Competition Archive » November, 2006

Competition - November, 2006

131 articles

• DOJ Extends Deadline For Mittal Arcelor To Sell Mills
• Opening Argument In Microsoft Suit Delayed Until Friday
• Kroes To Exchanges: Shape Up Or Face Regulation
• Committee Calls For Easing Oversight Regulations
• Japanese Parliament Approves Bid-Rigging Law
• Kroes Repeats Calls For Energy Sector Breakup
• Meade Sued For Unfair Competition In "Hubble" Row
• E.C. Targets U.K. Mobile Termination Fees
• Attorney Spelunks Into Bryan Cave
• E.U. Bashes New Restrictions On E.On/Endesa Deal
• Judge Bans Deal Between Hearst, MediaNews
• U.S. Patent System Roadblock To Competition: Report
• E.U. Fines Companies €519M For Rubber Cartel
• Justices Wary Of Baby Bell Arguments In Antitrust Case
• Judge Lets Antitrust Case Against Realtors Proceed
• E.U. Gives Antitrust Exemptions To Estonia, Slovenia
• Competition Policy Associates Pulls In Two Economists
• E.U. Probes Thales, Alcatel Satellite Deal
• Korean Regulators Bribed By Hyundai
• Label Merger Worries Antitrust Regulators: Report
• Supreme Court Hears Predatory-Bidding Case
• Patton Boggs Lures Antitrust Partner From AAI
• E.U. To Fine Rubber Cartel On Wednesday: Report
• Report Could Break Australia's Wheat Monopoly
• Court Gives E.ON Lift In Suit Over Rival's Endesa Stake
• Microsoft Submits More Documents In Antitrust Case
• Phone Lock Ruling A Blow To Wireless Industry
• Court Rejects J&J Bid For Injunction In Amgen Case
• Brazil To Press On With Probe Of Alleged Juice Cartel
• AMD Insists Intel's Foreign Conduct Is Relevant
• Delta Bondholders Rally For Takeover Support
• E.U. Probes Austrian Aid To BAWAG
• Funeral Home Companies Reach FTC Consent Decree
• Barnett Goes To Bat For Telecoms
• Industrial Gas Co. Expands With Linde Unit Merger
• Southwest Eyes Delta, US Airways Assets
• Appeals Court Rejects FERC Rules
• Japan To Review Merger Clearance Guidelines
• DOJ's Antitrust Division Places Opening Bid On Private Equity Firm Investigation
• Samsung, LG Facing Record Fines In South Korea
• Chevron Deal Falls Apart Due To FTC Worries
• Private Funding For Class Actions Clears In Australia
• Criminal Sanctions Loom For Australian Cartels
• U.K. Agency Clips Air Fare Regulation
• Competition Policy Associates Hires Top Consultant
• London Snapshot: Herbert Smith LLP
• Catheter Maker Settles Antitrust Suit
• Execs Found Guilty In Concrete Price-Fixing Scheme
• FBI Seizes Investment Broker Records Across The U.S.
• Drinker Biddle Merger To Boost Antitrust Practice
• E.U. Mulls Legality Of BAWAG Bailout
• FTC Head Expects Gas Price-Gouging Legislation
• E.On's Endesa Bid Gets OK From Spanish Regulator
• FSA Subpoenaed Regarding GIC Bid-Rigging Probe
• E.C. Bids For Independent Telecom Regulator
• Japanese Officials Implicated In Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Antitrust Panel Seeks To Quash Regulatory Overlap
• Former Elpida Exec. Pleads Guilty To Fixing DRAM Prices
• U.S. Renews Efforts Against Airbus In Subsidy Dispute
• Index War Escalates With Suit Against ISE
• Seoul Eases Restrictions For Korean Conglomerates
• Citgo Accused of Price-Fixing With OPEC
• Court Thwarts Class in Monsanto Antitrust Row
• Private Antitrust Actions Are Not Exempt From Bankruptcy Code's Automatic Stay Provisions
• Holders Name 13 Private Equity Firms In Antitrust Suit
• FTC, DOJ Clear Universal, Bertelsmann Deal
• US Airways Proposes Takeover Bid Of Delta Air Lines
• E.C.: Microsoft Interoperability Data Incomplete
• Commission Backs Off From E.U.-Wide Gambling Rules
• Tokyo Gas Pipe Makers Raided By Antitrust Authorities
• NYC's Bid To Halt Health Insurance Cos. Merger Denied
• Data Exclusivity Rules Rile Canadian Generics Makers
• Critics Deny Collusion Among Private Equity Firms
• Gaz de France, Suez Join Hands After E.C. Blessing
• Intel Calls Foreign Conduct Irrelevant In Fight With AMD
• E.C. Charges Italy For Tying Up Merger
• IBM General Counsel Jumps Ship To Apple
• Dofasco Rejects Mittal's Urgings To Sell In Arcelor Bid
• Congressional Shift Dooms Telecom Bill
• Canada's Competition Act: What Have We Learned In 20 Years?
• Experts Say New Antitrust Law Wrong For Hong Kong
• FTC Probes Adderall Settlement Between Barr, Shire
• Prosecutor Rejects $46.72M Deal In Orange Juice Case
• FTC Settlement Provides Industry Standards For Downloadable Software
• Japanese Construction Cos. Fined $55M
• Supreme Court Pressed To Take On IPO Case
• New Zealand Takes Action Over Interchange Fees
• Appeals Court Dismisses Open-Source Antitrust Case
• South Korea Braces For U.S. Law Firm Invasion
• New Support For An Emerging Method For Standard-Setting Organizations
• Judge Approves Credit Card Cos. Settlement
• Lock Co. Seeks To Block Reseller's Antitrust Claims
• FCC Asked To Delay AT&T, BellSouth Merger Decision
• E.U. Shakes Head At German Telecom Law
• United Air To Settle Passenger Price-Fixing Suits
• Micron Hit With Grand Jury Subpoena
• Arcelor Mittal Units Hit With €10M Cartel Fine
• More Changes On The Way For Japanese Competition Law
• Stryker CEO Says DOJ Should End Price-Fixing Probe
• E.U. Keeps Watch As Rome Gets Behind Highway Deal
• More Execs Admit Guilt In Airport Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Japan's Leniency Program Silences Critics
• Gas Natural Eyes Possible E.On, Endesa Collusion
• E.C. To Take Action Against Italy Over Toll-Road Merger
• Exec Pleads Guilty In Concrete Price-Fixing Conspiracy
• St. Paul Travelers Moves To Settle Derivative Suits
• E.On Accepts Lightened Conditions On Endesa Bid
• DOJ Turns Its Eyes On Merrill In Private-Equity Inquiry
• Apotex' Antitrust Claims In Patent Case Approved
• The End Of Liner Conferences As Competition Rules Bite For Bulk Shipping
• E.U. To Continue Visa Probe, Despite Settlement
• Judge: Iowa Plaintiffs Can Call Bill Gates To Testify
• Pharmaceutical Giants, Consumers Spar As Trial Looms
• Antitrust Suit Claims Eisai Duped Patent Agency
• FCC Puts Off BellSouth/AT&T Vote For Third Time
• Iowa Judge Dismisses Part Of Microsoft Class Action
• ISE Files Suit To List Dow Jones, S&P Options
• MySpace And Parent News Corp. Facing Antitrust Suit
• New Developments in Standard Setting and Patent Licensing: Trying to Make RAND Terms More Reasonable
• Private Equity Firms' Success Brings Antitrust Exposure
• FTC Seeks To Tackle Abuse Of Noerr Doctrine
• Hyundai Investigated For Possible Antitrust Violations
• CVS-Caremark Merger Creates Antitrust Complications
• Warner Chilcott Hit With Suit Over IPO Prospectus
• Key Provisions Of The New Russian Anti-Monopoly Legislation
• Australia Settles Vitamin Price-Fixing Class Action
• Japanese SRAM Makers Under DOJ Scrutiny: Report
• Disability Insurer Settles With Spitzer
• Senator Wants Chevron Deal Reviewed
• Debate Over Class Actions In France Moves Forward
• E.C. Raids Samsung Offices Amid SRAM Probe