Competition Archive » January, 2023

Competition - January, 2023

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• Disney Calls ESPN Deals 'Vertical' In Bid To Nix Antitrust Suits
• 'Why Did You Sit On This?' Judge Slams Google Over Chats
• Chancellor Rips Consulting Biz, Attys In BDO Spoliation Row
• Amgen, Horizon Say FTC Is Reviewing Proposed $28B Merger
• Gambling Cos. Say Doc Request Should Be Quashed
• China Slams Potential US-Dutch-Japan Chip Export Deal
• US Escalates 2nd Challenge To Canadian Dairy Quotas
• Chancery Won't Toss Out Auto Supplier's Nokia Patent Suit
• USTR Counterfeit Report Names WeChat, Taobao For 2nd Year
• DOJ Asks 2nd Circ. Not To Extend Baseball Antitrust Carveout
• COVID Testing Countersuit Against BCBS Unit Trimmed
• Groups Back DC AG Bid To Revive Amazon Antitrust Suit
• Great Lakes Group Says Mich. Tribe Can't Ditch Fishing Pact
• Chicken Cases Show Benefits Of Pretrial Hearsay Probes
• With No Ruling In Sight, FTC Wants Delay On Meta VR Deal
• Balancing Blockchain's Rewards With Its Antitrust Risks
• Former Magellan CEO Must Hand Over Docs In Antitrust Suit
• Goodwin Adds Simpson Thacher Counsel As Partner In DC
• Meta Rips Core 'Flaws' In Consumers' £2.3B Abuse Case
• UK Launches Probe Into Yokohama's €2B Swedish Acquisition
• Farfetch Faces UK Probe Of Deal For Net-a-Porter Stake
• COVID Benches Lead Prosecutor In FIFA Bribery Trial
• Japan Tightens Sanctions, Export Controls On Russia
• LIV Golf Can't Rope Condoleezza Rice, Augusta Into Doc Fight
• USTR Urged To Eye Canada, Other Foreign Copyright Markets
• Chicken Buyers Fight Bid To Toss Price-Fixing Claims
• NextEra Says Justices Should Pass On Grid Project Law Fight
• Intel Says It Faces Fresh EU Scrutiny Over Contested €1B Fine
• Money Transfer Startup Says Rival Delisted It
• Kroger Fights State AGs Bid To Revive Albertsons Case
• HHS Can't Force 'Unlimited' Drug Discounts, 3rd Circ. Says
• Microsoft Says Sony Misled EU Officials About Activision Deal
• Surgical Practice Drops Monopoly Suit, Hits Snag Over Fees
• Google Has Deliberately Deleted Chats For Years, Court Told
• CSX's Antitrust Suit Against Norfolk Southern Is Gutted
• What To Expect From Shareholder Activism This Year
• FTC Noncompete Ban Could Open State Litigation Floodgate
• UBS, Brokers Seek Final Toss Of Swiss Libor Case
• Consumer Rep Fights For Class Status In £2.3B Meta Lawsuit
• Rep's Threat On Export Controls Puts Spotlight On China
• Visa Says DOJ Asked For More Info In Antitrust Probe
• Chancery Struggles To Untangle Vape Venture 'Hydra'
• Warren Wants FTC To Block $4.7B L3Harris-Aerojet Deal
• Bankruptcy 'Shatters' Radio Antitrust Suit, Motorola Says
• Sen. Warren Wants FTC Scrutiny Of $29B Pharma Deals
• Pitney Bowes Wants Mail Equipment Monopoly Suit Tossed
• E-Book Platform Challenge To Nonprofit Deal Fails In DC Court
• GOP Rep. Massie Takes Over Antitrust Subcommittee
• New FTC Thresholds May Mean A Closer Look At Fewer Deals
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• WTO Rulings On US Tariffs, HK Policy Frozen With Appeals
• Gibson, Rival Guitar Maker Cut Deal To End IP, Antitrust Suit
• Attys Seek $4.5M Award In Yen-Libor Benchmark-Rigging Suit
• NC Judge Kicks Claim After Doctors Call In 2 States' Laws
• Let Money Talk, Former Students Say In Elite Schools Row
• Trade Court Tosses Canadian Lumber Co.'s Duty Suit
• DOJ Deputy Says Certainty Not Needed To Block Mergers
• Vegas Strip Hotels Sued For Colluding To Charge Higher Rates
• T-Mobile Gets Suit Over 5G Move Kicked Into Arbitration
• Old Biz, New Court, Big Breakup: Inside The New Google Suit
• DC Circ. Told To Remand Albertsons Case After Wash. Ruling
• DOJ Asks Rail Industry Regulator To Scrutinize $31B Deal
• FTC's Republican Commish Says Recent Moves Risk Backlash
• The Difference-In-Differences Antitrust Analysis Is Evolving
• FTC's Noncompete Proposal Is Based On Misrepresentations
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• ITC Finds No US Steel Nail Injury From India, Thailand, Turkey
• Jack Daniel's Dog Toy Case May Clear Up Fuzzy IP Issue
• 10th Circ. Wants Feds' Input In Oklahoma PBM Lawsuit
• Five Below Faces Patent Claims Over Sauce Holder Sales
• BMW Fights UK Antitrust Watchdog's German Doc Probe
• France's €9.7B EDF Takeover Suspended For Court Decision
• Pfizer Bid To Shield FBI Talks Meets Skeptical Judge
• Google Says Its Doc Retention Sours Play Store Sanctions Bid
• Ex-Fox Exec Portrays Key Bribe Trial Witness As Greedy
• Bristol-Myers Gets Pushback On Early Win Bid Over Cancer IP
• Consumer Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Survives
• Preston Hollow Urges Del. Justices To Revive Nuveen Suit
• DOJ Can't Renege On Realtor Antitrust Deal, Court Says
• PGA Tour Seeks To Add Saudi Wealth Fund To LIV Golf Suit
• Canadian Appeals Court Won't Revive Telecom Deal Challenge
• Gasoline Buyers Say Toss Of Price Fix Suit Hurt Due Process
• Legal Services Co. Ends Trade Secrets Suit Against Ex-Partner
• Food Processing Biz Loses Challenge To €3.3M Cartel Fine
• UK Probes Chipmaker's Proposed $61B Tech Biz Purchase
• Judge In FIFA Bribe Case Flags 'Troubling' Misconduct Claim
• No Difference Between Backhoes And Excavators, Feds Say
• Feds Seek Do-Over In Chinese Wood Tariffs Spat
• Deal Caps DOJ's 1st Win In Individual No Poach Criminal Case
• Live Nation Exec Grilled By Lawmakers Over Swift Tickets
• Farmers Say Not To Cut Down Deere 'Right To Repair' Suit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 2022 MDLs By The Numbers
• DC Attorney General Wants Amazon Antitrust Suit Resurrected
• DOJ Files 2nd Google Suit In Latest Ad Tech Challenge
• Conducting M&A Transactions In A Challenging Market
• Brooks Boots Puma Running Shoe IP Suit To Wash.
• Amazon Looks To Toss Renewed Book Antitrust Suits
• LIV Says Condoleezza Rice Tried To Stop Feds' PGA Probe
• Apple Makes Bid To Toss French App Developers' Antitrust Suit
• Sony Fights Microsoft's Info Demands In FTC Activision Case
• Hedge Fund Chief 'Optimistic' On Completing Tegna Deal
• ITC Says Lemon Juice Imports Are Souring Domestic Market
• Court Consolidates Takeda Antitrust Suits Over IBS Drug
• CIT Tells Commerce To Revisit Denied Steel Tariff Exemptions
• Listing Service Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Realtor Antitrust Suit
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• PPP Loans Irrelevant In Wage-Fixing Trial, Court Told
• German Antitrust Arm Accuses PayPal Of Creating Price Floor
• Pratt & Whitney, 5 Contractors Lose Bid To Toss Antitrust Suit
• How FTC's Noncompete Proposal May Affect Gov't Contracts
• Emerson 'Pleased' By NI's Response To $7.6B Acquisition Bid
• Former NC Law Firm Partners Sued Over Competing Practice
• TikTok, Hearst Top Meta's Discovery Problems In FTC Case
• FTC Noncompete Ban May Face Intensified Judicial Hurdle
• 6 Antitrust Compliance Tips For Employers From MLB Probe
• Gibson Dunn, Jones Day Rep On Xylem's $7.5B Evoqua Buy
• Spanish Solar Co.'s Suit Tossed In Panamanian Grid Debate
• BCBS Unit Sues Insurer For Coverage In $2.7B Antitrust Deal
• Calif. AG Greenlights $14M Residential Care Facility Sale
• FTC Wants Shkreli Held In Contempt Over Stonewalling
• Switzerland First To Adopt WTO Fisheries Deal
• FIFA Boss Aided Fox's World Cup Broadcast Deal, Jury Told
• Buchanan Brings Ex-Commerce Analyst To Int'l Trade Practice
• Albright Scratches Patent Claims In Website Data Spat
• Apple Challenges UK Watchdog's Investigation
• Pot Payment Platform Sues Rival Over Pa. Tracking Access
• Swimmers Appeal Sunk Antitrust Suit To 9th Circ.
• AndroGel Patent Suit Ruled Baseless For Antitrust Claims
• Microsoft Can't Pause Private Challenge To Activision Deal
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• UK Probes UnitedHealth's £1.2B Bid For Health Care Tech Biz
• Dough Deal Unwound To Protect UK Grocers, Consumers
• Hagens Berman Atty Accuses Quinn Emanuel Of Gender Bias
• Tin Mill Makers Accuse 8 Countries Of Unfair Trade Practices
• LIV Strikes 1st Major Broadcast Deal As PGA Tour Trial Looms
• DC Circ. Asks About Impact Of Wash. State Albertsons Case
• 3 NFT Issues Practitioners Should Consider In 2023
• EU Antitrust Fines Must Consider Cos.' Economic Studies
• No Atty Fees For NC Doctor In Biz Spat With Former Practice
• Mayer Brown Adds FINRA, Sidley Alum In DC
• WTO Interim Appeals Award Demonstrates Process's Benefits
• Conn. Firm Sues To Halt Ex-Consultant From Using Its Data
• FTC Proposal Jumps The Gun On Banning Noncompetes
• UK Supermarkets End Card Fees Suit Against Mastercard
• 3rd Circ. Prods DOJ On Sugar Distributors In Merger Appeal
• Fox Exec Paid $30M In Soccer Bribes, Star Witness Says
• Judge Slams 'Bickering' In DOJ Assa Abloy Merger Case
• Special Master Orders Atty Sanctions In HomeAdvisor Row
• FTC Won't Stay In-House Trial Over Meta-Within Deal
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2022
• Amid Aggressive Domestic Antitrust Push, Fine Amounts Fall
• NJ Panel Rules Agency Phones Off Limits In Health RICO Case
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• PGA Tour Cries Foul Over Saudi Fund's Control Of LIV Suit
• Mayer Brown Antitrust Practice Gains Freshfields Counsel
• After Winning $6.5M Verdict, Tech Supplier Wants New Trial
• DOJ Adds New Incentives To Corporate Enforcement Policy
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Reverse Jazz's Orange Book Delisting
• Wash. Supreme Court Ends Block On $4B Albertsons Payout
• Homeowners Fight Realtors' Appeal Bid On Per Se Standard
• Elite Schools, Former Students Spar Over Discovery
• Artists Slam AI Apps As '21st-Century Collage Tool' In IP Suit
• Norfolk Southern Presses Challenge To STB Immunity Denial
• Calif. Wants High Court To Toss $302M J&J Mesh Fine Appeal
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Apple Resists Info Request From Meta Users In Antitrust Case
• Latham, Skadden Drive Emissions Monitoring Co. SPAC Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 5th Circ. Blames Atty For Photographer's 'Groundless' Suit
• Tenants Oppose RealPage Consolidation Underway In Wash.
• Former SDNY Judge Joins Paul Weiss From Cravath
• Quinn Emanuel Antitrust Head Stephen Neuwirth Dies At 60
• Pfizer Asks Appeals Court To Limit Damages In Lyrica Suit
• ​​​​​​​Davis Polk To Launch EU Antitrust Practice In Brussels
• Ex-DC Attorney General Karl Racine Returns To Hogan Lovells
• Emerson Takes Public $7.6B Bid For National Instruments
• Attorneys See Sober Outlook For Deals After JP Morgan Event
• Hagens Berman To Represent Students In RealPage Suit
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• CSX Blasts Dismissal Bid For Seeking 'Enforcement Vacuum'
• Google Wants Another Brief For 9th Circ. Class Appeal Bid
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• Senators Again Call For Wider National Security Steel Tariffs
• Former Finnegan Trademark Atty Rejoins Firm
• National Instruments Explores Sale, Among 'Strategic Options'
• Don't Miss It: Gibson Dunn, Skadden Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Dow Chemical Wants Out Of Tech Firm's Trade Secrets Spat
• Ireland Clears AIB's €5.7B Acquisition Of Ulster Mortgages
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Goodwin Grows Antitrust Practice With Ex-Linklaters Atty
• EU Upholds €20M Antitrust Fine Against Lithuanian Rail Co.
• Google Can't 'Get Away' With Deleting Chats, Judge Says
• 'I've Had My Fill,' Ill. Judge Says In Express Scripts Suit
• 5 Things To Know About The SEC's Covington Breach Probe
• Calif. Says Insulin Makers, PBMs Overcharge Diabetics
• NCAA Approves Transformation Committee Recommendation
• CIT Judge Digs Into Scope Of Countertop Duty Exclusion
• Canadian Ticket Co.'s Bid To Nix False Ad Suit Mired In Mich.
• Warren Calls On FCC To Reject Tegna Go-Private Deal
• Apple App Store Rival Asks 9th Circ. To Save Antitrust Claims
• Before Insurance Trial, Duke Seeks $16M For Antitrust Suits
• More Info Needed To Tell Which Law Applies To DeLorean Suit
• Meta's Response To Monopoly Claims: Since When?
• Microsoft Says Private Merger Suit Should Wait On Enforcers
• Fla. Judge Denies US Plywood Cos.' Restraining Order Bid
• 6 Things Cos. Should Do Following FTC Noncompete Proposal
• ECJ Rejects HSBC Fight Over Euribor Rigging, Nixes Fine
• Mastercard Tries To Cut Pre-1998 Claims From £14B Action
• UK Probes Veterinary Chain's 17 Completed Purchases
• Google Seeks Win In Default Search Engine Antitrust Suits
• 'Bad Spaniels' Slobbers On Jack Daniel's Mark, Justices Told
• Groups Sue Media Over 'Antitrust Boycott' Of Disinformation
• Panel Finds 'Inadequate Support' For US View On Auto Tariffs
• Sodexo Says US Foods Is Stealing Its Antitrust Claims
• CBP Walks Back Aluminum Extrusions Finding On Remand
• McDonald's Gets Support At 7th Circ. In No Poach Case
• Azurity Can't Duck Bionpharma's Sham Suit Claims
• What's On Deck For Antitrust Enforcement In 2023
• AHA Backs Sutter Health Volume Insurance Deals To 9th Circ.
• Latest Illumina-Grail Appeal Challenges EU Separation Order
• Minor League Teams Ask 2nd Circ. To Tee Up Exemption Fight
• American Airlines-JetBlue Antitrust Class Suits Consolidated
• The Issues Shaping Labor Market Antitrust Litigation In 2023
• Biz Board Overlap A Low-Hanging Fruit Ripe For More Cases
• USTR Readies Draft Proposals For Taiwan Initiative
• 3rd Circ. Questions Law That Sent FERC Impasse To Court
• CIT Won't Delay Injunction Blocking New Zealand Fish Imports
• White House Touts Chip Collaboration At Regional Summit
• Norfolk Tells Court It Can't Hear CSX's Injunctive Relief Bid
• Info Requests Heat Up In Antitrust Suit Against Zillow, NAR
• Playing Card Co. Looks To Nix Info Request In Antitrust Suit
• Judge Rejects RealPage Landlord's Venue-Shopping Claims
• 5th Circ. Closes Lid On Cemetery Tour Monopoly Suit
• Tyson Appealing NY Price Gouging Subpoena Ruling
• Gas Cos. Duck Price-Fixing Attributed To Trump
• Hagens, Keller Postman Ask To Lead Amazon Antitrust Suit
• Pot Co. Owner Pushes Back On Bid To Nix Contract Suit
• Judge Says Law Profs Can Weigh In On Assa Abloy Case
• FTC Noncompete Proposal May Herald New Enforcement Era
• Apex Meme Stock Suit Loses On 4th And Final Try
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• UK Probes Veterinary Group Eville & Jones' Purchase Of Rival
• 2 Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Litigators Jump To V&E In SF
• John Deere Will Let Farmers Repair Their Own Tractors
• Novartis Gets OK On $126M Deal To End Drug Delay Claims
• Calif. Antitrust Claims Against Qualcomm Trimmed
• Swimming World Body Sinks Swimmers' Antitrust Suit
• Clorox Seeks Toss Of Water Filter Antitrust Suit
• IQVIA Thwarts Research Co.'s Early Exit From Poaching Suit
• Cos. Must Brace For FTC's Overbroad Noncompete Rule
• RealPage Plaintiffs Back National Structure For Antitrust Suits
• Commerce Says Missing Data Warranted Steep Pipe Duties
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Meta Competition Atty Jumps To Covington In NY
• Pharma Biz Sues PE Firm In Delaware, Alleging Raid On Staff
• High Court Won't Wade Into Realtor Listing Antitrust Suit
• Construction Suppliers Hit With Damages Suit Over Cartel
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Jockey Bargaining Case
• ECJ Fiat Ruling Sets Clear Boundaries For EU State Aid Law
• 3 ESG Conversations To Follow This Year
• UK Escalates Probe Into Poultry Feed Producers' Deal
• Noncompete Ban Tees Up 1st Test Of FTC's Rule Powers
• Engine Co. Sues Honeywell For Sharing Secrets With Rival
• Plywood Cos. Cite 'Egregious Fraud' In Restraining Order Bid
• Rival's TM Infringement Should Be Capped, Hat Co. Claims
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Rabobank's Part In Chicken Price-Fixing
• Microsoft, Activision Scrap Challenge To FTC In Merger Case
• Sanderson Farms Latest To Cut Chicken Price-Fixing Deal
• Chinese Co. Must Face IP Suit Over Robot Toy's Source Code
• US, Japan Team Up To Combat Forced Labor In Supply Chains
• Land Buy Isn't Fraud, Atlanta Film Mogul Tells Chancery
• ROSS Argues Its Use Of Westlaw Is Covered By Fair Use
• Eversheds Adds M&A Pro To DC Corporate Team
• Meat Co. To Take Steelers' Stadium Beef To Pennsylvania
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 3 Takeaways From NCAA's Report On Student-Athlete Support
• The Gap Wants To Trim Patagonia's 'Implausible' TM Claims
• Law Professors Want To Weigh In On Assa Abloy Merger Case
• Lantus Buyers Line Up As Plaintiffs In Recast Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Backs CIT Definition Of Countertop 'Producers'
• How Hospitals Can Adapt To Growing Challenges In 2023
• 9th Circ. Urged To Uphold Insurance Buyers' Antitrust Loss
• McDonald's Tells 7th Circ. No-Poach Claims Lack Merit
• RealPage Again Seeks Texas Venue For Antitrust Claims
• Steptoe & Johnson Boosts Litigation Bench With Venable Trio
• FTC Floats Blanket Ban On Employee Noncompete Language
• ​​​​​​​Split FTC Orders 3 Businesses To Nix Noncompetes
• PGA Suit Discovery Seeks Info On 9/11 Activists, Firm Says
• InterDigital Sued Again Over Cellular Tech Licensing Rates
• StarKist Price-Fixing Liability Needs Review, Wash. Panel Says
• Commerce Sets Final Duty Rates For Indian Sodium Nitrite
• Tyson Accused Of Forum Shopping In Ga. Antitrust Suit
• Vietnam Catfish Duties Backed By Data, Feds Say
• Commerce Rebuffs Bid For Indian Chloride Tariffs
• Fox Purchase Option In FanDuel Worth $3.7B, Court Confirms
• Judge Scraps Skull Shaver Design Patent Case
• Denver Tenant Brings New Antitrust Claims Against RealPage
• US Group Fights Ruling That Indian Shrimp Didn't Skirt Duties
• GAO Says FTC, DOJ Deal Clearance Fights Infrequent
• Trinity Health Abandons Hospital Deal Despite Calif. AG's OK
• Express Scripts Antitrust Suit Is 'Off The Rails,' Judge Says
• Health & Pharma Legal Clashes Didn't Take A Holiday Break
• Google Investors Urge Reviving Suit Over $9B EU Antitrust Hit
• Tenn. And Wash. Join FTC's Generic Pesticide Blocking Suit
• RealPage Suit Should Return To Calif., Co-Defendant Says
• Nashville Tenant Joins Chorus Of RealPage Antitrust Claims
• Conn. Hospital Group Says Residents Have No Antitrust Case
• Texas Takes Grid Project Law Fight To High Court
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Indian Steel Co. Seeks Ruling In Suit Over Reinstated Duties
• CSX's Damages Claims Against Norfolk Southern Derailed
• Realtors Want To Appeal Per Se Ruling In Antitrust Suit
• 6th Circ. Sinks Ohio Atty's NBA Agent Dreams
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Defendant In OnlyFans Consulting Case Duped By Fake Atty
• Real Estate Co. Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Zillow Ads Suit
• Wash. High Court Fast-Tracks Albertsons $4B Payout Row
• Mallinckrodt Tries To Stop Another Oxide Rival
• Canadian Competition Court Won't Block $20B Telecom Deal
• Durie Tangri Co-Founder Joins Boutique Prior To MoFo Merger
• Blue Cross Gets Michigan Claims Dropped In Monopoly Suit
• Data Co. Says Rival Used Sales Info From Merger Talks
• Canadian Enforcers Cut Deal Clearing $2.7B Paper Merger
• DOJ Gives Up On Booz Allen-EverWatch Merger Challenge
• Riding Circuit: January's Notable Appellate Arguments
• Swedish Match Rival Defends Claims In Antitrust Suit
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• US Power Washer Co. Accuses Foreign Rivals Of Dumping
• Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023
• What To Watch For In Massachusetts Courts In 2023
• Retail Cases To Watch 2023
• Where Key Patent Policy Issues Stand In 2023
• 2023 To Be A Year Of Merger Appeals, Fix-First Fights
• State AGs May Double Down On Bipartisan Issues In 2023
• 5 Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2023
• Trials To Watch In 2023
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2023
• Transportation Regulation & Legislation To Watch In 2023