Competition Archive » October, 2022

Competition - October, 2022

283 articles

• Direct HIV Med Buyers Seek OK Of $10.8M Bristol-Myers Deal
• DOJ Nabs Criminal Monopolization Plea From Executive
• Court Blocks Penguin's $2.2B Simon & Schuster Deal
• EU's Digital Markets Act Goes Into Effect
• Gilead Must Post $14M To Keep Ban On Generic Lexiscan
• EverWatch Deal 'Has Sailed' Past DOJ's Attempted Delay
• Calif. AG Hopeful Nathan Hochman Aims To Unseat Rob Bonta
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
• Self-Disclosure In Light Of New CFIUS Penalty Guidelines
• Paul Weiss Adds Ex-DOJ Antitrust Litigator In NY
• FTC Pesticide Suit Dusts Off Some Rare Antitrust Tools
• US Drops Libor-Rigging Charges Against Ex-UBS Trader
• UK Probes Asda's £600M Acquisition Of Co-Op Stores
• Celsius Network Gets OK To Auction, GWG To Raise Money
• FTC, Congress Urged To Probe TikTok Location Data Tracking
• FTC Rips Meta's 'Belated' Dismissal Bid In Suit Over VR Deal
• Why Sue First, Assess Remedy Later? Assa Abloy Judge Asks
• PR Ballclubs Say MLB Antitrust Exemption Covers League
• Luka Doncic's TM Battle Puts Policy To The Test
• Unions Tell FCC Tegna-Standard Deal Will Lead To Job Cuts
• Canadian Enforcers Might Fight $20B Telecom Deal In Court
• Tapped By Newsom, Calif. AG Rob Bonta Seeks Voters' OK
• DOJ's Former Criminal Antitrust Chief Discusses Transitions
• 'Inflammatory' Cisco Argument Merits New IP Trial, Court Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fed. Circ. Chief Judge Implores More Education On Patents
• IP Forecast: ITC To Hear Ericsson 5G Patent Fight With Apple
• Homeowners Want Firm Held In Contempt In Foreclosure Suit
• Meta Wants Snap Inc. Docs In FTC Monopoly Case
• DOJ Gets 1st 'No Poach' Guilty Plea With School Nurse Case
• Pilgrim's Reveals Expanded DOJ Probe Into Grower Contracts
• Pandora's Antitrust Claim Flops In Comedians' $63M Fight
• 3 Years In, Procurement Collusion Strike Force Hits Its Stride
• FTC Overreach May Pose An Existential Threat For Agency
• Meta Vies For 'Critical' Apple VR Plans, FTC Witness
• Chinese Co. Wants Out Of Suit Over Robot Toy's Source Code
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Aerojet, Instacart
• Feds Say Oil, Gas Piping Imports Harm US Businesses
• Littler Adds Trade Secrets, Employee Shareholders In Chicago
• CMA Says Google Hitting 'Privacy Sandbox' Commitments
• StarKist Urges Supreme Court To Review Tuna Class Cert.
• Wyden Calls For Top Security Clearances For FTC Officials
• New NCAA NIL Guidance Gives Schools More Wiggle Room
• MLB Wins Toss Of Ousted Minor League Teams' Antitrust Suit
• 6 AGs Try To Block $4B Payoff In Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• Pfizer, Flynn Pharma Find New UK Competition Fine No Better
• State AG Consumer Protection Priorities Beyond The Election
• Ending Juul-Altria Noncompete Changes Nothing, FTC Says
• India Hits Google With $114M Play Store Dominance Fine
• How New Guidelines Reinforce The CFIUS Mandate
• What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
• LSE Given Final Go-Ahead For £274M Fintech Co. Takeover
• NCAA Athletes Seek Cert. In Antitrust Suit Over NIL Limits
• When CFIUS Leaks Create Leverage
• Novartis Says Swiss Officials Raided HQ Over Eli Lilly IP Suits
• Wash. AG Inks $10.5M Chicken Price Fixing Deal With Tyson
• EU OKs Philip Morris' $16B Swedish Match Deal With Unit Sale
• Ex-Uber Exec Asks Court To Uphold His Tax-Free Settlement
• Norfolk Southern Says DC Circ. Should Hear Immunity Row
• Study Warns Life Sciences Cos. May Be In Antitrust Trouble
• 2 Rulings Raise Fundamental Cannabis Policy Questions
• Judge Rebuffs Swedish Match, Rival's Bid To Delay Hearing
• John Deere Users Say Repair Monopoly Creates A 'Nightmare'
• Mayer Brown Antitrust Litigator Joins V&E In DC
• EU Updates Guidance For Antitrust Leniency
• How To Assess Interlocking Directorates In Antitrust Ramp-Up
• UK Considers Remedy In $5.7B Chemical Admixtures Deal
• Justices Urged Not To Take On Swisher Appeal
• Aerospace Execs Denied Workers' Names In 'No Poach' Case
• UK Scrutinizes Big Tech Push Into Financial Services
• Tegna Deal Under Careful Review, FCC Chair Tells Dems
• Del. Rulings May Shift Trend On Books-And-Records Demands
• AAA Unit Accuses Rival Of Poaching Top Travel Agents In NC
• Google Says Epic, Match Want To Transform Play Store Suits
• DC Circ. Restarts FTC's Endo Appeal Despite Ch. 11
• Blue Cross Says Amended Monopoly Suit Lists Old Claims
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
• Rishi Sunak To Become Next UK Prime Minister
• UK Gov't Turnover Pushes Trade Deal Further Out Of Reach
• Diagnostics Co. Says Licensee Stole Software To Compete
• Meta Pushes For Docs Showing FTC Chair 'Bias'
• NY Says Ski Operator Tried To 'Freeze Out' Competition
• ITC Makes Final Vote To Lift More Duties From Brazilian Steel
• National Grid Faces Proposed Class Actions Over Tax Charges
• HIV Drug Pay-For-Delay Claims Too Speculative, Gilead Says
• SmileDirect Says California Dental Board Can't Delay Trial
• Why Courts Are Rejecting Agencies' Merger Challenges
• Judge Wants Junior Attys Only For Turkey Discovery Hearing
• US Says 'Inexcusable' Data Gaps Justify Steep Penalty
• 5th Circ. Says FERC Must Redo $20M Enforcement Penalty
• Pre- And Post-Closing Due Diligence Is Vital After DOJ Memo
• American Airlines Docs Shielded In Trial Over JetBlue Pact
• Squire Patton Boggs Hires Antitrust Pro From European Union
• Apple Says Masimo Is The Infringing One In Watch IP Row
• Restaurant Attys Get $13.3M In Fees For Smithfield Pork Deal
• NY Fights To Preserve Case Accusing CVS Of Tying Scheme
• California Federal Court Trims Tuna Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit
• Fla. Biz Says Thermo Fisher Stole Its DNA Testing App
• FERC Increases Scrutiny Of Utility-Investor Ties
• India Fines Google $162M Over Android Dominance
• 'Metaverse' Antitrust Issues May Look Familiar
• CFIUS Issues First-Ever Penalty Guidelines
• Public's M&A Comments Hold Clues For Agency Guidelines
• FTC Says Meta 'Buries' VR Fitness Data In Merger Suit
• DOJ Digs Further Into $8B CVS-Signify Health Merger
• EU Court Urged To Reconsider Tossing Telecom Merger Veto
• Credit Suisse Beats Forex Price-Fixing Allegations At Trial
• Amazon To Face £900M Collective Action Over 'Buy Box'
• New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
• Liz Truss Steps Down As UK Prime Minister
• Insurer MS Amlin Fined £9.7M For Regulatory Breaches
• Welch's Says Licensee Broke Contract To Sell Competing Fruit
• DOJ Forces Overlapping Board Members At 5 Cos. To Resign
• Rental Pricing Co., Landlords Accused Of Cartel Activity
• Why DOJ's Chicken Price-Fixing Probe Fizzled Out
• Germany, France Seek Strong Reply To Inflation Reduction Act
• EU Allows Conditional Acquisition Of Aluminum Manufacturer
• Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
• Jury Weighs Possible Credit Suisse Forex-Fixing Liability
• Spirit Stockholders Approve JetBlue Merger Despite Scrutiny
• DOJ Says Google Can't Exclude Technology Ethicist
• La. AG Wants To Defend Direct-Sales Restrictions In Tesla Suit
• Pharmacy Groups Urge 10th Circ. To Uphold Okla. PBM Law
• More Republicans Question FTC's Use Of Unpaid Consultants
• Beyond Meat Inks Settlement Ending Ex-Collaborator Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Says Yen Libor-Rigging Suit Belongs Overseas
• GOP Sens. Call On Biden To Block Huawei Chip Plant
• FTC Mulling Khan DQ From Meta-Within Merger Case
• Express Scripts Says Classes 'Riddled' With Uninjured Buyers
• No 'Clear Path' For Kroger's $24.6B Albertsons Deal
• Amazon Scores Default TM Win Against Ring Service Imposter
• Caterpillar Seeks 3rd Circ. Review Of Antitrust Early Win Bid
• Compliance With Gun-Jumping Rules Keeps Deals On Track
• DOJ Policy Changes Raise Antitrust Leniency Questions
• UK Antitrust Agency Orders Facebook Owner To Sell Giphy
• Booz Allen Judge Explains Gov't Merger Injunction Denial
• Shepherd Says Antitrust Suit Is Unlike Previously Axed Case
• DOJ Told Avanci Is A 'Patent Troll' Facilitator
• Robinhood Investors Urge 11th Circ. To Save Meme Stock Suit
• Vegas Nurse Staffing Co. To Pay $134K In 'No Poach' Case
• Phillips Exits FTC As 'Consistent' Voice For Rule Of Law
• Duke Energy, Rival Settle Contract Row After Attorneys Quit
• FTC Pay-To-Block Challenge May Foretell Antitrust Crackdown
• Tegna Dealmakers Pan 'Sexist, Racially Charged' Challenge
• DOJ Drops Last Chicken Price-Fixing Case
• ITC Says Russian Imports Of Sodium Nitrite Are Hurting US
• Worried Text On American-JetBlue Pact Misread, Exec Says
• Assa Abloy, Spectrum Defend $4.3B Home Hardware Deal
• Cozen O'Connor Gets Chair For New Canadian Antitrust Group
• GameStop Wants Out Of Belk's Poaching Spat With Top Execs
• Ex-FTC Commissioner To Co-Chair Cravath Antitrust Group
• Fed, FDIC Eye New Big-Bank Resolution Requirements
• US Firms Boost Trade With Taiwan Through 5G, Energy Deals
• LIV, PGA Tour Must Compromise In Antitrust Discovery Fight
• New Trade Deals Necessary To Keep Up, Chamber Says
• Teva, Glenmark Won't Get Antitrust Grand Jury Docs
• Lessons From 3 Antitrust Agency Losses In Merger Trials
• DOJ Wants Injunction Denial Stay In Booz Allen Antitrust Case
• Philips Says Hacker Helped Rival Poach Ultrasound Tech
• Gambling Foes Say Seminole Deal Violates Fla. Constitution
• Google Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Play Store Case
• American-JetBlue Pact Is An Industry Boon, Expert Testifies
• Alex Jones' Billion-Dollar Penance, Puerto Rico Prunes Debt
• High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
• UK Antitrust Office Deepens Probe Into $7.3B Satellite Deal
• Microsoft Fires Back At Reseller's £270M Antitrust Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Betting Cos. Settle Soccer IP Dispute Midtrial
• 5 Firms Drive $24.6B Merger Of Kroger And Albertsons
• Meta Wants FTC's Last VR Fitness App Antitrust Claim Nixed
• Supreme Court Won't Pause Novartis' Gilenya IP Loss
• 3rd Circ. Says Welding Co.'s Contract Doesn't Bar Barrel Sales
• Surgical Robot Co. Settles Antitrust Suit Ahead Of Dec. Trial
• Amazon, Publishers Fight Extension To Amend Antitrust Suits
• Nielsen Promptly Sues Over Newly Owned Patent
• Dairy Co-Op Calls Milk Processing Antitrust Claims 'Stale'
• Blue Cross Group Says Insurer Must Cover $2.67B Deal
• Efficiencies Evidence Questions After Penguin Merger Order
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Bitfinex Judge Boots Roche, Rejects 'Drunk & Stupid' Excuse
• Meta Pushes For Clubhouse Docs In FTC Monopoly Case
• Ex-Owner Fights Puerto Rican Baseball League's Toss Bid
• Suit Claims Chinese Co. Copied Robot Toy's Source Code
• DOJ Tells 10th Circ. Insulation Antitrust Ruling Was Wrong
• UK To Accept Antitrust Fixes In €15B Veolia-Suez Deal
• Meta Execs Inadvertently Identified In OnlyFans Bribery Suit
• Customers Win $31M Fees In Contact Lens Price-Fixing MDL
• Credit Suisse Traders Say Crass Chats Were No Conspiracy
• Imported File Folders Cutting Into US Market, Industry Claims
• Ticketmaster Buyers Say Arbitration Co. Withholding Docs
• AT&T Accused Of Stealing Startup's Authentication Tech
• Swedish Match Looks To Duck Rival's Antitrust Suit
• How 1st Circ. Maine Cannabis Ruling Could Disrupt Business
• Minn.'s New Common Interest Doctrine: A Primer
• Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
• USTR Introduces New Comment Portal For China Tariff Review
• U.S. Bancorp Shedding 3 Branches For $8B MUFG Deal
• Tuna Buyers Ask High Court To Reject StarKist Class Review
• 9th Circ. Judge Says Intel Seeks To Redefine Antitrust 'Price'
• Bang Energy Drink Biz Fizzles Into Ch. 11 After Court Battles
• Credit Suisse Forex Price-Fixing Trial Opens With 'Bad' Chats
• EU Clears $11B Celanese Deal For DuPont Unit With Fix
• Justices Asked To Keep Staying Novartis' Gilenya IP Loss
• Gov't Denied Injunction In Booz Allen Merger Antitrust Case
• Storage Co. Cleared Of Infringing In 'SpareSpace' TM Fight
• The CHIPS Act: Key Takeaways For Semiconductor Industry
• Investors' Attys Want $39M After Big Banks' Sibor Deal
• Colombia Launches French Fry WTO Arbitration Appeal
• How The US Merger Enforcement Playbook Is Evolving
• Epic, Match Look To Add Claims Against Google Play Store
• Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
• UK Probes Cochlear's $111M Bid For Hearing Implant Co.
• EU Accuses Teva Of Misusing IP To Block Rival MS Drugs
• UK Ready To Clear Morrisons' Purchase Of Rival McColl's
• Revised Essential-Patent Policy To Spur New Injunction Fights
• FTC Drops Some Claims In Meta VR Fitness App Antitrust Row
• T-Mobile Loses Bid To Kick Ill. Merger Challenge To NY
• UK Trading Firm Says It Can't Be Blamed For Oil Crash
• Lumber Cos. Tackle Commerce 'Errors' In USMCA Complaints
• New Commerce Rules Slash China's Access To US Chip Tech
• The Perils of Piecemeal Invocation of Arbitration Rights
• Ill. Judge Invokes Dante's Inferno In $2.5M Sanctions Order
• Clorox Targeted In Antitrust Suit Over Brita's 'Patent Ambush'
• Guiding DOJ, FTC Merger Mantra: Not Every Deal Is 'Fixable'
• Vanguard Says Ex-Adviser Can't Jettison Client Poaching Suit
• NY Jury Clears CR Bard Of Unlawful Catheter Tying Claims
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
• Latest Sanctions Narrow Path To Legal Dealings In Russia
• Kilpatrick Adds Ex-Ricketts Case Commercial Litigators In SF
• Indirect Salmon Buyers Hatch $33M Deal In Price-Fixing Suit
• Spectrum Buyer Says Studies 'Super Clear' On 12 GHz Plan
• IP Forecast: Intel Wants To Restore Suit Over Fortress Patents
• Currency Buyers Ask To Keep Forex-Rigging Suit Alive
• Walmart 'Feigns Indignation' In Money Transfer Suit, FTC Says
• Discovery Efforts 'Half-Hearted' In Antitrust Case, Judge Says
• Banks' $2B WhatsApp Admission Tees Off Courtroom Battle
• Fla. Casinos Say Seminole Gaming Pact Was Correctly Nixed
• Steel Co. Wants Tariffs Reinstated On Brazilian Imports
• Pelosi Raises Concerns To FCC About Tegna Go-Private Deal
• Pa. Judge Lets Counterclaim Proceed In 'Mold Medic' TM Suit
• Chancery's Twitter Email Ruling Illuminates Discovery Issues
• EU Probes Norsk Hydro's €232M Deal For Alumetal
• USPTO Chief Touts Effort To Promote Mediation Of SEP Fights
• Boot Camp Franchisee Lured Away Customers, Suit Says
• FTC Chair Says Ag Cos. Keeping Food Prices High
• Alaska Airlines Exec Calls Rivals' Pact A New Breed
• UK Raises Competition Concerns Over $7.3B Satellite Deal
• Barclays, ICAP's $22.5M Deal OK'd In Benchmark-Rigging Suit
• Lawmakers Float Bill For SBA To Study Antitrust Enforcement
• WTO Predicts Somber 2023 For Trade Growth
• Subscribers Look To Combine 11th Circ. BCBS Deal Appeals
• Evasion Probe Didn't Deny Importer Due Process, US Co. Says
• Why DOJ's UnitedHealth Merger Loss Is Significant
• Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
• Justices Told Gilenya Generic Stay Bid Is A Weak Cash Grab
• Group Wants To Warn FTC Over 'Fix' For Illumina's Grail Deal
• Philip Morris Expects EU Decision On $16B Bid This Month
• Goodwin, Latham Steer $410M Cybersecurity Biz Investment
• Mental Health Service Says Rival Is Using Identical Trademark
• Atlantia Board Says €58B Blackstone, Benetton Bid Is Fair
• Ill. Judge Holds Sanction Bid Over Express Scripts' Doc Dump
• Chevron, Exxon, Others Escape Calif. Gas Price-Fixing Case
• Nucor Assails Price Data In Latest Korean Electricity Tiff
• Lab Supplier Says Supplement Co. Stole 'Ghostwipe' Name
• EU, African Nations Continue Talks On Dispute Resolution
• Betting Data Co. Begins Challenge Of UK Soccer Match Rights
• DOT Says No 'Divergence' From DOJ Airlines Challenge
• No-Poach Plea Hiccups Point To DOJ's Unsound Theory
• UK Watchdog Clears £965M GXO Logistics Deal After Review
• Retailers Lose Challenge To Card Swipe Fees Decision
• High Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Libor Jurisdiction
• Insurance Buyers Appeal Antitrust Loss To Sutter Health
• 'Uniquely Stupid' Roche Comments Leave Bitfinex Judge Torn
• Norfolk Southern Can't Seek Immunity At DC Circ., STB Says
• NM Physicians Group Settles FTC Joint Pricing Allegations
• Wyndham Wants Default Ruling Against Timeshare Exit Co.
• Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
• Judge's Recusal Won't Get Investors A Redo In Rigging Case
• High Court Won't Review Suit Over Raiders' Oakland Exit
• Amazon Asks Judge To Toss Price Control Class Action
• FCC Wants More Info On Tegna's $8.6B Go-Private Deal
• Co-Owner Of Bid-Rigging ​​​​​​​Insulation Firm Sentenced To 1 Year
• Chinese Vitamin C Cos. Escape 2nd High Court Review