Competition Archive » January, 2007

Competition - January, 2007

147 articles

• Italy Illegally Blocked Autostrade-Abertis Deal: E.C.
• DOJ Drops Inquiry Into Credit Score Co.
• Japan Clarifies Corporate Merger Rules
• E.U. Slams Banking Sector For Antitrust Abuses
• Russia Bids To Limit Access To Energy Projects
• Clear Channel Accused Of Bid Rigging
• Teen's Counterclaims: Record Companies In "Cartel"
• Senate Bill Would Ban Authorized Generics
• Battle Over E.On-Endesa Merger Intensifies
• Antitrust Watchdog Eyes News Print Industry
• US Airways Withdraws Delta Offer
• Express Scripts To Resubmit Antitrust Filing
• Court Upholds France Telecom's €10M Antitrust Fine
• Comcast Asks FCC To Reverse "Fatally Flawed" Ruling
• Antitrust Claims Filed In GPS Suit
• Group Opposes Caremark, Express Scripts Union
• Telecom Italia Fined €60M In Broadband Spat
• France Drops Class Action Bill
• Wyeth Denied Summary Judgment
• More Prison Time Issued In Concrete Price-Fixing
• Skadden Lures Cadwalader Antitrust Trio
• Tesoro's Refinery Deal May Hit Snag With States
• FTC Takes Deeper Look At $919M Biotech Merger
• E.C. Will Not Scrap Interchange Fees: Report
• Jury Awards $404M In Suit Against Chesapeake
• Federal Circuit Revives Oil Drilling Pipe Suit
• Italy Passes Sweeping Liberalization Laws
• FTC Demands Changes In $22B Energy Buyout
• Lawmakers Scrutinize Express Scripts Bid
• The FCC And Net Neutrality
• Microsoft, Plaintiffs' Counsel Trade Jabs in Iowa
• Senators Urge Heightened Scrutiny Of Airline Mergers
• Appeals Court Affirms Antitrust Dialysis Decision
• Rivals Protest Microsoft Vista In E.U.
• OPEC Firms Try Dodging Antitrust Suits
• Kroes: Banking Probe Shows Antitrust Problems
• Express Scripts Can Keep Lawyers, Says Judge
• Industry Group Disbands Over Antitrust Claims
• Ex-Morgan Crucible Exec Loses Extradition Appeal
• E.U. Court Refuses To Bend On Tube Maker Cartel
• E.U. To Probe Spain's Electricity Sector
• Gas Station Owner Appeals Antitrust Case
• Judge Unseals Documents In Newspaper Case
• Norway: Apple iTunes DRM Out Of Tune With Law
• US Airways, Delta Heads Testify At Senate Hearing
• FTC's Antitrust Case Over Birth Control Continues
• Report Faults E.U.'s Insurance Sector
• Italy's Bank Scandal Drops Off E.C.'s Radar
• Antitrust Suit Against Skype Dismissed
• E.C. Knocks Out Power Cartel With €750M Fine
• Court Shakes Head At Medtronic Whistleblower
• E.C. Hauls Spain To Court Over Merger
• German, French Consumer Groups Threaten iTunes
• Italian Antitrust Regulators Probe Fuel Companies
• Chilean Gas Companies Escape $2.3M Fine
• AAI Appoints First Director Of Legal Advocacy
• U.S. Wants To Scrap Antitrust Policy
• More Join Complaint Against U.S. Corn Subsidies
• E.On Head Blasts E.U.'s Energy Unbundling Plans
• U.S. Steps Into Fray In IPO Antitrust Case
• Korean Oil Companies Fined $86M For Bid-Rigging
• Senate Prepares To Scrutinize US Air, Delta Merger
• Class Certified In Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust Case
• Regulator Seeks Info From Endesa, E.On
• Calls Mount For Probe Of U.S. Corn Subsidies
• Gazprom Exec Wary Of E.U. Energy Policy
• IBM Accused Of Unfair Competition
• Mittal Sells Polish Subsidiary As Part Of Merger
• Antitrust Watchdog Forces Drug Divestitures
• E.U. Fines Looming In Power Generation Cartel
• Spain Won't Back Down On Endesa Bid: Report
• Italy Urged To Liberalize Gas Retail Market
• Steel-Making Industry Under Price-Fixing Scrutiny
• Looking East, U.S. Law Firms Boost India Practices
• Sony Battery Case Tests China's Antitrust Laws
• Vivendi Takes Collusion Case To France's High Court
• Iowa Plaintiffs Say Microsoft Violated 2002 Judgment
• E.U. Parliament Votes In Favor Of Rail Competition
• Ex-Milberg Weiss Antitrust Partners Join Pomerantz
• E.U. Staff Pushing For Intel Charges: Report
• AG Intervenes In MRI Kickback Suit
• FTC Approves Annual Raise Of Merger Threshold
• U.S. Competition Watchdog Decries Drug Deals
• E.C. Regulator To Join Freshfields
• Senate Bill Targets Reverse Payments
• France Must Unbundle Too, Says Piebalgs
• Wilson Sonsini Opens Doors In D.C.
• Madrid Court Lifts Block On Endesa Bid
• Telstra Accuses Watchdog Of Unconstitutional Meddling
• Germany Throws Support Behind Energy Deregulation
• Heller Ehrman Expands Into Europe
• South Korea Considers Cartel Fine Reductions
• Visa: E.U. Should Think Twice Before Scrapping Fees
• Antitrust Suit Against Thomson Will Go Forward
• Bill Would Give NFL Veto Power In Team Relocations
• U.K. Seeks Public Comment On BSkyB, ITV Deal
• Plaintiff Dismisses Chinese Vitamin C Antitrust Case
• E.U. Delays Decision On Universal-BMG Deal
• E.U. Eyes Damages In Antitrust Cases
• E.On Calls For Probe Into Acciona, Endesa Collusion
• Nominal Fines Fail To Deter Cartels: Study
• Cinema Chain Wins Dismissal Of Antitrust Case
• Competition Agency Suspects Tortilla Price-Fixing
• ING Hit With Suit Over Revenue Sharing
• High Court Shakes Head At Hytrin Settlement Case
• Court Lifts Injunction On E.On/Endesa Deal
• Another DRAM Maker Settles Price-Fixing Suit
• Kroes Threatens To Break Up E.U. Utilities
• Senators Introduce Net Neutrality Bill
• U.S., E.U. Butt Heads Over Air Agreement
• Monsanto Deal Still Plagued By Antitrust Issues
• Relations Turn Frosty Amid Corn Subsidy Battle
• GE Could Curtail Private Equity Firms In Bid
• E.U. Sues Sweden Over Foreign Pension Fund Taxes
• High Court Denies Medical Resident Appeal
• Aloha To File Federal Suit Against Mesa
• Caremark Nixes Bid, Avoids Antitrust Scrutiny
• WTO Calls On U.S. To Conform To Trade Rules
• SEC Settles With Ex-Putnam CEO
• E.U. Says Luxembourg Stalling On Telecom Rules
• Models May Get More In Price-Fixing Settlement
• Paint Giants Win Approval Of $39M Settlement
• New Bill Clears Path For $4 Generics
• Kroes Renews Battle Cry For Energy Unbundling
• Antitrust Probe May Sting E.U. Energy Firms
• Graphics Chip Makers Hit By New Class Action
• Italian Regulator Reduces Fines For Oil Cos.
• Compass Continues Expansion With L.A. Office
• Duane Morris Wants Another Trial Against McKesson
• DOJ To Score $7M In Credit Card Settlement
• Qualcomm Faces Deeper Antitrust Probe
• Power Supply Merger Raises Competition Concerns
• Mergers Face Challenges With Democrats In Charge
• General Dynamics Finds Buyer For Disputed Assets
• StorageTek Settles Copyright, Antitrust Case
• Developer Says Seminole Buyout Of Hard Rock Rigged
• Insurer Agrees To Halt Contingent Commissions
• Abbott E-Mails Could Affect Patent Evergreening Suits
• Supreme Court Fills Schedule With Antitrust Cases
• Private Equity Firms Face Lawsuit, Probes
• RICO, Antitrust Charges Added To Healthcare Suit
• FTC Intervenes In Defense Contractor Merger
• MetLife Settles Insurance Probe For $19M
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Settles Price-Fixing Probe
• AMD Wins Foreign Discovery Battle With Intel
• FCC Clears AT&T/BellSouth Deal
• Doctors Settle Price-Fixing Charges With FTC