Competition Archive » February, 2024

Competition - February, 2024

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• Amazon Cuts Deals With Mastercard, Banks In Fee MDL
• Blank Rome Accused Of Suing Atty Over Job Change
• DOJ Says Court Rehab Means Ga. Bid Rig Case Must Move
• STB, CSX Tell Justices To Reject Norfolk Southern Appeal
• Epic, Google Are At App Store Antitrust Remedies 'Impasse'
• Biden Floats 3 Nominees To Return FERC To Full Strength
• Sandoz To Pay $265M To Resolve Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• Discover Deal Prompts Dems To Seek Bank Merger Revamp
• Pick 'Em Fantasy Sports Games Are Not Illegal Gambling
• Canada's Competition Watchdog Deepens Google Ad Probe
• Feds Nab 2 More Guilty Pleas In Polar Air Cargo Fraud Case
• Chamber Of Commerce Backs Exxon In Activist Investor Row
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Defense Contractor Says Ex-Exec Took Sensitive Data To Rival
• 7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves
• Ariz. AG Says RealPage, Landlords Use Algo To Fix Rent Prices
• Google Search Judge Lets Rival's Keyboard Suit Proceed
• 9th Circ. Won't Undo Airline Price-Fixing Settlement Payout
• Objectors Want $1M Atty Fees In $5.6B Swipe Fees Settlement
• Elite Schools Get OK For $166M More Aid-Fixing Deals
• Indivior's $385M Suboxone Antitrust Deal Gets Final OK
• Conn. Mortgage Co. Says Partner Defected With Cash, Data
• Fish & Richardson Adds Ex-Jenner & Block Life Sciences Duo
• Scrubs Co. Must Arbitrate With Its Ex-Atty Over False Ad Loss
• Google Attys' 'Fake Privilege' Comments Cited In Search Suit
• Cheering In The NFL Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Anderson Kill Litigator To Co-Lead GRSM50 Antitrust Group
• Novant In-House Attys Want Access To Confidential FTC Info
• 6 Firms Guiding Disney And Reliance On $8.5B Indian Media JV
• DOJ Atty, University Of Chicago Prof Returns To MoloLamken
• WWE Says Deal To End Rival's Antitrust Suit Was Worth $20M
• NY Hospital Says PE-Owned Anesthesia Co. Monopolizes Care
• Ohio, Google Trade Barbs Over 'Common Carrier' Designation
• $11M Meat Co. Deals Get Early OK In Colo. Wage Fixing Suit
• FTC Puts Labor Focus In Merger Basket For 1st Time
• GM Calls Auto Parts Co.'s Raid Conspiracy Claim 'Delusional'
• Consumers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Qualcomm Antitrust Case
• TV Station Can't Kill Verizon Counterclaims In Carriage Fight
• FCC OKs T-Mobile's 2.5 GHz Licenses Over AT&T Objection
• Make Sure Net Neutrality Covers Wholesale Service, FCC Told
• Chevron's $53B Hess Buy Hits Snag Over Guyana Oil Dispute
• Anesthesia Group Settles Colo. AG's Monopoly Claims
• Args In APA Case Amplify Justices' Focus On Agency Power
• Energy Co. Asks 8th Circ. To Revive Lease Termination Suit
• UFC, Fighters In Mediation Ahead Of Wage Suppression Trial
• Deal-Makers Expect Further Uptick In M&A-Related Disputes
• Truckmaker DAF Can't Overturn £15M Price Fixing Judgment
• Google Judge Rips $700M Antitrust Deal: 'It's Not Great'
• Consumers Face Big Setback In £10B Mastercard Class Action
• Live Nation Can't Cancel Suit Over Eras Tour Sales Meltdown
• Apple Antitrust Class Action Gets Early 2026 Trial Date
• Vape Wholesaler TM Dispute Booted From Illinois Court
• Dry Cleaning Magazine In NJ Must Pay $8.2M For Defamation
• JetBlue, Spirit Tell 1st Circ. $3.8B Deal Is Good For Most Fliers
• Gartner, Hackett Settle Trade Secrets, Employee-Poaching Suit
• House GOP Accuses FTC Chair Of Mismanagement
• Burford, Sysco Object To Nixed Swap In Price-Fixing Suits
• Ashurst, Davis Polk-Led Alcoa To Buy Alumina In $2.2B Deal
• FTC Challenges Kroger's $25B Albertsons Buy
• Housebuilders Face Antitrust Probe Over Information-Sharing
• Vanderbilt, 3 Other Elite Schools Ink $166M Aid-Fixing Deals
• Google Says Innovation Led To Dominance In Closing Brief
• Restaurants Blast 'Fatal Flaws' In Chicken Price-Fix Deal
• NCAA Can't Enforce NIL Restrictions Amid Suit, Judge Rules
• Commerce Dept. Partly Waives 'Buy America' For BEAD
• Judge Won't Reschedule Google's Ad Tech Trial In Va.
• Homebuyers' NAR Antitrust Claims Still Fail, Ill. Judge Says
• What To Know About OCC Proposals For Bank Merger Review
• Ohio Chamber Backs Google In 'Common Carrier' Case
• Dickinson Wright Pulls In IP Atty From Steptoe
• 6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Tossed Google $2B Ad Trespass Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mastercard Faces Monopolization Claims Over Digital Tokens
• Athletes' NCAA Suit Will Wait For JPML
• FTC Looks Into Mobile Mini's $3.8B Bid For McGrath RentCorp.
• Pool Co. Used Rival's TM To Confuse Customers, NC Jury Told
• North Carolina Hospitals Can't Exit Monopoly Claims
• Invisalign Maker Beats Refusal-To-Deal Claims In 3Shape Row
• 3rd Circ. Won't Protect AbbVie's Atty-Client Communications
• Total Vision's Antitrust Suit Against VSP Kept Largely Intact
• Biz Group Urges OECD Candidates To Back Digital Duties Ban
• FCC Dems Press Plan To Raise Broadband Speed Standards
• Wash. AG Can't Go It Alone Against Kroger Merger, Cos. Say
• FTC Eyes 2024 Trial For Meta Antitrust Case
• Biden Admin's March-In Plan Would Hurt Medical Innovation
• Google Deception Upended Free Markets, Texas-Led States Say
• Hawley Calls For DOJ To Block Capital One-Discover Deal
• FERC Squeezes Ketchup Co. For $27M Power Market Fraud
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Kroger-Albertsons, BuzzFeed
• FTC Says Twitter Staff Prevented Musk Violating Privacy Order
• 39 AGs Call For Federal Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
• Listing Services Say Zillow Is Weaponizing Antitrust Law
• Judge Won't Strike 'Excessive' $2.3M Tobacco TM Verdict
• FDA Let Pharma Co. 'Sidestep' Application Rules, Court Told
• ByteDance Can't Yet Arbitrate Ex-Coder's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Auto Giants Can't Pause Neo Tech Patent MDL
• CoStar, Hotel Giants Accused Of Data-Driven Price-Fixing
• Actelion Cites FDA Safety Rules Against Tracleer Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Bill Would Let AG Audit Private Equity Healthcare Deals
• A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
• Cheer Supply Antitrust Claims Axed Again For 'Court's Sanity'
• Reassessing Trade Secrets Amid Proposed Noncompete Ban
• Mitigating The Risk Of Post-Closing M&A Earnout Disputes
• Atlantic City Hotels Want Room Rate Suit Tossed
• Broker Defends Claims Against Suns Owner, Mortgage Co.
• Fla. Court Says BJ's Doesn't Fall Under Fuel Price Law
• Liberal Justices Hint Chevron Deference Hanging By A Thread
• Fubo Wants Sports Giants' 'Unlawful' Streaming Plan Blocked
• Bid-Rigging Suit Against Bloomberg And Turner Ruled Too Old
• Apple Asks For Discovery Pause During Class Cert. Appeal
• FCC Urged To Revisit Caps On Duplicate FM Broadcasts
• 11th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of Bid-Rigging Indictment
• DOJ Could See The Bright Side Of $35.3B Capital One Deal
• What's On The Horizon In Attorney General Enforcement
• FERC Greenlights $6.7B Vistra-Energy Harbor Merger
• Fox Rothschild AI Chief Talks 'Terrifying' Deepfakes, Biased AI
• Epic Calls Apple's $73M Fees Bid An Overreach
• EU Approves Orange's €18.6B Spanish Telecoms JV
• Justices Won't Weigh Nonsignatory Arbitration Issue
• Hogan Lovells Repping Walmart In $2.3B Vizio Takeover
• Wachtell Lipton Guides Capital One On $35.3B Discover Deal
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Overturning Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Wyndham CEO Reports 'Expansive' FTC Query Into Takeover
• Startup Countersues Trucker Tracking Co. For Stealing Tech
• Swimmers Tell 9th Circ. New League Was Boycotted
• FCC Offers Incentives So Small Carriers Can Use Spectrum
• Up Next At High Court: Deadlines, Delivery Drivers & Smog
• Off The Bench: NHL Antitrust, Daily Fantasy Dread, ESPN Bet
• EU Launches First In-Depth Foreign Subsidy Probe
• DOJ Says $3M Antitrust Deal Doesn't Fix Commission Rule
• States Defend Authority To Bring Texas Google Ad Tech Case
• NCAA, Hoopster Settle Dispute Over Betting Suspension
• Carl Icahn, JetBlue Strike Deal For 2 Board Seats
• FTC Seeing Success After Merger Setbacks
• Planning For Stymied HSR Filings At FTC If Shutdown Occurs
• How High Court SEC Case Could Affect The ITC
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Kirkland
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Lenovo, Motorola Lose Injunction Bid In IP License Fight
• Shoppers Say Albertsons-Kroger Suit Shortcomings Fixed
• Google, AGs Told To Step Up Discovery In Texas-Led Suit
• Facebook Users Win Class Status For £2.3B Data Claim
• Biggest Tiremakers Sued Over Alleged Price-Fixing
• FTC's Khan Calls Healthcare 'Key' To Fight For Competition
• 9th Circ. Backs Homeowners' Cert. In Allstate Overcharge Suit
• Petition Watch: Classes, Litigation Changes & Fraud Theories
• HR Antitrust Compliance Crucial Amid DOJ Scrutiny
• Pfizer Reaches $93M Deal With Lipitor Buyers In Antitrust MDL
• Visa Says $5B Swipe Fee Deal Blocks Intuit, Square Claims
• 9th Circ. Open To Rebooting Suit Over Apple App Crypto Theft
• Network Group Wants Faster Access To Utility Poles
• Campbell Soup Says It Gave FTC Info For $2.7B Sauce Deal
• Google Again Targets 'Strategic' Texas AGs' Ad Tech Delays
• 'Vague' Offer Fails To Win Feds Another Try At $103.5M IT Deal
• FTC Seeks Info On 'Powerful Middlemen' Amid Drug Shortages
• Dartmouth Ruling Tips Off Athletes' Rights Redux At NLRB
• Insurer Needn't Defend Landlord From Antitrust MDL
• NHL, Junior Leagues Accused Of Exploitation In Antitrust Suit
• Colo. Wants To Stop $24B Kroger Merger, 'No Poach' Deal
• Mass Arb. Rule Changes May Be A Hindrance For Consumers
• ChristianaCare Settlement Reveals FCA Pitfalls For Hospitals
• Juul Gets More Antitrust Claims To Arbitration
• BAE's $5.6B Bid For Ball Aerospace Arm Clears Review
• Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Anticompetitive 'Floor' In Fees
• FTC's Monopolization Case Against Amazon Set For 2026 Trial
• BofA Unit Hit With Trader's Suit Over Alleged Spoofing
• Wyndham Gets Default Win In Timeshare Exit Suit
• Kroger Says Its Past Shows Albertsons Deal Will Drop Prices
• Comer Says FTC Is Stalling On Oversight Committee Worries
• Antitrust Issues To Watch In Sports Giants' Streaming Venture
• EU Says Apple IMessage, Microsoft Bing Not Gatekeepers
• Ingevity Again Denied New Verdict, Trial Against $85M Loss
• FCC Member Seeks Probe Of Apple's Message App Shutdown
• Carl Icahn Sets Sights On JetBlue, Scooping 10% Share
• Enbridge, ExxonMobil Accused Of Monopolizing Oil Transport
• $8.6M In Interest Added To Vivint Smart Home TM Case
• SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
• The Latest Antitrust Areas For In-House Counsel To Watch
• Mallinckrodt Guts IP Suit Amid Oxide Rival's New Drug App
• EU Conditionally Clears Korean Air's Acquisition Of Asiana
• Longtime Jones Day Antitrust Atty Joins Crowell & Moring
• Teradata Asks 9th Circ. To Revive SAP Antitrust, IP Claims
• Justices Asked To Ignore 'Unremarkable' McDonald's Ruling
• Energizer, Walmart Can't Ditch Battery Pricing Collusion Suits
• Trucker Tracking Startup Delivers Patent Feud To ITC
• Live Nation Buyers Urge 9th Circ. To Nix Arbitration Rules
• Consulting Firm Says Ex-Partner Stole Captive Insurance Biz
• Calif. Bill Favors FCC Ban On 'Disparate' Broadband Service
• Google Seeks Final Exit From Maps Antitrust Suit
• Kodiak Gas Gives Enforcers More Time To Review $854M Deal
• Flyers Urge 9th Circ. To Vacate Price-Fixing Deal Disbursement
• Apple, Rivos On The Way To A Deal In Trade Secrets Fight
• States Urge Court To OK Injunction Against NCAA's NIL Rules
• ByteDance Can't Pause TikTok's EU 'Gatekeeper' Designation
• NAR Taps Keller Williams' Views In New Commission Trial Bid
• NCAA's Antitrust Litigation History Offers Clues For NIL Case
• Cannabis Fintech Withheld $500K In $7.5M Deal, Suit Says
• Proposed Rule Could Impair MDL Flexibility, Harm Plaintiffs
• Schools' $104M Aid-Fixing Deal OK'd, Vanderbilt Deal Coming
• RealPage Renters Ask To Grow Class Despite Venue Flaw
• Gilead Buying Liver Disease Drugmaker CymaBay For $4.3B
• Diamondback Buying Endeavor In $26B Permian Megamerger
• Live Nation Defends 'Modest' Arbitration Tweaks At 9th Circ
• Federal Regulators Face Heat Over Cable 'Junk Fee' Rule
• Anschutz Says Exploration Co. Stole Well Stats
• Ohio Says Google Search Meets 'Common Carrier' Test
• Cigar Co. Doesn't Own 'Dragon' TM, Rival's Dismissal Bid Says
• FSU Board Demands Dismissal Of ACC's Preemptive Suit
• 8th Circ. To Field FCC Anti-Discrimination Rule Challenges
• 2nd Circ. Revives Investors' Mexican Bond-Rigging Claims
• Pea Protein From China Faces Early Duties Up To 280%
• AI Companies Say Artists' Copyright Suit Still Falls Short
• FTC Clears AbbVie To Proceed With $10.1B ImmunoGen Buy
• Burford Can't Sub For Sysco In Pork, Beef Price-Fixing Suits
• Off The Bench: NCAA NIL Rule Lives; Dartmouth Players Win
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland
• Visa, Mastercard Bid To Ax Retailers' Swipe Fees Class Action
• Amazon Hit With Class Action Over 'Rigged' Buying Features
• White House Patent Plan To Curb Drug Prices Draws Outcry
• HHS Won't Invoke IP Rights To Lessen Xtandi Prices
• Eyewear Buyers Want To Consolidate 6 EssilorLuxottica Suits
• 'Old Man Hustle' Comedy Club Can't Exit TM Fight Over Name
• DOJ Investigating Metropolis Tech's $1.5B SP Plus Deal
• DOJ Wants More Info On Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Deal
• Mich. Counties Sue Drug Giants Over Insulin Prices
• Microsoft Calls FTC Activision Layoff Worries 'Misleading'
• Dentists In $13B Delta Dental Suit Want Class Status
• EU Updates Longstanding Guidance On Defining Markets
• Aurora Cannabis Buys No. 2 Australian Medical Pot Co.
• LG Can't Slip Price Fixing Claim, But Cut Loss And Damage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Club Med, Galderma, Sierra Space
• Philips Rival Seeks Interest After Treble Damages Award
• Aviva's £460M AIG Life UK Takeover Gets Competition Probe
• Litigation Funding Implications Amid Post-PACCAR Disputes
• Goodyear, Michelin Among Tire Cos. Sued Following EU Raids
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Fight Over FERC's Price-Cap Rule
• FCC Says 10 Suits Filed Over Anti-Discrimination Rule
• Judge Says Antitrust Claims Against Suns Owner Fall Short
• Aera Energy Valued At $2.1B In California Resources Merger
• Tribunal OKs Funding Deal For £150M Shipping Cartel Suit
• With PE Exits Set To Surge, Buyers Must Act Quickly, Wisely
• FTC Says Layoff Shows Microsoft Will Control Activision
• Healthcare Collabs Can Alleviate Labor, Antitrust Challenges
• FTC AI Inquiry Signals Intensified Focus On Emerging Tech
• NCAA Gets Temporary Win In NIL Recruiting Ban Court Fight
• CORRECTED: Atty Stuck With Sanctions In Trade Secrets Feud
• Fieldfisher Hires Arbitration Pro For New Amsterdam Practice
• Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout
• Linklaters, Slaughter & May Guide £2.5B UK Builders' Merger
• Apple Defeats Antitrust Suit By AliveCor Over Apple Watch
• Nestle Ducks Baby Formula Antitrust Suit, But Not Gerber
• Report Shows Fragile US Solar Growth Under Safeguard
• College Players Fight NCAA's Bid To Pause Suit For JPML
• FTC Presses To Keep Seller Info From Amazon If Suit Survives
• ​​​​​​​Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Vivint Takes Bid To Undo $190M Trademark Verdict To 4th Circ.
• Medical Device Co. Accuses Ex-Sales Reps Of Stealing Clients
• Assessing Merger Guideline Feedback With Machine Learning
• Ex-Contech Exec Asks 4th Circ. To Toss More Convictions
• Express Scripts Cites Low Bar To Keep AG Suit In Fed. Court
• Zillow Rival Appeals Property Listings Suit Loss To 9th Circ.
• Competition Group Of The Year: Wilkinson Stekloff
• Cybersecurity Biz To Go Private Following $350M Merger
• Ex-Lawyer Can Lead £1.3B Amazon Class Action In UK
• Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Google-Apple Search Pact Antitrust Suit Booted, For Now
• SEC's SolarWinds Suit May Chill Disclosures, Ex-Officials Say
• High Court Rejects COVID App's Emergency Apple Appeal
• JBS Settles Meat Plant Wage-Fixing Suit In Colo.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Apple Calls Crypto Payment App Claims 'Demonstrably False'
• Caterpillar Gets Tweaks To Antitrust Suit Blocked
• Jackson Hewitt To Settle No-Poach Suit Over Its Franchises
• NCAA Athletes Seek Cert. In Payouts Case Sparked By Alston
• NIL Suit Heats Up: 'NCAA Defends A World That Doesn't Exist'
• Competition Group Of The Year: Weil Gotshal & Manges
• Expedia Must Face Bankrupt Swiss Rival's Antitrust Claims
• CPAP Cleaner Co. Says Philips Can't Pin Recall On It
• What Cos. Evaluating M&A Can Glean From Latest HSR Report
• Abercrombie Hit With Suit Over TTAB's 'Amateur' Ornithology
• DOJ's Google Ad Tech Case Gets Sept. 9 Trial In Va.
• Brokerage Asks Justices To Apply Arbitration To $1.8B Verdict
• Eli Lilly, Sanofi Beat Antitrust Suit Alleging Insulin Conspiracy
• Apple Users Win Class Cert. In App Store Monopolization Case
• US Chamber Calls SEC SolarWinds Suit An FCPA 'Power Grab'
• Google Faces Mounting Pressures In Ad Tech Cases
• 1st Circ. Fast-Tracks JetBlue And Spirit Merger Block Appeal
• 3rd Circ. Won't Overturn Fireworks Control IP Decision
• Dem Sens. Float Bill To Prevent Algorithmic Price-Fixing
• NCAA Hoopster Reinstated As Judge Questions Transfer Rule
• Bedoya Eyes Worker Misclassification As Unfair Competition
• Ill. Towns, Metra Ask DC Circ. To Void CP-KCS Rail Merger
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Google Looks To Nix Epic's Play Store Win
• Colo. Firm Says Texas Rival Is Encroaching On 'Strong Arm' Turf
• Off The Bench: NIL In Court, $3B Golf Deal, Angelos Sells O's
• UK Regulator Examining Thermo Fisher's $3.1B Olink Buy
• Competition Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
• Algorithmic Pricing Programs Caught In Antitrust Crosshairs
• Calif. Drywall Co. Again Short On Wages And OT, Court Told
• After Dechert Says M&A Probes Hit Low, FTC Fires Back
• Kirkland Under Chancery Fire In Space Biz Merger Suit
• DOJ Tells 1st Circ. Not To 'Rush' JetBlue, Spirit's Appeal
• Keller Williams OKs $70M Deal To Exit Broker Commission Suit
• Albertsons, Kroger Slam Shoppers' Last Shot To Fight Merger
• U. Of Tenn. Athletic Director Rips NCAA's NIL Rules, Probe
• Golf's Existential Crisis Just Got A $3 Billion Jolt
• Sanderson Says Chicken Buyers' Retrial Bid Ignores Evidence
• State-Led Generic Drug Cases Removed From MDL
• Growers Pan NC Poultry Producer's 'Abusive' Ranking System
• Truckmaker Scania Loses Appeal Over €880M Cartel Fine
• Meme Stock Investors Want To Revive Suit Against Apex
• The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
• Competition Group Of The Year: Hagens Berman
• Freshfields Adds Ex-FTC Commissioner To Antitrust Team In DC
• UK Court Ruling Reinforces CMA's Info-Gathering Powers
• 2nd Circ. Backs Wall Street In Treasury Auction-Rigging Case