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Competition - August, 2022

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• 'Zero' Studies Support VPX's Super Creatine Claims, Jury Told
• Circuit Split Clouds Grid Project Construction Fights
• GOP Sens. Cite China's Influence In Opposing New WTO Body
• Credit Suisse Loses Bid To Decertify Class In Forex Case
• Amid Calif. Trial, VPX Sues Monster Over 'Hazardous' Drinks
• Google Spars With States Over Viability Of Ad Monopoly Suit
• Calif. Wants Japanese Auto Co. To Pay For Antitrust Damage
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• How To Negotiate Outsourcing Deals That Reduce Costs
• Poultry Sector Wage-Fixing Case Shows Info Exchange Risks
• DOJ Says FDIC Chair Can't Block Agency's Board Majority
• Enforcers' Antitrust Overhaul Just Getting Started
• Jackson Hewitt Workers Seeking No-Poach Class Cert.
• ABA Stance On Role Of Nonlawyers Is Too Black And White
• Bang's Super Creatine Less Effective Than Burger, Prof. Says
• Ad Group Launches Antitrust Suit Over College Sports Access
• Canada Follows Through On Vow To Challenge Lumber Duties
• Startup Loses Bid To Shield Docs In $115M Walmart Fight
• FTC Opening Gives New Life To Languishing FCC Pick
• Minor Leaguers Say MLB Struck Out In Opposing Class Cert.
• T-Mobile Wants Suit Over 5G Move Forced Into Arbitration
• Realtors Want Early Win In Missouri Antitrust Suit
• Mississippi Diabetes Treatment Price Suit Mostly Survives
• Sales Tracker Escapes TV Ad Price-Fixing Case, For Now
• EverWatch Bid For Expedited Merger Docs Mostly Rejected
• DOJ Says Chicken Execs Can't Split Up Price-Fixing Trial
• Keurig Trade Secrets Claim Just 'Rhetoric,' SharkNinja Says
• Harnessing The Power Of Big Data In Litigation
• Walmart Slams FTC's Money Transfer Suit As Gov't Overreach
• UK Looks To Accept Antitrust Fixes In €7.1B Bouygues Deal
• PE Consortium Expects Approvals In £1.6B Euromoney Deal
• Roche Freedman Founder Denies Secret Pact With Crypto Co.
• Comics' Agent Says Pandora Antitrust Claims Are A Bad Joke
• Judge Trims Some State Law Antitrust Claims From Lye Suit
• Roche Loses Appeal Against Generic Co. At China's Top Court
• Split FTC Broadens Staff's Subpoena Powers In Investigations
• Oil Co. Claims BIA Transferred Drilling Rights To Competitors
• Meta Blasts FTC Deal Challenge And Chair's 'Agenda'
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. Judge Must Redo Flawed Resin Ruling
• How Law Firm Operations Can Adjust To New COVID Realities
• 5th Circ. Questions Challenge To Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule
• Zendesk Investor Decries $10.2B Sale, Says New CEO Needed
• T-Mobile Wants Merger Suit Paused Pending Transfer Bid
• Realtor Antitrust Suit Partly Paused For 2nd Appeal
• 11th Circ. Revives Google Antitrust Suit From Ad Co.
• Broadcasters Say Antitrust Compliance Policies Are Privileged
• MLB Players Association Pitches In On Minors Union Push
• More Time Needed To Address Tegna Deal Worries, Critics Say
• FedEx Says Contractor Profits From False, Snide Comments
• Invisalign Can't Drag SmileDirect Into Consumer Suit
• Lawmaker Says FTC 'Flouting' Law With Consultant Use
• 9th Circ. Class Cert. Move Illustrates Individual Claim Issues
• Chicken Buyers Defend Bid-Rigging Claims In Price-Fix Suit
• Credit Suisse Says Gender Bias Case No Help For Forex Class
• Law Of The Case Is More Nuanced Than You May Think
• US Gov't Stance On Tech M&A Lacks Merit, Hurts Consumers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Chipmaker Alphawave Gets OK To Buy OpenFive For $210M
• Parker Hannifin's £6.3B Bid For UK's Meggitt Gets Green Light
• IP Forecast: Comedians' Rep To Fight Pandora's 'Cartel' Claim
• Motorola To Face Chinese Rival's Antitrust Claims
• Engage Associates At Orientation With Thoughtful Activities
• What Cos. Can Learn From Uber Breach Nonprosecution Deal
• DC AG Appealing Toss Of Amazon Antitrust Suit
• 'Timeshare Exit' Firm Agrees To Stop Helping Owners
• Maersk Drops $1B Container Biz Sale Amid DOJ Pressure
• Veolia Ordered To Sell Off Major Units After Suez Merger
• Judge Urged To Toss Bookstore's Amazon Antitrust Case
• DOJ Wants 'Raw' Google Data To Ensure No Cherry-Picking
• Zillow Dodges False Ad Suit Over Owner Listings In Vt.
• Amazon Says Imposter Exploits Ring TM In Tech Service Scam
• Cynosure Rips Rival's Delay Bid In Poaching Suit
• Evidence Rule Changes Help Judges Police Expert Testimony
• Intel Says Fortress' 7th Circ. Cite 'Fundamentally Different'
• DOJ Wants To Argue In State-Led Facebook Case At DC Circ.
• Ex-Better Homes Real Estate Broker Wants Noncompete Nixed
• T-Mobile Wants Suit Over $26B Sprint Merger Sent To NY
• The Cruciality Of Building Client Intimacy Ahead Of Recession
• Duke Gets Early Win In Insurer Antitrust Coverage Suit
• FTC Drops Mark Zuckerberg From Meta VR Merger Suit
• Lawmakers Unveil New Version Of Media Competition Bill
• MLB Opposes Minor League Class Cert. Bid
• 'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit' Is Now A FRAND Strategy
• Foley Snags Antitrust Partner From Colo. AG's Office
• Climate Change, Marine Life Top US-Chile Enviro Goals
• NY Court Revives Early Lysol Price-Gouging Case
• How To Win Over Bench Trial Judges Post-COVID
• Belk Accuses Ex-CEO Of Raiding Senior Ranks For GameStop
• Paul Weiss Adds 2 Litigation Partners From Winston Strawn
• Hagens Berman Foe Cleared For $630K Objector Award
• DOJ Defends Concrete Price-Fixing Case From Dismissal
• Sellers Say Realtor Groups' Antitrust Appeal Is 'Frivolous'
• DLA Piper Expands Competition Team With Brussels Partner
• Ohio's Google Suit Split Between 'Common Carrier,' New Regs
• Watchdog Shows Teeth Over Dental Merger Competition Fears
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Indivior Loses Bid For Early Win In 'Product Hop' MDL
• US Wood Biz Urge Trade Court To Force Chinese Tariffs Redo
• Zillow Says Antitrust Foe Didn't Preserve Workers' Laptops
• Ex-Amarin Pharma Exec Denied Quick Win Over Noncompetes
• NC Health Network's Monopoly Drove Up Prices, Counties Say
• Bars Want To Score Class Cert. In 'NFL Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Apple App Store Rival Asks For Early Appeal In Monopoly Suit
• French App Developers Ask To Join Apple Calif. Antitrust Suit
• A Cautionary Tale On Diversity Jurisdiction From The 6th Circ.
• Attys Seek $13M Payout For Pork Antitrust Deal With Eateries
• Pandemic Wage-Fixing Trial Is Pushed To December
• Sony Faces £5B Class Action Over PlayStation Sales Charges
• A Deep Dive Into The Glass Ceiling Report: Women In Law
• Nike And Adidas Agree To Settle Suits In Shoe Patent War
• CHIPS Act 'Guardrails' Bring Uncertainties For Chipmakers
• Ariz. Judge Again Tosses Suit Over Utility's Solar Rates
• 3 Firms Want $47M For Landing Forex Rigging Deals
• Mitsubishi Cuts $33M Deal To End Price-Fixing Fight
• Book Publishers Say DOJ Hasn't Shown Harm To Authors
• Former Amarin Exec's Noncompete Brawl Likely Not Over Yet
• Early Trends In UK National Security Reviews Of Transactions
• Prepare For NLRB Collaboration With Antitrust Agencies
• Australia Flags Concerns Over Qantas Deal For Alliance
• DLA Piper Adds Competition Pro From Baker McKenzie
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Citi Fined £12.5M In UK For Late Market Abuse Controls
• Court Questions Penguin's Bid Policy In Merger Challenge
• Meta's WilmerHale Attys Seek $2.7M Fee In Data Scraping Suit
• Caterpillar, Komatsu Push Back On Delaware Antitrust Suit
• 3rd Circ. Denies Doc's Bid For New Trial In $100M Fraud Case
• State Cannabis Regulations In Question After 1st Circ. Ruling
• Norfolk Southern Doubles Down On Immunity From CSX Suit
• Update: Meta Withdraws Bid for Overseas Rivals' Docs In FTC Case
• Fortress Says 7th Circ. Ruling Hurts Intel's Bid To Revive Suit
• The Key Role Of Economic Analysis In PGA Tour Antitrust Suit
• Feds Flag Competition Concerns With FERC Grid Policy Plan
• Labor, Digital Trade On Agenda For New US-Taiwan Talks
• UK To Look Deeper Into Culligan, Waterlogic Merger
• 5th Circ. Rules Against DOL In Data-For-Insurance ERISA Row
• Ga. Judge Sees Flaw In Littler TRO Bid Against Polsinelli
• Fed Says Crypto Bank Can't Sue Its Way To Account Decision
• Judge Nixes Cost Savings From Book Merger Trial
• Rancher Group Wants 2nd Sheepherders' Antitrust Suit Nixed
• Franchisee Can't Escape Pizza Chain's Trade Secret Suit
• 1st Circ. Says Dormant Commerce Clause Applies To Med. Pot
• Calif. Law Creates Heavy Burden For US Pork Industry
• Surescript's EpiPen Citation 'Nothing New,' FTC Says
• DC Circ. Orders SEC To Review FINRA Bond Reporting Plan
• Merck's Zetia Arguments Don't Misuse Privilege, Judge Says
• FTC Gets Backing In High Court Constitutionality Case
• Publishing Merger Won't Hurt Competition, Yale Prof Says
• Canadian Telecoms Ink Divestiture In Bid To Save $20B Merger
• TikTok Fights Facebook's Bid For Info In FTC Antitrust Probe
• What Litigators Can Really Learn From Rambo
• Poultry Execs Get Clarification On Price-Fixing Charges
• Former Acting US Attorney Joins Wilson Sonsini In LA
• FTC Renews Fight Against State Shields For Hospital Mergers
• Ex-Japan FTC Secretary General Joins Baker McKenzie
• Milbank Expands Antitrust Practice With DC Hire
• Penguin Exec. Says Internal Book Competition Is Strong
• UnitedHealth Can't Afford To Misuse Rivals' Data, Judge Told
• 5th Circ. Knocks Fracking Suit Transfer, But Affirms Toss
• Judge Trims Claims Against Ex-Major In Bid-Rigging Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Gov't Repeats Request To Block Booz Allen-EverWatch Merger
• Attorneys Should Note Judges' Financial Conflicts Of Interest
• Calculating FTC Section 19 Monetary Relief After AMG
• Judge Says Top Universities Must Face Financial Aid Suit
• NJ Hospital Network Sues Rival Over Ambulance Services
• Cisco Cleared In $371M Software Patent Trial
• Crypto YouTuber Sues After Peer Says He Scammed Viewers
• FTC's Suit Challenging Meta's VR Merger Gets December Trial
• Senate Cannabis Bill May Give Some Cos. A Competitive Edge
• Polsinelli Fights Littler TRO Bid In Trade Secrets Case
• Amazon Fights FTC's 'Unworkable' Demands In Prime Probe
• Google Can Arbitrate Antitrust Claims Of Apple Collusion
• Brooklyn Comedy Venue Says Rival's New Name Isn't Funny
• Google To Pay $42.7M For Misleading Australians On Data Use
• Bayer Claims Win In Feud Over $7.8B Crop Seeds Biz Deal
• Ex-Poultry Execs Can't Bypass Grand Jury Secrecy, Feds Say
• Book Publishing Industry Gets Close Read In Merger Trial
• Change's Data Can't Be Used Anti-Competitively, Judge Told
• Private Equity M&A Is Awash In Both Challenges And Cash
• A Law Firm's Guide To Avoiding Client Conflicts
• Expect More DOJ Labor Market Enforcement, Despite Losses
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• EU Clears SSE Thermal, Equinor £341M Bid For Triton Power
• UK Probes Freshfields-Led £965M Logistics Co. Deal
• UnitedHealth, Change Turn Trial Gaze To Horizontal Overlap
• Calif.'s Broad Nuisance Law Key To Walgreens Opioid Liability
• Author, Agents Say Advances Only Part Of Puzzle
• USMCA Energy Row Pits Nationalism Against Private Interests
• HHS Wants 3rd Circ. To Revive Drug Discount Violation Notice
• Surgical Robot Co.'s Antitrust Fight Heads To Dec. Trial
• Quinn Emanuel Launches New Dallas Office With 7 Attys
• StarKist Asks High Court To Reject Tuna Buyers Class Cert.
• Understanding DC Circ.'s Agency Rule Withdrawal Debate
• Royal Mail Loses Bid To Take £50M Ofcom Fine To Top Court
• UnitedHealthcare And Optum Are 'Strictly' Separate, CEO Says
• Agent Says Authors Want Best Deal, Not Most Upfront Money
• FTC Wins FleetCor False Ad Suit, Teeing Up $550M Relief Fight
• Tai Commits To Reviving Worker Retraining Program
• Nielsen Fights To Withhold Ratings Data In Price-Fixing MDL
• Considerations For Associates As Lateral Hiring Cools Down
• 9th Circ. Says Lululemon Doesn't Infringe Aliign Mark
• Chinese Esports Streamer Gets OK For $15M Deal Over IPO
• Justices Asked To Clear Up IP Clause In Google Lyric Row
• DOJ Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Outlook For Rest Of 2022
• Walgreens Fueled SF Opioid Epidemic, Judge Rules
• UK Deepens Antitrust Probe Into $5.7B Chemical Deal
• Judge Grants Attys' $20M Fee Bid For ATM Antitrust Deal
• PGA Tour Beats LIV Golfers' Bid For TRO To Play FedEx Cup
• Minor Leaguers Seek Class Nod In MLB Antitrust Suit
• Merger Would Spur UnitedHealth To Abuse Data, Judge Told
• Chinese, US Firms Accused Of Counterfeiting Ford Products
• Justices Told SEC, FTC Challenges 'Waste' Courts' Resources
• Hagens Berman Awarded Over $26M In Fees In Disk Drive MDL
• HarperCollins Chief 'Shocked' By Simon & Schuster Price
• Attys Score $16M Fees In Gold Benchmark Manipulation Row
• IBM Must Pay $16M In Atty Fees To 'Exploited' Software Co.
• Realtor Groups Seek Stay Of Antitrust Case During Appeal
• Amgen Looks To Duck Regeneron's Bundling Suit
• Key Takeaways From China's Amended Anti-Monopoly Law
• Delta-8 Vape Maker Wins Another Copyright Infringement Suit
• Judge Revives Price-Fixing Suit Against Ex-Bumble Bee CEO
• Boies Schiller, Hausfeld Score $627M In Fees In BCBS MDL
• NJ Real Estate School Wants Ex-Teacher's Rival Biz Stopped
• Miramax, Tarantino Nearing Deal In 'Pulp Fiction' NFT Dispute
• Justices' EPA Ruling Didn't Move Needle On Chevron Doctrine
• CMA Latest To Probe $7.3B Satellite Network Merger
• US To Boost Chipmaking With Tax Credit, Subsidies
• Judge Trims Pfizer, Mylan EpiPen Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Data Fears Based On 'Limited Understanding,' Judge Told
• DOJ Drops 2 Ex-Pilgrim's Pride Execs From Price-Fixing Case
• Publishing CEO Says Merged Rival Would Be 'Intimidating'
• FTC's Phillips To Depart And Leave Agency With 1 Republican
• Electric Car Co. Says Workers Stole IP For DeLorean Project
• AGs Say BlackRock's Social Conscience May Cost Pensions
• Commerce Hits Chinese Firm For Sending US Tech To Iran
• PGA Tour To Suing LIV Golfers: You Can't Have It Both Ways
• Beyond Meat Says Grudge, Not Facts, Leads False Ad Suit
• Ex-Chancery Judge Heads To Wilson Sonsini As Partner
• Insurance Comparison Site Gets £18M Antitrust Fine Axed
• Veolia To Sell Suez UK For €2.4B To Quell Antitrust Concerns
• Is The PGA Tour Illegally Maintaining A Monopoly?
• United Exec Says Data Access Informed $13.8B Acquisition
• Vietnamese Honey Not Stinging US Market, Importers Say
• Ethics Lessons From The Alex Jones Discovery Debacle
• Why Gig Platforms Should Be On Alert
• Market Drops Show Tech Antitrust Reform Isn't Needed
• 9th Circ. Upholds Defeat Of California Airport Monopoly Suit
• ITC To Probe Controversial Auto Rules Of Origin
• Amazon To Spend $1.7B To Buy Maker Of Roomba
• Crypto Exchanges Hit With £9.9B Suit For Pulling BSV Coin
• All Aboard! Claimants Get Ticket To Ride With Abuse Ruling
• Penguin CEO Says Simon & Schuster Deal Is For Market Share
• 2 Insulation Cos. Plead Guilty To Bid-Rigging Conn. Projects
• Google Antitrust Judge Open To Cert. Of 21M Consumer Class
• Former United CEO Says Data Abuse Possible, 'Very Isolated'
• HR Group Backs Aerospace Execs In No-Poach Case
• Russian Blockade Is Cause Of Food Crisis, EU Official Says
• Meta Seeks Snap Records For Antitrust Defense At FTC
• Canada Announces New Challenge To US Lumber Duties
• Agriculture Patent Reform Can Look To Pharma Approaches
• Combating Implicit Bias In Alternative Dispute Resolution
• NAR Moves To Kick Arizona Realtor's Antitrust Suit For Good
• Judge Backs Axing Amazon, Publishers E-Book Antitrust Suit
• UnitedHealth Judge Probes Health Tech Co.'s Data Safeguards
• Judge Queries Simon & Schuster CEO On Bidding For Books
• Pro Golfers Take Legal Swing At PGA Tour's Alleged Monopoly
• 9th Circ. Rejects Publisher's Fair Use Args In Copyright Suit
• Canada Slams US Interpretation Of USMCA Auto Origin Rule
• 11th Circ. Sanctions Bang Energy Drink Maker In TM Suit
• How The Metaverse Will Affect Business And Legal Processes
• Disney Settles Visa, Mastercard Fees Suit Days After Filing
• K&L Gates Boosts Trade Team With Ice Miller's Ex-DC Chief
• Cathode Ray Tube Buyers Get Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• La. Real Estate Board Says FTC Decision Moots Antitrust Row
• Ryanair Hits Back At Travel Agent's Competition Claim
• CMA Gives Nod For Merger Of Workspace Providers
• Dye & Durham To Ditch TM Group After Antitrust Probe
• UK Provisionally Clears NortonLifeLock Takeover Of Avast
• Change CEO Says UnitedHealth Deal Won't Harm Rivals
• 8th Circ. Backs Zazzle's Win In 'Love Happens' TM Suit
• Attorneys Get $13M In Fees For Mallinckrodt Securities Deal
• CFIUS Reviews Reached 10-Year High In 2021
• Stephen King Testifies The More Publishers, The Better
• Unions Assert Right To Challenge Tegna Go-Private Deal
• DC Court Won't Revive AG's Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
• Cisco Owes $371M For Tech Patent Theft, Boston Jury Hears
• UK Mulls Competition Remedies In €7B Bouygues Deal
• Opendoor To Pay $62M To Resolve Deceptive Tactics Claims
• Meta, FTC Must Work Together To Clarify Market, Judge Says
• Disney Hits Visa, Mastercard With Suit Over Interchange Fees
• French IOS Developers Hit Apple With App Store Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Stresses Risks Of UnitedHealth $13.8B Buy In Court
• DOJ Tells Judge Book Merger Would Reduce Author Pay
• 7th Circ. Declines To Revive Humira 'Patent Thicket' Claims
• Deutsche Bank Strikes $5M Deal To End Libor Suit
• Booz Allen, EverWatch Say Injunction Would End Merger Case
• Navigating Arbitral Subpoenas In A Post-COVID Landscape
• Speech Signals Intense DOJ Antitrust Focus On Private Equity
• Mastercard, Visa Targeted In New Swipe Fee Class Actions
• Bristol-Myers Says Its Former Lawyer Can't Testify In IP Battle
• Cobham Seals £2.6B Purchase Of Defense Co. After Court OK
• JD Sports Sells Footasylum For £37.5M After Antitrust Order