Competition Archive » April, 2021

Competition - April, 2021

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• Pa. High Court Points Way To Valid Employer No-Poach Deals
• Ky. Price-Gouging Probes Of Amazon Sellers May Resume
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Poultry CEO Says Civil Deposition Creates 'Hobson's Choice'
• Bausch Lobs IP Suit At Mylan Over Planned Trulance Generic
• Health Hires: Istari Oncology, Dykema, Paul Hastings
• Revolving Door Roundup: BigLaw Snaps Up Trump US Attys
• Apple Hit With EU Antitrust Complaint Over App Store Rules
• House Comes For Drug Prices With New Antitrust Bill Package
• Judge OKs Subpoena Reach That IDs $8.9M Litigation Funder
• Ex-Detroit Mayor Ally Released From Prison Years Early
• High Court Blow To FTC Restitution Could Be Temporary
• 9th Circ. May Rethink Class Decertification In Tuna MDL
• Pa. Justices Bar No-Hire Clauses Between Businesses
• CrossAmerica Buying 7-Eleven Stores For Speedway Deal Fix
• Data Co. Takeover Could Hurt NHS, British Watchdog Says
• Weil, Davis Polk Cook Up $950M Deal For Spices Supplier
• Biden Looks Beyond BigLaw For Court Openings In NJ, Wash.
• GOP Concerns May Delay Bill To Restore FTC Restitution Tool
• CC'ing Apple Attys Doesn't Create Privilege, Calif. Judge Says
• No Prison For Ex-Bumble Bee VPs Involved In Price-Fixing
• Casey's Must Sell 6 Gas Outlets For FTC OK Of Bucky's Deal
• Rollback Of Restitution Power Leaves FTC Cases In Limbo
• Steam Video Game Platform Hit With Another Antitrust Suit
• NCAA Says Still Committed To Relaxing Name, Image Rules
• Facebook Cites Recent High Court Ruling In FTC Case
• Hedonic Regression Shows Promise For Modeling IP Damages
• Pharma Cos. Can Expect Harsh Antitrust Scrutiny From Biden
• Dr. Reddy's Says Amarin Delaying Heart Drug Competition
• Justices' Restitution Order May Allow FTC-Surescripts Deal
• Facebook Appeals Giphy Merger Restrictions In CMA Probe
• Credit Suisse, Others Fined €28M Over Bond Trading Cartel
• EU Parliament Ratifies Post-Brexit Trade Deal With UK
• Startup Wants $46M Atty Fee After Patent Win Against Walmart
• UK Probing $9B Deal For Intel's Memory And Storage Biz
• Robinhood MDL Attorneys Vie For Leadership Roles
• Facebook Permanently Unfriends App Makers' Antitrust Suit
• Qualcomm, InterDigital Back Avanci Patent Pool At 5th Circ.
• Endo Says FTC Is Overreacting To Latest Impax Opioid Deal
• Fortress Calls Apple's IP Scheme Claims Mere 'Speculation'
• Hedgeye Says Ex-Managing Director Stole Trade Secrets
• Dems See 'Urgency' In Bill Restoring FTC Restitution Power
• Teva Calls DOJ Questions About Morgan Lewis Work Intrusive
• AGs Warn Against Sanctioning Calif. In Generics Pricing MDL
• Pet Products Maker, Distributor Agree To End Antitrust Suit
• Clark Hill Continues Expansion Of LA Office With New Partner
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• Optical Drive Objector Says Hagens Berman Used 'Bad Math'
• Justices Won't Weigh In On NYC Tour Bus Antitrust Case
• Dental Suppliers Settle Antitrust Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Food Tray Co. Appeals EU's Reduced €9.4M Cartel Fine
• Regulators Preserve Waiver For KC-Canadian Rail Merger
• 5th Circ. Told Reversing Nokia Win May Threaten Patent Pools
• DOJ Wants More Info On Morgan Lewis' Glenmark, Teva Work
• Pfizer 'Bonus' Irks Judge In Bristol-Myers Cancer IP Dispute
• Facebook Advertisers Seek Cert. In Inflated Ad Reach Suit
• Wachtell, S&C Direct $7B Deal For Specialty Chemicals Co. 
• Skadden, Kirkland Drive $12.3B Deal For Cybersecurity Firm
• FTC Banks On Lawmaker Action To Revive Restitution Power
• Ukraine Needn't Face Suit For Destroying Auto Import Biz
• FTC Calls In-House Ilumina Case As Important As Fed. Trial
• JBS Taps Ex-FTC Official For Its New Chief Legal Officer Role
• Health First Escapes Whistleblower, Antitrust Suits
• Key GOP Reps. Press MLB On 'Extortion' With Ga. Move
• AGs, FTC Say Facebook Must Plan For Discovery Now
• How Tuna Antitrust Ruling Affects Job Bias Class Actions
• Supreme Court Is Right In Limiting Gov't Agency Authority
• 'Answer The Question!' Judge Upbraids Mass. AG In Auto Suit
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• Coca-Cola Accused Of Cutting Out UK Wholesaler In New Suit
• FTC Lacks Facts For Antitrust Claims, Facebook Says
• Sens. Press Carriers On 2G, 3G Network Shutdown Plans
• Cooley-Led NeuroPace Raises $102M After Brief CFIUS Pause
• Louisiana To Settle Rest Of GSE Bond-Rigging Case
• FTC's Body Cam Case Stays Paused For High Court Petition
• AGs To Fill Void As Justices Say FTC Can't Impose Restitution
• Supreme Court Rolls Back FTC Restitution Power
• Local Authorities Hit Truck-Makers With Cartel Damages Suit
• Chicken Of The Sea, Indirect Buyers Net $6.5M Price-Fix Deal
• Apple, Google App Antitrust Debate Sparks Senate Pile-On
• Unlike Kraft, Tyson Foods Can't Nix Turkey Price-Fixing Suit
• DirecTV Hands Off Bars' 'Sunday Ticket' Claims To Arbitration
• Nokia, Others Tell 5th Circ. SEP Row Is Contract Issue
• Khan Declines Blanket Recusal On Big Tech Cases
• Cooley-Led Workplace Software Firm Leads Trio Of Tech IPOs
• New Bill Targets Foreign Real Estate Deals Near Military Bases
• Impax, Endo Say FTC's Win Doesn't Help Opana Buyers
• Auto Parts Cos. Taking Volkswagen Antitrust Case To 6th Circ.
• Apple-Epic Trial Won't Be Video Streamed, Judge Says
• What FTC Victory Means For Reverse Payment Settlements
• Intel Beats VLSI's Bid For $3B In 2nd Chip Trial
• Locke Lord Can't Ax $30M Malpractice Suit Under Anti-SLAPP
• How They Won It: Qualcomm Beats FTC Antitrust Suit
• Daily Mail Publisher Hits Google With Antitrust Suit
• VLSI Tells Jury $3B Intel Case Hinges On Witness Credibility
• FCC Won't Do Dems' 'Bidding' In Miami Station Sale, Carr Says
• Euro Soccer 'Super League' May Draw Antitrust Red Cards
• Adelson's Death Caps Damages In Newspaper Suit, Court Told
• Tesla Beats NJ Auto Trade Group's Direct Sales Complaint
• FTC's Challenge To $8B Illumina Merger Shipped To Calif.
• Key Senator Promises Fix If High Court Kills FTC Restitution
• Profs, Orgs Tell Justices To Review Sham Litigation Exception
• Deutsche Bahn Fined €48M For Cargo Customer Cartel
• UK Watchdog Flags Gas Station Markets In £6.8B Asda Deal
• Chancery Nixes Dyal Capital-Owl Rock Tie-Up Injunction
• ​​​​​FTC Rips Body Cam Co.'s Delay Bid Pending Justices' Review
• Antitrust Litigation Shifts As Class Members Opt Out
• Meet The Tech Co. CLOs Set To Testify At App Store Hearing
• NY Bills Would Curb No-Poach And No-Rehire Pacts
• Canadian National Lobs Competing $33.7B Bid For Rail Co.
• Royal Mail Appeals £50M Fine Over Delivery Pricing
• RelayHealth's $10M Deal In E-Prescription Antitrust Case OK'd
• Businessmen Face More Charges Of Fixing Therapist Wages
• Apple Restoring Parler To The App Store
• DOJ Says Firm Must Divest Salt Co. For $3.2B Morton Buy
• Health First Faces New Monopoly Suit After 2016 Settlement
• UK Gov't Wants National Security Review Of Nvidia's Arm Buy
• Drum Maker Hit With Higher Fine For Appealing Antitrust Deal
• Truck Buyers Press For Collective Status In UK Cartel Suit
• JBS Offers Eateries $13M In New 'Ice-Breaker' Pork Settlement
• Okla. Cannabis Co. Sues State Over Pot Tracking System
• Opana Buyers Point To FTC's 5th Circ. Win Against Impax
• Canadian Regulator Orders Telecoms To Share Networks
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• NJ Hospitals Say County Line Doesn't Block Competition
• Axon Wants FTC Paused While It Seeks High Court Review
• Late Bid For New Suboxone Antitrust Complaint Falls Flat
• Don't Miss It: Cravath, DLA Piper Guide Week's Hot Deals
• AstraZeneca Notches FTC Approval For $39B Alexion Deal
• Biden's FTC Pick Khan To Face Senate Panel Wednesday
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• 9th Circ. Shows How Stats Shore Up Rejection Of Class Cert.
• Biden Tops 100 Vacancies As Pa. Judge Takes Senior Status
• Intel Experts Tell Jury Chips Don't Infringe VLSI Patents
• EU Clears $1.3B Recycling Biz Deal With Conditions
• Biden DOJ Transition Slowed By GOP, Garland Pushback
• FCC Probes Verizon's Plans For TracFone Merger
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Shepherds To Settle Conspiracy Claim After Attys Find Client
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Axon Challenge To FTC Merger Powers
• Big-Money PE Play For Toshiba Is Sure To Catch CFIUS' Eye
• EU Court Adviser Says Daimler Unit Can Face Cartel Claims
• Bursor & Fisher Makes Play To Lead Robinhood MDL
• M&A Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• FTC Floats Consent Deal In La. Real Estate Appraisers Case
• UK Watchdog Still 'Concerned' Over Investment Tech Merger
• Vape Co. Sues Juul Over Alleged Smear Campaign
• Ill., Fla. AGs Can Intervene Over 'Unfair' $31M Keurig Deal
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Looking At 2-Hour Epic Trial Testimony
• UK Watchdog Gives $39B Telecom Merger The Provisional OK
• Drug Exclusivity Bill Meant To Help Generics Sent To Biden
• Helicopter Helmet Co. Has To Pay Rival's Bill For Antitrust Suit
• Protest Of Airlines' Price-Fix Deal Too Hasty, Judges Say
• Attys Streamline Bids To Lead Google Antitrust Suits
• Sutter Destroyed 192 Evidence Boxes, Antitrust Class Says
• Junction Ahead For 1st 'Major' Rail Merger In Decades
• PharMerica Must Face FCA Claims Over Electronic Data
• 3rd Circ. Gives Hardboiled No On Rehearing Egg Antitrust Suit
• Judge Clears Way For Hawaii Beer Deal
• Del. Justices Asked To Back $1.8B Cigna-Anthem Breakup Fee
• NJ Pet Gifts Co. Urges 3rd Circ. To Revive Magnet Fraud Suit
• Ryanair Loses €600M Finnair, SAS State Aid Challenges
• Senate Confirms Gary Gensler To Lead SEC
• NHS Fights To Revive £220M Drug Patent Suit At Top UK Court
• EU Gives Itself Time To Review Fixes For Aon, Willis Tie-Up
• The 9th Circ.'s Antitrust Class Action Mistake On 'De Minimis'
• Enforcement Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Chipmakers Can't Escape Price-Fixing Suit Over Filing Delay
• 4th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Actelion's Drug Tracleer
• 7 Firms Forge $4.8B Univision-Televisa Merger
• 5th Circ. Backs FTC In First Post-Actavis Pay-For-Delay Case
• GOP Sens. Target MLB Antitrust Carveout Amid Georgia Move
• 2nd Circ. Revives Bid-Rig Suit Over Bloomberg's NY Offices
• Epic Judge Says No To Apple's Bid For Pretrial Sanctions
• Apple Wants To Be Cured Of Virus App Monopoly Suit
• Samsung Pans Ericsson's 'Attacks' In China FRAND Fight
• UK Watchdog Probes €10B Cellnex Telecom Assets Deal
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Bankruptcy Service Price-Fixing Suit
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Lens Buyers Urge OK For $9.3M Fee Award In Price-Fix MDL
• US Antitrust Regulators Should Foster Climate Collaboration
• Under Armour Says Mushy Market Label Dooms Antitrust Suit
• Mallinckrodt Slams Bid To DQ Arnold & Porter In Its Ch. 11
• Three Firms Tapped To Lead Robinhood Order Flow Suits
• T-Mobile Says Dish To Blame For 3G Shutdown Threat
• Sen. Wants To Ban 'Dominant' Tech, $100B Cos. From All M&A
• FTC Asks For More Info On $300M Tractor Supply Deal
• Aon Offers Fix To Quell EU Concerns Of $30B Willis Takeover
• Invisalign Maker Must Face Dentists' Antitrust Claims
• Walmart Owes $115M For Stealing Startup's Food Tech
• Apple Says Not Naming Third-Party Witnesses Was Epic Fail
• Bang Energy Drink Maker Avoids Sanctions In False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Probes Doctor's 'Catch-22' Stance In Antitrust Case
• Italian Cos. Urge CAT To Apply English Law In Swipe Fee Suits
• Senators Call For Apple Rep At Planned App Store Hearing
• SmileDirect Tells 9th Circ. 'Harassment' Continues In Calif.
• NJ Judge Denies Class Cert. For Generic Lamictal Buyers
• Consumer Protection Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• It's Time To Modernize Amateurism In College Sports
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• FTC Says Moving Illumina Suit To Calif. Is Risky Amid COVID
• 2 Years In, Tech Division Makes FTC 'Far More Efficient'
• Departing Attys Taking Files Can Break Law, Mass. Court Says
• UK Makes Facebook Purge 16K Fake Review Accounts
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 9th Circ. 'Directly Supports' Zetia Class Fight, 4th Circ. Told
• AGs, FTC Fight To Keep Their Facebook Antitrust Suits Alive
• Swimming League Suit's Discovery Brawl Irks Calif. Judge
• 3rd Schemer Cops To Bid-Rigging After Charges Upheld
• Google Judge Wants Info On Facebook's Role In Antitrust Suit
• New Bill Aimed At Curbing China Would Expand CFIUS' Power
• FTC Inks $32M Deal To Settle TV Antenna False Ad Claims
• Verizon Says TracFone Merger Will Shore Up Prepaid Plans
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Microsoft Hit With £270M Lawsuit By Software Reseller
• States Too Late To Question Report In MDL, Drugmakers Say
• 2nd Circ. OKs Plaintiff Swap, Revives Post-Scandal Libor Suit
• UK's CMA Kicks Off Work On Digital Platform Code
• Verizon Can Support 'Fastest' Wideband Ad, Watchdog Says
• 2nd Circ. Questions Takeda's 'Lazarus' Take On Drug Patents
• Advocates Say TracFone Deal Can Only Wrap With Conditions
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Fed. Circ. Says Qualcomm Deal Dooms Apple's PTAB Appeals
• Illumina Hits Back At FTC, Says $8B Grail Deal Can Save Lives
• Health Insurance Compliance Steps After Antitrust Reform
• Locke Lord Asks Texas Panel To End $30M Malpractice Suit
• Goodwin Picks Up 3 New Partners In Antitrust, Life Sciences
• Okla. Tribes Say Reservation Rulings Back Gambling Suit
• FERC Gave Grid Builder Unfair Advantage, DC Circ. Told
• Calif. AG Says Sanctions Rec. 'Misunderstands' Generics MDL
• Walgreens Claims Crowell Betrayed It With Humana Suit
• 9th Circ. Unhooks Tuna Cos. From Price-Fixing Class Cert.
• RICO Suit Rips NYC For 'Inflating' Taxi Medallion Prices
• Apple Can't Get Facebook Docs About 'Bias' In Epic Battle
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• Antitrust Experts Join Bona Law As Dallas, NY Partners
• MDL Bid Won't Pause Ill. Crop Supply Price-Fixing Suits
• Rosen Law Aims To Lead Securities Claims In Robinhood MDL
• GE Agrees To Drop Injunction Bid In Dispute With Siemens
• DOJ Can't Criminalize No-Poach Pacts, Chamber Says
• Scientific Games Hit With 3rd Card Shuffler Antitrust Suit
• Railroads, Shippers Want Closer Look At Pending $29B Deal
• Is Telehealth The Next Frontier For Net Neutrality Action?
• Fed. Circ. Told Samsung's FRAND Bid Distorts Int'l Norms
• Dyal Highlights NY Injunction Denial In Del. Sixth St. Suit
• Illumina Wants FTC's Suit Over $8B Grail Deal Moved To Calif.
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• How NY's Cannabis Legalization Act Prioritizes Equity
• Justices Won't Review La. Real Estate Board's Immunity Case
• Quinn Emanuel, Robbins Geller Get $28M For SSA Bond Deals
• Doctors Say UnitedHealthcare Is Forcing Them Out Of Market
• Robinhood Restricted-Trading Suits Will Play Out In Florida
• AndroGel Makers, Buyers Clash Over FTC Getting Discovery
• Total Wine Wants Out Of Drake's 'Brand-Damaging' Prices Suit
• Trading Tech Row Tossed For Lack Of Antitrust Harm, Acts
• Air Canada Drops CA$190M Transat Deal Amid Turbulence
• Media Ownership Ruling Leaves FCC Public Interest Leeway
• Antitrust Risk Considerations In Light Of FTC Merger Focus
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Challenge To North Dakota PBM Law Is Back At 8th Circ.
• Cigna Urges 11th Circ. To Stop Settlement 'Interloper'
• Calif. Judge Says No New Trial In 5-Hour Energy Antitrust Row
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• DOJ Deal Lets Two Of Southeast's Biggest Waste Cos. Merge
• Illumina Agrees To Delay $8B Grail Deal During FTC Challenge
• Barclays, Others Freed From La.'s GSE Bond-Rigging Case
• Lack Of Facts Kills Bitcoin Cash Hijack Suit, Fla. Judge Says
• Chicken Of The Sea Serves Up $13M Tuna Price-Fix Deal
• Google Publisher Suits Have 'Too Many Lawyers,' Judge Says
• Expedia Can Get In On TravelPass Antitrust Suit
• Facebook Won't Offer Giphy Fixes, Draws UK In-Depth Probe
• RentPath Gets Nod On New Ch. 11 Plan With $600M Sale
• High Court Upholds FCC Media Ownership Deregulation