Competition Archive » September, 2024

Competition - September, 2024

293 articles

• FTC's Amazon Monopolization Suit Partly Tossed, For Now
• Apple Says Epic's Injunction Can't Survive New Precedent
• Colo. Says Kroger Merger Would Divest To 'Retail Liquidator'
• Epic Judge Slams Apple's 'Bad Behavior' Managing Discovery
• Siemens Will Pay $104M For Stealing GE, Mitsubishi Secrets
• Takeda End Payors, Direct Buyers Win Antitrust Class Cert.
• AI Co.'s Antitrust Claims Against Thomson Reuters Tossed
• Alaska-Hawaiian Merger, An Aviation Anomaly
• FCC Approves Audacy's Soros Deal, Triggering GOP Anger
• FTC Withdraws From Feds' Merger Review Labor Pact
• AGs, Academics Back Media Giants In Sports Streaming Fight
• FTC Focus: How Scrutiny Of PBMs And Insulin May Play Out
• Schwab Nears Deal In Antitrust Suit Over TD Ameritrade Buy
• Medical Device Co. Wins $25M Verdict In Poaching Trial
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• Chevron-Hess 2nd Oil Merger To Get FTC OK With CEO Ban
• Epic Accuses Samsung Of Helping Google Block App Fix
• 5 Firms Guide DirecTV, Dish On $10B Debt Exchange Merger
• A Class Action Trend Tests Limit Of Courts' Equity Powers
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Revive Suit Targeting Zero Emission Reg
• Apple, Visa And Mastercard Want Out Of 'Tap Pay' Fee Suit
• Disney Wants FuboTV Tying Suit Tossed Before Trial
• RealPage Wants DOJ Antitrust Case Moved To Tennessee
• NC Biz Court Trims Pot Farm Fight With 'Amazon Of Hemp'
• Why Many Drugs Remain Pricey 40 Years After Hatch-Waxman
• Off The Bench: College Sports Dominates Legal Landscape
• NY Court Won't Transfer DOJ's Live Nation Antitrust Case
• Lawyer Wields Blank Rome Atty Voicemail To Bolster DQ Bid
• Antitrust Issues To Watch Amid Google Ad Tech Trial
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Skadden, Cleary
• 'No Question' Google Faces Ad Tech Competition, Judge Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Drops Probe Into Amazon's $4B AI Investment
• NCAA, Athletes Make Tweaks To $2.78B NIL Settlement
• Google Lacks Power To Dictate Market, Ad Tech Judge Told
• Sen. Warren Presses OCC, Fed For Tighter Leash On NYCB
• Belgian Co. Can't Keep Using Ad Space Rent-Free, ECJ Says
• Helicopter-Maker Claims Supplier Had 'Reliability Issues'
• FCC Opens Airwaves For NGSO Fixed Satellite Services
• Visa Case Continues Antitrust Focus On 'Middlemen'
• NC Medical Equipment Maker Can't Ditch Unfair Biz Suit
• New UFC Settlement Separates Cases, Ups Payout To $375M
• How Lucia, Jarkesy Could Affect Grocery Merger Challenge
• Qualcomm Eyes Massive Buyout Of Intel, Plus Other Rumors
• Tereos Fined For Disclosure Failings During Merger Review
• Developer's NorCal Spree Ends With Fraud Claims In Ch. 11
• Google 'Less Expensive' Than Ad Tech Rivals, Economist Says
• Google Files EC Complaint Against Microsoft Cloud Business
• US Steel Clears One Hurdle In $14B Nippon Steel Deal
• Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid Over Alleged Tampering
• FCC Closer To Opening Airwaves, But Auctions Still In Limbo
• EU States Must Unify Divergent Biz Rules, Majority Says
• What PCOAB's Broadened Liability Rule Means For Auditors
• US Antitrust Holds Fast: No 'Environmental Justice' Goals
• Crypto-Investors Can't Appeal Parts Of £10B Class Action
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map
• Dentons Accused Of Hacking Laptop, Aiding Vape Co. Usurper
• Adult Actresses' Blacklist Suit Against Meta Nixed Before Trial
• Cathode Ray Class Attys Fight Over Fees At 9th Circ.
• Helicopter Maker Skirted FAA Requirements, Jury Hears
• Invitation Homes Agrees To $48M Settlement With FTC
• Fired United Rentals Worker Denies Competing In New Job
• Google Expert Targets DOJ's Ad Tech 'Mistakes And Omissions'
• Wash. Justices Dubious Of Moonlighting Ban Loophole
• Buyers Seek $97M Fees From $335M Drug Price-Fixing Deals
• Pac-12 Suit Says Mountain West 'Poaching' Fee Goes Too Far
• Dish Owner Tells FCC Device Unlocking Good For Competition
• Dish Slams 'Entitled' Standard General Exec's Race Bias Suit
• Apple, Amazon Say Funding Sinks £500M Price Fixing Claim
• Dealmaker Lessons From CFIUS' New Enforcement Webpage
• Presidents And Precedents May Direct Khan's Future Course
• Firms Allowed To Exit IP Case After Gaining Philips' Consent
• Conn. Judge Sends Law Firm's Trade Secrets Case To Fla.
• Boeing Ruling Is A Cautionary Tale For Trade Secret Litigants
• What To Expect From Calif. Bill Regulating PE In Healthcare
• DOJ Accuses Visa Of Monopolizing Debit Card Market
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• Water Firms Say £800M Sewage Case Is Unfit For Class Action
• After Chevron: Courts Will Still Defer To Feds On Nat'l Security
• 3 Firms Rep As Blackstone, Vista Ink $8.4B Smartsheet Buy
• Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse Targeted In EU Antitrust Raids
• Swisscom's €8B Vodafone Italia Deal Gets EU Clearance
• Reggie Bush Says USC, NCAA, Pac-12 Exploited His Image
• Albertsons Says Wash. AG 'Cherry-Picked' Merger Fears
• Google Executive Says There's No Internal Ad Tech Advantage
• Helicopter Co. Used Code Names To Oust Supplier, Jury Hears
• Kroger Fights FTC's Bid To Move Constitutionality Case
• Court Sinks Antitrust Claims Against Suns Owner
• Medical Records Co. Accused Of Blocking Data Access
• GSK Claims Pfizer Hasn't Proven Misconduct In Vax IP Fight
• Edelson, Susman, Berger To Lead MultiPlan Collusion MDL
• Cancer Test Cos. Strike Deal For Partial End To Patent Row
• US Can't Pin Clean Water Act Violation On Fla. Farmer
• A Look At The Economic Impact Of Drug Patent Differentiation
• Google And The Next Frontier Of Divestiture Antitrust Remedy
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• Tempur Sealy Sets Divestiture Plan Ahead Of FTC Court Battle
• Consumers Seek Class Status For £800M Sewage Spill Claim
• What To Know About Insurance Coverage For Antitrust Risks
• House To Weigh Patent Bill Aimed At Cutting Drug Prices
• Ad Tech Judge Not Biting On Google's Market Metaphor
• Court Cuts Down Antitrust Suit From Loggers, Landowners
• Amazon Seller Rips Rival As 'Bully' In Fake Reviews Suit
• Media Ownership Needs More Oversight, 8th Circ. Told
• Fed's Surprise Rate Cut Gives M&A Markets Needed Relief
• Lawmakers Ask USPTO To Fix Patent Calculation Problem
• Exploring Practical Employer Alternatives To Noncompetes
• Chevron's Demise May Not Bring Deluge Courts Had Feared
• 3 M&A Elements To Master In A Volatile Economy
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen Of Raising Insulin Prices
• Ventilation Biz Volution To Acquire Aussie, NZ Rival For $190M
• Publishers 'Did Not Trust Google,' Former Ad Tech Exec Says
• Booking.com's Price Clauses May Violate Law, EU Court Says
• Republicans Air Grievances At House Hearing on FTC Practices
• AndroGel Antitrust Case On Hold Amid Settlement Talk
• Birkin Bag Lovers Must Rework Antitrust Suit, Judge Says
• Ga. Appeals Court Says Hospital Must Get Certificate Of Need
• Senate Panel Holds Steward CEO In Contempt After No-Show
• Live Nation Looks To Trim Gov't Antitrust Case
• Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility
• Calif. Vape Co. Says Mich. Store Is Selling Counterfeit G Pens
• Google Accused Of Apple 'Stranglehold' In £7B Class Action
• Google Judge Wonders: Does Ad Tech Benefit Publishers?
• Fed. Circ. Revives Astellas Patent Axed As Natural Law
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Gas Price-Fixing Suit Over Trump Pact
• Nintendo Stole BlackBerry IP For Devices, Patent Holder Says
• Gov't Lifeline Gives Nippon A Fighting Chance On US Steel
• Altria's Vape As Popular As Kale Juice, Elf Bar Tells Calif. Court
• IP Firm Prevails In Malpractice Suit Over Dueling Patent Apps
• EU Drops Microsoft-Inflection Probe After Illumina Ruling
• Conn. Investment Adviser Stole Secrets, Ex-Employer Says
• NCAA Must Give Up Control To Reach Suitable NIL Settlement
• SEC's Equity Trading Reforms Allow Half-Penny Stock Pricing
• WillScot, McGrath RentCorp Nix $3.8B Deal Over FTC Scrutiny
• Complying With FTC's Final Rule On Sham Online Reviews
• GameStop CEO Pays $1M For Failure To Flag Bank Stock Buy
• 9th Circ. Breathes New Life Into Swimmers' Boycott Suit
• Google Fights To Ax £7B Apple Search Engine Abuse Case
• CMA Consumer Protection Chief Joins Lewis Silkin
• Qualcomm Gets Predatory Pricing Fine Trimmed To €239M
• Google Gets €1.49B Antitrust Fine Tossed In AdSense Case
• FDIC, OCC Cement New Bank-Merger Policy Guidelines
• Benefit Funds Sue Sandoz Over Alleged Fraudulent Transfers
• North Carolina Panel Orders Redo In Hospital Beds Battle
• A Fuzzy Label With Bite: FTC Must Define Surveillance Pricing
• DOT Clears $1.9B Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Combo For Takeoff
• GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
• Google Taps In-House Atty For Head Of General Litigation
• Express Scripts Blasts 'Biased' FTC Drug Middlemen Report
• Competitiveness Outranks Climate In New EU Commission
• Iveco Poland, Truck Distributors Fined $62M For Collusion
• Injectable Analgesic Maker Wants Generic Version Blocked
• Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
• Apple Ruling May Embolden EU's Tax Policing, Experts Say
• Amazon In-House Atty, FTC Vet Joins Weil In DC
• Boeing To Pay Embraer $150M To End Failed JV Arbitration
• Bayer Beats IP Firm's Bid To Nix European MRI Patent
• French EU Commissioner Quits In Dispute With Von Der Leyen
• Apple App Developers Bid To Go Ahead In £785M Class Action
• Thoma Bravo's $5B Bid For Darktrace All Set For Completion
• A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• Sandoz Awarded $137M In Generic Hypertension Drug Fight
• What To Know About The Google AdTech Trial
• EU Actors Lobby Hard For Top Jobs in New Commission
• Vista Hails Sweetened CSG Bid, But Leaves MNC Door Open
• NFL QB Faces New Assault Claims, NCAA's NIL Woes Grow
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• Steptoe Hires Antitrust Lawyer From Arthur Cox
• Russia Expels 6 British Diplomats Accused Of Spying
• FuboTV Antitrust Trial Against Disney Set For Fall 2025
• Sky Can't Force Ofcom To Revisit End-Of-Contract Decision
• EU Finance Ministers Boycott Hungary Meeting Over Russia
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NHS Scotland Sues Accord, Allergan Over Drug Pricing
• EasyGroup Claims 'EasyCargo' TM Threatens Its Brand
• Vodafone-Three Deal Could Boost Users' Costs, UK Warns
• FCC Tells 6th Circ To Affirm Net Neutrality
• Steward Health Care CEO Faces Contempt For No-Show
• A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
• DLA Piper Taps Brussels Veteran As Int'l Head Of Competition
• Quinn Emanuel, Cohen Milstein Get $102M In Stock Loan Case
• Nippon's Push To Save US Steel Buy And Other Deal Rumors
• EU Probes Bankrupt German Racetrack Sale After Court Loss
• Italian Watchdog Probing Swisscom's €8B Vodafone Deal
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• FTC Fights Pa. Noncompete Ban Challenger's Pause Bid
• DOJ Must Overcome Hurdles In RealPage Antitrust Case
• Split 6th Circ. Backs SEC Win In Proxy Adviser Rule Change
• Politics Impacting US Steel-Nippon Review, Biz Groups Warn
• 11 Patent Cases To Watch At Fed. Circ. And High Court
• Fla. Panel Told ACC's Suit Against FSU Must Play Out First
• 5th Circ. To Rethink Houston Firm's Poaching Suit Removal
• EasyGroup Loses TMs After Suing For Infringement
• Lenovo Pushes For Its Own SEP Ban In Global Ericsson Fight
• EU Merger Control Concerns Remain After ECJ Illumina Ruling
• Buyer Says Waste Facility Co. Owes $450M Over Trashed Plan
• Why India May Become A Major Patent Litigation Forum
• Court Denial Of $335M UFC Deal Sets Bold Antitrust Precedent
• Philips Balks At Dentons' Request To Exit IP Case
• Ex-Michigan Football Stars Hit NCAA With $50M NIL Suit
• EU Antritrust Chief Resists Softer Telecom Merger Rules
• UK Watchdog Probes Carlsberg's £3.3B Britvic Takeover
• Apple Illegally Obtained €13B In State Aid, Top EU Court Rules
• Top EU Court Upholds €2.4B Google Shopping Fine
• Klayman's PGA Tour Antitrust Case Tossed By Fla. Court
• DOJ Says 'Frustrated' Google Ad Tech Customers Are Stuck
• NC Dance Teachers Fend Off Injunction Bid In Trademark Feud
• SES, Intelsat Tell FCC They Need $3.1B Combo To Compete
• FTC Backs Teva Orange Book Delisting At Fed. Circ.
• X Corp. Could Expose Donors To Death Threats, Per Watchdog
• Generics Makers Want Mo. Sanctioned In Price-Fixing Case
• Philly Noncompete Ban Challenger Wants Case Paused
• Handbag Market Probed As FTC's $8.5B Merger Hearing Starts
• Court Won't Nix Flyers' Case Over JetBlue-American Pact
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• Ex-Google Attorney Joins Freshfields' DC Office
• EU Should Loosen Merger Rules To Compete, Report Says
• Earthlink Investors Accept $85M Deal To End Merger Suit
• Actelion Must Face Tracleer Antitrust Suit With Class Certified
• Fed. Circ. Revives ParkerVision Patent Suit Against Qualcomm
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Solar Cos.' National Grid Tax Suit
• DOT Probe Of Airlines' Rewards Spells Fresh Headaches
• EU Antitrust Chief Charts Path Forward After Illumina Setback
• Property Co. Not Covered By Excess Carriers In Antitrust Row
• DOJ Must Give Google 'Something Concrete' On Search Fixes
• Off The Bench: NCAA Flops, NBA Trial, Sunday Ticket Appeal
• NC Restoration Co. Wants Out Of Rival's Noncompete Fight
• Google Hit With Ad Tech Complaint In UK As DOJ Trial Looms
• Cleveland-Cliffs Faces Trial Over Mining Co.'s Antitrust Claims
• Software Co. Targets Validity Of Data Tracker Patents
• Judge Barnard Says It's 'About Time' For Texas Biz Court
• As Biden Looks To Block US Steel Deal, Rival Co. Weighs In
• Glioblastoma Org. Wants End To Rival's Use Of 'GBM'
• EU Gears Up For New Commission With A Plea: More Women
• CMA Wins Bid To Revive £100M Pharma Cartel Fine
• CMA To Probe GXO's £762M Bid For Logistics Biz
• SEC Accuses Esmark Of Lying About US Steel Bid
• Nvidia, Microsoft Face Patent, Cartel Allegations In Texas Suit
• NCAA's $2.78B NIL Deal Misses 1st Shot At Initial OK
• Judge Sharp No Stranger To Complex Cases Biz Court To See
• FTC Staff Opposes Indiana Hospital Merger
• Advisory Opinion Backs Italian Case Against Android Auto
• Investment Firm Fights Order To Return Docs In NJ Bias Suit
• Mayors Say No To FCC Bulk Billing Proposal
• PE Firm Argues Tossing of FTC Case Also Ends Workers' Suit
• Google Wants To Know Now What Search Fixes DOJ Will Seek
• CFPB Flags Rental Price-Fixing As Among FDCPA Concerns
• Shoemaker Can't Avoid Birkenstock's Copycat Suit
• FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean
• DOJ And Google Set For Trial, Again, This Time Over Ad Tech
• Flyers Denied $34M Fee For JetBlue, Spirit Deal Challenge
• Ill. Judge Exits Home Sellers' Broker Fees Antitrust Suit
• Veteran Biz Lawyer Set To Mediate NCAA Prize Money Fight
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• Ticketmaster Faces UK Probe Over Oasis Tour Sales
• UK Probes Acerinox's $800M Bid For Haynes International
• Albertsons CEO Takes Stand On Kroger Merger, Missing Texts
• Nonsolicits Don't Need Geographic Terms, Ga. Justices Say
• Cheer Parents Request $35M In Fees, Costs For Antitrust Deal
• Towns Say Settlement Doesn't Limit Rail Merger Appeal
• Market Realities On, Merger Reviews Off Table In Ad Tech Trial
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Blackbeard IP Fight, Firm Data Breach
• OpenAI Wants News Org.'s Copyright Suit Cut To Core Issue
• Glenmark Will Pay $25M To End Feds' Price-Fixing Suit
• NJ Health System Wins Access To Fraud File In Antitrust Fight
• PVC Pipe Makers Accused Of Price-Fixing
• Weil Adds Longtime FTC Mergers Assistant Director In DC
• Hausfeld Snaps Up Litigation Pro From Covington In London
• US Steel, Nippon Defend Deal After VP Harris Voices Concern
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• Microsoft Hiring Of Inflection AI Team Too Small To Worry UK
• EU Scrambles To Close Competition Gap After Illumina Ruling
• Louisiana Frees Aurobindo, Sandoz From Price-Fixing Suits
• Energy Leaseholders' RICO, Antitrust Suit Tossed After 9 Years
• R.J. Reynolds Stresses Reason To End $95M Royalties To Altria
• Alphabet Beats Investor Suit Over Antitrust Issues, For Now
• Ivy Leaguers Withdraw Opposition To NCAA's $2B NIL Deal
• Colo. Panel Doubts Jury Instruction Can Upend $1.8M Award
• FCC Moves Ahead On Indie Video Competition, Congress Told
• Teva Patents Don't Belong In Orange Book, Fed. Circ. Told
• Aesthetic Laser Co. Tells Jury Of Rival's 'Corporate Raid'
• Gov't Backs 9th Circ. Bid To Revive Invisalign Monopoly Case
• Alaska Says Nothing's Changed As Flyers Try Merger 'Do-Over'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Eversheds Adds Ex-Quinn Emanuel Competition Co-Head
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond
• NFL Sunday Ticket Subscribers Appeal $4.7B Verdict Reversal
• CMA Clears Tate & Lyle Sugar Biz Deal
• EU Wrong To Probe Illumina's $8B Grail Deal, Top Court Says
• Microsoft To Face UK Class Action Over License Pricing