Competition Archive » October, 2021

Competition - October, 2021

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• Mallinckrodt Votes Disputed On Eve Of Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• FTC Republicans Blast 'Zombie Vote' On Merger Policy
• Most Tech Mergers Will Still Fly Under New UK Regime
• Judge Says Salmon Buyers Can Bulk Up Price-Fixing Suit
• Software Co. Seeks To Nix Trade Secrets Counterclaims Suit
• Takeda Takes Home Some Injunctions In Generic Drug Battle
• EU Imposes Safeguards For Illumina-Grail Deal During Review
• Shkreli Can't Take The Stand Remotely At FTC Antitrust Trial
• CFIUS Probing Tencent's $1.27B Deal For UK Video Game Co.
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes PE Firm's Morrisons Takeover
• Investor Sues Gas Co. Over Merger Details With Sinclair Oil
• Judge Won't Make Google Refresh Docs 'Through Trial'
• Retiring Fed. Circ. Judge Says She Wants 'To Have A Voice'
• CFPB Chief Fears Growth Of Big Tech 'Surveillance State'
• Expect More Regulatory Action From Chopra's CFPB
• Apple Says Consumers Trying To 'Rehab' Expert's Testimony
• Flanax Trademark Case Exposes Circuit Rifts, High Court Told
• Deputy AG Unveils New Tacks For White Collar Enforcement
• Australian Watchdog Latest To Flag Cargo Equipment Merger
• Attys Want $68M For Work In Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Suit
• Biden's DOJ Antitrust Pick Easily Clears Senate Panel
• Mass. Judge To Weigh Impact Of New Subaru On Car Data Law
• J&J Unit Escapes Antitrust Suit Over Prostate Cancer Drug
• Senate Confirms Conn. Judge, Panel Advances 9th Circ. Pick
• ECJ Urged To Rule Cutoff For Cartel Suits Not Retroactive
• CFPB Chief 'Worried' About Big Tech Takeover In Payments
• Academics Back Illumina's Grail Buy Against FTC Challenge
• Amazon Wants Expanded DC Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Regeneron Gets PTAB To Review Syringe Patent On 2nd Go
• DOJ Will Revise Trump-Era Home Release Limit, Garland Says
• Trump Censorship Suit Against Twitter Sent To California
• Judge Suggests BCBS Members Steer Antitrust Claim Funds
• Lawyers Can And Should Commit To Climate Action
• Google Stole Genius' Lyric Transcriptions, 2nd Circ. Told
• EU Deepens Probe Of Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal
• Auto Parts Maker Hits Back In Peugeot's €632M Cartel Suit
• Allergan, Others Appeal £260M Antitrust Fine Over Drug Prices
• Nike Infringed 'Cool Compression' TM, Pa. Jury Says
• Timeshare Co. Settles Part Of False Ad Suit With 'Exit' Firms
• 9th Circ. Snuffs Dealers' German Car Co. Antitrust MDL
• COVID App Programmer Accuses Gibson Dunn Of 'Retaliation'
• Wash. AG Accuses Chicken Producers Of Pricing Conspiracy
• Valve Gets Consumers, Not Game Developer, Into Arbitration
• Toyo Tire Seeks To Escape $110M Verdict In Defamation Fight
• EpiPen Buyers Can't Appeal Order Yet In Antitrust Case
• Facebook Urges 9th Circ. Not To Revive Rival Apps' Case
• How Epic V. Apple Ruling Might Play Out For Big Tech
• Shareholders Appeal For Damages Over Italian Bank's Crash
• Biden Taps Rosenworcel, Sohn To Round Out FCC
• Big Banks Beat Investors' Odd-Lot Bonds Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Rejects Arizona Auto Dealer Data Law Challenge
• Amazon CEO Warns About Proposed Antitrust Legislation
• FTC Formally Reinstitutes 'Prior Approval' In Merger Deals
• Epic Blasts Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Order For Appeal
• Big Tech 'Self-Preferencing' Can Be Positive, Report Finds
• Confronting Origination Credit: Why GCs Need To Speak Up
• Apple Says iPhone Buyers Can't Add Claim After Epic Win
• Watchdog Investigating Motorola's UK Emergency Network
• EU Raids Animal Pharma Co. In Probe Of Possible Cartel
• New Subaru Shows Repair Law Is Viable, Mass. AG Says
• Google Charges 2-4 Times Its Ad Rivals, Monopoly Suit Says
• Ranbaxy Argues It Can't Monopolize Drugs It Never Sold
• 2nd Circ. Says No To Third Shot At Vitamin C Exporters
• Virginia Judge Ships Suit Over AbbVie's Humira To Illinois
• Cox Appeals Chancery Ruling That Killed Verizon Deal
• EU Clears S&P Global's $44B IHS Markit Deal With Conditions
• Best Practices As More Retailers Join The Secondhand Space
• Roku Says Google Is Stifling Streaming Competition
• EU Antitrust Chief Warns Of Coming Cartel Raids
• EU Court Tosses Russian Steelmaker's Anti-Dumping Move
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Pause Philips' ITC Case In Licensing Fight
• FCC Urged To Allow Choice In Apt., Condo Broadband Service
• ​​​​​​​Google Slashes Play Store Fees Amid Antitrust Pressure
• Rail Cos. Want Their Conversations Left Out Of Fuel Plot Trial
• Hill-Rom, Baxter Get FTC Warning Letters For $12.4B Deal
• 1st Execs Set To Face Trial In Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Probe
• How Defendants Can Predict, Mitigate DOJ Labor Cartel Fines
• McKesson Nears Win On Some Securities Fraud Claims
• CFPB Targets Amazon, Facebook, Others In Payments Probe
• FCC Hears Rapid 3G Sunset Bad For Those In Rural Areas
• DOL Says $2.7B BCBS Deal Puts Employers Over ERISA Plans
• Parker's £6.3B Meggitt Deal To Get UK Public Interest Review
• Claims Still Ripe In Maraschino Cherries Fight, Court Says
• EU Court Tosses Airline's Challenge Of Air Berlin Deals
• Financial Planning Tips For Retiring Law Firm Partners
• Marriott Loses Bid For More Time Ahead Of TravelPass Trial
• Facebook Fined £50M For 'Major Breach' During Merger Probe
• Marriott Seeks More Time Before Facing TravelPass At Trial
• Luxury Santa Fe Resort Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan
• Shkreli Cites Rehab Too Late To Delay FTC Antitrust Trial
• Objector Gets $500 'Incentive' Award From Hagens Berman
• UnitedHealth Unit Wants Out Of Surgical No-Poach Suits
• Judge Urges Green Light For Wyndham Timeshare Exit Claims
• Spirit Aero's Retired CEO Wins $45M In Benefits Bench Trial
• Preparing Remote Deposition Defenses For Corporate Entities
• How To Mitigate Antitrust Risk In ESG Efforts
• Class Lawyers Seek Quarter Of $40M Deal In Jeld-Wen Suit
• CMA Market Study To Kick Off Music Streaming Probe
• Firms Gird For Court Battles Over FTC Fake-Review Fines
• Railway Customers Can Pursue £93M Class Action
• Tribunal Says BT Can't Appeal £590M Class Action Over Fees
• CMA Takes Travel Agency To Court Over Delayed Refunds
• UK To Clear S&P's $44B IHS Markit Bid If Concerns Addressed
• 9th Circ. Judge Says LinkedIn Is Misreading Justices' Reversal
• Kroger, Others Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Against Tyson
• Generic-Drug Group Wants Justices To Intervene Against FTC
• Ex-Security Firm Employees Plead Guilty To Rigging Bids
• FDA Clears 1st Drug Interchangeable With AbbVie's Humira
• FTC Says Shkreli Has No Good Reason To Delay Antitrust Trial
• Dish Files Bad Faith Complaint Against Tegna
• Lawmakers Say Amazon May Have Lied To Congress
• Most Of States' Google Ad Monopoly Complaint Unsealed
• FTC's New Approach Creates Challenges For M&A Deals
• Ex-FTC Consumer Protection Leader Joins BakerHostetler
• Why Law Schools Should Require Justice Reform Curriculum
• Ex-FTC Chair To Aid Maryland AG With Privacy, Antitrust Work
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. FIFA, US Soccer Pleading Standard Wrong
• Endo Investors Ink $63M Deal In Generics Stock Inflation Suit
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Injunction In Baking Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit​
• HP Must Face Most Claims In Suit Over Ink Cartridges
• NPE Patent Cases Increase By 11% In 2021
• Rosen Law Firm To Lead Class In Robinhood MDL
• Nimbus, Bristol-Myers Can't Sell Psoriasis Drug Amid Dispute
• Extension Of The HSR Waiting Period Increases Acquirer Risk
• UK Watchdog Probing Thermo Fisher's $21B PPD Deal
• $93.5M Deals In Chicken Price-Fixing Row Get Initial OK
• Software Co. Lobs Trade Secret Claims In $47M Monopoly Suit
• Tether To Pay CFTC $41M Over Stablecoin Reserve Claims
• UK Class Action Regime Picks Up Speed With BT Ruling
• CFPB, FTC Wade Into 4th Circ. Fight Over Public Records Site
• Shkreli Wants FTC's Monopolization Trial Pushed Back
• Dental Co. To Pay $63M To End Investors' Price-Fixing Suit
• Biden's 24/7 Plan To Unsnarl Supply Chain Not A Panacea
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-HP Worker's No-Poach Claims
• Realtors Can't Slam Door On Feds' Antitrust Probe, DOJ Says
• 4 Antitrust Risk Areas To Watch For Government Contractors
• Judge Wary Aaron's Fraud Suit Simply Mirrors FTC Action
• What SEP Holders Can Take Away From UK's Apple Ruling
• Bipartisan Senators To Target Big Tech In Competition Bill
• 3 Firms Drive Walgreens' $5.2B Deal For Control Of VillageMD
• Louisiana Can't Wade Into FTC's Settled Provigil Case
• Bayer Tells High Court To Curb Flanax Fight Again
• Feds Urge Contractors To Swiftly Report Antitrust Crimes
• Quinn Emanuel Loses Latest Partner To White & Case
• Girardi Scandal Provides Important Ethics Lessons
• InterContinental Wants Out Of NM Franchisee's Antitrust Suit
• Vivint Says ADT's The One Tricking Customers Into Switching
• Allergan Inks $30M Deal With Restasis Buyers In Antitrust Suit
• FERC Split Opens Door For Southeast Power Market Plan
• Pfizer Gives Gov't More Time To Study $2.3B Trillium Deal
• Lloyds Bank Faces CMA Supervision After Disclosure Failings
• Judge Says Security Co. Has Proved Cybersquatting By Rival
• HollyFrontier Shareholder Sues Over $2.5B Energy Biz Buys
• Janssen Wins Push To Arbitrate Zytiga Generic Delay Suit
• Newcastle Drops £340M Sale Suit Against Premier League
• Google Hits Epic With Contract Claims In Antitrust Suit
• Amazon Sellers Want To Drop Ky. Price-Gouging Probe Suit
• Embracing ESG: Jabil GC Talks Compliance Preparation
• CBD Co. Says YouTuber Brand Nelk 'Bullying' It In IP Fight
• Insurer Accuses Jazz Pharma Of 'Grotesque' Antitrust Scheme
• Health First 'Misrepresents' Antitrust Suit, Patients Say
• Upshots Of Del. Holding On Appraisal Rights Waivers In M&A
• Munck Wilson Brings On Patent Litigation Partner In Dallas
• EU Watchdog Raids Wood Pulp Makers Over Cartel Worries
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Wachtell Build $8.2B Bank Tie-Up
• Apple Says 9th Circ. Appeal Should Stay Epic App Store Order
• City's Google Fiber Deal Worrisome, Cable Group Tells FCC
• Sharp Settles Patent Fight Before It Hits Chinese Court
• Promoter Wants 2nd Circ. To Save US Soccer Antitrust Suit
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Doctors' Antitrust Spat With Cert. Board
• Salmon Farmers Slam Buyers' Move To Revamp Price-Fix Suit
• FTC's Chopra Knocks Agency's Merger Remedies Study
• 3 Ways CLOs Can Drive ESG Efforts
• Auto Parts Maker Settles Price Fix Suit For $3.5M
• Judge Blocks Insurer's Appeal Bid Over Duke's Antitrust Suits
• Citing NLRB Memo, NCAA Athletes Say No Pay Is 'Offensive'
• Chancery Kills Cox's Pending Wireless Deal With Verizon
• Supermarket Morrisons Sues Truck Makers Over EU Cartel
• Antitrust Venue Law Would Embolden State-Level Enforcers
• YouTube Gets Trump's Censorship Suit Transferred To Calif.
• Trump Says Facebook, Twitter Must Let Him Post Immediately
• Prison Phone Co. Boxed Rival Out Of Pa. County, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Focused On Disputed Offers In Avanci Antitrust Case
• Moderna Faces Skeptical Fed. Circ. On Threat To COVID Shot
• Judge Explains Why Intel IP Antitrust Suit Was Axed
• 9th Circ. Judges Ask Ex-HP Worker For More No-Poach Proof
• How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World
• FTC Chair Khan Names Communications Expert As Adviser
• CMA Closes Probe Into Ryanair, BA Canceled COVID Flights
• Shippers Face Risk Even From Voluntary GHG Reductions
• New FTC Approach On Debt In Mergers Fuels Atty Uncertainty
• DOJ Nominee Hedges On Expansion Of Competition Reviews
• Calif. AG Clears Nonprofit Hospital Sale, With Conditions
• Axon Calls FTC Case At High Court 'As Important As It Gets'
• Beet Powder Supplement Maker Launches Infringement Suit
• EU Floats State Aid Rules For 'Green' Digital Industries
• Indicted Chicken Execs Can't Strike FBI Agent's Testimony
• Takeaways From The Latest Proposed Competition Legislation
• Ingevity, BASF Spar Over What Comes After BASF's $85M Win
• McKool Smith Adds Quinn Emanuel Litigator In Calif.
• EU Court Clears Way For Subsidiaries To Face Cartel Damages
• EU Drops Case Against UK Over Aid Given By Gibraltar
• Willkie Adds 3 Partners To New Antitrust Team In London
• PowerPlan Can't Duck $47M Monopoly Suit Over Fake Threats
• Senate Bill Targets Generic Drug Delay Tactic
• Will Kanter Transform Cartel Enforcement?
• Google Seeks Docs From Yelp Executive In Monopoly Case
• Ex-Facebook Employee Urges Senators To 'Stop The Harm'
• Latham-Led Otonomo Acquires AI Analytics Co. Neura
• Republic Bank & Trust Sues To Enforce $165M Tax Unit Sale
• Paul Hastings Adds IP Pro From Keker Van Nest In SF
• UK Probes $4B Gallagher Deal For Willis Reinsurance Unit
• Morgan Stanley, UBS Escape Failed Stock Lending Co.'s Suit
• Allen Media Wants More In FCC Diversity Plan Than Tax Break
• Facebook Says FTC's Antitrust Suit Should Be Tossed Again
• FTC Split Over 'Integrating' Data Privacy And Competition
• Chicken Execs Face Trial, Spar With Gov't Over Witness
• Supreme Court Won't Hear 'Rosemary's Baby,' Illumina Cases
• DOJ Defends Health Care Staffing No-Poach Charges
• Fed. Circ. Clears Grand Theft Auto Creators In Patent Case
• When Antitrust's Consumer Welfare Standard And ESG Collide
• Illinois Hospital Tries To Escape Antitrust Suit
• Embracing ESG: Baker Hughes CLO Talks Sustainability Team
• Express Scripts Says EpiPen RICO Claims Are Time-Barred
• UK Truck Cartel Damages Trial Teed Up For 2024
• Blank Rome Snags New IP Partner From Polsinelli
• Canadian National Sets Special Meeting Ahead Of Proxy Battle
• Supreme Court's Return Could Deliver Conservative Windfall
• DC Circ. Calls ATM Fee Antitrust Class Cert. 'Questionable'
• StarKist Wants Info On Judge's Family Stocks After Recusal
• US, EU At 'Moment Of Convergence' For Antitrust
• Google Tees Up Bid To Dismiss Texas-Led Ad Monopoly Suit
• Pro Say: A Supreme Court Term Packed With Landmark Cases
• Trimmed Prison Phone Price-Fixing Case Moves Forward
• Airbus, Lockheed Escape South Korean Satellite Deal Dispute
• Locast Ruling Could Offer Narrow Path For Successor Apps
• Chicken Buyers Nab $93.5M Deals In Price-Fixing Row
• Generic Drug Makers To Pay $447M Over Fixed Prices
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites
• What Mainstreaming Of Litigation Finance Means For Industry
• TM Rights Agreement Considerations After 2nd Circ. Ruling
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Insurance Drives Ch. 11, Antitrust Cases
• Watchdog Shakes Up UK Open Banking Body After 'Failings'
• Kavanaugh Tests Positive For COVID, Has No Symptoms