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Competition - December, 2023

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• ChristianaCare Agrees To Pay $47M To Settle FCA Suit
• Walmart Wins New Trial After $115M Trade Secrets Verdict
• Investor Sues Illumina, Ex-Execs Over Unwound Grail Deal
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023
• Greenberg Traurig-Led FSU Sues ACC Over 'Draconian' Fees
• GSK, Kaleo Scale Back Orange Book IP In FTC Campaign
• 6th Circ. Dings FERC's Ex-Chair For Action On Price-Cap Rule
• Pandora's Push For IP Discovery Roasted By Comics' Atty
• Kroger-Albertsons Merger Challenge Given One Last Shot
• FSU Calls Emergency Trustees Meeting As It Weighs ACC Exit
• The Telecom Developments That Defined 2023
• FTC, DOJ End 2023 With New Guidance, Lingering Challenges
• Venable Trade Guru On US Steel-Nippon's Tough Road Ahead
• HHS Advisory Highlights Free Product Inducement Risks
• Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities
• CMA Names Deputy GC To Help Manage New Powers
• UEFA, FIFA's Super League Ban Unlawful, Top EU Court Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Ropes & Gray
• Exxon, Chevron Top 2023's 10 Largest M&A Deals
• College NIL Fight, MLB Settlement Highlight 2023's 2nd Half
• Top Connecticut Cases Of 2023
• How M&A Lawyers Coped With The 2023 UK Deal Drought
• Court Upends €11B In Air France Aid OK'd By EU
• Cigar Co. Sparks TM Row Over 'Dragon' Brand, Chinese New Year
• Hawley Delays Nominations Of McConnell Aides To FTC, NTSB
• FERC Ignoring DC Circ.'s Power Market Ruling, Suit Says
• In The World Of Legal Ethics, 10 Trends To Note From 2023
• Why Challenges To FTC Authority Are Needed
• NAR, Brokers Deny Conspiracy In Ill. Commission-Fixing Suit
• JPMorgan, Crédit Agricole Mostly Lose Rate Rigging Appeal
• The Year In FRAND: What To Know Heading Into 2024
• Choice Hotels Rips Wyndham's Reaction To Takeover Effort
• Claimants Vie To Helm £900M Amazon 'Buy Box' Class Action
• Invisalign Fights Social Media Class Notice In Antitrust Suits
• EU 'Gatekeeper' Label On Tech Giants Unfair, Reps. Tell Biden
• Flextronics, Panasonic End Antitrust Row Revived At 9th Circ.
• Wyndham Cites Antitrust Issues In Choice's Hostile Takeover
• Korean Game Co. Tells 9th Circ. IP Row Is 1st Impression Case
• Ex-Execs Tried To Destroy Restoration Co., NC Biz Suit Says
• Fed Warns Justices Of Pandora's Box In Debit Card Fee Case
• US Steel Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over $14.9B Nippon Deal
• DOJ Still Dissatisfied With Mass. Commission-Fixing Deal
• Volume-Based Transaction Pricing Proposal Raises Questions
• NCAA Proposal Points To A New NIL Compensation Frontier
• Fed's New Swipe At Debit Fees Stirs Up Dilemma For Banks
• Behind Antitrust Enforcers' 2023 Labor And Employment Push
• CMA, Bank Of England Agree To Improve Collaboration
• How Attorneys Can Be More Efficient This Holiday Season
• Paul Weiss Hires Partner Trio To Continue UK Growth
• Google Must Add Play Store Options In $700M Deal With AGs
• No Proof Cartel Caused Damages, Truckmaker Argues
• Tennessee Alleges BlackRock's ESG Goals Mislead Investors
• MDL Judge Refuses To Certify Class In Rate-Swaps Suit
• No Amazon Antitrust Trial Until At Least 2026
• Final Merger Guidelines Soften Tack On Concentrating Sectors
• Apple Referred To DOJ For Blocking Android IMessage App
• SEC Cites Dodd-Frank In Defense Of Private Funds Rule
• Calif. Hospitals Abandon $142M Deal Under FTC Challenge
• Agencies' Aggressive Merger Approach Was Tested In 2023
• VW To Settle Part Of Cellular Tech Patent Fight With Neo
• Judge Elevates TRO To Injunction On Ski Town Vehicle Ban
• Exploring Middle-Market M&A Trends In 2023 And Beyond
• Longtime Weil Litigator Joins Mayer Brown In NYC
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Illumina To Divest Grail After 5th Circ. Ruling
• Delta-8 Vape Maker Drops 'Cake' Brand IP Suit
• Biggest Illinois Decisions Of 2023
• Nippon Wins US Steel Bidding Battle With $14.9B Deal
• Children's Book Writing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Adobe, Figma Kill $20B Deal After Regulators Cast Doubts
• 5th Circ. Says FTC Must Reconsider $8B Illumina-Grail Merger
• DOJ Slams Teva's Bid For Answers On Dropped Case
• Another Agent Sues eXp Realty Claiming Druggings, Assaults
• Custard Store Loses Last Stand In IP Fight Against Rival
• Patent Office Says Double Patenting Ruling Was 'Textbook'
• Forest Service Firefighter Fuel Cos. Charged With Bid-Rigging
• CMS Urges Plans To Fairly Compensate Vaccine Providers
• Senators Call For White House To Curb Mexican Steel Influx
• China Looks To Be Subsidizing Pea Protein, Commerce Says
• UFC Defends Renewed Attack On Fighters' Experts
• T-Mobile Appeal Will Make Merger Harder To Undo, Court Told
• TV Networks Ask FCC Not To Extend Top 4 Rule To Multicasts
• Wash. High Court Won't Review Ruling Over Pac-12 Control
• Parsing 2023's Energy Markets Enforcement
• UK Clears £10M Building Biz Acquisition
• Motley Rice 'Weaponized' Gov. Info For Opioid MDL, PBM Says
• Off The Bench: NCAA Bruised, DC Teams Eye Va., Puig Delay
• Microsoft Faces Early Bid To Nix Defenses In Antitrust Fight
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Debevoise
• Apple's Visa, Mastercard 'Tap Pay' Deals Bar Rivals, Suit Says
• Phony Card Fee Settlement Site Must Shut Down, Judge Says
• Network Cos. Want Neutrality, But Urge FCC Not To Overstep
• Temu Accuses Fast-Fashion Rival Shein Of 'Mafia' Tactics
• Amazon Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Data Center Kickback Suit
• Chamber Tells 1st Circ. American-JetBlue Judge Unfair To JVs
• 5th Circ. Told Tesla Direct Sales Dispute Is A Political Issue
• Flight Attendants Vouch For JetBlue-Spirit Deal Post-Trial
• Shkreli's Lifetime Pharma Ban Goes Too Far, 2nd Circ. Told
• FTC Wants Meta's Constitutionality Lawsuit Tossed
• Hoopers In NCAA Suit Respark Eligibility Framework Debate
• 'Egregious' Defense Warrants Fees, Auto Parts Co. Says
• No. 3 Justice Department Official To Step Down
• Lessons From DOJ's Wave Of Labor Market Prosecutions
• Hagens Berman Leader Loses Pro Hac Vice Bid In PayPal Suit
• CMA To Check Gov't Plans To Fund BMW Electric Car Plant
• Luxembourg Didn't Give Amazon Illegal Aid, ECJ Confirms
• Giving The Gov't Drug Patent March-In Authority Is Bad Policy
• Judge Blocks NCAA Rule Restricting Athlete Transfers
• FCC Dems Back Drive To Ban 'Junk' Pay TV Fees
• Jazz, Express Scripts Beat Calif. Overcharge Suit, For Now
• EU Lawmakers Call For Stricter Geo-Blocking Rules
• EU OKs $22B Bioscience Cos. Merger After Remedies
• 1st Circ. Backs Sleeper Berth Pay After $12.5M Deal
• Spain's Cartel Watchdog Probes Travel Firms Over Collusion
• How Clients May Use AI To Monitor Attorneys
• UK Watchdog Wants 'Urgent' Improvement At Smaller Auditors
• 'Hot Tub' Keeps Experts In Hard Disk Part Price-Fixing Case
• How Epic's Google Win Could Ripple Across Antitrust Law
• Google Looks To Toss Renewed Claims From Defunct Ad App
• Controller Co. Nabs Restraining Order In Gaming IP Feud
• Merrill Lynch Underpays Retirement Accounts, Suit Says
• WWE, Wrestling Rival Reach Deal In Calif. Antitrust Row
• FCC Nixes Groups' Bid For More Time On Net Neutrality Input
• House Committee Seeks To 'Reset' US-China Relationship
• When Patients Have Standing For Hospital Antitrust Suits
• Warren, Sanders Ask FTC To Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• US Soccer Rips Antitrust Suit As High Court Awaits SG's View
• Quinn Emanuel Escapes Drug Pricing Antitrust Subpoena
• 8 Ways To Negotiate Improved Disgorgement Outcomes
• CMA To Probe Unilever's Environmental Claims
• NFL Looks To Sack DirecTV 'Sunday Ticket' Antitrust MDL
• Sanofi Scraps $755M Licensing Deal Amid FTC Challenge
• EPA Says HFC Phasedown Challenge Wrongly Filed In Georgia
• Epic Games Jury Says Google Monopolized App Market
• UFC Fighters Blast '11th Hour' Bid To Cut Experts, Delay Trial
• Biden Would Veto Rulemaking Bill Citing 'Unnecessary Delays'
• Lessons From This Year's Landmark Green Energy IP Clash
• SmileDirect Drops Ga. Dental Board Case As It Winds Down
• Amazon Investor Sues In Del. To Probe Antitrust Issues
• DOJ's RealPage Notice Signals Focus On Pricing Algorithms
• Apple Defends App Store Antitrust Win To Supreme Court
• FTC Nears Deal With Total Wine On Info Demands
• Panini Says Fanatics' Claims In Antitrust Row Are Just PR
• Scrubs Co. Sues Attys Over Fees In Lost False Ad Suit
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge D'Emic On Moby Grape
• Latham Reps Occidental On $12B CrownRock Oil Deal
• Cigna Opts For $10B Buyback As Humana Deal Rumors Fizzle
• Justices Won't Wade Into Fight Over Texas Grid Law
• Google And Epic CEOs Fail To Reach Deal As Trial Nears End
• New Drug Patent Proposal Sparks Worry Over Gov't Overstep
• Amazon Says FTC Case Attacks 'Essence Of Competition'
• 9th Circ. Skeptical Of Wash. Vet Clinic Monopoly Claims
• Nikola Investors Fight Call For Del. SPAC Fraud Suit Toss
• Auto Supplier's Failed Poaching Suit Not Frivolous
• RealPage Defendants Say 4th Circ. Deflates DOJ Claims
• FTC Wants More Info On Chevron's $53B Hess Deal
• J&J Hit With Suit Over Stelara Exclusivity
• How Hueston Hennigan Won Monster $336M False Ad Suit
• Former Norton Rose, FTC Atty Joins Davis Wright In NY
• Wife's Walmart Stock Had No Impact On IP Case, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Car Carriers Win Appeal Over Class Member Contact
• Performing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Off The Bench: NCAA Pay Plan, Title IX Claims, Graffiti Smear
• Microsoft Faces UK Antitrust Probe Over OpenAI Board Seat
• Generics Price-Fixing Cases Should Stay In MDL, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. OKs Mixed Ruling For Lundbeck In Trintellix IP Case
• Group Warns Some Broadband Cos. Seek Double Payout
• NCAA Legal Woes Swell As 7 States Sue Over Transfer Rule
• 6th Circ. Judge Casts Skeptical Eye On Buy-Local Power Rule
• Tai Says E-Commerce Pivot Avoided 'Policy Suicide'
• DC Appeal Judges Question Amazon Defense In Antitrust Suit
• Reverse Proffers In Federal Criminal Cases Can Be A Win-Win
• Ariz. BCBS Rips 'Kitchen-Sink' Suit Over Low Doctor Payouts
• Panasonic, Mahle Behr Exit Vehicle AC Price-Rigging Suits
• MLB Blasts 'Baseless' Merchandise Antitrust Suit
• EU Fines Ethanol Producer €47M For Benchmark Manipulation
• American Tells 1st Circ. JetBlue Ruling 'Flouts' Antitrust Law
• Biden Admin Looks To Take Over Expensive Drug Patents
• EU Rejection Of Booking.com Deal Veers From Past Practice
• Duke Says Insurers Flaked On Coverage For Price-Fixing Suit
• 9th Circ. Mulls Failed Bids To Pause Microsoft's Activision Buy
• Patent Suit Deal Sounds Like 'Money Laundering' To Judge
• W.Va. Doctor Ordered To Sign Settlement After Suing Hospital
• Apple Allowed To Seal Smartwatch Competition Hearing
• Golf's Legal Future Murky As PGA Tour-LIV Talks Hit 6 Months
• Breaking Down High Court's New Code Of Conduct
• Restaurant Chains Still Fighting Part Of $8M Chicken Deal
• Judge Orders 3 Case Tracks, Appoints Counsel In Insulin MDL
• Concrete, Cement Cos. Hit With Antitrust Suit After EU Raids
• 3rd Circ. Backs Travelers' Win In $5.6M Cost-Sharing Dispute
• 7 Critical Copyright And AI Questions Courts Need To Address
• Philips Settles Claim Rival's Worker Hacked Ultrasound Tech
• Parties In Healthcare Antitrust Suit Told To List Depo Targets
• Google, Amazon Raise Microsoft Cloud Concerns In UK
• Trade Group Says About Time FCC Hikes Broadband Speeds
• Mitigating Antitrust Risk Amid Increased Dealmaking Scrutiny
• Bristol-Myers Decries Blue Cross Unit's Last-Minute Dropout
• Wright Files Title IX Action As Judge Tosses $108M Suit
• Legal Profession Gender Parity Requires Equal Parental Leave
• JetBlue-Spirit Deal Trial Wraps As Judge Mulls Middle Ground
• 2nd Circ. Doubts Broadway Producer's Union Blacklist Suit
• FTC Seeks More Info On $60B Pioneer, Exxon Deal
• Spanish Media Hits Meta With €550M Suit Over Ad Targeting
• Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Merger Tests Biden Antitrust Stance
• ​​​​​​​FTC Sues 7-Eleven, Alleging Violation of 2018 Consent Order
• Judge Says Attys Misused Emergency Email To Seal Antitrust Docs
• Leave The Courtroom Doors Open, Says Apple Foe
• Alon Tells 9th Circ. Sanctions Needed In Gas Price-Fixing Win
• AstraZeneca Criticizes HHS For Bid To Skirt Drug Price Suit
• Gov't Contractors Sentenced In $8M Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Disney Again Targets ESPN Streaming Bundles Suit
• FICO Says Revised Antitrust Suit Still Falls Flat
• Google Says SC Agency Waived Immunity From Doc Request
• FTC's Amazon Case Contains Fundamental Deficiencies
• Hilton Sued In DC Over Hidden Fees For Hotel Rooms
• Caterpillar Pushes Again For Sanctions In Antitrust Suit
• NC Bank Accuses Ex-VP, Administrator Of Looting Client Info
• Judge Slams Google's 'Deeply Troubling' Tactics As Trial Ends
• Fighters Say UFC Can't Avoid Wage Suppression Trial
• ByteDance Rips Coder's 'Gamesmanship,' Urges Arbitration
• Justices Call O'Connor 'American Hero,' 'Perfect Trailblazer'
• 4th Circ. Nixes Ex-Contech Exec's Antitrust Conviction
• Former Clerks Say Justice O'Connor Still Worth Emulating
• Airline Execs Cop To Accepting $1.2M In Contract Bribes
• DC Circ. Prods DOJ, Realtors Over Limits Of Antitrust Deal
• 3rd Circ. Lets Rule Stand In Case Where FERC Deadlocked
• Med Tech Co. Sues AI Maker Over Use Of 'Judi' Mark
• Managing ANDA Venue Issues As Del. And NJ Filings Rise
• 4 Decisions For Which Justice O'Connor Will Be Remembered
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Off The Bench: NBA Sales, More Crypto Woes, Favre Appeal
• Justice O'Connor Shattered Barriers, Built Bridges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Clears Siemens Deal For EV Charging Biz
• Kraft, Kellogg Nab $18M In Egg Price-Fixing Damages
• Sandra Day O'Connor, First Woman On Supreme Court, Dies
• Writing Thriller Novels Makes Me A Better Lawyer