Competition Archive » May, 2008

Competition - May, 2008

154 articles

• In Rare Move, CFTC Reveals Oil Price Probe
• Glaceau Fires Back Over Vitaminwater Trade Dress
• LinkLine Adds Twists To DOJ, FTC Rift Talk
• European Steel Makers Oppose BHP-Rio Merger
• First DataBank Pays Over $1M To Settle AWP Case
• Defense Firm Manager Pleads Guilty To Bid-Rigging
• Cengage Gets Conditional OK To Buy Textbook Unit
• Pasha Settles Bid-Rigging Claims With DOJ For $13M
• Connecticut Says McKesson Inflated Drug Prices
• RWE Eyes Divestiture Of Gas Pipelines
• All American Drops 2 Defendants From DRAM Suit
• Whole Foods CEO Regrets Posts But Slams Media
• Judge Says No To Injunction For Sharp-Sony Venture
• AT&T Rivals Must Build New Networks: 7th Circuit
• Express Scripts Settles Drug-Switch Case For $9.5M
• Germany Fines Bayer $16M On Price-Fixing Charges
• McCarter & English Adds Partner From Pepe & Hazard
• U.S. Takes EU Tariff Dispute To WTO
• Versatile Heller Ehrman Litigator Joins Howrey
• 9th Circuit Closes Book On 1 Amazon Antitrust Case
• FCC Says Decision Is Near On Sirius-XM Merger
• El Al Puts Aside $20M For Potential DOJ Deal
• Invista Waits On Approval Of $33M Class Action Deal
• Court Asked To Modify Discovery In TFT-LCD Case
• Germany Straddles The Fence On Volkswagen Law
• DOJ, Realtors Settle Antitrust Suit
• DOT Approves Delta, Northwest Transatlantic Alliance
• Toray To Pay $15M To Settle Price-Fixing Charges
• NiSource To Appeal $404M Verdict To Supreme Court
• SRAM Plaintiffs Fight Bid To Toss Claims
• Fostering A Competition Culture, Not A Litigation One
• Monsanto, Syngenta Settle Disputes In License Deal
• Give Consumers More Say In Antitrust Policy: Study
• Judge Holds Amaranth's Feet To Fire Of CFTC Claims
• Congress Wary Of DOJ's Corporate Monitoring Info
• Appeals Court Spurns Rattler Tools' Patent Claim
• Senators Urge FCC To Put Conditions On Sirius, XM
• Degussa Loses Appeal Of $143M Cartel Fine
• EU Launches Antitrust Probe Into Gaz De France
• Data Capture's Price Discrimination Case Goes On
• 9th Circuit Scraps Antitrust Suit Against Providence
• EU To Look Into Microsoft Support Of ODF Format
• Foam Supplies Must Fork Over Material To Dow
• Bookstore Merger Could Get Green Light: Experts
• Plastics Maker Sues Rival Over Home Depot Kickbacks
• Nintendo Appeals EU's 'Shocking' Parallel Trade Fine
• Brand-Name, Generics Deals Stifle Competition: FTC
• Bill To Allow Suits Against OPEC Clears House
• Judge Nixes Abbott's Patent Defense In Norvir Case
• EU Vows To Appeal WTO Ruling On Banana Imports
• McKesson Plotted To Fix Drug Prices, City Claims
• Amazon Hit With Class Action Over Tying Arrangement
• EU Probes France Telecom's Pension Funding Scheme
• Obama Vows To Take Tougher Antitrust Stance: Report
• World Bank Won't Toss TGP's Claim Against Jordan
• Judge Nixes Class Bid In Honeywell Antitrust Case
• Intel Plaintiffs Seek Class Certification
• U.K. Antitrust Guidelines To Cover IP, Remedies
• WTO Backs U.S. In 'Bananas Understanding' Dispute
• 5th Circ. Upholds Ruling Against Texas Doctors Group
• Unipetrol Faces Claim Over Alleged Cartel
• Price-Fixing Charges Loom For Dairy Co-Op: Report
• Drugstores Join Chocolate Price-Fixing Suit
• Discovery Limits Clarified In TFT-LCD Antitrust Case
• HP Wins $51M Judgment Against Insurer
• AMD Lobs Another Bomb In War Of Words With Intel
• Senate Votes To Block FCC Ownership Rules
• Comcast Suffers Blow In Set-Top Box Appeal
• Caution Required in a Post-Leegin World: Experts
• DOJ Asks For Partial Discovery Stay In TFT-LCD MDL
• $23M Award Upheld In Scrap Metal Antitrust Case
• Official Urges Court to Toss Archer Daniels Appeal
• EU Leans On Spain To Lift Endesa Merger Conditions
• Court Won't Enjoin Nova In Glucose Meter Fight
• FERC Proceeds With ETP Gas Rate Tampering Claims
• FTC To Probe 'Exorbitant' U.S. Fuel Prices
• EU Steps Up Antitrust Probe Of Drug Market
• CSC Settles DOJ Kickback Claims For $1.37M
• Inflation May Spark EU Probe Of Retail Sector
• Court Reinstates Florida Allstate Ban
• TYR Sport Dives Into Antitrust Suit With Rival Speedo
• Sirius CFO Says Co. May Reject Merger Conditions
• Plaintiffs Gearing Up For Big Battle Over Muni Bonds
• Intel Must Show Some Notes On Evidence: Master
• Mutual Of Omaha To Settle Broker Case For $1.7M
• TomTom, Tele Atlas Merger Cleared By EU
• EU Eyes StatoilHydro-ConocoPhillips Deal
• Craigslist Swipes Back At EBay With Antitrust Suit
• Zimmer Fights Class Action Following Kickback Probe
• U.K. Watchdog Renews Criticism Of Microsoft Office
• FTC Furthers Probe Into Mylan's Keppra Settlement
• 5th Circuit To Hear Katrina Insurers Venue Spat
• Interchange Fee Judge Briefly Owned Visa Stock
• Consumer Groups Blast XM-Sirius Merger Plan
• JP Morgan Gets Wells Notice In Municipal Bond Probe
• Title Insurers Dodge Antitrust Scrutiny: Suit
• LG Electronics Dismissed From LCD Lawsuit
• Groups Ask DOJ To Probe Market For Online Searches
• Suit Claims CareCore Strangled Competition
• Supreme Court Denies Cert In Tobacco Antitrust Suit
• Deal Blocked By Canada: A New Tough Stance?
• Litigators Urge Clarity Over Punitive Damage Rules
• Presidential Election Sets Deadline For Mergers
• The High Price Of Leniency For Stolt-Nielsen
• Net Neutrality Bill Includes Antitrust Powers
• Hong Kong Ponders Nation's First Competition Law
• FTC Tries To Stop Virginia Hospital Deal
• FTC Asks FERC To Consider Transmission Unbundling
• Merchants, Credit Card Cos. Face Off Over Fee Bill
• Countdown to China's New Anti-Monopoly Law
• Microsoft Takes Step To Appeal €899M Fine
• Judge Certifies Wellbutrin Antitrust Class Action
• EU Scuttles Probe Into Sea Shipping Price-Fixing
• The FTC's Ongoing Opposition To Reverse Payments
• Former Qantas Exec To Plead Guilty To Price-Fixing
• Antitrust Group Backs Auto Repair Parts Patent Bill
• Constantine Cannon Partner Heads To Gibson Dunn
• FTC Rethinks Nine West Price-Fixing Case
• AGs Examining J&J Nominal Pricing Deals
• Telstra Ends Fight Over 'Misleading' Next G Ads
• Wis. Supreme Court Says Drinking Rules Are Legal
• Court Lets EU Pursue Spain For E.ON Conditions
• DOJ Under Pressure To Probe JBS Swift Merger
• 6th Circ. Tosses Antitrust Suit Against PPO
• EU Committee Backs Energy Unbundling Proposal
• Sullivan & Worcester Partner Heads To AG's Office
• Reddy Ice Faces 62 Suits Following DOJ Probe
• Rambus Addresses Some Questions, Raises Others
• Goodyear Sues Alleged Cartel Of Rubber Makers
• EU Confirms Marine Hose Antitrust Warnings
• FTC Gives Green Light To Agrium Deal
• Brokerage Service's Rules Cramp Competition: DOJ
• Met Life, Unum, Prudential In $1.1M Settlement
• Wal-Mart Shields Itself In U.K. Supermarket Probe
• AMD Accuses Intel Of Bribing PC Makers
• Board Maker Settles Antitrust Suit For $30M
• Antitrust Hurdles Low For Possible Sprint Buyout Bid
• Canadian Court Raises Bar For Section 11 Orders
• Bridgestone Cited In EU Marine Hose Probe
• Judge Postpones Ruling In Automaker MDL
• Iberdrola Charges EDF With Nuclear Power Monopoly
• Judge OKs Trade Secret Claim In UNIX Software Suit
• Two Cos. Move To Dismiss In Insurance Antitrust MDL
• Court Gives Final OK To Akzo $23M Peroxide Deal
• Qualcomm Faces Second Antitrust Class Action
• Bill Says OPEC's WTO Members Breach Trade Laws
• Antitrust Lyme Disease Probe Sparks Debate
• FERC Defends Merger Oversight In Front Of Senate
• In Cephalon Case, FTC Hopes For High Court Ruling
• Named Partner At Thelen Defects To Baker Hostetler
• Health Insurers Accused Of Reimbursement Fraud
• Senior House Chairs To FCC: Hem Sirius-XM Powers
• Sharp Defends Sony Venture Against LCD Plaintiffs
• TravelCenters, Flying J End Antitrust Case