mail Eyes Settlement Over Medical Test Kits
• Apple Can Keep Fortnite Banned From App Store For Now
• Apple Settles Out Of Fortress Unit's Patent Infringement Suit
• Lawmaker Says 'Battle' Looming Over Antitrust Tech Reforms
• Judge Consolidates JPMorgan Spoofing Suits, Taps Counsel
• Prosthetic Maker Reaches Deal Over FTC's Merger Unwinding
• FTC Chairman Warns About Basing Policy On Recent Studies
• Apple Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Game Subscription Service
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• IPRs Can Play Important Role In ITC Defense Strategy
• MVP: White & Case's J. Mark Gidley
• Euronext To Acquire Borsa Italiana From LSEG For €4.3B
• CORRECTED: Judge Gives Early OK To Door Price-Fix Deals Worth $75M
• Takeda Asks 2nd Circ. To Flip Actos Rulings
• MoFo Says Black Atty's Bias Case Is 'Patchwork' Of Slights
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• Cozen Sued Over Client's Unenforceable Noncompete
• UK Wants To Review $39B Liberty Global, Telefonica Deal
• Hagens Berman Says It Doesn't Have To Repay $48M In Fees
• MVP: Skadden's Steven C. Sunshine
• Top EU Court Urged To Trim Steel Co.'s Cartel Fine
• 2 Firms Steer Morgan Stanley's $7B Deal For Eaton Vance
• Gilead Accused Of Antitrust Scheme Over HIV Meds
• FTC Names 3 To Mergers Divisions' Leadership Posts
• Calif. Consumers Want 2nd Shot At Lipitor Antitrust Subclass
• Poland Hits Gazprom With $7.6B Fine Over Pipeline Financing
• Car Dealers Hit Ford With Lawsuit Over Showroom Demands
• 6 More Poultry Execs Indicted In Chicken Price-Fixing Probe
• MVP: Dechert's Shari Ross Lahlou
• EU Accepts Broadcom Concessions To End Antitrust Probe
• Insurance Firm Says Workers Snuck Competitor Trade Secrets
• Apple And Epic's Antitrust Fight Set For May Bench Trial
• Ill. Judge Dissolves Trusteeship In Construction Union Spat
• House Report Slams Big Tech's Abuse Of Monopoly Power
• MVP: Berger Montague's David F. Sorensen
• Mower Maker Hit With $5.9M Verdict For Axing Dealer Contract
• Humira Buyers Ask 7th Circ. To Revive 'Patent Thicket' Case
• Consumers Urge 9th Circ. To Rehear Qualcomm Case
• Mylan Says 3rd Circ. Ruling Can't Boost EpiPen Antitrust Suit
• AGs In A Pandemic: Miller Talks Iowa Derecho
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• Consumers Reach $66.7M Deal With Banks Over ATM Fees
• Truckmakers Fight To Keep Cartel Admissions Out Of UK Suit
• Axon Wins Temporary Pause Of FTC Merger Challenge
• Profs Ask 9th Circ. To Take New Look At FTC's Qualcomm Suit
• Key Highlights As House Dems Drop Hammer On Drugmakers
• EU Court Tosses Appeal Of Blocked Croatian Cement Deal
• PGMBM Expands To Miami With Wynwood Office
• Fla. Cancer Group Nabs Partial Win In Adventist Antitrust Suit
• High Court To Weigh States' Ability To Rein In Drug Middlemen
• 5th Circ. Tosses La. Court Hold On FTC Action In Fee Case
• DOJ Asks To Appear in Lenovo-InterDigital Case Hearing
• Epic Games Wants Apple's Counterclaims Cut In Antitrust Suit
• Trump Should Revisit Flawed Plan To Lower Drug Prices
• L3Harris Shouldn't Get Out Of Antitrust Suit, Court Told
• Ex-Barclays Forex Rigger Who Helped Feds Fined $50K
• MVP: Arnold & Porter's Debbie Feinstein
• Supreme Court Passes On FRAND Jury Trial Dispute
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• French Supermarkets Score Partial Win In EU Raid Challenge
• 5 Big Banks Get Final OK On $22M Libor-Rigging Settlement
• EU Accuses Italian Vegetable Canner Of Fixing Prices
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• Biz Groups Weigh In On High Court Case Over FTC Restitution
• Realtor Group Can't Ditch Antitrust Suit Over Commission
• Fed Highlights Broad BSA Deficiencies At Pa. Bank
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• DOJ Antitrust Unit Greenlights Plan For Benchmarking Rates
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Trump Atty Joins Race Bias Suit Against BlackRock, NJ
• Staffing Co. Says Ex-Manager Took Client To Rival Biz
• Barrett Is Wild Card For Tech Antitrust Cases At High Court
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Justices To Hear Long-Running FCC Media Ownership Dispute
• Brexit Pushing UK Antitrust Agency Into 'Activist' Mode
• UK Global Licensing Path Paved For Mobile, Wi-Fi Ingenuity
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• House Eyes Antitrust Legislation To Rein In Big Tech
• Antitrust 'Leniency' Incentive Made Permanent
• Comcast Says Viamedia Wants To 'Short-Circuit' Discovery
• Shareholders Can't Fish Through Teva Texts, Judge Told
• Akorn Seeks Del. Ch. 11 OK For $9M Stockholder Suit Deal
• Google Says Android User OK'd Data Sharing And Can't Sue
• J&J Cos. Sue To Block Exec's Move To Smith & Nephew
• ​​​​​​Drug Pricing Site Says Trump's Order Supports Antitrust Suit
• EU Antitrust Enforcer Approves Worldline-Ingenico Merger
• Car Dealers Cut Out Of Settlement Rounds In Auto Part MDL
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition
• EU Starts Legal Action Against UK Over Brexit Treaty Breach