Competition Archive » February, 2021

Competition - February, 2021

223 articles

• Hong Kong Man Charged With Conspiring To Steal GE Secrets
• Attys Make Their Cases For Leading Google Ad Suits
• Hotels' Bid For Arbitration Docs Should Be Nixed, Court Hears
• Zillow Wants Real Estate Magazine's False Ad Suit Tossed
• Gilstrap Makes Apple's $506M Patent Trial Loss Final
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Suez Board Of Directors Decries Veolia's €11.2B Takeover Bid
• NCAA Loses Bid To Pause Athlete Pay Suits
• NJ Home Seller Cites US House Antitrust Study In Zillow Case
• Small Odds Humira Patents All Invalid 'Worries' 7th Circ
• National Enforcers Can't Duplicate EU Competition Claims
• 'Change Is Coming' In Big Tech, House Antitrust Dem Vows
• Flooring Co. Accuses Rival Of Swiping Workers, Trade Secrets
• Tribunal Upholds CMA's Antidepressant Market Rigging Fine
• 3rd Circ. Won't Revive Doctors' Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Subpoenas Fintech Co. In Antitrust Employment Probe
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• Banks Can Argue Funds Passed On UK Forex Rigging Losses
• AT&T Should Qualify 'Best Network' Claim, Ad Watchdog Says
• Qualcomm Hit With £480M Consumer Class Action In UK
• Farmers Want Crop Supply Price-Fix Suits Centralized In Ill.
• Food Lion Settles Suit Over Piece Of $433M Dean Foods Deal
• Transaction Toolkit For A More Litigious M&A Environment
• Epic Judge Says Apple 'Salted The Earth With Subpoenas'
• FTC Remains Alert To 'Opportunistic Conduct' In Pandemic
• McDonald's Operator Wants Atty Fees For 'Frivolous' Claim
• Pork Buyers Want Steering Committee In Antitrust Suit
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Should An Atty Lead HHS? Lawmakers Debate Pros And Cons
• 4 Tribes Urge Court To Keep Suit Over Gambling Compacts
• Garland Aced His AG Audition. Next Comes The Hard Part.
• Illumina Wants 'Entirely Derivative' Antitrust Suit Paused
• Google Blasts Texas-Led Digital Ad Monopolization Suit
• Full 11th Circ. Hears Immunity Arguments In SmileDirect Case
• Pilgrim's Pride Fined $108M For Chicken Price-Fixing
• Samsung Asks Fed. Circ. To Undo Gilstrap's FRAND Ruling
• Under Armour Says Activewear Tech Co. Isn't Its Competitor
• 7th Circ. To Crawl Into Humira 'Patent Thicket' Dispute
• Tyson, Pilgrim's Pride Get OK On $155M Deal In Price-Fix Suit
• Facebook Gets Ad Firm's Claims Tossed In Data Scraping Row
• 11th Circ. Should Reconsider Remote Arbitration Subpoenas
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Facebook, Australia Cut Deal Over News Bargaining Law
• RentPath Gets $52M Breakup Fee From Failed CoStar Tie-Up
• Visa Says IPOs Doom Retailers' Swipe Fee Suits
• Notre Dame Signals Support For Athlete Name, Image Rights
• Fortnite Maker Can Bring Claims Against Google In UK Suit
• Garland's AG Vow: 'Turn Down The Volume' At DOJ
• DOJ Antitrust Alum Rejoins O'Melveny As Partner
• Oscar Drops Florida Blue Cross Exclusivity Rules Fight
• Sidley, Graubard Steer Fintech Co.'s Go-Public At $4.7B Value
• Intuit Accuses Visa, MasterCard Of Fixing Merchant Fees
• 5th Circ. Lifts TM Ban On Pepsi's 'Gatorlyte' For Now
• Groups Want Top BigLaw Attys Kept Out Of DOJ Leader Roles
• Consumer Activists Call For FTC Probe Of Grocery Industry
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• High Court Knocks Out PBM Group's 8th Circ. Preemption Win
• Barclays Escapes UK Municipalities' Libor Loan Suits
• OSHA To Oversee Whistleblower Complaints Under New Laws​​​​​​​
• Discovery Order Means No 'De Facto' Immunity For Rail Cos.
• DC Circ. Backs FERC's Grid Rate Incentives Cut
• Indicted Poultry Exec Gets Some COVID Jury Impact Details
• FTC Takes Harder Look At Lockheed's $4.4B Aerojet Deal
• EU Clears Varian's $16.4B Sale To Siemens Unit With Fixes
• House Antitrust Panel Keeping Up Pressure On Platforms
• PepsiCo Halted From Selling Electrolyte Drink Amid TM Claim
• Botox Rival Can Stay On Market Following Allergan Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, White & Case, Sidley
• Bleichmar Fonti Wants To Retake Lead In Endo Investor Suit
• Warning Of 'Grim' Outcomes, House Dems Haul In Tech CEOs
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Redfin To Pay $608M For Bankrupt Property Co. RentPath
• Advertisers Say Facebook Execs Knew About Bloated Stats
• FTC Sets April Trial In La. Real Estate Appraisers Case
• Expedia Asks To Shield Arbitration Docs In TravelPass Suit
• What To Watch For At Garland's AG Confirmation Hearings
• DOJ Wants More Info On Salesforce's $27.7B Deal For Slack
• FTC Staff Fights Altria's Bid To Claw Back Juul Docs
• A Changing Health Insurance Antitrust Landscape
• EU Puts Safeguards In Novelis-Aleris Deal After Divest Mishap
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• 4th Circ. Upholds Private Parties' Right To Challenge Mergers
• Australia Raises Antitrust Fears Over Aon's $30B Willis Merger
• Monster Energy's Claws Come Out In TM Suit Over Rival Logo
• Facebook Pulls News Sharing In Australia Over Media Law
• Okla. Tribes Say Gambling Deal Suit Should Be Tossed
• Goldman, JP Morgan Prevail Over Aluminum Antitrust Claims
• Apple Blames Trump DOJ IP Stance For 'Flawed' Nokia Ruling
• Amazon, Big 5 Publishers Hit With E-Book Antitrust Suit
• Fortnite Maker Brings Antitrust Fight With Apple To Europe
• US Natural Gas Cos. Combine In $7.2B Deal Built By 5 Firms
• ND Senate Nixes Bill Targeting App Store Exclusivity
• Fed. Circ. Grants Last-Minute Pause Of ITC's Botox Rival Ban
• Franchisee Claims McDonald's Race Bias Hurt His Operation
• Arbiters Should Make Call In NFL Game Suit, DirecTV Says
• Optum OKs Review Reset On $13.8B Change Healthcare Buy
• Don't 'Radically Alter' Antitrust, Sen. Mike Lee Says
• 8th Circ. Judge Wary Of Arbitration Bid In Home Sale Fee Row
• Parler Relaunches After Amazon's Riot Suspension
• DOJ Should Take Cue From SEC On Whistleblower Incentives
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• CORRECTION: Constellation Sued Over Corona Hard Seltzer
• UK Concerned About EBay's $9.2B Sale Of Classifieds Biz
• Royal Mail Settles Antitrust Suit With Medical Testing Co.
• Betting Data Co. Sued Over Premier League Match Information
• CDK, Reynolds Battle Auto Dealer Data MDL
• CBD Co. Says Rival Unlawfully Using Its Own Trademark
• China Asks 2nd Circ. To Argue For Vitamin C Exporters Again
• Shoe Insert Co. Accuses Rival Of Bad-Mouthing It In Emails
• FTC Wants Info About Bass Pro, Sportsman's Warehouse Deal
• Pa. Water Utility Says DuPont Illegally Transferred PFAS Biz
• Gilead, Bristol-Myers Say Direct Buyers Antitrust Suit Too Late
• ADHD Drug Buyer May Need To Arbitrate Antitrust Claims
• US Should Copy Aussie Google News Law, Microsoft Says
• End 'Forced Arbitration,' Ex-Fox Host Carlson Urges House
• Ga. Judge Rejects Sanctions Bid Over Deleted Text Messages
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• Home Sellers Say Brokerages Should Produce Franchise Docs
• Blue Cross Units, CVS Want Drug Pricing Suits Combined
• What The Biden Presidency Means For Class Actions
• Shareholder Suit Against Data Software Company Thrown Out
• Enforcers Remain Worried About 'Flailing' Merger Arguments
• Several Private Facebook Antitrust Suits Consolidated
• Google Keeps Pushing To Move Texas AG Case To Calif.
• French Authority To Probe Veolia Takeover Of Suez Subsidiary
• FCC Urged To Overturn Trump-Era Fiber Unbundling Policy
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Texas AG Asks Lawmakers To Fund Google Antitrust Litigation
• Gaming Tech Biz Says $100M Antitrust Suit Still Too Late
• EU Accepts Aspen Offer To Slash Prices On Cancer Drugs
• Teva-Centric Price-Fix Case Likely To Lose Bellwether Status
• AbbVie, Others Move To End Generic Bystolic Antitrust Claims
• DOJ Says Poultry Execs Can't Have Firms' Legal Analyses
• TopGolf Aces SureShot's Antitrust Suit Over Tech Co. Buy
• Apple Can't Render 4G Patents Unenforceable In $506M Row
• Apple Didn't Deceive Epic With 'Sloppy' Atty Lists, Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Won't Give Fresenius Another Look At Drug Claim
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Recertification, Conflicts, Assumptions
• ITC Takes Up Samsung Claims Over Ericsson 5G Imports
• EssilorLuxottica, GrandVision Offer EU Fixes For €5.5B Deal
• Nokia's License Boycott Broke Antitrust Law, 5th Circ. Told
• Duane Morris Taps 4 Barnes Thornburg Attys For Dallas Office
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Agencies' Halt Of Early Merger OKs May Signal Policy Shift
• High Schools Say NCAA Pay Ruling Will Trickle Down
• 10 Global Digital Markets Regulatory Issues To Watch
• Writers Guild Cuts Deal With Last Talent Agency In Fee Suit
• Cost And Opportunity In Suspending Early Merger Clearances
• CMA Names New Top Cartel Director
• Door Buyers Win Initial OK For $81M In Price-Fix Settlements
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• 'Short Squeeze' Class Actions Face Uphill Battle
• BP Fights FERC $20M Manipulation Penalty At 5th Circ.
• MPs To Probe £530M LV Takeover Amid Competition Concerns
• 3 Firms Power Renesas' $5.9B Deal For Dialog Semiconductor
• Lead Plaintiff Booted From Endo Suit Over 97-Second Lag
• Acthar Claimants Hit Skadden For Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Role
• JPML Combines Google Play Store Suits But Omits Ad Cases
• States, DOJ Get Depo Cap Raised In Google Antitrust Battle
• Why An ExxonMobil-Chevron Merger Isn't Unthinkable
• Fresenius Lost Chance To Appeal Antitrust Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Ga. Dental Board Seeks Immunity In SmileDirect Antitrust Suit
• Toyota Can't Seal Exhibits From $209M Crash Suit
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• Judge Says Shippers 'Shoveling Discovery' In Fuel Price MDL
• Franchise Advocates Support Burger King At 11th Circ.
• No Thanks, EpiPen Buyers Tell Judge After Trial Delay Invite
• Lead Texas Atty In Google Suit Tells Team Not To Use Gmail
• Klobuchar Unveils Sweeping Antitrust Reform Bill
• Colorado Rep. Buck Takes GOP Lead In House Antitrust Panel
• Google Judge Won't Split Publishers From Antitrust Ad Fight
• Pa. Hospitals Hit With Antitrust Suit Over No-Poach Deal
• Trade Group Wants To Block Mazda Dealer Program In NJ
• Nat'l Assoc. Of Realtors Closes Rival's Antitrust Suit
• AT&T Gets Judge's OK For $1.95B Liberty Deal If Assets Sold
• How Parties Can Prep For Global FRAND Jurisdictional Battles
• Keller Lenkner Hires Former Aide To Texas AG, White House
• Ambulance Co. Wants Full 4th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Case
• More Senior Staff Accuse UnitedHealth Unit Of No-Poach Plot
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• DOJ, FTC Suspend Early Merger Clearances For Review
• German Antitrust Watchdog Fines Steel Cartel €35M
• Google Offers 'No Proof' For Moving Texas Case, AGs Say
• Huntington, TCF Offering Fix For $22B Merger Deal
• FTC Dodges Ala. Dental Board's Bid To Block Investigation
• Hawley Targets Big Tech Mergers In Budget Amendment
• Microsoft Backs Australian Media Law Opposed By Google
• Google's Consent Defense Can't Ax Data Privacy Suit Outright
• Drake's Champagne Co. Sues Over 'Brand-Damaging' Prices
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• Farmer Says Bayer, Cargill Rooted Out Ag Supply Competitors
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• 5 Firms Aid As Jazz Pays $7.2B For Rare Disease Drugmaker
• Ariz. Utility Hinders Solar Competition, DOJ Tells 9th Circ.
• Par Pharma Abusing FDA Process To Foil Rivals, Amneal Says
• Humira Buyers Say AbbVie 'Contorting' Actavis At 7th Circ.
• Judge Digs In For Drawn-Out Cisco, TecSec Encryption Brawl
• EA To Bring Back College Football Game Amid NIL Debate
• CORRECTED: AutoStore Accused Of Deceiving USPTO To Box Out Rival
• Amazon Pays $61.7M To End FTC Claims It Stole Driver Tips
• Merger Enforcers Remained Active Under Trump
• Structuring Protein-Specific Life Science Partnerships
• DOJ Action Is A Cautionary Tale On Employer No-Poach Pacts
• Takata's US Ch. 11 Trustee Cuts $84M Auto Parts MDL Deal
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• Telecoms Lose Bid To Block Exec Phone Access In Cartel Suit
• CMA Orders Viagogo To Shed StubHub's International Biz
• Vast Swipe Fee Suit Cut Down To Sample Size For Trial
• DOJ Slams 'Paltry' Extra Discovery Allowance In Google Case
• NCAA's Amateurism Deserves Deference, High Court Told
• MGM Says DOI Can't Escape Suit Over $300M Casino Plan
• App Developer Atty Disclosed Confidential Info, Apple Says
• Bankruptcy Court Won't Unwind American Airlines Deal
• How Criminal Antitrust Compliance Is Changing
• Apple Must Cough Up Payment Docs In Epic Games Fight
• Paul Hastings Hires Ex-Honeywell Chief Antitrust Lawyer
• Quinn Emanuel Taps Ex-Alston & Bird Partner For New Office
• Feds Agree To Push Back Drug Rebate Rule
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Ch. 11 Trustee Sought To Take Over Mallinckrodt Case
• EU Asks Court To Resurrect €13B Irish Apple Tax Clawback