Competition Archive » November, 2021

Competition - November, 2021

235 articles

• Jury Says BGI Owes Illumina $8M For Infringing DNA Patents
• Insider Testifies Capacitor Prices Fixed Over Drinks, Karaoke
• App Makers Join Epic's Bid To Enforce 'Vital' App Store Order
• Grayscale Calls SEC's Rejection Of Bitcoin ETFs Unfair
• DOJ, AGs Get 45 More Days On Google Discovery, Split Trial
• Landowners Denied Class Cert. In Lease-Hoarding Claim
• Poultry Execs Want Antitrust Charges Tossed Amid Trial
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Case Survives Dismissal Bid
• Chatham Ups Bid For RR Donnelley To $10.25 A Share
• Without Leadership Buy-In, Law Firm DEI Efforts Stand To Fail
• UK To Force Facebook To Unwind $400M Giphy Deal
• Capacitor Makers Owe $427M For Price-Fixing, Jury Told
• FTC Seeks Supply Chain Answers From Amazon, Walmart
• Software, Cloud Cos. Seek EU Antitrust Probe Of Microsoft
• Google Offers UK More Privacy Sandbox Commitments
• UK Enforcers Say Cargo Equipment Deal Raises Concerns
• Inside The New UK National Security Guidance For Deals
• Stop Claiming 'Most Reliable' 5G, Ad Watchdog Urges T-Mobile
• Epic Fights Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Order
• Confronting Origination Credit: Self-Advocacy Tips For Attys
• Boies Schiller Antitrust Partner Joins FTC
• British Watchdog Delves Into CHC's £10M Helicopter Biz Buy
• RR Donnelley Acknowledges Chatham Bid Against Atlas
• Car Buyers Press For Collective Status In UK Cartel Suit
• Google, Apple Fined €20M By Italy For Abusing Users' Data
• EU Opens In-Depth Probe Of Technical Foam Deal
• As ANDA Suit Venue Options Shrink, Del., NJ Rule For Now
• EU Resumes Antitrust Probe Of $2B Hyundai, Daewoo Deal
• Surgical Robot Co. Must Face Instruments Antitrust Claims
• Gov't Wants More Time For Discovery In Google Search Case
• A Real-World Guide To Staying Discovery In Federal Court
• Inside 5 Of 2021's Most High-Profile Takeover Battles
• Ga. Dental Board Members Try Again To Toss SmileDirect Suit
• Show Us Oil Cos.' 'Anti-Consumer' Acts, FTC Republicans Ask
• Viamedia Can't Stop Doc Demands In $160M Ad Monopoly Suit
• Allergan Investors' Attys Claim $30.9M Of Price-Fixing Deal
• Game Maker's Antitrust Case Sent Back To Drawing Board
• Fox Rothschild Nabs IP Partner With Pharma Background
• ExOne Investors Sue In Del. Over Desktop Metal Inc. Merger
• Senate GOP Lawmakers Float Supply Chain Congestion Bill
• EU Raids Defense Company In Probe Of Possible Cartel
• DOJ Sues To Block US Sugar Deal
• Ranbaxy Can't Shake MDL Antitrust Claims As Trial Nears
• Amazon, Apple Fined €200M By Italian Antitrust Watchdog
• Illumina's Bid For $25M Over DNA Tech Patents Goes To Jury
• FTC Releases 1980s Docs To Fend Off 'Zombie Vote' Criticism
• Google Seeks Recusal Of DOJ Antitrust Chief For Past Work
• 2nd Circ. Rejects 'Umbrella' Antitrust Suit Against AmEx
• Teva Says Mylan Is Just Unhappy About MS Drug Competition
• DOJ Suit Over American, JetBlue Alliance Might See Sept. Trial
• DL Unit's $2.5B Deal For Kraton Gets US Merger Approval
• Nike, Skechers Settle 3 Sneaker Patent Suits In Calif.
• UK Probing Spanish Airlines Deal Already Under EU Scrutiny
• UK Competition Watchdog Clears $4B Gallagher-Willis Deal
• Apple Tells Justices It Has Standing In Qualcomm Patent Fight
• Justices Decline To Look Over 'Initial Interest' TM Doctrine
• FCC Votes To Approve Verizon's TracFone Acquisition
• Ericsson Inks $6.2B Vonage Buy Formed By Freshfields, Weil
• Illumina Defends Validity Of DNA Sequencing Patents At Trial
• Broadband Must Be Faster For Gov't Funding: EU Proposal
• 3rd Circ. Sinks Heart Monitor Co.'s BCBS Antitrust Case
• UK Antitrust Arm Probing Korean Air, Asiana Merger
• Acthar Claimants Seek Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 Vote Probe
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Both Sides In Calif. City Gas Price Suit
• Suzanne Somers Drops QVC Nutritional-Supplement Suit
• US Chamber Says FTC 'Going Rogue' Under New Chair
• Fla. Pharma Co. Brings Trade Secrets Suit Over Cancer Work
• EU Fines Conserve Italia €20M For Canned Veggie Cartel
• Heading Into 2022, Fintech Antitrust Strategy Isn't Optional
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Businesses Appeal £100M CMA Fine For Overpriced Drug
• EU Policy Remains Focused On Competition, Not 'Champions'
• SF Taxi Co.'s Suit Decrying Uber's 'Predatory' Pricing Slashed
• EU Not Getting Rid Of Pandemic State Aid Framework Yet
• Robinhood MDL Gets Its Antitrust Wing Clipped By Fla. Judge
• CHC's £10M Copter Biz Buy Won't Fly With UK Watchdog Yet
• FCC Requires Carriers To Allow Texting To Suicide Hotline
• Truck Makers Tell Scotland's Justices Collusion Suits Are Late
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Won't Restart Monday
• FTC Has 'Concerns' With Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal
• FTC Urges Court Not To Toss Facebook Monopolization Suit
• Ex-Manager Knocks McDonald's Claims In No-Poach Suit
• Mallinckrodt Denies Manipulating Acthar Market
• Privacy Dominates Bedoya's Breezy FTC Nomination Hearing
• Drugmaker Says 11th Circ. Ruling Based On 'Straw Man'
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Pause Epic App Store Order
• Pfizer's $2.3B Trillium Deal Closes Without FTC Challenge
• Consumer Counsel Gets $115M From EpiPen Settlement
• Pa. Hospitals Can't Shake Workers' Suit Over No-Poach Deal
• Heed These Rules, Or Risk Your Argument On Appeal
• Seafood Purchasers Get Partial Antitrust Win Against StarKist
• 4 Ways Kanter Should Clean Up DOJ Antitrust Holdups
• UK Energy Co. Makes Antitrust Commitments For EV Charging
• DOJ Veteran Tapped As Interim US Atty In Eastern Texas
• Cleary Opens First West Coast Location In Bay Area
• 'Perfect Storm' Drives BigLaw Race For Antitrust Lawyers
• Biden Urges FTC To Probe Oil And Gas Cos. Over Price Spikes
• Visa Says 'Late' Swipe-Fee Litigation Can't Rise Again
• Apple App Store Users Seek Cert. In $10B Antitrust Suit
• Apple's $100M Antitrust Deal With Developers Gets Initial Nod
• Merck, Glenmark Want Jury To Decide Zetia Antitrust Market
• Las Vegas Data Centers Settle Monopolization Suit Before Trial
• Senate Confirms Kanter To Head DOJ Antitrust Division
• 5th Circ. Sinks Topgolf Rival's Latest Antitrust Case
• UK Deepens Review Of Nvidia's $40B Arm Deal
• FTC Tells High Court Impax Ruling Needs No Review
• What To Include In Orders Governing Remote Arbitration
• Mallinckrodt Says Insurers' Acthar Claims Off By $317M
• Aetna Fights Sealing Bid Denial In FTC's Hospital Merger Row
• Law Firms Plant Feet In DC As Regulatory, IP Landscape Shifts
• Late Swipe Fee Claim Blamed On Court's Digital System
• Google Magnified Safety Risk To Protect Monopoly, Epic Says
• Vans Says Walmart Sells '20 Blatant Knockoffs' Of Its Shoes
• State AGs Update Google Display Ad Monopoly Case
• Mallinckrodt Exec Says Acthar Price Hikes Were Necessary
• SEC's 2021 Tipster Awards Topped All Prior Years Combined
• UK Spells Out Deals Prone To National Security Reviews
• Apple Hit With Another Antitrust Suit Over App Store
• Embracing ESG: CBRE GC Talks Effective Compliance Emails
• Examining EU's Drift Toward US-Style Employer Pact Scrutiny
• Gray TV Gains Federal Approval For $2.8B Meredith Merger
• FIFA, US Soccer Rip 'Bait-And-Switch' Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Supreme Court Declines To Enter Flanax TM Fight
• Sen. Leahy Announces End To Congressional Career
• Regulators Push For Single Rulebook On Digital Finance
• EU's Expansion Of Merger Review Authority Poses Catch-22
• Barclays, Others OK $50M Deal To End Gold Price-Fixing Suit
• FTC's New Plan Focuses On Workers, Structural Merger Fixes
• DOJ Orders IHS Markit Divestitures For $44B Merger With S&P
• Insurers Say Mallinckrodt Sales Strategy Cost Them $320M
• Green Groups Push FERC To Scuttle SE Power Market Plan
• 7th Circ. Again Asked To Revive Becton Buyers' Antitrust Suit
• Doubts Swirl Over US' Ability To Ratify Global Tax Deal
• FTC Mulling Supply Chain Disruptions Probe
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Dechert Steer $1.2B Hotel Booking Deal
• The Hazards Of Female Lawyers Being 'Office Moms'
• Perkins Coie Partner Launching DC Attorney General Bid
• EU Google Shopping Order Reinforces Self-Preferencing Fight
• FTC Judge Says Amici Offer Nothing New In Illumina Case
• Kraft Must Shed Feta, Ricotta Lines To Wrap Cheese Deal
• EU Court Rules Against Solar Co. In French State Aid Action
• FTC Orders 2 Generics Divested In $210M Pharma Deal
• Google Can Arbitrate Phone Users' Data-Harvesting Claims
• Gov't Will Revisit Korean Steel Duties Tied To Sewage Fees
• Feds Move Ahead With Steep Chinese Electric Lift Levies
• Discovery Immunity For Draft Expert Reports Lacks Clarity
• Propane Tank Users Fail Class Certification Test, Judge Rules
• Luxury Car Dealer Slams Mercedes, BMW For Trade-In Policy
• Newspaper Co. Sues Google, Facebook Over Ad Monopoly
• UK Tells S&P To Protect Divested Biz In $44B IHS Markit Bid
• Google Loses Challenge To €2.4B Antitrust Fine Over Search
• Apple Must End App Store Anti-Steering Rules By Dec. 9
• Consumer Groups Back Bill Giving FTC Privacy Fining Power
• Ex-Deutsche Traders Want Out Of CFTC's Spoofing Claims
• 'Broad Agreement' For Antitrust Reform But Not FTC Changes
• COVID Apps Can't Force Action Against Apple, FTC Says
• 12 Stores To Be Sold To Satisfy FTC In NE Grocery Chain Deal
• IPhone Buyers Can't Follow In Epic's Footsteps, Judge Says
• Attys Want $1.8M Cut Of $3M ADHD Antitrust Settlement
• Judge Trims Teradata IP Case, Axes 1 Of SAP's Patents
• A Phased Approach To In-House Legal Tech Adoption
• 4 Economic Takeaways From 6th Circ. ProMedica Decision
• Viamedia's Bid To Stop Comcast's Doc Demands Seems Sunk
• FTC Dems Say Merger Surge Strains 30-Day Review Timeline
• 6th Circ. Says Antitrust Suit Against VW Belongs In Germany
• Insurers Claim Mallinckrodt Inflated Acthar Price By $300M
• State AGs Join FTC Opposing NJ Hospital Merger At 3rd Circ.
• NCAA Draft Constitution Would Shift Power To Schools
• 'Flanax' TM Case Could Bring High Court Clarity On 2 Issues
• 5 Antitrust Lessons For Fintech Counsel In A Hot Market
• Kelley Drye Snags Ex-Texas Associate Deputy AG In Houston
• Confronting Origination Credit: How Firms Can Redo Policies
• Shkreli's Old Co. Fair Game For Antitrust Trial, Judge Says
• Stroock Adds 3 New Attorneys To Its Miami Office
• McAfee Taken Private In $14B Deal Crafted By 4 Firms
• 5 Firms Draw Up $7.3B Merger Of Satellite Providers
• 2 Sun Pharma US Units To Pay $85M In Generic Drugs MDL
• Bristol-Myers Inks $10M Deal To End Drug Antitrust Claims
• FCC Urged To Crack Down On Apartment Internet Monopolies
• Banks Brandish Odd-Lots Win In Treasuries Antitrust Fight
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Gun Ad Probe, 'Joke' Tweet Mark November
• Fed. Circ. Won't Let Celgene Challenge Mylan's Generic In NJ
• FTC Got NJ Hospital Market Right, Academics Tell 3rd Circ.
• Dental Co. Sues Competitor Over Claims Of Effectiveness
• How To Comply With ABA's New Language Access Guidance
• Book Publishers Turn To O'Melveny, Shearman In DOJ Action
• Incorporating Safeguards For CFPB Info Request Targets
• Juice Co. Slips Cartel Claims In UK, But Not Family Members
• Facebook 'Crushed' Photo App Rival, Antitrust Suit Says
• Apple Seeks Toss Of COVID App Programmer's Antitrust Suit
• FTC Fining Power, But Less Flexibility, In New House Budget
• UK Watchdog Orders £90M Sports Fashion Deal Undone Again
• Mallinckrodt Can Duck Acthar Royalties In Chapter 11
• CFPB's Chopra Warns On 'Sloppy' Consumer Report Matching
• FTC Questions Academics' Interest In Backing Illumina
• Shkreli Won't Take The Stand At FTC Antitrust Trial
• Tech Sector Attacks Bipartisan Antitrust Bill As Vague, Biased
• Deals Rumor Mill: Axel Springer, SoftBank, The Athletic
• Fertilizer Co. Gets Receiver To Help $7M Arbitration Collection
• DOJ Reads Up On Monopsony Law In Penguin Merger Fight
• Preparing For The New FTC Warning-Letter Process In M&A
• Kentucky AG Wants Amazon Sellers' Suit Squashed For Good
• Invisalign Maker's $16M Investor Deal Gets Initial Nod
• Timeshare Exit Law Firm Pushes To Block Developer's Suit
• Prince Eyes Divestiture To Ease Review Of $2.1B Ferro Buy
• Best Practices For Hiring And Integrating Freelance Lawyers
• Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic Allege Pork Price-Fixing Cabal
• Apple's $100M Antitrust Deal With Developers Nears Sign-Off
• Antitrust Group Says Mallinckrodt Plan Lacks Sufficient Votes
• Objector Balks At Attys' Request For $68M In Price-Fixing Suit
• Takeaways From DOJ's Challenge To Big 5 Publishing Deal
• Generic-Drug Co. Wants Gout Drug Antitrust Suit Tossed
• Buyers Win Backing For Narrow Market In Zetia Generic Suit
• Kilpatrick's Role In Suit 'Reeks Of Impropriety,' Court Told
• The Changes We're Seeing In Biden-Era Merger Review
• New DOJ Corporate Crime Approach May Deter Self-Reporting
• DOJ Challenging Penguin's $2.2B Simon & Schuster Deal
• FTC Commissioner Eyes Shift On Standard-Essential Patents
• Hospital System Defends Antitrust Exemption To High Court
• ITC Probes Honeywell Patent Claims On Bar Code Scanners
• DOJ Can't Get Notice Of Cancer Exec's Expert Witnesses
• Google Seeks Quick Appeal After Failing To Ax $2B Ads Suit
• Marriott-TravelPass Deal Cuts Antitrust Trial Short
• Embracing ESG: Cognizant Counsel, CSO Talk Collaboration
• Mallinckrodt Ch. 11 Hearing Starts With Valuation Questions
• FTC Defends Blocking NJ Hospital Merger At 3rd Circ.
• Monthly Merger Reviews Snapshot
• Jackson Hewitt Must Face Expanded 'No-Poach Culture' Suit
• Insurance Site Fights £18M Fine Over Best Price Clauses
• Car Part Makers Say Peugeot Too Slow To Bring €632M Suit
• Remote HSR Merger Info Requests Could Be Lasting
• Consumers Hit Insurance Comparison Site With Antitrust Suit
• As Social Impact Becomes The Test, Firms Asked To Step Up
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Social Impact Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking