Competition Archive » January, 2009

Competition - January, 2009

130 articles

• Merchants Score In AmEx Antitrust Class Action
• Freight Exec Gets Longest-Ever Antitrust Jail Time
• Financiers Welsh On Bid-Rigging Settlement: Lawyer
• Fish Sends 49 Packing Over Economy, Performance
• DOJ, Anheuser-InBev Battle Plaintiffs Over Merger
• Uninjured Parties Can't Join Calif. Class Actions
• FTC Pauses Whole Foods Case To Weigh Settlement
• Judge Dismisses Trucking Price-Fixing MDL
• EU To Probe German Venture Capital Tax Plan
• EEI Files Suit Over Being Ousted From Trade Group
• Divestiture Paves Way For Getinge, Datascope Merger
• UK Seeks To Spark Competition In PPI Market
• Fish & Richardson Cuts 30 Staff, Maybe Attorneys
• JFTC Raids Power Cable Makers Suspected Of Cartel
• EC Fines Marine Hose Makers $173M In Cartel Probe
• 2 Admit Taking Bribes In Tomato Price-Fixing Case
• 3rd Circ. Overturns Class Certification In Plastics MDL
• FCC Sends Comcast-NFL Dispute To Judge
• Covington Welcomes Back Former DOJ Antitrust Head
• Antitrust Division To Release 100 Amnesty Letters
• EU Court Denies Intel Plea To Delay Antritrust Case
• Rohm & Haas Slaps Dow Over Merger Delay
• ACCC Grounds Air Canada, Air NZ Profit-Sharing Pact
• Texas Hospital Settles Charges It Bullied Insurers
• Class Certified In Antitrust Suit Against Travelers
• Bulk Of Antitrust Claims Against Resin Co. Remain
• RBX Dismissal Frees Exxon From MDL Over EPDM
• Halliburton Profits Hit By $559M DOJ, SEC Deals
• Intel Sues Insurer Over Antitrust Defense Coverage
• EU Probes Planned Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines Deal
• Netflix, Wal-Mart Hit With Wave Of DVD Antitrust Suits
• Supreme Court Allows Tariffs On Uranium Imports
• Class' Arbitration Claims Against Discover Survive
• Morgan & Finnegan On Thin Ice Amid Exodus Reports
• Judge Refuses To Dismiss De Beers Antitrust Suit
• Hausfeld Launches Global HQ, Names New Partners
• DC Circ. Rebuffs Whole Foods Due Process Suit
• Dow Must Divest For $18B Rohm & Haas Deal: FTC
• EU Officials Raid Slovak Telekom In Antitrust Probe
• Pfizer, Wyeth Merger May Test Obama FTC's Mettle
• Chemguard Tries To Snuff Firefighting Foam Claims
• Obama Appoints Varney To Lead Antitrust Division
• Judge Won't Drop Antitrust Claims From Blu-Ray Suit
• Judge Forces Arbitration In AT&T Bundling Class Suit
• Microsoft Proceeds With Revising Technical Docs
• EU Considers Asset Protection Guidelines: Report
• 3 Airlines Agree To Pay $124.7M In Criminal Fines
• Novel Hits Back With Antitrust Charges In Patent Suit
• Orwell Antitrust Suit Against Dominion Gets Go-Ahead
• Visa Europe, EU Near Deal Over Interchange Fees
• EU To Hit E.ON, GDF Suez With Price-Fixing Fines
• FCC Head Sets Up Comcast Probe For New Chairman
• Judge Tosses Kickback Suit Against Stryker
• The DOJ's Corporate Leniency Policy — Part II
• T3 Accuses IBM Of Mainframe Monopoly Abuse In EU
• Account Exec Cut From RICO Suit Against CMH
• The DOJ's Corporate Leniency Policy — Part I
• MS Windows, Explorer Bundle Anti-Competitive: EU
• Latham Lawyer Who Fought Enron To Rejoin DOJ
• Law360 Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• Crowell Adds Antitrust Partner From Jones Day
• LG, Chunghwa Execs Plead Guilty In LCD Scandal
• Whole Foods, FTC Battle Heads To DC Circ.
• Antitrust Suit Over $25B Tobacco Deal Snuffed
• Likely Obama Picks For Key Antitrust Posts Surface
• 3rd Home Depot Worker Pleads Guilty To Fraud
• Covidien Settles With Rochester Medical For $3.5M
• Oldcastle Calls Off Pavestone Marriage After FTC Suit
• Legislative Reversal Of SCOTUS Antitrust Decisions?
• Radiology Centers Settle Kickback Suit For $1.2M
• ICE's Takeover Plan Comes Under Antitrust Scrutiny
• AT&T To Pay $2M Over Alleged Merger Violations
• FTC Tries To Block Oldcastle, Pavestone Merger
• 9th Circ. Revives Hytrin Saga
• Judge Tosses Oil Antitrust Suits On Political Grounds
• Sens. Issue Warning On Proposed Airline Alliances
• Whole Foods Seeks Grocers' Info To Help Fight FTC
• Senators Revive NOPEC Bill As Bush Exit Nears
• Obama To Name Genachowski As FCC Chair: Report
• Federal Natural Gas Regulation: 2008 In Review
• EU Accuses S&P Of Monopoly Abuse Over ISIN Fees
• Judge Stands By Decision In Natural Gas MDL
• Judge Tosses Heliport Case With Room For Revival
• Group Calls For More Oversight In Municipal Market
• Law Firms Divide $37M In Strand Board Antitrust Suit
• Law360 Ranks Largest Competition Practices
• FTC Asks Judge To Rename Former Wild Oats Stores
• Law360 Ranks Busiest Competition Practices
• 'Substantial Change' Laws = Substantial Confusion
• US Antitrust Liability And An Evolving China
• Support Builds For High Court To Take Rambus Case
• Whole Foods Adds Equal Protection Claim In FTC Suit
• Entergy Says It Sold Power To Miss. From La.
• M&A Regulation Catching On Globally: Survey
• Crowell Adds Heller Antitrust, Securities Partner
• Australia Seeks Public Input On Antitrust Law Reform
• Lite-On's Competition Claim Against Toshiba Stands
• Plaintiffs Fight Pilgrim's Pride Bid To Lift Stay
• Dey LP Strikes $5M Deal In State Court AWP Case
• Becton Dickinson To Settle UltiMed Antitrust Suit
• EU Questions Finnish Broadband Deregulation
• A Tougher Standard For Class In Antitrust Action
• Legislators Push Repeal Of Rail Antitrust Exemptions
• Antitrust Counterclaims V. Alaska Airlines Tossed
• Court Tosses Magnesite Antitrust Suit
• EU Raids Smart-Card Chip Makers In Cartel Probe
• Former AG, Verizon Exec Barr Joins Kirkland Ellis
• Utah AG Mulls Antitrust Probe Of College Football BCS
• Apple Drops ITunes Copyright Restrictions
• Review And Challenge Of Unreported Deals
• TV Makers Petition FCC Over DTV Patent Royalties
• The Widening Gap Between FTC, DOJ Merger Review
• Judge Tosses Antitrust Suit Over Tobacco Settlement
• Finance Cos. Seek Appeal To Avoid Discovery Costs
• Judge Won't Enter $1.4B Judgment Against Trump
• Avoiding 3 Problems With ITC Section 337 Remedies
• Clifford Chance Taps FTC General Counsel
• Schering Faces Antitrust Suit Over Albuterol Prices
• Judge Breaks Up Antitrust Cases V. Columbia Gas
• Plaintiffs Seek Lift Of Stay In McKesson Antitrust Suits
• Wal-Mart, Netflix Targeted In DVD Antitrust Suit
• Teva, Mass. Settle Drug Price-Fixing Suit For $7M
• Morgan Lewis Nabs DOL, Ex-FTC Attorneys
• Antitrust Suit Targets Wholesalers Supervalu, C&S
• Jackson Hewitt Caught In Ga. Check-Cashing Spat
• Facebook Squares Off Against Brazilian Web Portal
• Indirect Buyers' Claims Slashed In Rail Freight MDL
• Horizon Decries Suit Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Greeting Card Maker Enters Ch. 11 To Finish Sale
• NY May Reopen Some Discovery In DRAM MDL