Competition Archive » May, 2022

Competition - May, 2022

236 articles

• Regeneron Rips Amgen's 'Bundling Scheme' Amid IP Feud
• 2 FCA Settlements Highlight Gov't Cyber Liability Focus
• Big Banks Settle Rest Of Sibor Price-Fixing Case For $91M
• IBM 'Exploited' Software Co., Owes $1.6B, Texas Judge Says
• Rogers Pauses $20B Acquisition Amid Watchdog Challenge
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• UK Says General Mills' Dough Brand Sale Hurts Competition
• Boston Police Score Pretrial Win In 'Duck Tour' License Suit
• Rising Star: Cohen Milstein's Daniel H. Silverman
• Competition Watchdog Probes Morrisons' Takeover Deal
• Law360 Names 2022's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Chicken Buyers Get Class Cert. In Sprawling Price-Fixing Suit
• Meta Blasts Apple App Store Policies In Telecom Comments
• DOJ Pressure Caves $360M Deal For Wall Panel Maker
• Google Settles Play Store Suit With App Developers
• Calif. AG Tells 9th Circ. District Attys Can Sue National Bank
• Sports Agency Stops Former Exec's Job With Rival For Now
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Authorities May Feel The Sting From Loser Pays Ruling
• Teva And Cephalon's Marketing Ignored Plea Deal, Judge Told
• Ex-Theranos Exec's Fraud Trial Delayed Until June 7
• New York Senate Passes Antitrust Reform Bill Again
• Startup Wants Illumina Trade Secret Suit Tossed
• ABA Isn't Giving Up On Diversity Efforts By Ending CLE Rule
• Canada Antitrust Chief Touts 'Significant' Law Proposals
• Cell Tech Co. Wants Patent Suits Grouped In Lone Star State
• Sens. Urge FDA, USPTO To Cooperate On Generic Drugs
• Apple Only Has 'Diversion' For 9th Circ., Epic Says
• Truckmakers Drive Cartel Funding Fight To UK Top Court
• 5 Firms Build Broadcom's $61B Deal For VMware
• Google Probed In UK Over Potential Abuse Of Ad Tech
• Mortgage Exec. Sent Love Interest To Spy On Rival, Suit Says
• Generic Distributors Slip Indirect Reseller Price-Fixing Claims
• SF Opioid Judge Is Told Cos. Put Profits First In Marketing
• Logistics Co. Found Ineligible For Air Force Deal In Greenland
• Salmon Buyers Hook $85M Price-Fixing Deal
• 11th Circ. Ends Retailer's Antitrust Case Over Toy Kitchens
• Google Can't Duck Ohio AG's 'Common Carrier' Suit
• Gov't Tells Justices To Skip Apple-Qualcomm Patent Feud
• Lateral Candidate Screening Steps To Prevent Bad Behavior
• Watchdog Clears Bank Of Ireland's $5.3B KBC Deal
• MLB Looks To Strike Out Minor Leaguer's Wage, Antitrust Suit
• Covington Adds FTC Tech Enforcer To DC Office
• UK Regulators May Have To Pay For Failed Cases
• Ex-Anda Chief OK'd Unlimited Opioid Supplies, Judge Hears
• FTC Launches Inquiry Into Infant Formula Shortage
• CFPB Revamps Innovation Unit In Shift From Trump-Era Tack
• Ga. Gaming Co. Says Casino Game Maker Infringed TM
• HSR Statistics Show Increasing Scrutiny Of Health Care M&A
• Photo Co. Founder Sues Merger Partner For Post-Deal Purge
• UK Watchdog Probes Ali Group's $4.8B Welbilt Buy
• A Look At The Legal Profession Since Murder Of George Floyd
• Investor Challenges $7.3B Merger Of Satellite Providers
• 3rd Trial Doesn't Trigger Double Jeopardy For Chicken Execs
• Tool Co., Travelers Settle Fraud Coverage Suit
• DEA Draws Judge's Ire In Calif. Opioid Trial
• DC AG Claims Mark Zuckerberg Is Liable For 2016 Data Breach
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Fights Redo Bid In Kansas Tuna Suit
• Iancu Knocks Biden Admin.'s SEP Injunction Policy
• NY Ruling Correctly Deems Legal Finance Docs Irrelevant
• Addressing Low Response Rates In Expert Surveys
• Utah Court Again Nixes Mattress Antitrust Suit
• Home Care Co., Ex-Exec Settle Trade Secrets Row
• Match's Dating Apps Get Protection For Now In Google Play
• Hemp Co. Says Competitor Swiped Trademarked 'Jars' Logo
• Parker Sheds US Firm For $440M To Snap Up Engineering Biz
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Balwani Trial Goes On, Despite Juror's Positive COVID-19 Test
• Epic's Bandcamp Won't Have To Use Google Billing, For Now
• Feds Want SEC And FTC Cases Coordinated At High Court
• Spirit Says Frontier Tie-Up Less Risky Than JetBlue Takeover
• Canned Tuna Buyers Tease Fight For Bellwether Status
• FTC Chair Concerned ITC Being Misused In FRAND Cases
• Drugmakers Say Pa. AG Not Producing Generic-Drug Docs
• DOJ 'Dropped The Ball' In 1st Wage-Fixing Case, Juror Says
• Native Casinos Must Arbitrate Card Machine Antitrust Suit
• SF Fire Dept. Treats 7 Opioid Overdoses Daily, Judge Told
• Consumer Welfare A 'Catchphrase,' DOJ Antitrust Chief Says
• Microsoft Makes Cloud Changes Amid European Complaints
• Biden's Fed Supervision Pick Keeps It Cool At Senate Hearing
• Vitamin Co. Agrees To Stop Using Kratom TM To Settle Case
• UK Says Veolia's Deal For Suez Hurt Competition
• Plunging FTC Morale Needs 'Immediate Attn,' GOP Sen. Says
• Knotty FTC Adjudication Risks Becoming Even More Tangled
• US Airways Wins Only $1 In 2nd Sabre Antitrust Trial
• Overcommunicate With Your Summer Associates This Year
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Volkswagen, Lionheart SPAC
• Medtronic Worker Can't Escape $1.3M Claim In Poaching Suit
• Many SF Walgreens Opioid Scripts Had Red Flags, Judge Told
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Released From Federal Prison Early
• Lessons For Gov't Contractors Amid Increased Antitrust Risk
• SEC, FTC Heads Say Market Growth Justifies Bigger Budgets
• EU Court Rejects Challenge To Copper Merger Block
• Commerce Tariff Memo Helps Dispel Clouds For US Solar Cos.
• Groups Want FTC To Investigate Electric Utility Corruption
• UK Says £92M Real Estate Tech Deal Hurt Competition
• TV Giants Hit With Another Antitrust Suit Over Ad Price-Fixing
• Medical Device Co. Sues Unit Founder For Starting Competitor
• Canon Loses Challenge To €28M Gun-Jumping Fine
• Nev. Case Highlights Settlement Authority Dilemmas For Cos.
• Mastercard Loses Bid To Appeal Expanded Class Action
• Teva Unit Marketed Opioid For Off-Label Uses, Judge Hears
• DC Circ. Puts Burden On Rail Cos. To Exclude Antitrust Docs
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Review Antitrust Suit Against Chipmakers
• Consumer Group Gets OK For £480M Qualcomm Class Action
• Amazon Tries Again To Nix Antitrust Suit Seeking Billions
• Judge Poised To Bless $66.7M Deal In ATM Fee Antitrust Row
• Aerojet Chair Began CEO Hunt Without Approval, Probe Finds
• Hospitals Rally Around Drug Discounts In Pharma Fight
• 6 Banks And Counting Settle Sibor Price-Fixing Case For $65M
• Door Makers To Work On Contract Ahead Of Divestiture
• Biz Owner Who Beat Wage-Fixing Rap Wants Full Acquittal
• Digital Security Co. Fights To Revive Chipmaker Cartel Suit
• Feds Secure 2 More Guilty Pleas In Amazon Bribery Scheme
• Doctors' Opioid Data Kept From Walgreens Stores, Judge Told
• Users Want Cambridge Analytica Docs In Meta Antitrust Case
• Finding Uninjured Consumers In Drug Antitrust Class Actions
• Providers Say 9th Circ. Ruling Helps BCBS Antitrust Case
• LA Wants Vrbo Rental Lawsuit To Return To State Court
• Forex Investors Fight Credit Suisse Bid To Upend Class Cert.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Dutch Regulator Fines Modulaire For Not Reporting Merger
• Can And Should A Court Limit Repeated Retrials?
• JetBlue Goes Hostile In Bid To Buy Spirit, Stop Frontier Deal
• Sidley Brings On 2 Akerman Litigation Partners In Miami
• UK Telecom Giants Accused Of Plotting To Destroy Retailer
• High Court To Hear Case Tied To SEC Judges' Removability
• 6th Circ. Says Insurers' Auto Parts Claim Came Too Late
• Robinhood Gets 'Meme Stock' Antitrust Claims Axed For Good
• Atlanta Film Mogul Sued In Chancery For Contract Breaches
• Tegna's $8.6B Go-Private Deal Put Under DOJ Microscope
• No Sanctions For Google's 'Privilege' Labeling
• Sabre Denied Mistrial As Jury Weighs Airline Antitrust Suit
• Rival Sues NCR Over Deals With Cardtronics, Crypto Provider
• The Fastest Federal Trial Courts: A Look At Virginia, Florida
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Walgreens' Priority Was Filling Drug Orders Fast, Judge Told
• 3 Takeaways As China Rolls Out Its Version Of ANDA Disputes
• Judge Disinclined To Toss School Nurse No-Poach Indictment
• US Airways, Sabre Wrap 2nd Antitrust Trial In Marathon Case
• Magistrate Backs Own Warrants In Oncology Antitrust Case
• Tips For Evaluating Machine Learning For Contracts Review
• ECJ Urged To Toss HSBC Appeal Against Cartel Ruling
• Walgreens' Opioid Orders Like A 'Time Bomb,' Judge Told
• Settlements Worth $86M OK'd In Drug Price-Fixing MDL
• Chicken Buyers Say Class Cert. Is Warranted In Price-Fix Row
• Online Broker Drops Challenge To Ore. Real Estate Fee Rules
• Confirmation Of 3rd FTC Dem Locks In Ambitious Agenda
• Amazon Sellers Drop Suit Against Kentucky AG For Good
• UK CMA Eyes Cost-Of-Living Cartels As Dawn Raids Return
• Bedoya Confirmed To FTC, Ending 7-Month Split
• Power Cable Companies Face UK Price-Fixing Class Action
• CityFibre Appeals Ofcom's Decision To Let BT Offer Discount
• 'Catastrophic' SF Opioid Death Toll Like AIDS Era, Judge Told
• End-Payor State Claims Stick In Generic Drug Price-Fix MDL
• Medtronic Shedding Intersect Unit For $1B Deal
• 'Extreme' $110M Verdict Against Toyo Tire Slashed To $10M
• EU Antitrust Redraws 'Safe Harbors' For Producers, Sellers
• Chicken Cos. Say Class Treatment Improper In Price-Fix Fight
• Chicken Execs Want Jury Instruction Upfront For Round 3
• Axon Tells Justices It Needs Protection From FTC
• How To Efficiently Deploy Your Professional Growth Strategy
• Countersuit Axed In Ga. Software Co.'s $47M Monopoly Case
• Massive Opioid Campaign Duped Docs, Bellwether Judge Told
• Match Accuses Google Of 'Extortionate' Fees In Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Gov't Officials Argue For More Foreign STEM Grads In US
• Antitrust Claims Against Gaming Giant Valve Survive Scrutiny
• DOJ Says Vertical Focus Right For Sale Of Door Parts Supplier
• Schumer Sets Up Action On Bedoya FTC Nomination
• Canadian Watchdog Challenges Wireless Cos.' $20B Merger
• OCC Staff Working On Potential Bank Merger Reforms
• Judge OKs $75M Deals In Contact Lens Price-Fixing Suit
• Biden Should Act Now To Finalize SEP Draft Policy Statement
• A 6-Step Framework For Legal Industry Professional Growth
• Hospitality Co. Hits Dallas Restaurant Owner With TM Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Feds Lose Bid To Delay Chicken Execs' 3rd Price-Fix Trial
• Why Contempt May Be Apt Punishment For High Court Leaker
• EU Wants To Expand Mergers Getting 'Simplified' Review
• Experts See Chance To Fix Digital Divide, Worry About Waste
• Unsealed Letter Reveals DOJ Ire With UnitedHealth, Change
• Google's $5.4B Mandiant Buy Challenged By Investor
• Assessing Litigation Uses Of USPTO 5G Development Study
• 9th Circ. Decision Sets New Framework For Class Certification
• Illumina Told To Pay $334M In DNA Sequencing Patent Trial
• Nixed 'Wholesale Fireworks' TM Suit Doesn't Merit Atty Fees
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• BT Can't Restrict Customer Class Action Over Landline Rates
• 5 Law Firms Guide Centene's $2.8B Pharmacy Divestments
• UK Watchdog Opens Probe Into Technical Foam Deal
• Fiat Chrysler Accused Of Adding 'Phantom Freight' Costs
• Feds Defend Biglari's $1.3M Penalty Over Cracker Barrel Stock
• Chicken Buyers Can't Block Settlement Sharing Language
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Highlights Risks In Trade Secret Licenses
• Antitrust Law As A Tool Against Privacy Abuses
• Spinal Device Co. Inks $1M Midtrial Deal To End FCA Claims
• Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary
• Musk Outlines $7.1B In New Financing For Twitter Takeover
• Senate Committee Advances OPEC Antitrust Bill
• Chicken Execs Want Their 3rd Day In Court ASAP
• Spinal Implant Co. Accused Of Doctor Kickbacks In FCA Trial
• GOP Rep Suggests FTC Chair May Oppose Musk-Twitter Deal
• ABA's Antitrust Section Calls For Changes To Big Tech Bill
• Durbin Defends Dodd-Frank Amendment At Swipe Fee Hearing
• Horse Racing Orgs Want Redo In 1st Circ. Bargaining Ruling
• Germany Designates Meta For Extra Antitrust Scrutiny
• Policyholder Gains In Virus Coverage State Trial Court Suits
• Wizz Air Loses EU Challenge To €37M Romanian State Aid
• FCA Taps US Regulator For Senior Role Amid Refit
• Milbank Looks To Build CFIUS Practice With Ex-Shearman Atty
• Apple Takes Swipe At £1.5B Suit Over App Store Charges
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Ready To OK £7B Morrisons Purchase
• 4th Circ. Is Warned Of Internet 'Open Season' In FCRA Appeal
• Google Gets Green Light For Quick Appeal In $2B Ads Suit
• 'Chickenshit Club' Comment Not About Chicken, DOJ Says
• Ga. Judge Denies Vitamin Co. Quick Win In Kratom Spat
• Senate Dem Pushing To Restore FTC Restitution Powers
• 5th Circ. Antitrust Ruling Misinterprets FRAND's Purpose
• Gilstrap Won't Force Apple To Take Ericsson's IP Deal
• Ill. Judge Says Homebuyers Can't Bring Antitrust Suit
• UK Concerns Sink $1B Machinery Auction Tie-Up
• 5 Questions That Can Help Law Firms Win RFPs
• UK Competition Agency Raises LSE, Quantile Deal Concerns
• Royal Mail, BT Say Trucks Cartel 'Blight' Led To £35M Loss
• Credit Suisse, 5 Others Settle Australian Forex Rigging Suit
• Facebook Parent Meta Accused Of Ripping Off Infinity Logo
• ITC To Probe Drug Cos. Accused Of Using Medytox Secrets
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Trader's Forex-Rigging Conviction
• Merger Review Snapshot
• FERC Vetoes Midwest Grid Upgrade Plan For New Power Lines
• Credit Agricole, Investors Ink $55M Deal In Rate Rigging Case
• Our Courts Must End Big Tech's Patent Plunder
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• EU Alleges Apple Pay Locks Out Mobile Wallet Competitors
• How Law Firms Can Employ More Veterans
• Spirit Airlines Sticks With Frontier, Rejects JetBlue's $3.6B Bid