Competition Archive » January, 2021

Competition - January, 2021

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• COVID-19 Can't Delay Juul & Altria Trial, FTC Staff Says
• Facebook, Google Are Killing Local News, Media Co. Says
• Trial Delayed In Talent Agency, Writers Union Fee Dispute
• Hedge Fund Says Banks' Spoofing, Naked Shorting Cost It Big
• Video Game Giant Steam Hit With Antitrust Class Action
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Epic Judge Says Apple's Tim Cook Must Sit For 7-Hour Depo
• Big Banks 'Sow Confusion' In Small Bond Suit, Investors Say
• Prof Urges Justices Not To Give NCAA Antitrust Immunity
• Mallinckrodt Seeks To Move Acthar Cases To Delaware
• Facebook Positions Itself As The Good Guy To Apple's Bad
• Supreme Court Leaves Sticky Arbitration Question Unsettled
• EU Probing Whether Snack Giant Mondelez Restricted Trade
• 9th Circ. Urged To Toss SmileDirect Harassment Suit
• Google, Epic, Phone Users Fight To Control Suits' Futures
• New Ariz. Law Practice Rules May Jump-Start National Reform
• Burger King Wants 11th Circ. To Toss Franchise Suit
• 9th Circ. Tosses Axon's Suit Over FTC Merger Review Process
• Qualcomm Loses Info Demand Appeal In EU Antitrust Probe
• Klobuchar Says Big Tech Breakups Should Still Be An Option
• UK Promotes Green Collaboration With Antitrust Guide
• EU Court Rejects Challenge To Liberty Global's Ziggo Buyout
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Fewer MDLs, More Actions
• CORRECTED: Samsung Seeks Fast Appeal Of China FRAND Ruling
• Uber's Win Over Calif. Cabbies' False Ad Suit Upheld
• Mass. AG Must Face Challenge To 'Right To Repair' Law
• Top UK Court To Weigh Pfizer Costs Bid In £89M Antitrust Suit
• Goldman Sachs Loses Fight Against €37M EU Cartel Fine
• Auto Supplier Spreads Nokia FRAND Patent Dispute To Del.
• Report: Cartel Enforcement Could Increase Under Biden
• Antitrust Group Tells DOT JetBlue-American Deal Is No Good
• US Steel Accused Of Abusing Tariff Waivers To Harm Rival
• DOI, Comanche Say Other Tribes Can't Sink Gambling Pacts
• Fresenius Asks 3rd Circ. For Partial Redo Of Generics Opinion
• 10 Tips For Your Next Virtual Court Appearance
• Verdict Form Scrambled Trial Over Egg Prices, 3rd Circ. Told
• Does The Biden Administration Need An Antitrust Czar?
• Revisiting Klobuchar's Crucial Antitrust Reform Proposals
• Keller Lenkner Adds Experienced Class Action Atty In Chicago
• Truck Maker Challenges Cartel Lawsuit Funding Deals
• Ga. Board Can't Claim Immunity In SmileDirect Case, Feds Say
• FCC's New GC Is Merger Czar, Williams & Connolly Alum
• La. Appraiser Board Asks Justices To Bolster Antitrust Shield
• Epic Judge Doubts Apple's 'Quirky' Samsung Subpoena Bid
• Ex-Indivior Parent Withdraws $1.4B Claim Over Suboxone
• After Trump, Dem Probes May Turn To Companies
• Minn. Defends Utility Incumbent Preference To High Court
• Becton Investor Says Insiders Dumped Stock Ahead Of Recall
• Chicken Giants Slam Class Bids In Broiler Price-Fixing Suit
• Revival Of Earmarks Will Streamline Legislative Process
• Legal Startup Fires Back At Westlaw With Antitrust Claims
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Can't Have FTC Prison Call Transcripts
• FTC Says Endo, Impax Cut 2nd Opana ER Pay-For-Delay Deal
• EpiPen Buyers Want Remote Testimony In Pricing MDL
• Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process
• High Court Won't Take Up M&T Bank Merger Case
• Justices Reject Emoluments Suits Against Trump As Moot
• High Court Won't Decide Arbitration Carveout Question
• Justices Won't Hear Domino's Workers' Arbitration Question
• Judges On Race: Lack Of Data Deters Criminal Justice Reform
• Ret. Fed. Judges Call On Telecoms To Lower US-China IP Heat
• Ericsson Fires Back, Asks ITC To Block Samsung 5G Imports
• Xcel Energy Inks $2.5M Deal In 15-Year Gas Price-Fix Fight
• Google Threatens To Yank Its Search Engine From Australia
• Feds File 1st Enforcement Actions Under Ticket Bot Ban
• Can Parler, Or Its Amazon Suit, Survive?
• Judge Won't DQ Class Rep In Suboxone 'Hopping' Suit
• GE Hits 4 Major Railroad Cos. With Antitrust Suit
• New DOD Cyber Rules Create Fertile Bid Protest Grounds
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson, Faegre Drinker, Weil
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Realogy Escapes Class Claims Of Misleading Investors
• State AGs Must Catch Up With DOJ Case Against Google
• Brazil Conditionally Clears $825M Takeda Drug Divestment
• Google Says App Developers Put Crazy Spin On Duty To Deal
• Public Knowledge Vet Rejoining DOJ Temporarily
• Philly CPA Firm Claims Ex-Partner Poached Clients
• CWA Decries Verizon-TracFone Deal's Impact On Lifeline
• Amazon Won't Have To Host Parler During Dispute
• Faegre, Latham Drive $1.1B Boston Scientific-Preventice Deal
• Law Firms Should Note GCs' Growing Focus On Biz Strategies
• Slaughter Named Acting FTC Chair Amid Biden Shakeup
• Fortnite Maker Looks To Draw Apple, Google Into UK Suit
• EU Eyes Easier Access To Export Credit Insurance Amid Virus
• Biden DOJ May Ax Ban On 3rd-Party Donation Settlements
• Medical Transport Co. Loses 4th Circ. Appeal In Antitrust Case
• COVID-19 Tracking App Says It Was Foiled By App Store Ban
• UnitedHealth Unit Draws 1st Follow-On No-Poach Class Action
• Barry Nigro, Ex-DOJ Antitrust Deputy, Talks Enforcement
• Energy Antitrust: The Year In Review And What Lies Ahead
• Google Looks To Move Texas Ads Suit To Calif.
• Tyson To Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Claims For $221M
• How Defense Production Act May Affect Vaccine Supply Chain
• EU Hits Steam Owner, Game Makers Over 'Geo-Blocking'
• Berger Montague Taps Partner To Co-Lead Antitrust Practice
• 6 Changes The Legal Industry Should Prepare For
• Phones 4U, Vodafone Fight Over Device Access In Cartel Suit
• More Consumer Groups Settle With Tyson In Price-Fix Suits
• DOJ Tells 11th Circ. New Law Supports Oscar's Fla. Blue Case
• DOJ's Delrahim Calls For Antitrust Reforms On Way Out
• With Leadership Change, FTC Enforcement 'Full Speed Ahead'
• Charter Rescinds Request To Nix Merger Conditions
• Lead Plaintiff In Endo Investors' Suit Slams Other Bids
• UK Watchdog Drops Probe After Metallurgy Firms Cut Off Deal
• High Court Parses FCC's Mandate To Promote Diversity
• Arizona May Have Nudged US Law Firms Toward Future IPOs
• FTC Antitrust Alum Joins Faegre Drinker As DC Partner
• Mylan Can't Escape EpiPen Distributors' Antitrust Claims
• Android Users Slam Google's 'All Or Nothing' Privacy Stance
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Again Denied Early Prison Release
• Amazon Hit With Another Antitrust Suit Over E-Books
• New President, New Senate, New Antitrust Ballgame
• FTC Head Simons Stepping Down
• BT Faces £600M Class Action Over Landline Rates
• Novo Joins Challenge To HHS Pharma Discount Opinion
• Calif. Says AB 5 Not Blocked By Federal Franchising Law
• FTC Faces Steep Odds In High Court Restitution Case
• Outgoing DOJ Antitrust Chief's Greatest Hits
• What To Expect In High Court's Media Ownership Review
• Amazon & Publishers Secretly Fixed E-Book Prices, Suit Says
• FTC Authority To Obtain Monetary Relief May Be Under Threat
• Lessons From Economic Testimony In 2020 Merger Litigation
• FTC Studying Medical Mergers With Data From Cigna, Aetna
• DOJ Won't Scrap Long-Standing Music Licensing Orders
• 4 Legal Industry Trends Litigation Financiers Are Watching
• GE Hits Siemens Energy With Trade Secrets, Bid-Rigging Suit
• Parler Claims Hate 'Not Part And Parcel' Of Platform
• Epic Games Hits Apple, Google With Antitrust Claims In UK
• FRAND Rate 'Nightmare' Raises Call For International Tribunal
• 3 Takeaways From Senate Insulin Pricing Probe
• Conn. AG Unveils Antitrust Probe Into Amazon E-Book Biz
• Mass. General Scraps NH Merger Plan Amid Antitrust Probe
• Delrahim Stepping Down As DOJ Antitrust Head
• A Lawyer's Guide To Setting Well-Being Goals In 2021
• Pork Buyers Win Initial Approval Of $24.5M Deal With JBS
• Google Closes $2B Fitbit Deal Despite Ongoing Probes
• Constantine Cannon Names NY Partners To Managing Body
• Germany Fines Manhole Makers €6M For Price-Fixing
• Lawmakers Decry NCAA For Stalling On Name, Image Issue
• Uber Misled Public, Say Cabbies Seeking False Ad Suit Revival
• Universities Get DOJ Green Light To Pool IoT, Data Patents
• Facebook Can't Duck Developer's RICO Suit Over App Access
• Former Ballard Spahr Partner Joins Axinn's Antitrust Group
• Justices Skeptical Of FTC's Claim To Restitution Powers
• FTC Probing Casey's $580M Bid For Gas Station Rival Bucky's
• Amazon Blasts Parler's Bid To Nix Suspension
• Investor Suit Over Packing Cos.' $6.8B Merger Tossed
• Keyword Searches To Improve Your Privilege Doc Review
• LSE's $27B Data Co. Takeover Gets EU Nod With Antitrust Fix
• FTC's Facebook Antitrust Case Gets New Judge
• PBM Lobby Sues To Block Trump's 'Radical' Drug Rebate Rule
• Gary Gensler Reportedly Tops Biden's List To Lead SEC
• Tyson Settles Chicken Buyers' Price-Fixing Claims
• DOJ's Antitrust Unit Making Good On Labor Market Warnings
• Pfizer Sues Over Generic For Arthritis Drug Xeljanz
• DOT Must Probe JetBlue-American Alliance, Southwest Says
• State AGs' 2020 Actions Offer Hints At 2021 Priorities
• Chicken Of The Sea Settles Remaining Tuna Price-Fix Suits
• A Law Of The Digital Sea Could Expand Data Rights, Oversight
• UK Antitrust Arm Orders Vehicle Parts Merger's Breakup
• Visa, Plaid Call Off $5.3B Deal Following DOJ Challenge
• ABA Approves Remote Practice, But Questions Remain
• Jones Day, Wachtell Lead $3.6B Deal For Medical Products Co.
• Google Hit With $2B Antitrust Suit Over 'Rigging' Its Algorithm
• Impax Investors' Drug Price-Fixing Suit Revived By 9th Circ.
• Acacia Asks Court To OK Its Termination Of $2.6B Cisco Deal
• Illumina Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Patent Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Revives Fresenius Generic Drug Suit
• Mylan, Pfizer Fight Remote Testimony In EpiPen Trial
• Parler Hits Amazon With Suit Over Suspension In Riot's Wake
• GoodRx IPO Timed To Beat Amazon's Rival Launch, Suit Says
• Kirkland, Cleary Advise Staples In $2.1B Office Depot Bid
• Pilgrim's Pride Settles Out Of Price-Fixing Case For $75M
• Traders Seek Cert. In Louis Dreyfus Cotton Futures Row
• Keys To Creating Standout Law Firm Thought Leadership
• No Delay For Epic's Apple Trial In Antitrust Case
• PPP Enforcement Issues To Watch In 2021
• 'This Is Nuts!' Mass. AG's Approach To Repair Suit Irks Judge
• Justices Decline To Hear Canadian Pacific's Rail Deal Row
• Becton Buyers Defend Revived Antitrust Suit
• Gilstrap Won't Let Samsung Enforce China FRAND Injunction
• Top 5 Criminal Justice Reforms Advocates Want Under Biden
• Judges On Race: The Power Of Discretion In Criminal Justice
• Google Judge To Sell Mutual Funds Holding Alphabet Stock
• Cisco Wins Injunction Against Acacia Ending $2.6B Deal
• 2nd Circ. Urged To Refuse Rescue Of Post-Scandal Libor Suit
• Pomerantz Asks To Take Lead Of Endo Investors' Suit
• Samsung Asks ITC To Block Ericsson 5G Imports
• L3Harris, Aviation Co. Agree To End Bid-Rigging Feud
• Shkreli Can't Pause Suit Pending Prison Release, Judge Says
• Ex-Manager Says 'Stale' Ecolab Docs Aren't Trade Secrets
• Catering Co. Says Revised Turkey Price-Fix Claims Are OK
• Kirkland & Ellis Adds Antitrust Partner To London Office
• Apple Users Face Uphill Fight In Securing Global Sales Data
• DOJ, AGs Get Google Cases Combined For Discovery
• DOJ Wants Time At 9th Circ. In Ariz. Solar Energy Rate Case
• 5 Attorney Business Development Tips For The New Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Google Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over New Privacy Rules
• Choices Were 'Econ 101,' Not Antitrust Issue, Airlines Say
• Epic Says Don't Let Class Issues Delay Case Against Apple
• Acquitted Trader Can Use Some DOJ Evidence For Civil Case
• Texas Court Laments 'Mole-Hole' Of Anti-SLAPP Appeals
• DOJ Targets UnitedHealth Unit For Criminal No-Poach Pacts
• 10 Ways Antitrust Scrutiny Is Heating Up In 2021
• Post-Brexit UK Antitrust Arm Eyes Merger Enforcement
• Insurers Urge Court To Preserve Cancer Drug Antitrust Suit
• In Their Words: What Attys Expect If Garland Becomes AG
• Top Court MasterCard Ruling Lowers Bar For UK Class Suits
• Minimizing Disruption To Clients During Law Firm IT Upgrades
• Apple, Intel Patent Scheme Suit Against Fortress Axed Again
• Home Sellers Blast 'Fruitless' Bid To Excise Class Members
• EU Eyes Competition Impact On Collective Bargaining
• DOI, Tribes Look To Dodge MGM Resorts' $300M Casino Suit
• 10 Patent Prosecution, Litigation Practice Trends From 2020
• Online Travel Co. Says JetBlue Is Blocking Competition
• SoftBank's $40B Nvidia Deal Under UK Antitrust Scrutiny
• Ex-Lowey Dannenberg Leader Joins Grant & Eisenhofer
• Feds Want In On Allergan Collusion Suit Amid Criminal Probe
• Departing Attys Taking Files May Be Illegal, Mass. Court Says
• Tips For Drafting Effective Amicus Briefs
• Ex-Fed. Circ. Chiefs Spar Over Ericsson, Samsung Patent Row
• Ga. Board Pushes 11th Circ. For Immunity From SmileDirect
• Procter & Gamble, Billie Drop Deal Amid FTC Challenge
• Ex-Domino's Worker Urges High Court To Take Venue Fight
• Antitrust Fines Rise In US As They Decline Elsewhere
• Merck, Glenmark Fight Zetia Class Cert. At 4th Circ.
• Adelson's Vegas Paper Hits Rival With Antitrust Counterclaims
• TMAC Sold For $225M After Initial Chinese Buyer Was Blocked
• 5 Trends That Will Influence E-Discovery In 2021
• Health Care Co. Appeals Contract Terminations To 6th Circ.
• Network Rail Must Hand Over Docs For Antitrust Damages Suit
• Facebook Asks Court To Wait On Consolidating Antitrust Suits
• Rader Tells Gilstrap China Can Handle Essential IP Fight
• DC Judge Calls Teva's Bid To Reclassify Drug Anticompetitive
• US Atty In Los Angeles To Step Down This Week
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• DOJ Says Concrete Supplier To Pay $20M For Fixing Prices
• DOJ Backs AbbVie At 7th Circ. In 'Patent Thicket' Case
• Apple Won't Have To Turn Over Global Docs In Fight With Epic
• Key Issues In High Court's Review Of NCAA Antitrust Ruling
• Labor-Economy Data Informs Antitrust Law But Needs Work
• Hollywood Talent Agency WME Can't Halt Writers' Boycott
• Lowey Dannenberg's Top Leader Resigns
• Ex-DOJ Counsel Joins Kirkland As Antitrust Partner
• How Relationship Partners Can Draft Winning RFP Responses
• Law Firm Merger Predictions For 2021
• The Top Merger Challenges To Watch In 2021
• Antitrust Conduct Cases To Watch In 2021
• Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2021
• 2020 ERISA Litigation Trends Hint At What's Ahead This Year
• California Cases To Watch In 2021
• Top Telecom Developments To Watch In 2021
• Finance, Data Top Brexit Deal's List Of Unfinished Business