Competition Archive » August, 2007

Competition - August, 2007

165 articles

• Court Orders McGraw-Hill To Hand Over Documents
• EC To Pay For Botched Merger Review
• Kroes, Chinese Competition Regulators To Meet
• EU Investigates Glass Bottle Production Industry
• Suez, GdF Seek To Extend Takeover Deadline
• Parker Hannifin Named In Five Antitrust Class Actions
• Lawyers Cheer China's Anti-Monopoly Law
• DOJ, States Disagree On Microsoft Settlement
• AAI Adopts Tough Stance Regarding Intel
• Sweden Rejects EU Ultimatum On Gambling
• Pennsylvania Drops K-Dur Antitrust Suit
• EU May Restrict Foreign Energy Cos.: Report
• SRAM Plaintiffs File Amended Complaint
• Australia: Baxter Ruling Limits Crown Immunity
• TFT-LCD Parties Split Over DOJ's Stay Request
• Abbott Off The Hook In $5.5B J&J Merger Suit
• Class Certified In McKesson Drug Pricing Case
• EU To Hand Down Heineken Ruling In November
• EU Reaches Compromise On Imported Light Bulbs
• Energy Firms Push For $11.3M Settlement
• Chemtura Demands More Info From Bandag
• Attorneys General Balk At Monsanto Merger
• Nevada AG To Probe UnitedHealth-Sierra Marriage
• Lerach Calls It Quits To Focus On Kickback Probe
• Suez Looks To Sarkozy To Push Through GDF Merger
• Polyester Staple Class Withstands Challenge
• Marsh, Insurance Cos. Hit With Suit By Ohio AG
• After Lawsuit, Whole Foods Swallows Wild Oats
• Brussels Plans Telecom Breakup: Report
• High Court Rulings Have Limited Antitrust Liability
• German Prosecutors, SEC To Meet Over Siemens Case
• CareCore Blasts Radiologists' Antitrust Suits
• Trucking Cos. Accused Of Hiding Price-Fixing
• Duke, Reliant Tossed From Natural Gas MDL
• DRAM Defendants Want Price-Fixing Claims Tossed
• Appeals Court Blesses Whole Foods, Wild Oats Deal
• Abbott Fights Order Allowing Shared Discovery
• BA Execs Denied Immunity From Antitrust Charges
• State Farm Under Fire Over Katrina Calculations
• Lessons From A Hospital Merger Enforcement Action
• Commission Backs $7.3B KeySpan Deal
• OFT Clears BSkyB, Amstrad Deal
• Energy Consortium Will Not Face Antitrust Charges
• Judge Links Five Cases To Air Surcharge MDL
• Learjet Wants CenterPoint Back In Natural Gas MDL
• Moving Cos. Fuel Surcharge Suits Become MDL
• EU Accuses Rambus Of Patent Ambush
• Judge Refuses Nissan's Request For Sanctions
• U.K. Lifts Price Controls Placed On Four Banks
• Whole Foods Merger Critics File Amicus Brief
• British Airways Pleads Guilty, Fined $300M
• EU Mulls Energy Deregulation, Market Reforms
• Gexa Energy Settles With FERC For $500K
• Netflix Plaintiffs Move Closer To Appeal
• Montana Appeals FERC Ruling On Utility Competition
• Rambus, Nanya To Square Off In San Francisco
• Oil Cos. Face New Suit From Gas Station Owners
• EU Proposes Single Market For Satellite Services
• Nissan Opposes Extensions In Export Case
• Airlines Try To Ground Travel Agent Dispute
• Whole Foods Has Ample Competition In Market: Judge
• Vitamin C Plaintiffs Seek To Add More Defendants
• Wholesaler Sues Sanofi-Aventis Over Arthritis Drug
• J&J Fights For Judgment In Drug Pricing Suit
• Card Issuers Urge Court To Dismiss Late Fee Case
• CenterPoint Dismissed From Natural Gas MDL
• Plaintiffs Seek To Relate Air Surcharge Suits With MDL
• U.K. Regulators Demand E-Mails In Supermarket Probe
• Becton Claims Sterling Compliance, Slams Suits
• Bayoil Execs Plead Guilty In Oil-For-Food Scandal
• Whole Foods Bid For Wild Oats Temporarily Blocked
• Plaintiffs Sharpen Claims In DRAM Antitrust Suit
• Defendants Push For Mediation In Drug Pricing Suit
• DOJ To Bring Criminal Charges Against BA Execs
• SRAM Antitrust Plaintiffs Amend Complaint
• Volvo Runs Out Of Gas In Cost Dispute
• FTC Appeals Order In Whole Foods Case
• U.K. Competition Commission Details Rail Probe
• LimeWire Alleges Record Labels Stifle Competition
• Drug Wholesale Price Plaintiffs Eye Later Judgment
• Energy Market Manipulation: FERC Actions, Proposals
• Medical Equipment Maker Wins One, Loses One
• EU, Norway At Odds Over Salmon Dumping
• IMI Suspends 20 Employees For Possible Bribery
• Circuit Court To Review Car Export Class Certification
• Texas Excuses Itself From DRAM Litigation
• IBM, PWC Settle Govt. Kickback Allegations
• Rival Banks Request Approval Of ABN Amro Bid
• Judge Blocks FTC Request To Stop Grocery Merger
• AMA, AUA Win Antitrust Challenge Over CPT Codes
• Reliant Escapes Blame For Subsidiary
• Attorneys Get $81M For Work On DRAM Suit
• Appeals Court Overturns Food Pricing Decision
• Merger Info. Should Be Sealed: Whole Foods To FTC
• Judge Tosses Key Claims In Rubber Chemicals Suit
• Canadian Banks Act As Monopoly: Report
• EMI Says Radikal's Latest Pleading Still Falls Short
• Resale Price Maintenance, Litigation After Leegin
• Korea Kumho To File Amended Complaint
• Korea Tweaks Leniency For Cartel Whistleblowers
• Honeywell Aims To Resolve DRAM Suit
• MEMC Wins Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims
• GPU Plaintiffs Dig Heels In To Keep Suit Alive
• Dutch Regulators Approve ABN Amro Deal
• Monsanto Faces New Antitrust Suit Over "Roundup"
• OFT Probes BSkyB Deal
• Antitrust Allegations Are "Illogical": Intel
• DOJ Subpoenas KKR In Private Equity Probe
• AWP Defendants Pressure Judge To Rule On Damages
• Belgian Competition Commission To Investigate Suez
• Qantas Sets Aside $47M For Price-Fixing Fines
• Leegin Hit With Antitrust Suit Again
• Freeport-McMoRan Settles Carbon Black Antitrust Suit
• ITC Upholds DOC's Anti-Dumping Rules For Resellers
• Chinese Company Sues EC Over Tariffs
• Utilities Seeks Dismissal Of Illinois Price-Fixing Case
• Some Claims Dismissed In Carbon Price-Fixing Suit
• Nissan Presses Ahead With Bid For Sanctions
• Latest BAR/BRI Suit Seeks Break-Up
• ExxonMobil Wins Bid To Keep EDPM Docs Secret
• Steel Cos. Demand Anti-Dumping Probe
• Strand Board Case Survives Motion To Dismiss
• Court Guts N.Y. Real Estate Broker Listing Suit
• Trustee Appointed To Oversee Mittal Mill Sale
• Warner Chilcott Settles Another Ovcon Suit For $10M
• U.K. Broadcast Merger Comes Under Scrutiny
• Alfred Pfeiffer Joins Latham & Watkins' Antitrust Team
• Ryanair Accuses Italy Of Protectionism
• Judge Refuses Stay Of Visa Fee Ruling
• U.K. Competition Authority Probes Airport Monopoly
• Banks Claim Immunity From Short Sale Class Action
• Italian Regulators Urge Energy Cos. To Cut Prices
• Dutch Energy Company Sues Over Unbundling
• DOJ Wants Trustee To Ensure Mittal Mill Sale
• Marine Products Antitrust Probe Nets Another Exec
• S. Korea Investigates Oil Producers For Collusion
• AstraZeneca Fights Damages In Drug Pricing Suit
• Sirius CEO Turns Up Heat In Merger Defense
• Travel Agents Fight Airlines' Call For Judgment
• Saudi Airline Claims Immunity In Price-Fixing Suit
• EU Will Allow E.On to Acquire Viesgo, Parts of Endesa
• FTC Says Hospital Takeover Was Anti-Competitive
• EU Clears ABN, Barclays Merger
• Commission To Appeal Schneider Ruling
• Warrick Fires Back Over Drug Pricing Damages
• Class Certified In Strand Board Price-Fixing Case
• Defendants In ATM Fee Case Seek Summary Judgment
• Senate Hears Testimony On Leegin Decision
• Plaintiffs Propose "Road Map" For Drug Pricing Suit
• EC Nears Completion Of MasterCard Probe
• Tyco Severs Rochester Antitrust Suit From Others
• Chemtura Buries Another Hatchet Over Price Fixing
• DRAM Counsel Seek Approval Of $67M Samsung Deal
• CFTC To Examine Energy Trading Regulations
• BanxCorp Hits Bankrate With Monopoly Allegations
• EU Investigates Bleach Cartel
• Judge Signs Off On $22M DRAM Antitrust Settlement
• EU Releases List Of "Black Sheep" Telecom Cos.
• Judge Issues Mixed Ruling In Drug Pricing Suit
• Why Leegin Is A Good Thing For Consumers
• British Airways Fined $550M By U.K., U.S. Regulators
• Fujitsu, Nanya To Consolidate DRAM Suits
• IMF Urges Member States To Adopt Trading Rules
• French Government Pledges To Correct Energy Law
• AAI Attacks Whole Foods-Wild Oats Deal