Competition Archive » December, 2006

Competition - December, 2006

102 articles

• Antitrust Litigation Surged In 2006: Survey
• Antitrust Litigation Yielded $3.4B In 2006: Survey
• Legislation To Watch In 2007
• Authorized Generics: An Issue To Watch In 2007
• Cases To Watch In 2007
• US Airways To Push On With Hostile Delta Bid
• U.S. DRAM Probe Nets Another Samsung Executive
• €30M Fine Looms For Finnish Paper Giant
• Nurses File Class Action Wage-Fixing Suit
• DOJ Antitrust Fines Rise 40% In FY2006
• Chubb Settles Bid-Rigging Charges For $15M
• Second Requests Drop In U.S. Merger Reviews
• AstraZeneca's Legal Troubles Continue To Mount
• E.C. Rejects Terms Of E.On/Endesa Merger
• Attorneys Root For Early Dismissal In Antitrust Case
• E.U. To Warn Germany Over Telecom Competition
• Judge Blocks Newspaper Deal
• E.U. Parliament Votes For Railway Competition
• States Sue Insurance Broker Over Kickbacks
• McDermott Bolsters Competition Group
• Delta CEO Wary Of Antitrust Implications
• E.U. Delays Electricity-Transmission Cartel Decision
• FCC To Vote On Easing Cable Franchise Regulations
• Australia To Probe Claims Against Amcor
• Pharmacy Board Insists Generics Are Undersold
• Court OKs $43M Settlement In Options Case
• Judge OKs Class Action Against Marsh & McLennan
• Intel Should Show Foreign Docs: Special Master
• McDowell Will Not Vote On AT&T Deal
• Antitrust Regulators Eye Qantas Bid
• E.U. Threatens Germany Over Telecom Law
• DOJ Streamlines Second Request Process
• Refinery Vindicated In Price Discrimination Suit
• Exec's Fate Cemented In Concrete Price-Fixing Case
• Catheter Maker Settles Antitrust Suit For $49M
• Airline Merger Plans Rouse Antitrust Concerns
• E.U. Court Upholds Austrian Bank Cartel Fines
• E.U. Court Weighs In On Gas Station Exclusivity
• DOJ Defends Itself Over Big Telecom Mergers
• E.U. Court Trims Fat On Beef Cartel Fines
• U.S. Unit Of Paper Giant Hit With Price-Fixing Charges
• E.U. Moves Forward With Public Procurement Probes
• FTC Allows J&J To Buy Pfizer Unit If It Sells 4 Brands
• Arcelor Mittal To Shed Italian Unit Amid E.U. Concerns
• LCD Probe Triggers U.S. Litigation
• Worldwide Antitrust Probe Of LCD Panels Expands
• Spitzer Sues UBS Over "Wrap" Accounts
• E.U. Adopts New State Aid Regulations
• Prudential Settles Insurance Probe For $19M
• Visa Hit With Antitrust, Patent Suits Over Security Fix
• E.U. Approves J&J Buyout Of Pfizer Unit
• French Court Upholds Stiff Fines Against Mobile Cos.
• Raids, Warnings As E.U. Pushes Energy Competition
• OFT Pushes For Further Scrutiny Of BAA
• Duke Accused Of Kickbacks, Firing Whistleblower
• FCC Decision On AT&T Merger Angers Industry
• Drugstores Sue AstraZeneca Over Nexium
• FTC Greenlights Barr's $2.5B Takeover Of Pliva
• Northwest Trustee Objects To Antitrust Counsel's Fees
• Slow Progress For E.U. Telecom Competition: Report
• Samsung, LG.Philips Face Global LCD Antitrust Probe
• Connecticut Attorney General Eyes Allstate In Probe
• DOJ Voices Concerns Over S.C. Health Plan
• Commission Launches Probe Into Universal-BMG Deal
• Nasdaq's Plan Draws Antitrust Concerns
• Milberg Weiss Name Partner Resigns Amid Probe
• NEC, Elpida Agree To Pay $51M To Settle DRAM Case
• E.U. Likely To Approve New State Aid Rules
• U.S. Dumping Laws Draw Fire In Korean Trade Talks
• Europe's New Leniency Rules Raise Concerns
• Lawyers Eye Broad Impact From IPO Case
• Slew Of Class Actions Filed Against GPU Chip Makers
• E.U. To Bolster Competition For Defense Procurements
• Supreme Court To Mull Vertical Minimum Price-Fixing
• Publishers Dispute Restraining Order On Media Alliance
• Congress Wants Details On FCC AT&T/BellSouth Vote
• Avian Flu Infects Veterinary Medical Antitrust Suit
• Supreme Court To Mull IPO Case On Thursday
• Gas Natural Asks U.S. Court To Block Merger
• Zurich American Bid-Rigging Settlement Finalized
• Doctors' Suit Against Insurers Moves Forward
• Attorney General Insists Wal-Mart, Target Have It Wrong
• Class Action Filed Over Short Selling Fees
• Plaintiffs Won't Call Microsoft Execs To Stand
• MasterCard Unit To Cut Debit-Card Interchange Fees
• In Victory For Banks, Court Tosses Class In IPO Cases
• Sydney Snapshot: Blake Dawson
• Lockheed, Boeing Rocket Merger Takes Flight
• Sydney Snapshot: Corrs Chambers Westgarth
• Rubber Companies Sued For Price-Fixing
• Sydney Snapshot: Clayton Utz
• Ex-Chief Economist Heads Compass' Way
• Japan Launches Antitrust Investigation Into Qualcomm
• Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal Of Drug Importation Suit
• Telecom Decision Could Affect AT&T/BellSouth Deal
• Discount Chain Sues Korean Fair Trade Commission
• DOJ Targets New Facet Of Chip Industry
• Spitzer Reins In Insurance Companies
• Sydney Snapshot: Minter Ellison
• Futures Exchanges Still Confident About Merger
• Appeals Court Casts Aside FCC Bell South Ruling
• Spitzer Blasts Report On Easing Regulations