Competition Archive » July, 2007

Competition - July, 2007

180 articles

• Telecoms Cut Roaming Charges To Meet Deadline
• Judge Chucks More Copper Cartel Litigation
• States Fight Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• Biomet Distributor, Exec Hit With Competition Suit
• Judge Approves Linerboard Plaintiffs' Expert Witness
• NBA Team Accuses Ticketmaster Of Monopoly Abuse
• North Carolina AG Gets Good News In Bid-Rigging Case
• Nelnet Settles With Cuomo Over Kickbacks
• Oneok Loses Bid To Toss Natural Gas MDL
• BA Prepares For Massive Price-Fixing Fine
• BAR/BRI Hit With N.Y. Class Action, Alleging Fraud
• EC Investigates E.On, Gaz de France
• Judge Extends Stay In Antitrust OxyContin Suit
• Whole Foods, FTC Showdown Looms
• Cooley Adds Senior FTC Attorney To Antitrust Practice
• TXU's Buyers Pay Up To Silence Suits Over Merger
• Member States Protest Energy Reform
• EC Accuses Intel Of Pushing Out AMD
• EU Backs Lifting Duties On Energy Saving Lightbulbs
• EU Makes Final Argument In Airbus Case
• Securities Regulations Immunize IPO Underwriters
• Spain Approves New Takeover Regulations
• Frontier Wants Protective Order For CEO Deposition
• Judge Denies Discovery In Natural Gas Antitrust Case
• Judge Slams Antitrust Watchdog Over Gas Price Case
• Hynix Calls DRAM Plaintiffs' Declarations "Improper"
• DRAM Class Counsel Seek More Than $81.2M In Fees
• BellSouth Must Comply With Telecom Rule: Court
• Judge Orders Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• Judge Tentatively Dismisses Ditropan Complaint
• Hungarian Regulators Raid Microsoft Offices
• EnCana Pays $20.5M To Settle State Class Action
• DOJ Seeks Discovery Stay In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Plaintiffs Dispute Nissan's Call For Sanctions
• Japanese Steel Dumping Verdict Reversed Yet Again
• EU Brings Antitrust Claims Against Utilities
• Another Airline Alliance Asks For Antitrust Immunity
• Airline Joins Antitrust Complaint Against OMV
• FTC, DOJ Merger Reviews Up Slightly This Year
• EU Sends Letters Alleging Banana Conspiracy
• DOJ's Biotech Merger Settlement Shows Flexibility
• States Bury Hatchet With TAP Over Drug Pricing
• EU Proposes Deregulation Of Radio Spectrum
• Railroad Reveals Subpoena Over Fuel Surcharges
• Rambus Takes Swing At Nanya In Memory Patent Suit
• Ex-Willbros Exec Indicted In Nigerian Bribe Scandal
• Offshore Drilling Merger May Pose Antitrust Concerns
• Judge Stays GPU Discovery To Review Dismissal Bids
• Class Gains More Time In Air Cargo Surcharge Case
• Plaintiffs Add State Claims In Natural Gas MDL
• U.K. Firms Protest Cross-Border Regulations
• Blockbuster, Netflix Not Anti-Competitive: Judge
• Hartford Financial Pays $115M To Settle AG Probes
• Polyester Staple Plaintiffs Win Class Certification
• EU Refers Poland To Court Over Electricity Taxes
• Airlines Seek Stall In Air Cargo Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Stays Discovery In Credit Card Suit
• Minimum Resale Price Restraints Need Extra Attention
• EU Tells Member States To Reform Tax Policies
• EC Examines Takeovers By State-Run Funds
• Another Student Lender Settles Kickback Allegations
• Chemical Cos. Strike Deals In Plastic Additives Suits
• FTC Releases Docs On Whole Foods Merger
• Abbott Gets Third-Party Subpoenas Quashed
• Stora Enso Cleared Of Antitrust Charges
• Fujitsu, Nanya Seek Consolidation Of DRAM Case
• Bristol-Myers Pays $13M To Settle Pricing Class Action
• Congress Will Examine Google, DoubleClick Merger
• Degussa Seals Deal Over Hydrogen Peroxide Cartel
• Employers Hold Newfound Flexibility
• Support For Net Neutrality Pours Into FCC
• Lufthansa Wants Price-Fixing Suit Tossed
• Retailers Urge House To Address Interchange Fees
• Drug Makers Seek Dismissal Of Wholesale Price Suit
• Antitrust Case Against LCD Makers Continues To Grow
• Abbott Bids To Toss New Government Claims
• TXU Takeover Wins FTC Blessing
• Air France Gears Up To Shoot Down Price-Fixing Case
• French Court Calls Gambling Monopoly Illegal
• Member States Must Cede To EU On State Aid: Court
• Commission Drops Mobile Phone Antitrust Cases
• Italian Directive Prompts EU To Drop Abertis Case
• N.Y. Asks For More Discovery Time In DRAM Case
• World Bank Bars Indian Drug Firms For Price-Fixing
• Owens Corning To Divest EU Plants
• Special Master OKs $70M Glaxo Settlement
• EU Unlikely To Drop Telecom Market Oversight
• Court Of First Instance Sets Date For Microsoft Ruling
• EU To Take Closer Look At Eni, Exxon Deal
• Italian Oil Firms Settle Probe Into Petrol Price-Fixing
• EMEA Issues Guidance On Biosimilar Drugs
• Whole Foods CEO's Web Posts Draw Scrutiny
• Advanced Micro Aims To Dismiss Antitrust Action
• Interim Class Counsel Named In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• The Revised Focus Of Implied Antitrust Immunity
• Cipro Antitrust Case Goes To State Court
• Fired COO Sues Marsh For Benefits
• Telstra User Awarded AUS$16M In Network Spat
• Alza, Ortho-McNeil Bid To Toss Ditropan Claims
• Funds From Price-Fixing Suit Go To GWU
• Kroes Poised To Drop Abertis Case
• UBS Pays $23.3M To Settle With Cuomo
• Google Sued For Alleged Deceptive Trade Practices
• Card Issuers Team Up To Dismiss Late-Fee Case
• More Must Be Done To Ensure Competition: Report
• Spanish Regulators Protest Fine In Telefonica Case
• In Antitrust Class Action, Insurers Lay Down Swords
• Judge Gives Nod To Antitrust Claims Against Intel
• Clinical Integration And The Antitrust Rule Of Reason
• Appeals Court Upholds Powerex Ruling
• Brazil Goes To WTO Over U.S. Farm Subsidies
• Telecom Markets Vary Too Widely, EU Says
• N.Y. Slams Drug Makers' Calls To Toss AWP Case
• The Doctor Is Out, But Is Resale Price Maintenance In?
• Media Companies Blast Proposed Antitrust Settlement
• U.S. Slow In Fostering Telecom Competition: Report
• Plaintiffs Pursue DAS Cargo In Price-Fixing Suit
• Samsung Resists Deposition Of Top Research Exec
• Court Rules EU Meddled Too Much In De Beers Case
• EU Pushes To Break Up Energy Giants
• EU Pressure Leads Algeria To Modify Gas Contracts
• In Landmark Ruling, Court Orders EC To Pay Damages
• U.K. Gas Law Struck Down After E.On Appeal
• DOJ Allowed To Limit Discovery In LCD Case
• DRAM Plaintiffs Want Class Certified, Docs Sealed
• Purdue Pharma Denies KV's Antitrust Allegations
• Union Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Kickbacks
• Exec Pleads Guilty In Military Bid-Rigging Case
• AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Oppose "Do Over"
• EU Proposes Insurance Shake-Up
• German Energy Cos. Probed By Cartel Office
• Alcoa Extends Deadline For Hostile Takeover
• Nanya Fires Back At Rambus In Memory Chip Suit
• Judge Denies California's Bid To Enter DRAM Case
• Ryanair To Sue EC Over Subsidies
• Intl. Exchange Mergers Could Threaten U.S.: Experts
• EC Issues Consolidated Merger Control Rules
• Ex-Foreman Admits To Bribery At Siemens
• Court Upholds EU Approval Of Ink Maker Merger
• Plaintiff Bows Out of Chloroprene Case
• New Approval May Unlock Door To KeySpan Merger
• Conflict Remains As EU Readies Vote On Treaty
• U.K. Competition Commission Details BSkyB Probe
• DOJ Asks For Discovery Stay In LCD Case
• Dairy Producers Say Conspiracy Is Milking Them Dry
• EU To Eye Google-DoubleClick Union
• Catheter Maker Claims Rivals Spread False Rumors
• Bershad Pleads Guilty In Milberg Kickback Scandal
• Wholesale Price Plaintiffs Call Damages Incomplete
• California Jumps In DRAM Suit To Help Plaintiffs
• FERC Approves $18M Energy Crisis Settlement
• DOJ Wants More Time To Review Bus Merger
• BSkyB Rivals Decry Purchase Of ITV Stake
• EU Takes Spain To Court Over Lottery Tax
• EU Gears Up To Introduce Insurance Reforms
• Mittal Gets Final Extension To Sell Tin Mill
• Alcoa's $28M Alcan Bid Attracts DOJ Scrutiny
• Court of First Instance Tosses Telecom Appeal
• Google Seeks Voice In Microsoft Case
• Distributor Denies Allegations Of Price-Fixing
• EU Raids Door, Window Fittings Makers
• EU Approves €43.7B Endesa Deal
• Open Markets Breed Energy Consumers' Charter
• MWE Appoints New Head Of Italian Competition Group
• Judge Freezes Part Of Urethane Litigation
• Italy Oil Tax Discourages Competition, EC Says
• Italian Watchdog Probes Financial Sector
• Kaneka Pays $5.9M To Settle Plastic Additives Case
• EC Hits Telefonica With €152M Fine
• Group Warns Kroes About Google, Doubleclick Deal
• Nurses Attack Hospitals, DOJ Over Alleged Cartel
• EC Looking For Answers In Next-Gen DVD Probe
• Judge Greenlights Becton Dickinson Antitrust Suit
• Compliance Down, Infringement Up For EU States
• Suit Alleges OPEC Price-Fixing On Oil In U.S.
• EC Warns Austria, Ireland, Italy Over Price Floors
• Plaintiffs Fight Dismissal In Broker Class Action
• World Bank Probes Siemens Contracts
• EC Calls For Nestle To Divest In Novartis Union
• EU Implements Roaming Regulation