Competition Archive » February, 2007

Competition - February, 2007

128 articles

• C.R. Bard Hit With Antitrust, Product Liability Suits
• Energy Price-Gouging Legislation Introduced
• Lenox Settles Bed, Bath & Beyond Antitrust Suit
• BSkyB Offers Free Channels To Virgin In Media Fight
• N.Y. Weighs In With High Court On IPO Class Action
• Sears Challenges Dior, Givenchy
• Sirius CEO Testifies Before Congress On Merger
• E.U. To Probe Sony-BMG Marriage Further: Sources
• E.C. Troubled By Takeover Law Loopholes
• BSkyB's Move On ITV To Get Stepped-Up Scrutiny
• Class Action Over Calif. Energy Crisis Thwarted
• AG Wants Documents From Marsh & McLennan
• Consumers Hit Netflix With Class Action
• Mexico Takes Issue With Chinese Subsidies
• R.J. Reynolds Price-Discrimination Case Dismissed
• Telecom Duel Detween Germany, E.C. Heats Up
• Halliburton Patent Suit Leads To Antitrust Action
• Class Actions Pile Up Against LCD Makers
• Appeals Crt. OK's Insurance Cos.' Antitrust Suit
• Insurer, Broker Targeted In Kickback Probe
• AAI Criticizes Antitrust Claim Reduction Proposals
• Qualcomm, Nokia, Others Cleared In Antitrust Suit
• Attorneys Spared Costs In Cardizem Case
• FTC Revises Jurisdictional Thresholds
• Travelers, Citigroup Logo Deal Gets Antitrust OK
• Virgin, Sky Fight Over Price Of TV Channels
• Execs Plead Guilty To Rigging Bids On Navy Contracts
• Government Told To Scrap Wheat Monopoly
• Brazil Raids AMR Offices In Air Cargo Probe
• E.C. Checks Royal Mail For Possible Illegal State Aid
• Monsanto Faces New Herbicide Antitrust Suit
• E.C. Rules Company Must Return €98M
• Court Says No To Treble Damages In Class Actions
• Resale Price Maintenance And The World After Leegin
• House To Hold Hearing On XM, Sirius Merger
• Exec Pleads Guilty In Bid-Rigging Case
• South Korea Fines Light Oil Producers $5M
• Hertz Files Suit Against Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• E.C. Flattens Elevator Makers With €992M Fine
• JFTC To Consider Legality Of Airfare Pricing Exemption
• Electronic Data Cos. Narrow Scope Of Claims
• Santos Drops Bid For QGC After Regulatory Snub
• Using Citizen Petitions To Harm Competition
• Poland Fines Telecom Co. Despite E.C. Disapproval
• DOJ Orders Mittal To Sell Plant, Union Protests
• Weyerhaeuser Scores In High Court Appeal
• Kroes Plans To Inspect Visa Fees
• Australian Watchdog Slams Santos' Bid For QGC
• Sirius, XM Merger Raises Concerns
• Korea's FTC Fines Cos. $112M For Price-Fixing
• Cos. Appeal €519M Rubber Cartel Fine
• Pfizer Drug Supply Deal Draws Antitrust Scrutiny
• Antitrust Lawyer Joins Heller Ehrman's London Office
• Gas Company Files $561M Antitrust Suit
• Testimony Wraps Up In Plavix Trial
• AAI Cautions FTC On Carmark-Express Scripts Union
• Swisscom Fined Over Termination Fees
• FERC Revises Power Grid Access Rule
• Congress Eyes End To Insurers' Exemption
• Russian Minister Criticizes Gazprom-SUEK Merger
• E.U. Members Wary Of E.C. Energy Goals
• Italian Antitrust Authorities Probe Media Sector
• Hyundai Motor To Face New Probe In South Korea
• Court Refuses To Dismiss AmEx Appeal
• Microsoft Settles Iowa Antitrust Suit
• Mayer Brown Ranked #1 In Antitrust Defense
• Antitrust Litigation Trends: Financial Services
• Cohen Milstein Tops Antitrust Plaintiffs Ranking
• Antitrust Litigation Trends: Technology
• Antitrust Litigation Trends: Health Care
• Antitrust Litigation Trends: Energy
• Siemens Suspends Employees In Price-Fixing Probe
• E.U. Adviser Shakes Head At Volkswagen Law
• E.U. Probes Power Transformer Firms
• Swiss-E.U. Debate On Tax Regimes Heats Up
• E.U. Set To Regulate Non-Horizontal Mergers
• Pennsylvania Judge Clears Utility Merger
• FTC To Moderate Net Neutrality Discussion
• E.U. Court To Rule On Volkswagen Law
• Ice Cream Antitrust Ruling Reversed
• Not Enough Cuts In U.S. Farm Bill, France Charges
• Czech Regulator Tacks $45M Onto Cartel's Tab
• Concrete Price-Fixing Scheme Yields More Sentences
• Australia's Top Court To Hear Antitrust Test Case
• Visy Tries To Undermine Amcor Immunity Deal
• Foreign Cos. Defeated In MSG Antitrust Case
• Chavez Takes Over AES-Owned Utility
• Norway Probes Siemens For Price-Fixing
• Sanofi-Aventis Dealt A Setback
• BofA Gets Amnesty In DOJ Bond Probe
• E.U. Trade Chief Calls For Global Energy Rules
• Kroes Criticizes Business Insurance Sector
• E.U. Filing Heats Up Airbus, Boeing Dispute
• LCD Maker Hit With Shareholder Class Action
• Cosmetics Maker Can't Ban Discounting: Judge
• E.U. Court Upholds Beer Cartel Fine
• Australia Vows To Shield Blood Plasma Market
• Mexico's Antitrust Head Calls For More Autonomy
• U.K. Regulator To Review Insurance Industry
• Norway: Apple Is Shifting Blame On DRM Issues
• E.U. Opens Probe Into Dutch Tax Break Scheme
• Economists Weigh In On Vertical Price-Fixing Debate
• Army Officers Indicted For Rigging Iraq Contracts
• Samsung Pays $90M To Settle DRAM Case
• Korean FTC Wants To Tighten Reins On Chaebol
• Jobs Urges Record Labels To Ban DRM
• Stakes High As U.S., E.U. Debate Open Skies
• Microsoft Threatened OEMs: Ex-Novell Executive
• Visy Dragged Into Another Cartel Fray
• Acciona Hit With Injunction In Endesa Dispute
• Regulators Coming Down Hard On Jet Fuel Cartels
• Rambus Set To Appeal FTC Ruling On Royalties
• CVS Warns Rival Bid Riddled With Antitrust Issues
• Kroes Hints At Action Against E.U. Energy Firms
• DOJ Issues More Subpoenas To 3D Systems
• Microsoft Antitrust Ruling Expected In September
• Building Materials Firms Locked In Antitrust Spat
• Wilson Sonsini Lures FTC Merger Official
• E.U. Eyes Competition Issues In Bond-Trading Market
• Regulator Puts Conditions On Essent, Nuon Merger
• Global Airline Cartel Fixed Sucharges For 7 Years: Suit
• Sony, Bertelsmann Ask E.C. To Bless Merger
• E.U. Drops Antitrust Probe Into De Beers
• Microsoft Licenses New Protocols
• E.U. Wants More Ambitious Cuts In U.S. Farm Bill
• E.U. Takeover Rules May Get Makeover
• Pharmacy Board Retreats From Generic Opposition
• Spain May Blockade Non-E.U. Energy Monopolies