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Competition - June, 2021

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• Judge Blocks Enforcement Of Fla. Social Media Law
• In Shift, NCAA To Let Athletes Profit From Names And Images
• FTC's Facebook Case Down, But Not Out, After Dismissal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Amazon Says Lina Khan Can't Fairly Regulate It At FTC
• Verizon-Tracfone Will Fortify Prepaid Mobile Plans, FCC Told
• Canada Challenges $1.8B Oil & Gas Waste Service Deal
• Walmart Relaunches Fight Against Texas Liquor Laws
• $83M Deal Chops Smithfield From Direct Buyers' Pork Suit
• Federal Tech, Trade Bill Needs IP Owner Transparency Tweaks
• EssilorLuxottica To Go Ahead With GrandVision Deal
• Belgian Security Co. Indicted Over Alleged Bid-Rigging
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• EU Not Liable To Shareholders Over Italian Bank Collapse
• Rising Star: Dechert's Laurence Bary
• Kirkland, White & Case Lead $1.2B Celanese-ExxonMobil Deal
• Singapore Regulator Widens Aon-Willis Antitrust Probe
• 2nd Circ. Refuses To Revive HSBC, JPMorgan Swipe Fee Row
• Under Armour Beats Activewear Tech Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Is The Consumer Welfare Standard On FTC's Chopping Block?
• NYC Ride-Hailing, Taxi Turf War Stalls Revel's EV Push
• Broadband Advocates Tout $65B In Biden's Infrastructure Deal
• Ruling Needed Now On Calif. Pay-For-Delay Law, Court Told
• House Clears Huge R&D Bills, But Must Contend With Senate
• Valassis Tells Jury News Corp. Froze It Out Of Coupon Biz
• FINRA's Short Data Reporting Idea May Spell Long-Term Pain
• Visa, Mastercard Can Charge Ahead With Swipe Fee Defense
• Tyson, Pilgrim's $155M Deal In Price-Fix Row Gets Final OK
• Rising Star: Cravath's Lauren Roberta Kennedy
• Takeda Hit With Antitrust Suit Over IBS Drug Amitiza
• House GOP To Lay Out 3-Step Big Tech Crackdown Plan
• Retail Groups, Walmart Can Intervene In Swipe Fee MDL
• Sen. Rubio Targets Algorithms In Section 230 Reform Bill
• FIFA Says NCAA Ruling 'Changes Nothing' In Antitrust Case
• Justices Force Comcast To Face $160M Ad Monopoly Suit
• AGs Support Bill Giving FTC Disgorgement Authority
• High Court Won't Touch Ruling On Standard Essential Patents
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• NCAA Leaders Back Suspension Of Name, Image Rules
• UK Competition Unit Probes S&P's $44B Bid To Buy IHS Markit
• Facebook Dodges FTC And State Antitrust Actions, For Now
• Fla. Chemical Co. Says Ex-Worker Threatened $2M Extortion
• Rising Star: Freshfields' Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum
• Len Elmore On Why Justices' NCAA Ruling May Go Too Far
• Judge Mulls Hagens Berman $48M Fee Bid In Disk Drive MDL
• G4S Reaches $15M Deal Over Belgian Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Gaming Co. Valve Says Antitrust Claims Belong In Arbitration
• 7th Circ. Rejects Antitrust Claims In Milwaukee Towing Suit
• Mylan Nabs Partial Win On EpiPen Claims, Still Faces Trial
• Minor Additions Mollify FTC On 7-Eleven's Speedway Deal
• US Soccer Says NCAA Ruling Doesn't Apply To Suit
• No Permanent Biden DOJ Antitrust Chief, No 'Bold Action'
• Carmakers May Not Get Time To Satisfy Mass. Repair Law
• Amazon, Google To Get Greater UK Scrutiny For Fake Reviews
• Rising Star: Covington & Burling's Henry Liu
• BT Defends 'Rational' Pricing In £590M Overcharging Suit
• Hotly Debated Tech Antitrust Reforms Clear House Committee
• DOJ, Aon Squabble Over Discovery In Merger Clash
• New Chair Opens FTC Doors, Revisits Section 5 Powers
• Endo Wants Out Of Investors' Stock Inflation Suit
• Google Delays Putting Lid On Third-Party Cookie Jar
• Medline Accused Of Trying To Hurt Rival With Disinformation
• DOJ Fights Bid To Dismiss Its First Criminal Wage-Fixing Case
• NCAA Can't Escape Current Athletes' Name, Image Claims
• BT Fights Bid For Class Status In £590M Landline Rate Suit
• Ex-Mallinckrodt Rep Loses Sanctions Bid In Acthar Suit
• Chicago's $1.16B Parking Deal Faces Antitrust Lawsuit
• House Panel Advances Antitrust Overhaul As GOP Splinters
• Biopharma Wins $1 In Del. IP Suit Over Ex-CEO's Wrongdoing
• Apple Settles With Fortress, Leaving Intel To Go It Alone
• Amazon Customers Compare It To 'Robber Barons Of Old'
• Swisher Seeks To Revive Award Enforcement In Antitrust Suit
• Sen. Seeks Tech Giants' Plans For Connected Device Data
• NCAA Overhaul Needed After High Court Amateurism Ruling
• Anticipating Patent System Change-Ups Under Biden
• Aviva To Scrap Unfair Leasehold Terms After CMA Probe
• Senate Panel Hears 'Disturbing Reality' On Patent Quality
• In Arthrex, Justices Deal New Blow To Agency Independence
• Tech Group Head Warns Against Section 230, Antitrust Reform
• CMA To Look Closer At Pennon's £425M Bristol Water Deal
• Teva Settles Mississippi Drug Price-Fix Claims For $925K
• Tech Giants Come Out Against House Antitrust Bills
• EU Opens 4th Google Antitrust Probe, Into Ad Tech
• Soccer League Takes Teen Star's Age Limit Suit To 9th Circ.
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Williams Cos. Can't Escape Kansas Natural Gas Price-Fix Suit
• House Republican Rips Antitrust Bills As Easy On Microsoft
• Morgan Lewis Bows Out Of Price-Fix Case After Conflict Claim
• Arbitrators Say GrandVision Breached €5.5B Deal Terms
• Watchdog Warns 4 Banks on UK Retail Banking Breaches
• Aon Taps Latham For $30B Willis Merger Fight With DOJ
• Justices Send NCAA Message: Change Or Face More Suits
• High Court NCAA Ruling May Be Win For Athlete Labor Rights
• College Athletes Call Justices' NCAA Ruling A Game Changer
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Says SEC Fails To Prove Securities Fraud
• Endeavor Execs Quit Live Nation Board After DOJ Scrutiny
• DOJ Antitrust Letter Charts Path To Higher Ed IP Collaboration
• DOJ Broke No-Charge Promise In Wage-Fix Case, Court Told
• Germany Probing Apple Under New Competition Rules
• Insurer Seeks Appeal To Avoid Duke's Antitrust Class Actions
• Google Gets OK To Limit Info Access In Antitrust Suit For Now
• Brazilian Juice Exporter Fights Cartel Claim In England
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• High Court Won't Hear Sham Litigation Exception Case
• High Court Says NCAA Can't Limit Athlete Education Pay
• Ohio Focuses On Getting Google Declared A Common Carrier
• Conservatives Split On Bipartisan House Antitrust Bills
• Alsup Says Cabbies' Inertia Kills Airport Rules Challenge
• Soccer League's Age Limit Further Blocked For Antitrust Fouls
• How Attorneys Can Reach Claimants In Today's Comms Era
• Louisiana AG Wants To Join Texas' Google Antitrust Suit
• CMA Probing Baker Hughes-Akastor Offshore Drilling JV
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fiat Wins Bid To Block Auto Parts Price-Fixing Defense
• EU Accuses Irish Insurance Group Of Restricting Competition
• State Street Dishes Docs In Euro Gov't Bond-Rigging Suit Deal
• 8th Circ. Declines En Banc Review Of Mattress Co. TM Spat
• Live Chat Co. Wins $30M In Jury Trial Over Trade Secrets Theft
• Covington Nabs Sidley Austin IP Litigator To Boost DC Office
• Groups Fear Media Competition Bill Will Expand Copyright
• LegitScript Fights Bid To Move Antitrust Claim To Oregon
• NCAA Athlete Health Often An Afterthought, Sens. Told
• Bank Spoofing Win 'Wrong Several Times Over,' 2nd Circ. Told
• Del. Judge OKs Mallinckrodt Toss Of Ill. City's Ch. 11 Claims
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Manatt Settles Contract Suit Over Under Armour Claims
• UK Joins Aircraft Subsidy Truce With Eye Toward Cooperation
• Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Being Cartel In Square Fees Suit
• Khan Goes From Commissioner To Chair In Under 6 Hours
• Rail Cos. Can Appeal Discovery Order In Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Won't Dismiss Corona Seltzer Trademark Fight
• CMA Issues Order Requiring Funeral Industry Pricing Changes
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Fights Antitrust Conviction At 9th Circ.
• DOJ Sues To Block Aon's $30B Willis Towers Watson Merger
• UK Agency Clears Investors To Buy Asda Chain From Walmart
• Ga. Judge Says He'd Rather Fed. Circ. Decide Patent Fight
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• CFIUS Bills Offer Insight On Top Foreign Investment Concerns
• Cannabis SPACs Are Piquing Investor Interest
• Kodak CEO Ordered To Testify In NY's Insider Trading Probe
• Publishers Dodge Antitrust MDL Over Textbook Resale Market
• Sens. Worry Internet Of Things Boosts Big Tech Dominance
• MGM Drops Suit Against DOI Over Tribal Gambling Compacts
• UK Watchdog Probes NCR's $2.5B Cardtronics Buy
• $85M In Punitive Damages Sought In Live Chat IP Jury Trial
• Former DOJ Antitrust Chief Of Staff Joins Baker Botts
• Republican Sens. Float New Antitrust Reform Bill
• Attys Win $11M Of $38M Deutsche Bank Silver Price-Fix Deal
• How Standard-Setting Orgs Can Curb Patent Litigation
• Bright-Line Standards Are Bad News For Antitrust Reform
• Lina Khan Named FTC Chair After Confirmation
• 9th Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Ruling Nixing NFL Antitrust Suit
• CenturyLink Asks Minn. Regulator To Ditch Old Landline Rules
• Glenmark, Teva In No Rush For January 2022 Criminal Trial
• Indiana Doctor's Suit Targets 'Monopolist' IU Health System
• Insulin Makers Blast Patients' 3rd Bid For RICO Claims
• Soccer Star Says League Dragging Feet After Age Limit Lifted
• FTC Poised For 3rd Dem As Senate Sets Final Vote On Khan
• Insulin Pen Buyers Can Name Sanofi's Puerto Rico Unit In Suit
• Steam Game Platform Owner Appeals EU Geo-Blocking Ruling
• Transparency More Crucial Than New FRAND Royalty Methods
• E-Filing Mistakes Could Jeopardize Third-Party Trade Secrets
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• High Court Revives LinkedIn's Bid To Stop Data Scraper
• Fiat Pushes To Block Mitigation Defense In Cartel Suit
• JPML Adds New Suits To Pork Price-Fixing MDL In Minn.
• Allergan Unit Must Face Bulk Of Namenda Pay-For-Delay Suit
• FTC Deal Forces La. Board To Drop Appraisal Fee Rule
• AT&T Pushes Back Against Parts Of Biden Broadband Plan
• House Lawmakers Float Bipartisan Big Tech Bills
• Endo Can't Shake FTC Pay-For-Delay Suit, Judge Told
• New Fla. Trade Secrets Law Seen As Too Easy To Abuse
• Would Google Work As A Common Carrier? Experts Doubtful
• Tivity Health Investors Seek Approval Of $7.5M Settlement
• Google Offers UK Fixes For Third-Party Cookie Concerns
• Texas Justices Will Review IPic's Antitrust Suit Against AMC
• Fed. Circ. Doubtful Of Ex-Worker's 2nd Atty Fee Bid In IP Case
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• 2nd Circ. Rejects FTC Antitrust Case Against 1-800 Contacts
• UK Probes Part Of National Grid's $14.7B Deal With US Utility
• Judge Slams Calif. For Discovery Violation In Generics MDL
• Fed. Circ. Declares Sham Patent Suit A 5th Circ. Antitrust Fight
• Calif. Panel Reverses Chase's Win In Fraudulent Checks Suit
• Court Won't Force Zillow Changes During Antitrust Case
• Sandoz Will Get To Search Rival CFO's Phone In Antitrust Row
• Rural ISP Accuses Tribal Rival Of Frequency Extortion
• Biden Admin. Walks Foreign Investment Tightrope With TikTok
• Serta Says Mattress Exec Jumped Into Bed With Younger Rival
• Pa. No-Hire Pact Ruling Holds Hidden Noncompete Lesson
• Ill. Court Rules Home Health Co. Took Kickbacks
• EU Probe Finds That Big Tech Dominates Smart Device Sector
• Biden Appellate Picks Probed On Civil Experience, Philosophy
• Foster Farms Seeks Coverage Of Turkey Market Antitrust Suits
• NCAA Prez Hints Antitrust Suits Slowed Name, Image Reforms
• SEC Launches Review Of Equity Market Rules
• FTC's Drop Of Illumina-Grail Federal Court Case Raises Uncertainty
• Farmers Seek OK For $45M Deal In Peanut Sheller Dispute
• English Soccer Clubs Fined £22M For Breakaway Bid
• What Tax Court's Mylan Legal Fee Ruling Means For IP Suits
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• British Airways, Ryanair Probed Over UK Lockdown Refunds
• Another IHG Franchisee Sues Hotel Giant Over Vendor Deals
• Senate Passes Massive Tech, Trade Bill Aimed At China
• MDL Accusing Seed Cos. Of Price-Fixing Is Planted In Mo.
• Glenmark Says Glitch Calls For Supplement To DQ Testimony
• NY Senate Advances Antitrust Reform Bill
• Class Counsel Awarded $10M In Fees From $31M Keurig Deal
• Ohio AG Sues To Declare Google Search A Public Utility
• 3rd Circ. Revives Trade Secrets Suit Against Aurobindo
• No Centralization Of Acthar Cases In Delaware Yet, JPML Says
• Google Ends Auctions For EU Android Search Engines
• Insurer Must Face Duke's Suit Over Antitrust Class Actions
• FTC's Chances Of Fixing A Broken Repairs Market Look Slim
• Judge Takes Ill. City's Attys To Task For Mallinckrodt Filings
• Antitrust Reform Should Focus On Targeted Solutions
• Utilities Aim To Ease FERC's Fears Over SE Power Market Plan
• Google Fights To Shield Algorithm Data In UK Antitrust Suit
• Cozen Adds Former KMA Transportation Partner To DC Office
• Weil Overdid Merger Docs' Redactions, Rite Aid Investors Say
• 4 Firms Guide Vulcan's $1.3B U.S. Concrete Purchase
• Food Delivery Apps Flouting NYC Fee Cap, Suit Claims
• 7-Eleven Deal Catches FTC Divided And Off Guard
• How Ad Disputes Between Cos. Fuel Consumer Class Actions
• Doormaker Settles Investors' Stock-Drop Claims For $40M
• Former DOJ Criminal Antitrust Director Joins Arnold & Porter
• Google Settles French Antitrust Probe For $268M
• Jaguar Hits Ball-Bearing Makers With Cartel Damages Suit
• No Antitrust Activity In Publishers' Ad Suit, Google Argues
• Google Wants Texas Antitrust Case Included In MDL
• Justices Prompt FCC To Restore Trump's Media Deregulation
• Classes Get Cert., Lose State Law Claims In Opana MDL
• Pa. Cement Co. $151M Merger Ditched Under FTC Challenge
• Sears Says Couple Can't Run New Store At Former Site
• Door Buyers' Attys Get $20.5M Cut Of $61M Price-Fixing Deal
• Bio-Rad Tries To Keep 10X From Talking Up Pandemic At Trial
• Unpacking The Latest Trends In Biologics-Related IPRs
• How Speedway Deal Might Have Avoided Antitrust Gridlock
• DLA Piper Adds IP Partners In Texas, DC
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• When Your 9th Circ. Case Needs California High Court Input
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Steptoe Snags Fried Frank Litigator In London
• Competition Watchdog Probes IHS Markit, CME Joint Venture
• Bill Tracker: Competing Antitrust Legislation In Congress
• Facebook Faces UK, EU Antitrust Probes Over Ad Data
• CMA Opens Door To Investment Tech Firms' Merger
• IHG Franchisee Hits Hotel Group With Antitrust Suit
• Diet Supplements Violated TM With Steroid Link, Jurors Hear
• Changes Coming To DOJ Antitrust IP Approach
• Fla., Ill. Win Concessions In $31M Keurig Brew Pod Settlement
• Developers, Users Seek Class Status In Apple Antitrust Cases
• FTC Can't Seek Restitution From Shkreli Until Congress Acts
• ECJ Urged To Largely Uphold €116M Disk Drive Cartel Fines
• Shifting Trends In Marketing Approvals Of Orphan Drugs
• US Tells 9th Circ. Realtors' Win Could Hinder Antitrust Actions
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Investors Sue Amazon For Docs On Market Clout, Tax Parries
• ECJ Won't Trash Recyclers' €26M Scrap Cartel Fine
• Antitrust Group Tells 9th Circ. To Revive Real Estate Challenge
• Altria Tells FTC Judge Juul Deal Not Meant To Cut Competition
• NJ Hospitals Merger Met With 'Jaundiced Eyes' In FTC Suit
• Horsemen Say Kentucky Derby Owner Squashed Competition
• 9th Circ. Affirms Spokane Tribe's Win In Kalispel Casino Row
• Ex-Commissioners Press FERC To Expand Power Markets
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• Chicken Buyers Can't 'Chase Ghosts' In Claims Against Bank
• 3 Approaches For Measuring Short Squeeze Trading Damages
• Wyo. Federal Judge To Retire After Energy-Focused Career
• Trade Group Seeks Probe Of Proposed German Gambling Tax
• EU OKs €800M Polish Trade Credit Insurance Amid Pandemic
• AbbVie Asks Justices To Hear Sham Litigation Exception Case
• Shkreli Punished For Secret Phone But Can Deny Conspiracy
• FTC's Illumina-Grail Court Case Dropped Despite Cos.' Protest
• $30.2M Deal, $9.3M Fee Award Greenlit In Lens Price-Fix MDL
• Sanofi Urges 10th Circ. To Revive EpiPen Antitrust Case
• NY AG Demands Kodak Execs Testify In Insider Trading Probe
• Blackstone And Starwood Sweeten Extended Stay Hotel Deal
• Rival Locker Cos. Resolve Trade Secrets Disputes
• DOJ Requires Elevator Sales For $300M Grain Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Staffing Agencies Can't End Ill. AG's No-Poach Suit
• Daimler, Nokia Ink Deal To End Fight Over Mobile Tech
• 3 Firms Drive $5.3B Cloudera Take-Private Deal