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Competition - July, 2021

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• BJ's Says Keurig's Coffee Monopoly Brews Up Higher Prices
• Gov't Google Suits Implicate Trillions Of Pages Of Docs
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Keep Mitts Off Grid Builder Decision
• FTC Drops AndroGel Antitrust Case Against AbbVie
• NCAA To Mull Major Reforms With 'Constitutional Convention'
• Illinois Hospitals' Merger Would Stifle Competition, Suit Says
• UK Also Probing Facebook's Kustomer Deal
• Judge Willing To Vacate Soccer Teen's Ruling Per Settlement
• Biggest Merger Review Developments Of 2021 So Far
• A Potential Shift In Antitrust Deferred Prosecution Agreements
• Mass. Dealerships Say Volvo Shorts Them On Service Pay
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Amazon's Fulfillment Pressure Hurt 135M Buyers, Suit Says
• 6th Circ. Judge Suggests Hospital Row Shouldn't Be In Courts
• MDL Objections In Big Tech Ad Monopoly Suits Perplex Judge
• 11th Circ. Tosses Ala. Dental Board's SmileDirect Appeal
• Calif. High Court Will Take Up Doctor Group's Aetna Fight
• Travel Site Owner Drops JetBlue Antitrust Suit
• Senate Panel OKs Antitrust Package Aimed At Drug Pricing
• Royal Bank Of Canada Unit Let Out Of Forex Rigging Suit
• How SEP Holders Can Mitigate The Effects Of Holdout
• Pepsi Loses 8th Circ. Appeal Of Bottler's $3M Jury Win
• Koch Foods, Ex-Pilgrim's Execs Charged With Price-Fixing
• Three Firms Fined £100M For Overpriced Thyroid Drug
• Google Hit With £920M Antitrust Suit Over App Store Charges
• McDonald's Workers Lose Cert. Bid In No-Poach Dispute
• Amid FTC Row, GOP Reps. Invite Agency Whistleblowing
• DOJ Barred From Interviewing Glenmark Execs Without Attys
• 'Momentous Day' As FDA OKs 1st Interchangeable Biosimilar
• 2 Firms Seek To Rep Investors In Sprawling Robinhood Suit
• Gray Television Shedding 10 Stations For $925M Deal
• Providers Say BCBS Can't Argue It's A Single Entity
• Meatpackers In Senate's Sights As Food Supply Worries Grow
• Ink Seller Accuses HP Of Illegally Forcing Out Competition
• Soccer League To Settle Age Limit Suit If Judge Voids Rulings
• GOP Bill Would Define How Big Is Too Big For 'Big Tech'
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• AGs Taking Loss In Facebook Antitrust Case To DC Circ.
• EU Approves €30.5B French Plan To Jolt Renewables Projects
• UK Rail Operator Hit With Antitrust Class Action
• Video Game Developer Looks To Toss Players' Antitrust Suit
• NCAA Athletes Say Name, Image 'Experiment' Proves Case
• Pro-Trump Pastor Can't File Amicus Brief In Twitter Feud
• Realtor Group Tells 9th Circ. Listing Rules Boost Competition
• FCC Might Begin Collecting Broadcast Diversity Data Again
• Minnesota Regulator Won't Ditch Old Landline Service Rules
• Justice Dept. Hiring 'Many' Attys For Tech Cases
• Google Not A 'Beneficent Ad Facilitator,' Publishers Say
• Illumina Wants Extra Witnesses For FTC Merger Challenge
• Bio-Rad And 10X Agree To End Patent War
• FCC Nixes Dish's Try To Null T-Mobile, Verizon C-Band Bids
• Key Republican Says Khan Instigating Liberal FTC 'Putsch'
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Poultry Execs Cry Foul Over DOJ 'Interference' As Trial Looms
• Investors Say Robinhood Restrictions Caused $10B In Losses
• Look To Canada For Cheaper Drugs, Sens. Urge Biden Admin.
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Clears IHS Markit, CME Joint Venture
• Takeda Beats Antitrust Claims In Heartburn Drug Patent Fight
• 'High Hemp' CBD Seller Sues Rival Over 'Hemp High' Branding
• Pfizer, Mylan Beat EpiPen Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Hotel Chains, Guests End Advertising Antitrust Dispute
• Zinc Buyers Nab $9.85M In Price-Fixing Antitrust Row
• SmileDirect Tells 9th Circ. Dental Board Fears Shakeup
• PBM Group Asks 8th Circ. To Revive ND Preemption Row
• Perdue Inks Deal To Secure Exit From Chicken Price-Fix Suit
• Price-Fix 'Common Thread' Links Glenmark To Teva, DOJ Says
• Attys Get Half In $2.5M Xcel's Natural Gas Price-Fix Settlement
• New FTC Mergers Approach Raises Risks For Buyers, Sellers
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Buchalter Adds 2 Attorneys To Orange County Office
• Discovery Violations Net Sanctions In Incense Biz TM Suit
• Visa, Mastercard Lose Bid To Appeal On Swipe Fee Defense
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Aon, Willis Pull Plug On $30B Merger Plan After DOJ Probe
• FTC Given Extra Time To File Amended Facebook Complaint
• Air Taxi Startup Beats 'Catastrophic' IP Injunction
• BCBS Calls Providers' Antitrust Damage Claims 'Speculative'
• Amazon Seller Pleads Guilty To DVD Price-Fixing
• FIFA, US Soccer To Face Appeal In Promoter's Antitrust Suit
• Drag Racing Co. Ends IP Suit Over Fuel Injectors
• Judge Demands Specifics From La., SC In Texas' Google Case
• UK Watchdog Probing Electric Vehicle Charging Contracts
• Axon Wants High Court To Review Challenge Of FTC Authority
• Data Trends To Watch In M&A And Competition Investigations
• What Food Industry Can Expect After Biden Antitrust Order
• In Kanter, DOJ Would Get An Aggressive Antitrust Enforcer
• Gilead Must Foot $1.8M Bill For 'Egregious' Litigation Conduct
• UK Proposes Power To 'Suspend, Block, Reverse' Tech Giants
• EU Deepens Probe Of Illumina's $8B Cancer Detection Deal
• Concrete Cos. Aim To Avoid Deeper DOJ Review Of $1.3B Deal
• Acting DOJ Antitrust Chief Touts Criminal Program
• Jeld-Wen Asks Judge To Shield Intel On Door Factory Sale
• Judicial Nominees Advance As GOP Knocks 1st Circ. Pick
• Recent SPAC Settlement Signals SEC Enforcement Wave
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• FTC Pulls 'Prior Approval' Stance, Issues Repair Policy
• Illumina 'Wasting Court Time' With Deal Overtures, FTC Says
• Md. Bank To Pay $2.8M In Kickback Scheme Suit Settlement
• Dems Ask FCC For Assurances On Verizon-Tracfone Merger
• J&J Settles Pfizer's Antitrust Suit Over Remicade Biosimilar
• Judge Dubious Of Claims JetBlue Is Elbowing Out Travel Sites
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2021: Midyear Report
• DOJ May Reach Partial Settlement In Aon-Wills Merger
• Amazon Blasts DC AG's Antitrust Case
• Ex-Trader To Seek 'Post-Dismissal Relief' After OCC Retreat
• 'Right To Repair' Law Puts Car Brands In Lurch, Court Told
• Winston & Strawn Joins NCAA NIL Case After High Court Win
• Full 11th Circ. Rejects Ga. Dental Board's Immunity Arguments
• House Votes To Restore FTC Disgorgement Authority
• FIFA, US Soccer Score Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims
• Prepare For National Security Review Of Deals, UK Tells Cos.
• Sen. Warren Wants Close FTC Review Of $4B Lockheed Deal
• Apple Won't Get Full Fed. Circ. Redo Of Qualcomm Ruling
• Stiffer Penalties Floated For Hospital Price Transparency Rule
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Biden Competition Order May Shift Ocean Carriers' Course
• House Clears Bills Aimed At Media Diversity, 911 Readiness
• Judge OKs Consolidation Of CVS Drug Pricing Suits
• Soccer League Tells 9th Circ. Age Limit Is Pro-Gender Equity
• Biden Taps Google Critic, Ex-Paul Weiss Partner For DOJ
• Truck Maker Fights Latest Cartel Suit From Rental Biz
• EU Watchdog Eyes Spain's €101M Investor Arbitration Award
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Market-Rigging Suit Against Big Banks
• Ex-Jackson Hewitt Workers Blast Ongoing 'No-Poach Culture'
• Kalispel Wants Full 9th Circ. To Revisit Gambling Decision
• Ex-BigLaw Atty, SEC Reach Deal In Securities Fraud Suit
• DaVita Indictment Draws Next-Day No-Poach Class Action
• GOP House Members Form 'Freedom From Big Tech' Caucus
• DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over 15% Fee Cap
• DOJ Says Wage-Fixing Charges Were Never Off The Table
• DaVita Indictment, Biden Order Ramp Up No-Poach Pressure
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Ericsson, TCL Settle Wireless Tech Patent Licensing Battle
• FTC Should Take Nuanced Approach On Noncompete Regs
• Valassis, News Corp. Settle Monopoly Spat With Jury Out
• Jury In $200M Retail Promo Monopoly Trial Says It's Stuck
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Lays Out Guidance For Whistleblowers
• Investors Target SPAC's Space Tech Claims After SEC Probe
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 2
• Lawmakers Revive Bill To Ban Insider Trading Amid '8-K Gaps'
• Judge's Move Could Add Year To Amazon Antitrust Case In DC
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Court To Probe Vimeo Win In Gay Conversion Censorship Suit
• Ex-CMA Official Says Banks Can't Stop £1B Forex Rigging Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Facebook Slams Data Antitrust Suit As Too Little, Too Late
• Realtors Assoc. Policy May Be Anticompetitive, Judge Says
• Judge Grills DOJ Over Doc Sharing In Aon-Willis Merger Spat
• Courts' Clashing Standards For Evidence At Class Cert.: Part 1
• DOJ Updates 9th Circ. On Realtor Group Investigation
• DaVita, Ex-CEO Indicted In Ongoing DOJ No-Poach Probe
• Turkey Cos. Say Hagens Berman Can't Shield Price-Fix Probe
• Pfizer And EpiPen Consumers Reach $345M Deal
• Nexstar Hits Comcast With NY Suit Over Broadcasting Deal
• How Biden's Competition Order Affects The Antitrust Agencies
• What Cartel Enforcement Under Biden's DOJ Might Look Like
• ECJ Sets Out Jurisdiction Test In Volvo Cartel Suit
• Drugmakers Fined Record £260M For Overcharging NHS
• Danfoss Divests To Get DOJ Blessing On $3.3B Eaton Buy
• Judge Koh DQs Keller Lenkner From Facebook Antitrust Suit
• 2021: The Year The Antitrust World Bore Down On Big Tech
• FTC Dems Ruffle Feathers By Cutting Judges' Regulatory Role
• Doormaker Hits Insurers With $10M Suit For Class Settlement
• Khan's Mind Already Made Up, Facebook Says In Recusal Bid
• Jury Weighs Retail Promo Monopoly Case Against News Corp.
• EU Court Zaps Budget Airlines' Challenge To Rival's Virus Aid
• AstraZeneca Wins Final Nod For $39B Alexion Deal
• Suzanne Somers' Sabotage Trial Against QVC Set For Fall
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Salmon Buyers Rip EU's Bid For Arg Time In Price-Fixing Suit
• High Court NCAA Antitrust Ruling Will Not Help Naomi Osaka
• 7th Circ. Orders Judge Consider Copay Groups In Opana Cert.
• EBay Trims Adevinta Stake For $2.25B To Comply In Austria
• Banks Fight To Block £1B Opt-Out Forex Rigging Class Action
• Nike Loses Challenge To EU State Aid Probe Over Tax Deal
• SPAC, Merger Target And CEOs Accused Of Faulty Disclosure
• Traps, Thickets And Hops: Sens. Pin Down Drug Price Culprits
• EU Mulling Changes To Standard-Essential Patents Policy
• UK Watchdog Takes Harder Look At Finnish Cargo Merger
• How Biden's Competition Order Helps Independent Farms
• Teva Says Rival Hoarding Drug To Slow Generic Development
• FTC Warns Against Deals Like Nixed $1.3B Berkshire Merger
• ITC Already Has Authority Offered By Trade Secret Misuse Bill
• UK Watchdog Concerned Over €10B Cellnex Assets Deal
• Atty Axed From AmEx Anti-Steering Row Back On Case Radar
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Google Fined €500M By France In News Copyright Dispute
• Dominion Energy, Berkshire Call Off $1.3B Gas Pipeline Deal
• Meatpackers, Cattle Ranchers Spar Over Price-Fix Suit
• McDonald's, Ex-Workers Spar Over Alston In No-Poach Case
• Rural ISP Can't Get Restraining Order In Radio Signal Fight
• Franchisee Says Jimmy John's Trying To Shut It Out Of Market
• Apple Must Face Epic's Antitrust Claims In Australia
• AG Invited To Rebut Challenge To Law In Trump Big Tech Suit
• USDA Plans Competition Policy Under Biden Executive Order
• Office Depot Ex-Exec Says Restraints On Job Prospects Null
• Avoiding Antitrust Issues In Search Term Ad Agreements
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Insulin Drug Makers Shed Antitrust Claims In MDL
• Allergan Strikes $130M Deal Over Drug Price-Fixing Claims
• Walmart Pays $9K For Price-Gouging Wipes During Pandemic
• Ga. Judge Considering 'Serious Sanctions' In Trademark Case
• FTC Aims To Tighten 'Prior Approval' Policy For Merger Deals
• Hausfeld, Scott + Scott Fight To Run £1B Forex Class Actions
• Aon Offers Client Disposals In New Zealand Merger Probe
• Apple Beats Blix's Antitrust Claims Over Mobile OS Market
• Airlines, Railroads Wary Of Biden Competition Order
• Drug Prices Are Prime Target In Biden's Competition Order
• DOJ, Aon Agree To Info Safeguards After Contentious Hearing
• Big Pharma's Stock Spending Exceeds R&D, Dems Say
• DC Circ. Grounds Fight Over Airlines' $60M Price-Fixing Deal
• DC Circ. Says FERC Must Address Power Supply Estimates
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sweeping Biden Order Aims To Attack Lack Of Competition
• EU Approves $30B Aon-Willis Merger With Conditions
• FCC Hits Gray With $518K Fine For Evading Local TV Limit
• Google Vs. The World: 4 Gov't Suits, 3 EU Fines And Counting
• OCC Drops Forex-Rigging Case Against Ex-JPM, Citi Traders
• Calif. Judge Tells Price-Fix Attys Jackets A Must Even Virtually
• VW Asks 6th Circ. To Snuff Auto Parts Cos.' Antitrust Suit
• Trump Needs Damning Evidence To Keep Big Tech Suits Alive
• Ex-Aon Workers Barred From Poaching Former Colleagues
• Investors' Attys Duck Sanctions In Stock-Loan Antitrust Suit
• UK Watchdog Mulls Motorola Probe Over Emergency Services
• Benesch Recruits Seyfarth Atty As New Trade Secrets Head
• 1-800 Contacts Ruling Illustrates IP Hurdle For Antitrust Cases
• EU Fines BMW, VW €875M Over Emissions Technology Cartel
• 37 AGs Hit Google With Antitrust Suit Over Android App Store
• Jimmy John's Cites NCAA Ruling Against No-Poach Claims
• 9th Circ. Upholds Bumble Bee CEO's Price-Fixing Conviction
• Tyson Settles Turkey Price-Fixing Suit For $1.75M
• NM AG's Suit Against Gilead, BMS Sent Back To State Court
• House Panel's GOP Reps Outline Plans For Tech Crackdown
• EU Hopes To Boost Broadband In State Aid Rule Revamp
• Davis Polk Promotes 9 New Partners, 8 In NY
• 3 Tips For Compliance With FTC's New Made In USA Rule
• Athletes Want $3.5M Put On NCAA's Tab After High Court Win
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• NCAA Says Justices Didn't Open Door To Minimum Wage
• Trump Hits Big Tech Platforms With Censorship Class Actions
• Comcast Pushes FCC To Shift Nexstar Station Ownership
• DOJ Gets Nov. Trial Date For Aon Merger Challenge
• Pilgrim's Reaches $29M Settlement In Wage Conspiracy Suit
• Lawmakers Urge FTC To Continue Facebook Antitrust Fight
• Ill. Kickback Ruling Must Be Reconsidered, Court Told
• Hagens Berman Gets $31M After 9th Circ. Nixed $48M Fee
• Burger King Workers Urge 11th Circ. To Apply NCAA Ruling
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• EU Watchdog Digs Deeper Into Cargo Companies' Merger Plan
• Sidley Scores Ex-AG Barr's Former Right Hand As Partner
• NJ Firm Sues Ex-Managing Atty For Luring Away Clients
• Wyndham Parents Lack Standing In Timeshare Suit, Firms Say
• What Post-COVID Health Provider M&A Could Look Like
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• Ex-McKool Smith IP Head Moves To Alston & Bird
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• Aon Says DOJ Must Fill 'Critical Gaps' In Merger Challenge
• UK Competition Arm Wants To End 'Uncertainty' Fine Defense
• AMD Wins EU, UK Nods For $35B Xilinx Deal
• Big Banks Are Accused Of CDS Market Manipulation Scheme
• Jury Hands Software Co. Just $85K In $6M Trade Secrets Suit
• Ga. Court Says Hospital Too Late To Appeal Rivals' Expansion
• The Big Picture: Epic's Battle Royale With Apple
• Broadcom Settles FTC Monopolization Charges
• Glenmark Wants Criminal Price-Fix Trial Cut Off From Teva's
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• Fla. Content Moderation Law Likely Violates 1st Amendment
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• Servier Beats NHS' £220M Drug IP Suit At Top UK Court
• FTC Flexes Enforcement Muscles In Party-Line Votes
• DOJ Pulls Out Of Antitrust Deal With Realtor Association
• DOJ Says OK To Slimmed-Down Auto Parts Supplier Deal
• Top EU Court Urged To Nix Decision In $356M Arbitration Fight
• Zillow, NAR Look To Duck Suit From Real Estate Co.
• House Votes To Shield IGs, Allow Probes Of DOJ Attys
• Ad Dispute Process Does Not Boost Class Action Risk
• Teen Soccer Star Inks Contract After Antitrust Victory
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Lin W. Kahn