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Competition - October, 2023

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• Google Search Head Feared Money Was All Co. Thought About
• Verizon Seeks Sanctions For Decades-Old Payphone Claims
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Equipment Dealer Antitrust Claims
• Hartford Healthcare To Face Conn. Residents' Antitrust Claims
• Republicans Press Fed, Others On Slow Bank Merger Reviews
• Google Inks Deal With Match As Epic Barrels To Antitrust Trial
• JetBlue-Spirit Deal Will Hurt Flyers, Judge Told As Trial Begins
• Jury Hits Realtors With $1.8B Verdict Over Commission Rule
• Google CEO Admits Apple Deal To Be Default Is 'Valuable'
• Data Shows Minority Attys 'Woefully' Low On MDL Teams
• Vanderbilt Students Don't Want Info Shared In Aid-Fixing Suit
• Flyers Fight Quick Appeal By Airlines In Price-Fixing Case
• FCC Wants More Info On T-Mobile's $1.35B Mint Mobile Deal
• US Supreme Court Won't Review $1B Chicago Parking Deal
• Stability AI, Other Cos. Escape Most Of Artists' IP Suit For Now
• Apple's High Court Bid For App Store Appeal Gets Support
• Microscope Equipment Maker's Trade Secrets Suit Narrowed
• Venezuela Oil Co.'s Bribery Suit Fizzles Out At Supreme Court
• Biden Admin's M&A Rhetoric Outpaces Enforcement Numbers
• Best Practices For Cos. Navigating US-China Investigations
• Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes
• Cozen O'Connor Hires Ex-Top Atty In Nevada AG's Office
• EU Signals Go-Ahead For €1.7B Hitachi-Thales Deal After Fix
• 3 Firms Guide REIT Megadeals Totaling $30B-Plus In Value
• Dechert-Led Abrdn Buys £2.6B Health Care Funds From Rival
• Chipmaker Drops Cell Tech Row In Calif., But Files Del. Suit
• 6th Circ. Skeptical Of Pot Co.'s Bid To Block Rival's Deal
• Walmart Rips 'Implausible' Battery Pricing Collusion Claims
• Judge Won't Let Conn. Health System Out Of Antitrust Suit
• Saks, Luxury Brands Fight No-Poach Case Revival At 2nd Circ.
• Chicken Price-Fixing Verdict Casts Doubt For Future Plaintiffs
• Feds Escape Energy Co.'s ND Drilling Rights Suit For Now
• Pharmacy Wants Out Of Eli Lilly Diabetes Drug Suit
• Google Trial Reveals $26B Spent On Search Distribution
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Launches Probe Into Siemens Deal For EV Charging Biz
• Gilead Judge Leery Of Drug Buyers' New Antitrust Trial Bid
• Google Competes With Amazon 'Every Day,' SVP Says
• NCAA, Athletes Get Dec. 2024 Trial In Absent Payouts Fight
• Yuga Labs To Recover $1.6M After Bored Ape NFT Win
• 6th Circ. Probes SEC On Proxy Proposal Comment Period
• Chamber Backs Amazon In FTC Prime Subscription Case
• Google Search Judge Orders More Public Access To Evidence
• Big Banks Lose Bid To Toss NJ Bond Marketing Claims
• Ga. Joins SC In Urging High Court To Ax Labor Protest Ruling
• No Damages Owed To Steel Dust Cos., Houston Jury Says
• State Agency Asks 4th Circ. To Quash Google's Info Demand
• UK Says Net Neutrality Helps Public, But Offers New Guidance
• FTC Again Seeks Halt On IQVIA-Propel Merger Deal
• Ga. Chemical Co. Says Fla. Rival Infringed Its Trademarks
• 5 Ways To Leverage Recent DOJ 'Safe Harbor' M&A Policy
• Get Ready For Calif.'s Expanded Restrictive Covenant Ban
• FTC's Amazon Arguments Hostile To In-House Role, ACC Says
• 2nd Circ. Approves Contested Supplements Co. Settlement
• Attys For UFC Wage Class Want Rival Firm To Back Off
• Citi Freed At Last From Fed's Forex Rigging Consent Order
• Homesafe Says Consumer Affairs Is 'Pay To Play'
• JetBlue, Spirit Lose Bid To Close Court For Antitrust Trial
• UK Watchdog Looks Into £10M Building Biz Acquisition
• 11th Circ. Backs Blue Cross' Sprawling $2.67B Antitrust Deal
• Judge Nixes Mistrial Request In NAR Commission-Fixing Suit
• Penile Implant Doc Deserves $46M After Trial Win, Judge Told
• Vegas Strip Hotels Temporarily Beat Price-Fixing Claims
• Shift To Bing Could Be 'Very Costly' For Google, Expert Says
• 3 Ex-Execs Look To Ditch Truist Unit's Poaching Suit In NC
• Novartis Sues Takeda To Address Possible IP Theft
• Google Search Monopoly Trial Shifts To Defense
• FTC, Illumina Say EU Unwinding Order Won't Impact Appeal
• Charter's Ex-Gov't Affairs Director To Settle Noncompete Suit
• Illinois Jury Clears Sanderson In Chicken Price-Fixing Trial
• Egg Exec Says Wal-Mart, Others Demanded Market Changes
• Public Interest Groups Oppose AT&T Spectrum Proposal
• Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys
• Italian Tire Co. Fights Steep 'China-Wide' Duties At Fed. Circ.
• Fed Stirs Pot With Call For Lower Cap On Debit Swipe Fees
• UK Needs More Time To Review $20B Adobe-Figma Deal
• Avoiding Bribery, Corruption And Sanctions Risks In Int'l M&A
• Qualtrics Investors Sue SAP Over $12.5B Take-Private Deal
• Chancery To Decide If Transit Row Should Be Fast-Tracked
• Wash. Must Face NY Distillery's Liquor Law Challenge
• GOP Says Zoning Regs To Blame For Unaffordable Housing
• Google Manager Resists AGs' Args Of Bing Ad Tool Limits
• 18 States Urge Justices To End Baseball Antitrust Exemption
• FCC Plans 'Disparate Impact' Test In Anti-Redlining Rules
• FTC Wants More Info On Campbell Soup's $2.7B Sauce Deal
• What To Watch As The FCC Leans Into National Security
• Solar Energy Co. Can't Shut Down Rival's Patent Suit
• Golfer Patrick Reed Wants Fla. Judge Off Defamation Cases
• Playing In A Rock Cover Band Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Foreign Agent Charges Turn Up Heat On Menendez And Allies
• FTC, DOL Collab Marks New Labor Market Enforcement Era
• Roche And Biogen Settle Patent Row Over Arthritis Biosimilar
• Weeks After Oral Arguments, Intel And VLSI Are Still At It
• Sanderson Tells Jury It 'Did Nothing Wrong' With Chicken Cuts
• Florida 'Green' Coffee Co. Says Ex-Exec Promoted Competitor
• Cal-Maine Exec Says Egg Cos. Were Urged To Cut Supply
• Is Net Neutrality A Major Question For Congress To Decide?
• Medicare Drug Price Talks Boon For Public Health, Court Told
• FTC Says Total Wine Won't Hand Over Info In Antitrust Probe
• DOJ, States Say No-Poach Franchise Provisions Can Be Illegal
• Texas Grid Law Is Unconstitutional, SG Tells Justices
• Sen. Menendez Denies 'Foreign Agent' Charge In Bribery Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Espinosa On 'Lincoln Lawyer'
• NFL Blasts 'Audacious' Sunday Ticket Discovery Request
• Icahn Says $8B Illumina-Grail Deal Caused Millions In Losses
• Calif. Right To Repair Law Highlights A Growing Movement
• Indivior Cuts $385M Deal To End Suboxone Antitrust Claims
• Online Biz Wins EU Antitrust OK For Stake In Cartier Owner
• Tesla Gets DOJ Backing In La. Direct-Sales Ban Challenge
• Republicans Blast Net Neutrality Plan For Eroding FTC Duties
• 2 Firms To Lead Live Nation Suit Over Swift Tour Sales Fallout
• Lawmakers Push Justices To End MLB's Antitrust Exemption
• Off The Bench: Raptors D Up, MLB Union Joins Antitrust Fight
• Carvana Ducks NC Dealership's Claims Of Dodgy Biz Dealings
• IP Biz Names Verizon, AT&T And T-Mobile In Patent Rows
• Air Canada's TM Suit Against Travel App Takes Flight
• Lessons For Biosimilar And Biologic Antitrust Litigation
• Dish Paying T-Mobile $100M Upfront To Extend Deal Deadline
• Emails In UK Court Spur Adidas To File Bid For TM Retrial
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• European Commission Issues 1st Ever Pharma Cartel Fine
• EU Gives Pfizer Green Light For $43B Seagen Takeover
• EU Orders Meta, TikTok To Explain Content Moderation Efforts
• Steel Exec Says Documents He Viewed Had No Market Value
• ​​​​​​Amazon Says FTC Prime Subscription Suit Gets Ahead Of Law
• 5th Circ. Asks Illumina, FTC For Update On EU Order's Impact
• Egg Producers, Trade Groups 'Cheated The System,' Jury Told
• Google Search Incredibly Important To Expedia, Judge Told
• Software Co. Denied Injunction In Ford Trade Secret Suit
• 2 Accused Of Kickbacks For Nuclear Weapon Part Contracts
• 6th Circ. Sympathetic To Power Groups Contesting FERC Rule
• Denver Airport Bid-Rigging Suit Ends After 1st Day Of Trial
• How To Navigate The FTC's New Private Equity Frontier
• Hollywood Labor Negotiations Provide AI Road Map
• FTC, Gamers Continue Challenges To $69B Microsoft Deal
• Newman Suspension Shows Need For Judicial Reform
• Bitterly Split FCC Adopts Revival Of Net Neutrality Rules
• Calif. Embraces Bold New Climate, Consumer, Labor Laws
• Steel Cos. Contacted Years Before Noncompete End, Jury Told
• Philips Medical Is Told To Pay $2.5M Treble Damages To Rival
• Once Again, Menendez Co-Defendants Plead Not Guilty
• Judge Plans To Pause Live Nation Case For Arbitration Appeal
• User Scale Not 'The Whole Story,' Google VP Says
• Biden's FTC, FAA Nominees Sail Through Committee
• Teva Loses Challenge Of €60M Pay-For-Delay Fine
• Kroger, Albertsons Slam Renewed Bid To Block $25B Merger
• MLB May Be Close To Settling Minor League Interference Suit
• Forging A Fair Path For Standard-Essential Patents In India
• Davis Polk-Led Owner Of Nerds, SweeTarts Buying Jelly Belly
• SEC Proposal Would Prohibit Certain Rebates To Big Brokers
• Sam Adams Maker Resolves Trade Secrets Case
• How Employers Can Navigate NLRB's Pro-Employee Shift
• DLA Piper Nabs Ex-Mattos Filho NY Office Leader As Partner
• Clariant Loses Challenge Over €155M Chemical Cartel Fine
• Icahn Goes After Illumina's Board In Del. Chancery Court
• MLB Players Org Backs High Court Nixing Antitrust Exemption
• Steel Co. Noncompetes Had Holes, Jury Hears In $100M Row
• Google Quality 'Not The Only Factor,' Judge Told
• Mass. Software Firm Sues To Block Exec's Jump To Palo Alto
• Wash. Justices Doubt Work Part Of 'Incarceration Experience'
• Community Pharmacist Group Lawyers Up To Take On PBMs
• Susman Godfrey, Hausfeld Split $22M Fee In Libor Case
• Express Scripts Urges 9th Circ.: Keep Insulin Suit In Fed Court
• Google, Apple Look To Toss Renewed Search Conspiracy Suit
• DOD Needs To Improve Merger Risk Reviews, GAO Says
• SocGen Says Yen-Libor Rigging Suit Should Be In UK
• CoStar Rival Defends 9th Circ. Appeal Of Counterclaims
• Antitrust Probes Launch Into Construction Chemicals Cos.
• Google Facing Historic £13.6B Consolidated Claim Over Ads
• Practicing Under DOJ 'Safe Harbor' Policy For M&As
• A Look At Competition Enforcers' 2026 World Cup Game Plan
• Google Ad Tech Judge Explains Refusal To DQ Paul Weiss
• Google Judge: 'Not Clear' Market Shares Shift With Defaults
• Denver Airport Contractor Says 'No Conspiracy' Behind Bid
• DOJ Mulling Statement In RealPage Antitrust Case
• Sanderson Didn't Collude On Chicken Prices, Jury Hears
• Media Cos. Say Even More Access Needed In Google Search
• Microsoft Tells 9th Circ. UK OK On Activision Is Good Enough
• Shein Rips Artists' RICO Suit As Covering Minor Gripes
• Scampi Merger Fried Amid Pressure From UK Watchdog
• EverGlade Warned On Delays In $5.2M Del. Fee-Shift Award
• Sanderson Farms Seeks Judgment Amid Price-Fixing Trial
• Split FERC Agrees To Push $6.7B Vistra Deal Review To 2024
• DC Judge Won't Grant Ex-JPM Trader Docs, But Chides DOJ
• How And Why Your Firm Should Implement Fixed-Fee Billing
• Freshfields Hires CMA Senior Director For Mergers
• Feds Form New Committee To Support Southeastern Farmers
• OpenAI Probe Could Put FTC's New Enforcement Tool To Test
• Pharma Supplier Says Ex-Sales Chief Broke Noncompete
• Lumen Seeks Deeper FCC Probe On Internet Traffic Exchange
• Doctor Groups Sue Ariz. BCBS Over Low Reimbursements
• Ex-VP Sanctioned For Scant Answers In Trade Secrets Battle
• 9th Circ. Lets Consumers Speed Up Live Nation's Arb. Appeal
• Tesla Urges 5th Circ. To Revive La. Direct-Sales Ban Challenge
• Ill. Judge OKs $75M More In Chicken Price-Fixing Deals
• Google Judge Weighs Secrecy, Openness Without Crystal Ball
• Judicial Independence Needs Defense Amid Political Threats
• Linklaters Rehires Addleshaw's Competition Head
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MVP: Sullivan & Cromwell's Renata B. Hesse
• Google Ad Tech Judge Won't DQ Paul Weiss For Repping Yelp
• Microsoft Closes $69B Activision Deal With Competition Fixes
• 'This Is Not About Money': Google, Epic Execs Fail To Settle
• Climate Change Gets Special Carveout In UK Co-Op Guidance
• Judge Told Google's Search Ad Changes Hurt Advertisers
• Borrowers Get Class Cert. In Mortgage Lender Kickback Suit
• NYC Tour Bus Co. Defends Antitrust Suit Against Rivals
• Ad Buyers Want Final OK For $48M Deal With CBS, Fox, Cox
• 'Do No Harm' To AM Radio In Media Rule Review, IHeart Says
• Flyers Have Standing To Contest JetBlue-Spirit, Judge Says
• How Law Firms Can Use Account-Based Marketing Strategies
• National Security Added To FCC Rationale For Net Neutrality
• Prison Food Supplier Accuses Ex-Exec Of Poaching Clients
• Mich. Judge Orders UK Bakery To Honor Distribution Deal
• CMA Launches Labor Collusion Probe Into BBC, ITV, Others
• MVP: Skadden's Karen M. Lent
• CMA Clears UK Beef Cos. To Merge
• EU Orders Illumina To Sell Off Grail
• Exec Says Booking.com Needs Google Search To Stay Alive
• 5th Circ. Says Deleted Code In IP Theft Row Merited Sanctions
• Denver Airport Contractor To Face Trial On Conspiracy Claims
• Meta Colluded To Kill Fitness VR App, $353M Suit Says
• Trophy Maker's Fraud Suit Doesn't Belong in NC, Court Told
• A Reminder For Drug Cos. To Confirm Orange Book Listings
• California Governor Signs Right To Repair Act Into Law
• Strategic Succession Planning At Law Firms Is Crucial
• Motorists Reach £1.5M Class Action Settlement In UK First
• Whirlpool, Arcelik Face In-Depth UK Probe Of Merger Plans
• White And Williams Faces Malpractice Suit At 3rd Circ.
• MVP: Hogan Lovells' Justin Bernick
• MVP: Simpson Thacher's Sara Razi
• Pfizer Agrees To Shell Out $50M To Exit EpiPen Antitrust Suit
• Promoter Urges High Court To Let FIFA Antitrust Suit Proceed
• FTX Investors Can't Pause MDL Against Celeb Endorsers
• Imaging Company To Pay $85M Over Doctor Kickback Scheme
• Court Hears Apple Has Flexibility In Deals With Google
• Shipbuilders Accused Of No-Poach 'Gentlemen's Agreement'
• Agri Stats Wants DOJ Complaint Sealed, A Week After Filing
• Broker Commission Practices Change In Antitrust Settlements
• EU To End Antitrust Exemption For Shipping Liner Consortia
• Monster Gets $43M Added To Record $293M VPX False Ad Win
• Fed. Circ. Shuts Down Patent Suit Against Qualcomm
• The Impact Of Proposed HSR Form Changes On Agency Staff
• FTC Reluctantly Abandons Axon Merger Challenge
• Lipitor Hearing Punted As Ranbaxy Counsel 'Trapped' In Israel
• Paul Weiss Fights Yelp's DQ Bid In Google Ad Tech Case
• MVP: DiCello Levitt's Greg Asciolla
• Ireland's Missed Chance To Improve Antitrust Probes
• Sony Antitrust Claim Seeks To Jump New Funding Hurdles
• Turkish Weapon Co.'s IP Suit Trimmed In Virginia
• Google Says Play Store Case Shouldn't Be All About Chats
• Chicago's $1B Meter Deal Created A Monopoly, Justices Told
• Airline Workers Union Wants JetBlue Merger Grounded
• Website Sues Over Photo Licensing Co.'s Copyright Threats
• GOP Leaders Insist FCC Withdraw Net Neutrality Plan
• Judge Issues, Pauses Arrest Order In $11M Solar Co. Poach
• Court Won't Cut Amazon Bid To Have Policies Deemed Lawful
• Live Nation Says 'No Good Reason' To Expedite Appeal
• FTC's Antitrust Case Against Amazon Has Company
• Cooley Attys Savor Amgen-Horizon Close After FTC Battle
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Ambulance Co.'s Suit Against Ky.
• Google 'Very Aware' It Can Hike Ad Prices, Judge Told
• Chicken Buyers Seek OK On $75M More In Price-Fixing Deals
• FTC's Health Co. Suit Indicates Agency's Private Equity Focus
• Gambler Loses Bid To Pause Fliff's New Arbitration Agreement
• Conn. Justices Agree Co. Took Customers From Litigation Ally
• France Rejects US Valve Maker's Acquisition Deal
• 'Gold Bars' Case Tarnishes Outlook For Stubborn Senator
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MVP: Cravath's David R. Marriott
• Investors Claim Robinhood Stopped Trades In Suit Revival Bid
• IP Forecast: Novartis To Fight Antitrust Row Over Drug Patent
• Biotech Co. Drops MRNA Patent Suit Against Pfizer, BioNTech
• PayPal's Merchant Rules Run Afoul Of Antitrust Law, Suit Says
• Why Don't FB Ads Compete With Search? Google Judge Asks
• Pharma Cos. Form Coalition To Fight FTC Merger Approach
• Ga. Refrigerant Co. Wants EPA Allowance Rules Tossed
• Rural ISPs Question FCC's 'Market Power' Probe In Title II Plan
• Realtors Want Commission-Fixing Jury Blind To Settlements
• Top 4 Antitrust Enforcement Issues In Health Care Today
• Ofcom Urges CMA Review Of Cloud Services Market
• Enforcers Say Filing Overhaul Could Help Some Mergers
• 6 Lessons From Direct Selling Industry's Win Over FTC
• Cisco Systems Blocks Dexon From Selling Knockoff Products
• Gordon & Rees Phone Chat Leads To DQ In Crypto Feud
• Wyndham Timeshare Poachers Owe $16M, Judge Says
• Maximizing Law Firm Profitability In Uncertain Times
• Q3's Top 10 Deals Led By J&J's $42B Tylenol Owner Spinoff
• Pickle Co. Says Expired NDA Sours Competitor's IP Suit
• Justices Urged To Halt All In-House Cases Until Congress Acts
• Cheer Gym's $43.5M Deal With Varsity Brands Gets Final OK
• DOJ Launches 'Safe Harbor' Self-Reporting Policy For M&A
• States Back Off Bid To Block Sandoz Spinoff In Antitrust Case
• DOJ, JetBlue Want Flyers' Spirit Case Kept Apart
• FCC Urged Not To Cover Streamers With Same Rules As Cable
• Amazon Accused Of 'Coercive' Price-Parity Seller Agreements
• OECD Gender Inclusive Toolkit May Inform Competition Policy
• Psychiatry Board Dodges Certification Antitrust Suit Again
• Insights From The NAD Annual Law Conference
• Chipmakers Can Make Foreign Law Points In Cartel Trial
• Lawmakers Bash UnitedHealth's M&A Tactics In Letter To DOJ
• 2nd Circ. Sends Google Ad Tech Case Back To Texas
• CMA Serves Up Price Rise Warning Over Scampi Merger
• UK Clears €1.7B Hitachi-Thales Deal After Fixes
• Shoppers Take Second Shot At Kroger-Albertsons Suit
• Google Wants Default Status To 'Freeze System,' Judge Told
• Allstate, Policyholders Ask Calif. Court To Approve $25M Deal
• Consumers Defend Renewed Amazon Fulfillment Claims
• 2nd Circ. Asks Google Why Ad Tech Suit Should Stay In NY
• Distributor Says Bakery Co. Aims To Devour Its Grocery Biz
• 9th Circ. Revives Travel Agency's Price-Fixing Suit
• Calif. Law Tests Noncompete Prohibitions' Potential Reach
• DC's AG Hires Cohen Milstein For RealPage Antitrust Probe
• Skiplagged Inc. Slams American's 'Incendiary' Ticketing Suit
• Pasta Tariffs Based On Bad Math, Fed. Circ. Told
• 5 DOJ Enforcement Priorities To Note From Recent Remarks
• CMA Seeks To Revive Appeal Against Apple Probe Ruling
• La. Gunmaker Draws Another Blank In TM Fight
• ESPN Fee Class Action Can Proceed, But Without Damages
• Preloading Bing Best Way To Compete With Google, CEO Says
• US Turf Won't Face Competitor's Trademark Claims
• Judge Primes Defense Supplier's Trade Secrets Case For Trial
• FCC Says Dish Meets Most Spectrum, 5G Commitments
• Vanguard Group Ends Suit Over Alleged Stolen Clients
• FICO Antitrust Claims Survive As Credit Bureau Claims Cut
• Emerson Radio Gets $3.1M Atty Fees, Enhanced TM Damages
• 5th Circ. Ruling Reminds Attys That CBP Can Search Devices
• Menendez Gets Date For Bribery Trial As Feds Eye Plea Talks
• Towing Exec Brothers Admit To NYC Monopoly Scheme
• 5 Takeaways From Bellwether AI Copyright Case
• Injunction To Halt Trade Secret Use Unwarranted, Ford Says
• Justices Won't Hear Fight Over $11B American Airlines Deal
• Justices Won't Weigh In On 'Foreign' Commodities Claims
• ATM Provider Settles With Visa On Eve Of Antitrust Trial
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 171 Attys At 76 Firms
• Panini Can Continue Selling NFLPA Goods During Arbitration