Competition Archive » March, 2021

Competition - March, 2021

276 articles

• Justices Skeptical NCAA Amateurism Deserves A Pass
• Software Co. Challenges IBM's $34B Red Hat Buy, Code 'Theft'
• Drug Price Checker Can Move Ahead With Antitrust Suit
• Wall Street Giants Beat Treasury Auction Rigging MDL
• Blocked From Suing Apple In UK, Epic Tries CMA Complaint
• SEC Puts Brokers On Notice For Money Laundering Concerns
• UK Authority Taking Second Look At Sports Fashion Merger
• Stifel, Jefferies Exit Louisiana AG's GSE Bond-Rigging Case
• Grocers Want 3rd Circ. To Rehear Egg Antitrust Case
• Staffing Co. Charged With Suppressing School Nurse Wages
• Ga. Judge Bars Ex-Flooring Biz Workers From Roles At Rival
• Illumina Antitrust Case Iced While Patents Challenged
• 3 Cybersecurity Questions To Ask Before A Remote Mediation
• Google Asks 2nd Circ. To End Genius Lyrics Fight
• No Jury, No Forfeiture For 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli In FTC Case
• Hot Rod Group Can't Pump Brakes On Racer's Antitrust Case
• FTC Challenges Illumina's $8B Deal For Cancer Detection Biz
• Can Antitrust Enforcement Be A Tool For Racial Equity?
• Doormaker's Investors Win Cert. In Suit Over Antitrust Scheme
• Top Court's NCAA Matchup: WilmerHale Vs. Winston & Strawn
• Generics Cos. Argue For Heritage Bellwether In Antitrust MDL
• A Uniform Mediation Act Primer As States Continue Adoption
• EU Probes Electricity Trading Platform Over Antitrust Issues
• ROSS Can't Toss Suit That Claims It Stole Westlaw Content
• Optum's $13.8B Change Healthcare Buy Under DOJ Scrutiny
• 'Headwinds' Make FTC Run Out Qualcomm Appeal Clock
• Female Heads Of FCC, FTC, NTIA Talk Remote Work, COVID-19
• Century-Old MLB Antitrust Carveout Looms Over NCAA Case
• JBS Forks Over $20M To Consumers In Pork Price-Fix Suit
• Digital COVID Vaccine Passports Should Be Antitrust-Exempt
• Hotel Chains Say Missing Search History Dooms Antitrust Suit
• Visa, Sainsbury's Tussle Over Docs In £126M Swipe Fee Suit
• Safeguarding Privileged Communications In A Remote World
• Argos To Pay Out £570K Over Warranties, Watchdog Says
• EU Wants Member States To Refer More Nascent Mergers
• GOP Sens. Unveil Bill To Cut Natural Gas Export Regulations
• FTC Has Plan B For Restitution Under High Court Review
• Bill Introduced To Block Chinese Cos. From SBA Help
• Apple Says 'Tainted' $506M IP Verdict Justifies New Trial
• Up Next At High Court: Acting SG Makes Debut In NCAA Case
• Real Estate Publication Defends False Ad Suit Against Zillow
• Apple, Epic Judge Caps In-Person Attendance At May Trial
• 4 Areas Of Cyberattack Vulnerability For Law Firms
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Wachtell, Skadden
• TV Maker Loses Bid To Revive Philips Hi-Def Patent Suit
• Westlaw Seeks To Cut Monopoly Claims From ROSS IP Fight
• NCAA Amateurism Under Microscope In High Court Args
• UK Watchdog Calls Facebook Giphy Deal Bad For Competition
• FTC, DOJ Vertical Guidelines Remain In Effect, For Now
• Apple Shouldn't Move Virus App Monopoly Suit, Rival Says
• FTC Considering New Rules For Competition
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Rep. Buck Says It's Time For Congress To Act On Big Tech
• Mastercard Faces Renewed Battle Over £14B UK Class Action
• Pa. Justices Scrap AG's Royalty Case Against Anadarko
• EU Top Court Says Deutsche Telekom Can't Duck €38M Fine
• Crowdfunders Call Off Merger After UK Watchdog Casts Doubt
• How To Help Your Witnesses Overcome Hindsight Bias
• Lundbeck Loses EU Appeal Over €146M 'Pay For Delay' Fine
• Golden Globes Group Beats Reporters' Monopoly Suit
• Robinhood 'Concealed' Costs Of Trading, Users Say
• Klobuchar Says Congress Has Rare Shot At Antitrust Overhaul
• DOJ's Acting Antitrust Chief Says No Transition Slowdown
• 4th Circ. Rules Hospital Has Antitrust Immunity Of Local Gov't
• Sixth Street Tried To 'Muck Up' $12.5B Deal, Chancery Told
• Pharma Industry Can Expect More Scrutiny From State AGs
• Fed. Court Won't Stop NYC From Going After Price-Gougers
• 7th Circ. Should Find Patent Thickets Aren't Anti-Competitive
• Chipmaker Micron Fights To Ax Price-Fixing Claims On Appeal
• NJ 'Reply All' Ethics Opinion Brings New Pitfalls For Attorneys
• Crowdfunders' Merger Plan Runs Into UK Antitrust Concerns
• CMA Takes Norton To Court For Withholding Info In Probe
• Judge Says Antitrust Case Against VW Belongs In Germany
• Generics MDL Special Master Says Calif. AG Merits Sanctions
• Feds Don't Want Hospital Groups In Pharma Discount Fight
• Auto Tech Co. Reynolds Slams Sanctions Bid In Antitrust MDL
• Maxell Settles Patent Suit Against Apple Over Mobile Tech
• Dealers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive German Car Co. Antitrust MDL
• EU Clears EssilorLuxottica's €5.5B GrandVision Deal With Fix
• And Now A Word From The Panel: There's No Place Like Home
• 11th Circ. Rips FDA's 'Invisible Ink' Interpretation Of Drug Act
• Shippers Blast Rail Cos. Bid For Appeal On Evidence Issue
• DOJ Blasts Google's 'Glacial' Pace In Antitrust Suit
• Ill. Grubhub Suit Paused As Deal Is Reached In Colorado Case
• Local Fears Don't Justify Halting Hawaii Beer Deal, DOJ Says
• Biden Officially Picks Amazon Critic Lina Khan For FTC Post
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Upholding Private Divestiture Order
• Law360's 2021 Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• Judging A Book: Bibas Reviews Rakoff's 'Why The Innocent Plead Guilty'
• UK Watchdog Probes Penguin's $2.2B Simon & Schuster Deal
• 6 CFIUS Considerations For De-SPAC Transactions
• Ill. Judge Gives Early OK To $104M Deal With Chicken Cos.
• Atty Search Site Accused Of Reneging On Exclusivity Deal
• 12 Firms Drive $29B Deal Forming 1st Mexico-US-Canada Rail
• Justice Department To Probe Visa Over US Debit Practices
• As AG Takes Wheel At HHS, Biden Faces Rocky Legal Road
• High Court Allows DOJ To Join NCAA Amateurism Arguments
• La. Real Estate Appraisers Push Justices To Review FTC Case
• NYC Price-Gouging Enforcement Based On 'Secret List': Suit
• Sanofi Says Insulin Pen Buyers Can't Expand Antitrust Case
• Georgia Judge Closes Cement Cartels Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Says Atty Wall Can't Fix Morgan Lewis, Glenmark Conflict
• For Law Firm Digital Marketing, Less Is Sometimes More
• Suez Asks European Court To Step Into Fray Over Veolia Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Goodmans, Herbert, Skadden
• FTC Should Have Global Antitrust Regulatory Aspirations
• Don't Miss It: Sullivan, Simpson Thacher Guide Hot Deals
• Quinn Emanuel, Hagens Berman To Lead Facebook User Suits
• House Republicans Say Antitrust Reform Should Stick To Tech
• AbbVie Asks High Court To Review Sham Litigation Exception
• Google Judge Mulls Weight Of States' Choice In Transfer Bid
• Apple Accused Of Failing To Stop App Store Scammers
• Pro-Biz Group Backs Axon 9th Circ. Merger Review Challenge
• EU OKs Danfoss' $3.3B Eaton Hydraulic Buy, With Conditions
• Cos. Buying Nascent Rivals Should Beware Antitrust Scrutiny
• FDIC Told To Beef Up Libor-Rigging Case Against UK Banks
• Calif. AG Wins Senate Confirmation To Lead HHS
• Steel Maker Gets EU Cartel Fine Cut To €2.6M
• UK To Overhaul Auditing Regime Following Major Scandals
• 2nd Circ. Says Chinese Regs Key To Vitamin Price-Fixing Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Sibor Price-Fixing Case
• Ex-HP Worker Urges 9th Circ. To Revive No-Poach Claims
• CWA Asks FCC To Assess Retail Hit Of Verizon-TracFone Deal
• Pharmacies Rip FDA Bid To End Compound Drugs Reg Case
• Ex-Blue Jays Pitcher's Astros Cheating Suit Strikes Out In LA
• UK Looks Determined To Grab A Larger Share Of SPACs
• Home Care Co. Says Ex-Exec Spied For Rival
• Independent Grocers Accuse Big-Boxes Of Edging Them Out
• 8th Circ. Says North Dakota Can't Cap Air Ambulance Rates
• 'Troubled' Court Roasts Counsel For Losing Track Of Client
• States Push New Bellwether Generic Drug Price-Fixing Case
• Transamerica Sues Fla. Atty Over Infringing Title Agency
• Antitrust Deputy Joins Morrison & Foerster From DOJ
• Biden Appointments, BigLaw Hires Signal Hot Antitrust Scene
• Justices Urged To Ignore State Appeal In La. Appraisers Case
• PhRMA Can't Get Minn. Insulin Pricing Law Overturned
• Body Cam Co. Seeks 9th Circ. Look At FTC's Merger Reviews
• Several AGs Join Texas-Led Google Monopolization Case
• FTC Leads International 'Rethink' Of Pharma Merger Reviews
• FBI Threw Kavanaugh Tips Down 'Garbage Chute,' Sen. Says
• AstraZeneca Resets FTC Review Clock For $39B Alexion Deal
• Strategies For Fighting Back Against A Rambo Litigator
• A Framework For Evaluating Willingness Of FRAND Licensees
• Canadian Watchdog ​Says It Supports Competition Law Review
• Glenmark Rips DOJ's 'Misplaced' Morgan Lewis Conflict Claim
• Becton Beats Antitrust Suit After 7th Circ. Revival
• FTC Atty Says 'Ozark' Co-Creator Stole Screenplay Credit
• Vitamin C Price-Fixing Case: Round 2 At The 2nd Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Won't Unscramble Egg Producer Antitrust Win
• Gov't Wants Surgical No-Poach Suits Iced Amid Criminal Case
• Advisory Co. Hits $7.3B Value With Warburg Pincus Funds
• Ill. City Wants Acthar Cases In MDL, Out Of Bankruptcy
• Ill. Panel Denies Atty's Bid For Records In $50M CRT Deal
• 3 Firms Assemble $6B Deal For Extended Stay America
• 8 Firms Build $21.34B Merger Of Canadian Telecoms Cos.
• GOP Wavers On Giving Media Collective Bargaining Power
• Some Early Merger Clearances Allowed, Agencies Say
• Minn. AG's Insulin Suit Against Sanofi, Eli Lilly Gutted
• Apple Says $800M COVID App Monopoly Suit Belongs In Calif.
• 3 Factors To Watch When Justices Rule On Media Ownership
• IPhone Gamer Gets 2nd Try After 'Lacking' Antitrust Complaint
• Acquitted Ex-Trader Says 'Spiteful' DOJ Withholding Evidence
• Samsung Lobs Counterclaims At Ericsson In EDTX Patent Suit
• UK's Revised Merger-Review Definitions Will Ease Compliance
• Analyzing Cost Issues After Top Court MasterCard Ruling
• 1 Year Into Pandemic, It's Time To Rethink Law Firm Billing
• 2 Firms Picked To Lead Pa. Hospitals Antitrust Litigation
• Citigroup Can't Duck Trader's Malicious Prosecution Claims
• Arnold & Porter Accused Of Conflicts In Mallinckrodt Ch. 11
• Quinn Emanuel, Hagens Berman Fight To Lead Facebook Suits
• AT&T Dodges Interference Claims In Staffing Co. Row
• Sen. Antitrust Panel Mulls Legislative Reforms, Big Tech
• Senate OKs Drug Exclusivity Change To Boost Generics
• Poultry Giants Can't Dodge Workers' Wage-Fixing Suit
• FTC's Phillips Says Antitrust Proposals Aren't Limited To Tech
• How Biden's Leadership Picks Will Shape Health Priorities
• NCAA Asks Ind. Justices To Revive $25M Coverage Battle
• Rogue High Court Citation May Spark Legal Writing Changes
• Facebook Says FTC, States' Suits Don't Show Consumer Harm
• Pro Players Warn Justices Of Dangers Of NCAA Amateurism
• What To Know About Lina Khan, Biden's Potential FTC Pick
• 9th Circ. Vacates LAX Injunction Against Car-Share Co. Turo
• Sutter Health Must Face Trial In Insurance Buyers' $411M Suit
• 'Why Is Price-Gouging Different On Amazon?' 6th Circ. Asks
• UnitedHealth, Others Hit With 'No Poach' Conspiracy Suit
• FCC's Rosenworcel Bullish On Open RAN Advances In 2021
• Law Profs Say NCAA Got Precedents Wrong In Antitrust Case
• Senate Panel Advances Biden's SEC Pick, Ties On CFPB Nom
• Pleading Tortious Interference Claims In Calif. After Ixchel
• The Case For Diversity In Internal Investigation Teams
• Merrick Garland Confirmed As Attorney General
• Railways Push To Derail £98M Ticket Price Class Action
• Hagens Berman Builds War Chest For Daimler Dieselgate Suit
• Apple IPhone Gamer's Antitrust Suit 'A Stretch,' Judge Says
• Sutter's Revised $575M Calif. Antitrust Deal Nears Initial OK
• Top Amazon Critic Poised For Nomination To FTC
• Teva Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Suit
• Docs Ask To Revive Antitrust Suit Against Certification Group
• Zillow, Nat'l Assoc. Of Realtors Sued Over Listing Changes
• US Should Learn From German Courts Balancing SEP Rights
• 4th Circ. Opens Door To New Private Merger Enforcement Era
• Railways Face £98M Class Action Over 'Unfair' Ticket Prices
• Rail Cos. Call Discovery Order 'Prime Candidate' For Appeal
• Topgolf Rival Takes Another Shot At 5th Circ. In Antitrust Case
• DirecTV Can't Push 'Sunday Ticket' Suit To Arb., Subs Say
• Price-Gouging Rules, E-Commerce To Collide At 6th Circ.
• Thales Asks Judge To Halt Philips' ITC Case Amid FRAND Row
• Skadden, Weil Steer DuPont's $2.3B Bet On Tech Materials Biz
• Hospitals Can't Justify Push To Depose FTC, Gov't Says
• DOJ Worried Over Morgan Lewis Generic Price-Fixing Conflict
• 5 Ways Outside Counsel Can Impress Their Clients
• Norton Rose Nabs Jones Day Litigation Vet
• NY Man Pleads Guilty To Face Mask Hoarding, Price-Gouging
• Pork Buyers Get Steering Committee In Antitrust Suit
• 4 Ways A Gensler-Led SEC Could Toughen SPAC Scrutiny
• Big Tech Critic Tim Wu Joins Biden White House
• Fed. Circ. Asks If There's 'No Looking Back' In PTAB Reviews
• Ga. Judge Bars Ex-Exec From Soliciting Hauser Clients
• Co. Says 4th Circ. Shows Private Divestiture 'Problematic'
• Zillow Beats Antitrust Suit Over Broker Collusion, For Good
• Truck Buyers Rebuff Funding Challenge In UK Cartel Suits
• How They Won It: Freshfields Breaks FTC's Winning Streak
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Banks, Ex-Merrill Traders Defeat Investors' Spoofing Case
• Hagens Berman Atty Admonished For 'Reckless' Apple Slip
• Amazon Says Parler Is 'Forum Shopping' Contract Breach Suit
• FDA Seeks Win In Suit Over Compounded Drug Agreements
• Hotels Say Expedia Shouldn't Join TravelPass Antitrust Suit
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Hit With 1st Private Antitrust Suit
• Teva Faces EU Antitrust Probe Over MS Drug Patent Strategy
• NCAA Shouldn't Get Antitrust Exemption, High Court Told
• Ethics Tips For Attorneys Telecommuting Across State Lines
• Antitrust Claims Against Under Armour Get Benched
• CoreLogic Nixes $7B CoStar Bid Over Stock, Regulatory Woes
• Apple Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over App Store Terms
• Justice Rose Tapped To Join UK Supreme Court
• 5 Questions For GC Looking To Upend Home Broker Fees
• Stearns Weaver Adds Former Assistant AG In Tallahassee
• No Goal: EU's Highest Court Overturns FC Barcelona Tax Deal
• BT Gets June Date To Fight £600M Landline Rates Suit
• NY Hospital Fights Subpoena In Health System Merger Row
• Pharma Cos. Held In Contempt In Trade Secrets Case
• AGs Want Quick Appeals On State Boards' Antitrust Immunity
• Samsung Says Gilstrap Can't Hear Ericsson FRAND Dispute
• FTC Cites Challenge Rec In Ga. Hospital Merger Cancellation
• Fed. Circ. Mulls If Qualcomm Deal Bars Apple's PTAB Appeals
• Pa. Hospitals Settle DOJ's Challenge Of $100M Deal
• UK Unveils Tweaks To New Merger Control Regime
• Parler Ends Amazon Antitrust Suit, Refiles As Contract Breach
• Fed. Circ. Judge 'Baffled' Over Grand Theft Auto Patent Beef
• 6 Ways Legal Employers Can Help Pandemic-Weary Parents
• How Cos. Can Weather Growing DOJ Labor Antitrust Scrutiny
• Facebook Sued Over Opaque Ad Rejections Harming Biz
• Retailers Accuse Mastercard Of Downplaying Swipe Fee Costs
• Aussie Bank Westpac Inks $25M Deal In Rate-Rigging Suit
• Hospital Groups Want To Join Fight Over Drug Discount Rule
• Teva, Mylan Back Plan For New Bellwether In Price-Fix MDL
• TV Maker Seeks To Revive Hi-Def Standard Patent Suit
• Consumers Want Court OK For $104M Deal With Chicken Cos.
• Peloton Rival Wants Exercise Bike Patent Suit Tossed
• Ex-Hong Kong Agency CEO Joins Wilson Sonsini
• Remote Working Tips For Lawyer Trainees And Their Firms
• DOJ Official Who Led Google Antitrust Probe Joins Shearman
• EBay, Adevinta To Drop UK Classifieds To Wrap Up $9.2B Deal
• Weil Must Turn Over Walgreens-Rite Aid Merger Documents
• FTC Competition Bureau Chief Joins Latham & Watkins
• FTC Alums Join Gibson Dunn's Antitrust Group As Partners
• Fed. Circ. Tries To Pin Down Novelty Of Data Storage IP
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Ill., Fla. AGs Look To Intervene Over 'Unfair' $31M Keurig Deal
• EpiPen Ruling Could Embolden Private Anti-Kickback Claims
• FTC Abandons Challenge To $599M Philly Hospital Deal
• Apple, Epic To Face Off In Person In May Trial Despite Virus
• Garland AG Nomination Advances To Full Senate Vote
• Justices Won't Hear Minn. Incumbent Grid Law Challenge
• No DQ For Polsinelli In Slot-Maker's 'Sham' Patent Suit