Competition Archive » June, 2024

Competition - June, 2024

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• Chevron's End Is Just The Start For Energized Agency Foes
• Visa, Mastercard Can Manage 'Greater' Fee Deal, Judge Says
• In Chevron Case, Justices Trade One Unknown For Another
• Shkreli Asks High Court To Toss $64M Disgorgement Order
• 6th Circ. Won't Move Net Neutrality Challenges To DC
• The NFL Lost Big: What Happened, What Happens Next
• As Election Looms, M&A Attys Advise To 'Stay The Course'
• 4 Important Events In Bank Regulation: A Midyear Review
• EU Wraps Antitrust Probe Of Microsoft's OpenAI Stake
• Off The Bench: NFL's Big Loss In Court, NBA Agent Spat
• FTC Focus: Competition And The Right To Repair
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Vinson, Skadden
• Skadden Guides Nokia On $2.3B Infinera Buy, Stock Pops
• Sidley Adds Akin Antitrust Global Co-Chair In DC
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer
• DOJ Defends Transport Monopoly Charges In Antitrust Case
• State AGs Want Stay Lifted In Generic Drug Pricing Suit
• Interest Groups Want To Join 6th Circ. Net Neutrality Appeals
• BofA, JPMorgan, Others To Pay $46M To End Rate-Swaps Suit
• Warner Bros. Sued Over Presidential Debate Streaming Rights
• FCC's Unlocked Phone Regs Could Affect Existing Contracts
• Live Nation Tries To Push DOJ's Antitrust Suit Out Of NY
• Colo. AG's Kroger Merger Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Google Rips Rumble's 'Fishing Expedition' For DOJ Trial Docs
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Robinhood Investors' Meme Stock Suit
• EU High Court Upends Servier Decrease Of Pay-For-Delay Fine
• DOL Says It Put Salary Levels In OT Carveout Since 1938
• Judge OKs $10M Deal In Generic Price-Fixing MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Boeing, Blackstone, Bosch
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: June Lessons
• NFL Hit With $4.7B Verdict In Sunday Ticket Antitrust Trial
• Boeing Settles Suit Claiming NC Fund Ransomed Plane Parts
• US Soccer, MLS Want Review Of NASL Antitrust Case Order
• Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule
• Nokia To Sell Submarine Network To France In $375M Deal
• Amazon Hit With Fresh £2.7B Class Action By Online Sellers
• NFL Sunday Ticket Trial Goes To Jury With $21B At Stake
• Biotech Co. Allowed To Appeal Red Cross Antitrust Immunity
• Pilgrim's Pride Settles Grower Pay Antitrust Case
• EU Court Tosses Spanish Shipping Cos. State Aid Appeal
• Ex-Ticketmaster Exec Pleads Guilty In Hacking Case
• Apple Watch Improvement Is 'Inferior,' Docs Tell 9th Circ.
• Six Flags, Cedar To Close $8B Merger Following DOJ OK
• Rep. Seeks Info On Sex Allegations Against Ex-GMU Law Prof
• Akerman Adds Foley Hoag Corporate Atty In DC
• MNC Capital Makes 'Final' $3.2B Offer For Vista Outdoor
• Disney Must Face Trimmed ESPN Streaming Fee Antitrust Suit
• NFL Moves To Sack Commercial Class In Sunday Ticket Trial
• Tuna Buyers Settle $1B Price-Fixing Claims Before July Trial
• Google Says Epic's Play Store Changes Could Cost $137M
• Judge Likely To Block Medical Record Co.'s Anti-Bot CAPTCHAs
• USDA Tackles 'Inconsistent' Court Handling Of Packers Suits
• NY Judge Rejects Visa, Mastercard Fee Deal
• FCC Says Anti-Redlining Rule 'Dutifully' Carries Out Law
• $3M Broker Commission Deal Stayed To Await NAR Settlement
• FTC Looks To Ax MGM Suit Over Cybersecurity Probe
• EU Opens Microsoft Case, Unappeased By Teams Unbundling
• Lye Buyers Can't Get Court OK For $38.5M Antitrust Deals
• Int'l Paper Gets US Clearance On $7.2B DS Smith Buy
• House Republicans Look To Cut Justice Department Funding
• After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1
• The Current State Of Healthcare Transaction Reviews In Calif.
• UFC Fighters Swing Again To Get OK On $335M Wage Deal
• Justices Will Weigh Liability Of Corporate Affiliates In TM Row
• 5th Circ. Weighs 'Binding Authority' Of Gulf Fishery Council
• Harvard Prof Calls NFL Sunday Ticket 'Highly Anticompetitive'
• JPMorgan Should Save Data Sob Story For Feds, Argus Says
• Judge Recommends Tossing VW Supplier's Antitrust Case
• Apple, Amazon Assail Hagens Berman's Class Rep 'Charade'
• Illinois, Other States Back FTC Bid To Affirm Intuit Ad Ruling
• NC Life Insurer Slaps Ex-Agents With Poaching Suit
• Broadband Advocates Urge FCC To Revisit Subsidy Fees
• Australian, Canadian Uranium Miners Ink $835M Combo Deal
• Junior Leaguers Are Offsides On Antitrust Claims, NHL Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fragrance Co. Fined €15.9M For Deleting WhatsApp Messages
• Google's Brin, Pichai Must Face Texas Ad Tech Depos
• CSG Ups Purchase Price For Vista's Kinetic Group To $2B
• Covestro, Abu Dhabi Oil In 'Concrete' Talks For $12.5B Deal
• Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers
• Behind The Stagecoach Boundary Fare Dispute Settlement
• Freshfields-Led Packager Sonoco Buying Eviosys For $3.9B
• Justices Won't Hear Objections To $2.67B BCBS Deal
• Apple Becomes 1st Target Of New EU Digital Markets Law
• Apple Won't Offer AI Tools In EU Due To Regulatory Concerns
• Drugmakers Decline To Drop Patent Listings After FTC Letters
• Live Nation Investor Sues Leaders Over DOJ Antitrust Claims
• SC Agency Asks 4th Circ. To Rethink Google Ad Subpoena
• Treasury Unveils Rules Curtailing Outbound Tech Investments
• Pay-For-Delay Drug Case Not Time-Barred, UK Tribunal Says
• Ex-CEO Found Liable For $1 Now Seeks Atty Fees For Del. Suit
• DOJ Backs Antitrust Case Against Zillow, Realtors At 9th Circ.
• DC Better Match For Net Neutrality Suits, 6th Circ. Told
• Off The Bench: ACC-FSU Rematch, Supreme Win For Fla. Tribe
• What Companies Should Consider Amid Multistate AG Actions
• Skiplagged Removes Motion After Judge's Rebuke
• Apple Can't Challenge £853M IPhone Battery Class Action
• Taxation With Representation: Travers Smith, Potamitis Vekris
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Salmon Farmers Hit With £382M Price-Fixing Class Action
• Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• NFL Sunday Ticket Is Procompetitive, Stanford Prof Tells Jury
• Patent Owners, Challengers Spar Over PTAB Rule Proposal
• $13B Antitrust Suit Is Class Cert 'Antithesis,' Delta Dental Says
• Cheer Parents Get Initial OK For $82.5M Varsity Brands Deal
• FCC Slams Bid In 6th Circ. To Put Net Neutrality On Hold
• ACC Fights FSU's Stay Appeal In Media Rights Contract Suit
• Competition Raids Don't Need Warrant For Emails, ECJ Told
• Vegas Papers Can't Pause Suit Amid Trim Appeal, Judge Says
• Assa Abloy Says Deal Monitor Going Too Far
• Paid Noncompetes Offer A Better Solution Than FTC's Ban
• How Associates Can Build A Professional Image
• Mastercard Settles Retailers' Swipe Fees Group Litigation
• Mastercard Cuts Time-Barred Claims From £10B Class Action
• Swiss Watchdog Ends UBS-Credit Suisse Merger Controls
• Train Operator Denies Hiding Cheaper Fares From Passengers
• Qualcomm Investors Ink $75M Deal Over Licensing Practices
• Tesla Can't Beat 'Right-To-Repair' Monopoly Suit This Time
• Ex-CBS Sports Chair Denies Fixing NFL Sunday Ticket Price
• IPhone Buyers Want Canadian Data In Amazon Antitrust Case
• CORRECTED: Drug Cos., PBMs Score Win In Calif. AG's Insulin Price Suit
• No Reason To Move Net Neutrality Suits To DC Circ., ISPs Say
• 11th Circ. Orders New Shrimp Secrets Trial Over Judge's Exit
• Google's Deal With Apple Should Be Busted Up, Users Say
• Anticompetitive Rules Hinder BEAD Fund, Critic Claims
• Meat Plant Workers Seek OK On Latest $4M Wage-Fix Deal
• Blackstone Plans Takeover Of Japan's Infocom In $1.7B Deal
• Microsoft Says Starbucks Ruling Hurts FTC's Activision Case
• FTC Bristles At Axon's Citing Of Dropped Merger Case
• DOJ Says DC Circ. Shouldn't Rethink Realtor Antitrust Probe
• FTC Escalates Probe Into TikTok's Privacy Measures For Kids
• Novant Drops NC Hospital Merger After 4th Circ. Pauses Deal
• 5 Steps To Navigating State Laws On Healthcare Transactions
• Train Operators' Boundary-Fare Class Action Trial Opens
• Orange Book Warnings Highlight FTC's Drug Price Focus
• Tilray, Anheuser-Busch Want Out Of Beer Contract Suit
• Latham Leads Boston Scientific On $1.16B Silk Road Deal
• Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
• NFL Commish Goodell Takes Stand To Deny TV Price Controls
• 'What Am I Supposed To Do?': Epic-Apple Doc Row Irks Judge
• Startup Wants To Add More Than $200M To Boeing IP Verdict
• Milbank Snags FTC Competition Trial Chief For DC Office
• Teamsters Plan Says Health Network Has Monopoly In Conn.
• Discover Unit Settles Visa Card Transfers Antitrust Suit
• Ad Tech Judge Says No 'Moving Target' Damages, No Jury
• Male Enhancement Pills Infringe RAW Trademark, Co. Says
• Exxon Investor Deal Ends Suit Over Emissions Proposal
• Google Says Texas Took Opposing Positions On Key Law
• Bookstores Appeal Denied Bid To Join FTC's Amazon Case
• Huawei Slams Netgear's 'Tenuous' RICO Case
• Fed. Circ. Says Errors Led To Injunction In Trade Secrets Suit
• Pharmacy Groups Urge High Court To Hear Okla. PBM Case
• FTC Says Hospital Won't Fail Without Novant Buyout
• Commercial Litigation Pro Joins Blank Rome In Pittsburgh
• Inside Antitrust Agencies' Rollup And Serial Acquisition Moves
• Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
• Electronics Cos. Fight 'Drastic' $2B Price-Fixing Default
• Fed Limits Bank's Fintech Dealings Over Risk Concerns
• Amazon Sued For Locking Up Audiobooks, Charging Up To 75%
• 'Cockamamie' Live Nation Arbitration Rules Perplex 9th Circ.
• Justices Are Asked To Wade Into Blood Pressure Drug IP Fight
• France Offers $750M For Atos' Cyber, Data Assets
• Zillow Settles Antitrust Case Against ShowingTime Rival
• 9th Circ. Balks At Gas Buyers' Price-Fix Fight Over Trump Pact
• 3rd Circ. Won't Halt 'Made In America' False Ad Ruling
• Novant Urges 4th Circ. To Reject FTC's 'Emergency' Bid
• Off The Bench: Ex-Players Claim NIL, Loss For Trans Swimmer
• Study Bulk ISP Billing, But Don't Pass Rules Yet, FCC Urged
• Burford Bound To Sysco And Pilgrim's Unsigned Chicken Deal
• Update On Ex-George Mason Prof's Suits Over Sex Allegations
• Rare Robinson-Patman Ruling Exhibits Key Antitrust Risk
• Takeaways From Nat'l Security Division's Historic Declination
• Japan's Kirin Plans $1.4B Fancl Purchase Amid Health Kick
• DOJ's Google Ad Tech Suit Bound For Sept. Trial
• UK Opens Probe Into Barratt's £2.5B Redrow Acquisition
• Visa, Mastercard Fee Deal Not 'Likely' To Get Court Approval
• Apple Fights To Ax 'Speculative' IPhone App Antitrust Suit
• DirecTV's 'NFL Tax' Gouged Sunday Ticket Buyers, Jury Told
• Canadian Businessman Cops To Stealing Tesla Trade Secrets
• FTC's Ferguson Says He's A Law Enforcer, Not A Policymaker
• 2nd Circ. Case Over NY Broadband Law Could Wrap Up
• Apple Wants Discovery Hearing Closed In IPhone Class Action
• Wiretap Use In Cartel Probes Likely To Remain An Exception
• Judge OKs RBS, Lloyds Bank and Others' $1.9M Libor Deal
• Teva Wins Pause Of Order Ousting Patents From Orange Book
• CVS Dodges Discovery Audit In Generic Drug Collusion Suit
• Playing The Odds: Criminal Charges Related To Sports Betting
• Verizon Opposes AT&T's FirstNet As 4.9 GHz Band Manager
• Blackstone's $10B AIR Buy Gets Nod From Top 2 Proxy Firms
• EU Makes First Ever Formal Pharma Price-Fixing Complaint
• IBM Resets Antitrust Review Clock For $6.4B HashiCorp Buy
• UK Digital Markets Law Will Spur Group Consumer Litigation
• Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Tillis Told Drug Patents Are Too Complex For Easy Answers
• NFL Exec Denies League Fixed Sunday Ticket Price At Trial
• Texas Judge 'Exasperated' By Parties In Skiplagged Suit
• Axos Bank Can't Arbitrate 'Bait & Switch' Suit, Customers Say
• FTC Tells DC Circ. It Can Modify $5B Meta Privacy Deal
• Trade Group Wants Out Of Mattress Conspiracy Suit
• FTC's Amazon Prime Trial Moved To June 2025 Amid Doc Fight
• League's Antitrust Case Against US Soccer, MLS Survives
• Texas Anesthesia Co. Appealing To Duck FTC Suit To 5th Circ.
• GOP, Dems Fight Over Climate Investment 'Collusion'
• Lipitor Buyers Get Final OK For $93M Deal In Antitrust Fight
• 32 AGs Urge Justices Take Up Okla. PBM Law Fight
• FTC Asks 4th Circ. To Pause Novant Hospital Purchase
• Key FCC Enforcement Issues In AT&T Location Data Appeal
• Sen. Dems Seek Criminal Penalties For PE Hospital 'Looters'
• Matador Paying $1.9B For EnCap Delaware Basin Assets
• Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
• 4 Firms Steer $3.7B Canadian Banking Merger
• Musk Drops Suit Against OpenAI On Eve Of Dismissal Hearing
• NFL Sunday Ticket Monopoly Cost Fans $7B, Expert Testifies
• Berkshire Unit Wants $20M Antitrust Loss Tossed Or New Trial
• Listing Co. Urges Court To Ignore DOJ's Broker Deal Issues
• Granulated Sugar Price-Fixing Cases Centralized In Minn.
• 4 More States Join DOJ's Antitrust Suit Against Apple
• PC Gaming Giant Valve Faces £656M Action For Overcharging
• Biz Groups Urge 6th Circ. To Put Net Neutrality On Hold
• Deutsche Telekom Owed €1.8M In EU Fine Overcharge Interest
• FTC Gets Short Extension On Novant Deal Pause
• What TikTok's Race Against The Clock Teaches Chinese Firms
• Updated Federal Rules Can Improve Product Liability MDLs
• Cigar Co. Can Keep Using Contested 'Dragon' Name For Now
• 10 Firms Seek $13M Fee For Effexor Antitrust Deal
• Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent
• Immigration Firm Says Rival Poached Workers And Stole TM
• 5 Teva Inhaler Patents Kicked Out Of Orange Book
• Pork Producers Look To Put A Fork In Price-Fixing Claims
• Fox Views NFL Sunday Ticket As 'Existential' Threat, Jury Told
• Rehab Clinics Add To MultiPlan Insurance Fixing Pile-On
• 14 Tire Price-Fixing Cases Consolidated In Ohio
• Health Data Co. Says Rival's Request Risks Patient Security
• Apple IPhone Antitrust MDL Heads To NJ, Where DOJ Is Suing
• 'Junk Fee' Suit Against Hilton Shipped Back To State Court
• Contractor Seeks Win In Protest Of $186M In DOD Fuel Deals
• Drugmakers Look To Nix Non-Insulin Claims From AG Suit
• House Dems Push For More Info On Sports Streaming Venture
• Aircraft Engine Co. Avco Wants Ex-Atty Sanctions Bid Cut
• FTC To Fight Go-Ahead Order On Novant $320M Hospital Deal
• Medical-Aesthetic Device Rivals Set For Sept. Poaching Trial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NFL's Kraft Testifies 'Too Many' Sunday Ticket Sales Is Bad
• Texas Jury Clears Michaels In Paint-By-Number TM Suit
• DC Circ. Undoes Library Of Congress Win In Fair Use Fight
• Don't Delay In-House Handbags Case For Fed. Court, FTC Told
• Trade Commission Votes To Advance Solar Cell Investigations
• Cities, Cable Cos. Seek Reg Changes As FCC Studies Markets
• FCC Asks 6th Circ. To Transfer Net Neutrality Cases To DC
• Ranbaxy Units Overcome Lipitor Antitrust MDL
• Pilgrim's Pride Largely Can't Pause Chicken Farmers' Suit
• Live Nation May Shake It Off In A Long Game With The DOJ
• Off The Bench: NFL On Trial, Betting Crackdowns, Tennis Suit
• Justices Are Asked To Ax 9th Circ. Price Discrimination Test
• NCAA Settlement May End The NIL Model As We Know It
• Philly Legal Services Group Backs FTC Noncompete Ban
• Merchants Get OK For Visa, Mastercard Fees Suit On 2nd Try
• Ryanair Can't Ground €10B Spanish COVID-19 Fund
• Google Ad Tech Case Won't Go To Jury Due To Co.'s Payment
• NY Prosecutor Says DOJ Self-Disclosure Policies Are Working
• NFL Sunday Ticket Is A Rigged Game, Antitrust Jury Told
• FTC Says Kroger Hasn't Turned Over Promised Documents
• Drugmakers Escape Cancer Drug Antitrust Claims For Now
• In 13-Year Trademark Fight, Chicago Judge Says No More
• FTC And DOJ Divvy Up Probes Of OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia
• High Bar For Booking.com Price Limits, EU High Court Told
• Transport Monopoly Indictment Is Deficient, Accused Says
• AI Co. UiPath's $70M Award Over Chinese Code Theft OK'd
• UK, US Team Up On Standard-Essential Patents
• The FTC And DOJ Should Backtrack On RealPage
• MNC Capital Ups Bid For Vista Outdoor To More Than $3B
• 'Brussels Effect' Of EU's AI Act Is Uncertain, Legal Pros Say
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman, Michael Bloomberg
• Autoliv, ZF Must Share Expert Evidence In €734M Cartel Claim
• Turf Co. Says Ex-VP Stole Secrets Before Joining Rival
• Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retailers Filing £1B Data Misuse Class Action Against Amazon
• Massive NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Trial Kicks Off In LA
• Judge Denies Fubo Bid For Texts On Streaming Bundle
• Google Legal Dept. Goes From Crisis Mode To Long Term
• Panel To Pick Venue For FCC Net Neutrality Challenges
• NY Judge Says Block, Intuit Are Part Of Visa Antitrust Deal
• Microsoft Blasts Gamers' Bid To Add To Activision Appeal
• Meta Can't Dodge Trial In Monopoly Suit, FTC Says
• Exploring Alternatives To Noncompetes Ahead Of FTC Ban
• 4th Circ. Says SC Agency Must Give Google Ad Docs
• Epic Accuses Apple Of Stalling Antitrust Doc Production
• Davis Polk Guiding Dollar Tree On Potential Family Dollar Sale
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Norton Rose IP Team In Frankfurt
• A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
• FTC Can't Pause Novant's $320M Bid To Buy NC Hospitals
• ACC Fires Back At Clemson Dismissal Bid In Exit Fee Fight
• Google Must Face £14B Class Action Over Advertising
• Judiciary Panel Clears 1st MDL Rule, Eyes 'Mouthpiece' Amici
• Divided 9th Circ. Reverses Sutter Health Antitrust Trial Victory
• Rep. Gaetz Backs FTC's Noncompete Ban In Court
• Telecom Org. Says Expanding Universal Fund Only Way To Go
• DOJ Remains 'Clear Eyed' About No-Poach Prosecutions
• Nurse Staffing Exec Wants Antitrust, Fraud Charges Separated
• To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
• Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
• Aircraft Engine Co. Aims To Sink Suit Of Its Former Attorney
• Khan, Kanter Say There's Bipartisan Will To Stop 'Coercion'
• Illumina Board Puts Grail Spinoff In Motion After EU OK
• A Look At M&A Conditions After FTC's Exxon-Pioneer Nod
• Ex-Restoration Co. Execs 'Teeter' On Contempt, Judge Says
• Simpson Reps Frontdoor On $585M Home Warranty Co. Buy
• Quinn Emanuel Lands Former JBS CLO As Antitrust Co-Chair
• Michaels Stole Paint-By-Number IP, Company Says
• Burford Tries To Send Dispute With German Co. To Arbitration
• USDA Proposes Another Rule To Protect Chicken Farmers
• Kroger, Albertsons Can't Get More Info On FTC Markets
• FTC Gets Backing Against Noncompete Rule Challenge
• Put Net Neutrality On Ice During Court Reviews, FCC Urged
• Burford-Sysco Plaintiff Swap Stays Nixed In Price-Fixing Case
• American Says 'Common Sense' Makes JetBlue Deal A Positive
• Drug Cos. Can Depose DC AG In Drug Price-Fixing Row
• Las Vegas Newspaper Fights Rival's Bid To Set Trial Date
• 4 Mass. Rulings You Might Have Missed In May
• Restaurants Fight Bid-Rigging Release In $75M Chicken Deals
• Bookstores Can't Step Into FTC's Antitrust Fight With Amazon
• Fla. Judge Won't Trim Mercer's Suit Against Ex-Adviser
• Sens. Say DOD Risks Security With Reliance On Microsoft
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Attys Beware 2 Commonly Overlooked NIL Contract Issues
• Gibson Dunn Antitrust Pro Jumps To Paul Weiss
• Jane Street Blasts Trading Firm's Defense In Trade Secret Row
• FTC Theories Of Harm After Anesthesia Co. Ruling
• Mammoth Swipe Fees Cases Joined Together In Pass On Trial