Competition Archive » January, 2017

Competition - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Drug Buyer Hits Mylan, Sandoz, Taro With Price-Fixing Suit
• Apple Fights Antitrust Suit Over AT&T IPhone Deal
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• EU Official Says Tax Rulings May Condone Illegal State Aid
• Directors Financial, Banks Drop Libor Rate-Rigging Row
• Actavis, Lannett Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Gallstone Drug
• Acupuncture Antitrust Suit Goes Forward In North Carolina
• Senate Dems Delay Vote On Sessions For AG Post
• Indivior Must Face Suboxone Product-Hop Suit, States Say
• Tracking Global Merger Control Changes For 2017
• Prosecution Of Corporate Execs: The Latest Developments
• Mylan Facing Antitrust Probe Over EpiPen's Market Power
• Judge Rejects MDs' Dispute With Deal In Health First Suit
• Trump Fires Acting AG For Defiance On Immigration Ban
• Small Pharmacies Seek Redo In Medco Antitrust Row
• Diabetes Patients Fire Off First Suit Over Insulin Drug Hike
• FCC Republicans Push Small Biz Transparency Rule Relief
• Costco Competitors Seek Class Cert. In 5-Hour Energy Suit
• McDermott Adds Senior DOJ Antitrust Litigator In DC
• Sharp, Toshiba Settle CRT Price-Fix Claims
• Hayes To File Last-Ditch Appeal Of Libor Fixing Conviction
• Tyson Foods, Pilgrim's, Others Want Antitrust Suit Axed
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• FTC Deceived Court On Pay-For-Delay Suit, Watson Says
• An Update On Merger Filings In China
• Walgreens Boots Cuts Rite Aid Offer, Delays Closing
• Trump Signs 'One In, Two Out' Order On Rulemaking
• MasterCard Scores In UK Court As Swipe Fee Suits Pile Up
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Objectors Blast Court For $225M Car Parts Antitrust Deal
• Accused ForceField Promoters Deny Roles In $131M Scam
• Ohlhausen's Notable Antitrust Dissents As FTC Commish
• $61M Ends Sanofi Vaccine Antitrust Dispute
• Chairman's Hasty Exit Threatens To Cripple FERC
• Shepherds Say They Deserve Chance To Amend Antitrust Suit
• More Boston Cabbies Claim Uber Operated In City Illegally
• NJ Justices To Hear Discovery Row In Horizon Plan Challenge
• Merger Rules Shouldn't Stifle Drug Development: Vestager
• Boxing Manager Wins Out Over Golden Boy's Antitrust Claims
• Apple Wants 9th Circ. Reboot Of IPhone App Antitrust Suit
• UnitedHealthcare Accuses Dallas Labs Of $100M Fraud
• Health Hires: Lewis Brisbois, DLA Piper, Proskauer, Epstein
• Jury Convicts 4 For Rigging $3.5M Bus Route Auction
• Major DOJ Antitrust Policy Shift On Immunity For Employees
• EU Court Chief Sees 'New Era' Of Speed For Antitrust Suits
• EU Watchdog May Give Antitrust Cooperators Bigger Fine Cuts
• 7th Circ. Kills 'Flimsy' Suit Alleging Rabobank Tying Scheme
• Mylan, Sandoz, Taro Hiked Drug Price 1,000%, Union Says
• 2nd Circ. Drills DOJ On Use Of Compelled Libor Testimony
• NY Judge Signs Off On Braskem's $632M Corruption Fine
• Sessions Says He Will Enforce FCPA, Review Health Mergers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Lionsgate, Temasek
• US Air Slams Sabre's New Trial Bid In $15M Antitrust Spat
• Cipro Buyers, Barr Reach $225M Deal In Pay-For-Delay Suit
• New Defendant Indicted In Alleged Army Bribery Scheme
• Aetna Merger Suit Defeat Caused $1.7B Loss: Shareholders
• Apple Sues Qualcomm In China For 1 Billion Yuan In IP Row
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• Lannett, Mylan Fixed Thyroid Drug Price, Suit Says
• Airlines Seek To Pare Down Discovery In Price-Fixing MDL
• Competition Group Of The Year: Wilson Sonsini
• Passengers Want Class Cert. Upheld In Bag-Fee MDL
• EU High Court Upholds $156M In Bathroom Part Cartel Fines
• What The Qualcomm Case Tells Us About FTC And FRAND
• WH Smith Settles With MasterCard On UK Swipe Fees Claim
• Antitrust Must Act Carefully On Innovation, UK Official Says
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Unsure About Merger Alert Reforms
• News Org Backs Challenge To FCC Ownership Rules
• Competition Group Of The Year: White & Case
• Automakers Must Disclose Settlements In Price-Fixing MDL
• Anthem Says Aetna-Humana Ruling Supports Its Merger Case
• Hitachi Pays $3.45M, NEC $2.5M In Battery Price-Fix MDL
• Trump Appoints Ohlhausen As Acting FTC Chair
• Libor MDL Dismissals Should Not Be Rehashed, Banks Say
• 5 Things To Know About New DOJ-FTC Int'l Antitrust Guide
• EU Conditionally Approves Abbott's $5.8B Purchase Of Alere
• BofA Can't Toss $100M Antitrust Suit Over Broker Services
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Restore JPMorgan Silver Futures Suits
• Qualcomm Hit With Shareholder Suit Over FTC, Apple Claims
• Pro-Competition Group Slams $34B CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Amazon Will Tweak E-Book Deals Over EU Antitrust Probe
• Ex-Atty Accused Of Kickbacks Dodges Prison For Evading IRS
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cravath
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Year Of Vanishing MDLs
• GOP Attys Push Pro-Biz Antitrust Reforms Under Trump
• House Dems Want Bipartisanship, Candor From New FCC
• Banks Look To Escape Indirect Purchasers' Forex Suit
• Brexit Ruling Opens Early Door For Market Access Demands
• Samsung, LG Say Anti-Poach Suit Uses Korean 'Stereotypes'
• Fla. Anesthesiologists Say FCA Suit Should Stand
• A New Meaning For FRAND In Korea's Qualcomm Sanctions
• FCPA Expectations Under President Trump
• A Return To Republican Antitrust Policies For Pharma
• UK Supreme Court Blocks Gov't On Brexit Trigger
• Endo Settles Pay-For-Delay Suit As FTC Renews Watson Case
• Mallinckrodt Hit With Securities Suit After $100M FTC Deal
• Aetna's ACA Vendetta Gets Called Out In Merger Ruling
• FCC Told To Help Tribal Lands In CenturyLink-Level 3 Deal
• Attys React To $37B Aetna-Humana Merger Ruling
• Appeal Of Aetna-Humana Merger Loss Would Face Long Odds
• Trump Freezes Federal Hiring, With Some Exceptions
• 10 Antitrust Trends And Developments To Watch This Year
• Qualcomm Shareholder Appeals Chancery Ax Of Antitrust Suit
• Panasonic, Others Bash Claims In Battery Price-Fixing MDL
• UK Antitrust Regulators Mulling Review Threshold Changes
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cohen Milstein
• Dwindling Size Of Euribor Rate Panel Worries Watchdog
• ICE Fights Antitrust Watchdog's 'Irrational' Sale Order
• Scouts Tell 2nd Circ. MLB Antitrust Exemption Doesn't Apply
• Justices Won't Hear Convictions Of NYC CityTime Fraudsters
• DOJ Wins Bid To Block $37B Aetna-Humana Merger
• 1st Circ. Affirms Narrow Scope Of Federal Criminal Statutes
• EU Warns UK Against Official Trade Talks Ahead Of Brexit
• Canada Sues HarperCollins, Settles With Others On E-Books
• Apple Sues Qualcomm Over Royalty 'Extortion,' $1B Withheld
• Mitsubishi To Pay $75M To End Direct Buyers' CRT Claims
• What We Know About Trump's Antitrust Take So Far
• Korean Ramen Buyers Win Class Cert. But Not Sanctions
• Investors, Banks Trade Shots In Libor Case
• EU Watchdog Can't Collect Interest On Glass Cartel Fines
• Road Narrows For Appeal In Landmark RBS Libor Swaps Case
• Morgan Stanley, UBS Must Provide ISDAfix Gov't Probe Docs
• Ex-NJ Atty Seeks Probation In Referral Kickback Case
• UK Banks Unfazed By Pending Supreme Court Brexit Decision
• UK Markets Watchdog Clarifies Confidentiality Rules
• Competition In Music Licensing — DOJ Has More To Do
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cleary Gottlieb
• Las Vegas Sands Shells Out $7M To End Criminal FCPA Probe
• Fla. AG Files Water Chemical Antitrust Suit In NJ
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• EU Agency Gives Conditional OK To Bomb Screeners' Merger
• Walgreens To Pay $50M To Settle Feds' Kickback Claims
• DOJ Narrows Paths To Immunity For Antitrust Crimes
• BioScrip Investors Try To Save Suit After Targeting New Board
• Kasowitz Snags Ex-Morgan Lewis White Collar Pro In LA
• Antitrust Probes End After Apple Shelves Audiobook Deal
• Small Pharmacies Lose Class Cert. In Caremark Antitrust Row
• FCC's Wheeler Touts Success Of E-Rate Program
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• The New IP Antitrust Licensing Guidelines' Silence On SEPs
• MasterCard Says Variety Kills Class Action Aims For £14B Suit
• UK Financial Crime Crackdown Hints At US-Style Prosecution
• 2017 Food And Beverage Industry Outlook: Part 2
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 4
• Yazaki Settles Car Parts Antitrust Claims For $212M
• Bio-Rad's Ex-GC Testifies CEO Resisted FCPA Investigation
• 5 Key Takeaways From The FTC's Qualcomm Patent Suit
• Newark Beats Taxi, Limo Cos. Suit Over Uber Agreement
• UK Watchdog Weighing MasterCard, VocaLink Deal Remedies
• Duke Energy To Pay To Resolve Feds' 'Gun-Jumping' Claims
• Merck Says K-Dur Buyers Can't Save Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Med Device Co. Pays $14M Over Accounting, FCPA Violations
• Del. Justices Kick Wal-Mart Investor Suit To Chancery
• Asset Swap Transactions In The Antitrust Crosshairs
• 3rd Circ. Rules Car Shippers Immune From Antitrust Suit
• Qualcomm Slapped With Antitrust Class Action After FTC Suit
• Mallinckrodt Inks $100M Antitrust Deal With FTC, States
• FERC Got Market Order Wrong, TransCanada Gas Unit Says
• Pay-To-Play Lessons From This Week's SEC Settlements
• CBS Presses FCC To Restore Ownership Cap Exception
• FTC Fines Investors For Missing Premerger Notifications
• Regulators Want Multiple Providers In UK Payments Market
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Consumers Fight For £14B MasterCard Antitrust Class Suit
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 3
• EU Officials See 'Very Difficult' UK Brexit Talks Ahead
• Bio-Rad Fired GC For FCPA Leak, Jury Told At Trial's Start
• Drug Cos. Aim To Force Market Discovery In Loestrin MDL
• Major Merger Probes Hit Record Delays In 2016, Report Finds
• FCC's Transparency Rules Go Into Effect For All Providers
• SEC Fines Pershing Square, Others For Pay-To-Play Violations
• Rolls-Royce Cops To Global Bribery Scheme, Pays $800M
• Law360's Pay-For-Delay Cheat Sheet For 2017
• Plans To Shake Up UK Retail Banks On Track, Agency Says
• Dental Supplies Co. Wants Out Of Price-Fixing Class Action
• Judge OKs Geico's Discovery Bid In Fraud Case
• Alleged International RE Bribe Con Man Denies NY Charges
• FTC Sues Qualcomm Over Standard-Essential Patent Licenses
• Justices Won't Hear Fla. Official's Bribery Appeal
• UK Officials Warn EU Against Punitive Brexit Deal
• No Anti-Competitive Intent, No Treble Damages: A Proposal
• The Implications Of Insureds' Illegal Conduct
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-O'Melveny Atty As Antitrust Head In Asia
• More Work Needed To Make Open Banking Successful, FCA Says
• Cuomo Taps Cravath Partner For Seat On NY High Court
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 2
• Supreme Court Rejects Banks' Appeal In Libor Rigging Suit
• British Gov't Seeks Clean Break From EU Single Market
• Airlines Tell 9th Circ. Gov't Price Regs Bar Antitrust MDL
• DOJ, FTC Update Int'l Antitrust Enforcement Guidelines
• Chile's SQM To Pay More Than $30M For FCPA Violations
• DOJ, FTC Refresh IP Antitrust Licensing Guidelines
• High Court Libor Appeal Tests Bedrock Of Rate-Fixing Suits
• Feds Tell Justices To Deny Ex-Dick's Atty's Forfeiture Appeal
• Actavis, Sandoz Rigged Anesthetic Cream Prices, Union Says
• Outgoing FTC Chief Leaves Tough Merger Review Legacy
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• Why Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Is Important In M&A
• Actavis, Sandoz Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Skin Drug
• Investors Say Forex Ruling Leaves Banks Luckless On Libor
• Prostitution Bribery Scheme Lands Navy Officer 30 Months
• The Outlook For Hart-Scott-Rodino Under President Trump
• UK Gov't Moves To Add Self-Policing To Financial Crime Laws
• FTC Chairwoman Ramirez To Step Down
• Zimmer Biomet To Pay $30M For Breaching FCPA Deal
• Sens. Reintroduce Bill Regulating Pay-For-Delay Deals
• HSBC Inks $45M Deal To Settle Euribor Investor Claims
• Ex-Citigroup Currency Trader Cops To Forex Manipulation
• 9th Circ. Revives Apple App Store Monopoly Suit
• French Phosphate Co. Can't Overturn €60M Price Fixing Fine
• Judge To Hear Arguments Over NCAA Sit-Out Transfer Rule
• A Record FCPA Year For Pharma
• Avago Fights 'Boilerplate' Antitrust Suit Over Tech Patents
• EU Enforcer Pushes Competition In Payment Systems Sector
• Mich. Hospital Wants Stricter Standard In Antitrust Row
• Ramen Buyers Also Cite ConAgra Ruling In Class Cert. Push
• Peugeot, Pilkington Resolve UK Auto Glass Cartel Suit
• Nexstar, Others Back Challenge To FCC's Drop Of UHF Break
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Antitrust Litigation Inches Up In Q4
• Novo Nordisk Accused Of Fixing Prices To Hide Sales Slump
• Shire Accused Of Cutting Pay-For-Delay Deal On ADHD Drug
• Amazon.ca To Pay CA$1M To Resolve Watchdog's Price Probe
• Homeowners' $7M Deal OK'd In Force-Placed Coverage Suit
• FCC Sparks GOP Outcry With 'Midnight' Report On Free Data
• Sen. Booker, Rep. John Lewis Blast Sessions AG Nomination
• BigLaw Attys, GCs Oppose Sessions As Attorney General
• FCC Extends Timeline For Reconsidering Ownership Rules
• Total Can't Duck FERC With SEC Judges Ruling, 5th Circ. Told
• FCC Approves $4.6 Billion Media General-Nexstar Merger
• Sanofi Accused Of Blocking Rival On Diabetes Drug
• Visa, MasterCard Get No Respite From Wave Of UK Fee Battles
• DOJ's Dodgers Info-Sharing Case Is Flimsy, DirecTV Says
• Consumer Orgs Ask 1st Circ. To Ax Momenta Antitrust Shield
• Top 3 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• US Faces Uphill Battle To Extradite UK FX Traders, Attys Say
• What To Expect From China's Anti-Monopoly Law This Year
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Homeowners Get More Time In PNC Lender Kickback Suit
• Sessions Defends Record In Bid For AG Before Senate Panel
• MLB Says Scouts' Pay-Suit Whiff Hurts Minor Leaguers' Case
• Polaris Gets Quick Win In Time-Barred Army Supplier Spat
• Feds Charge 4 In Foreign Bribery Plot To Sell $800M Complex
• 1st Circ. Won't Rethink Nexium Pay-For-Delay Decision
• ChemChina, Syngenta Offer EU Antitrust Fixes For $43B Deal
• 3 More Ex-Currency Traders Charged With Forex Rate Rigging
• Sabre Says Jury Lacked Proof For $15M US Airways Verdict
• Ex-Cadwalader Competition Team Joins Dechert In Brussels
• 2 More Energy Execs Cop Pleas In Venezuela Bribery Scheme
• EU Must Pay Up For Lengthy Cartel Appeal In Landmark Case
• Ex-NJ Pharma Execs Admit To Generic Drug Price-Fixing Plot
• Japanese Co. Wants Early Exit From Capacitor Antitrust MDL
• Future FCC Leadership Could Mean Big Changes For TCPA
• Wollmuth Maher Nabs Ex-Bernstein Liebhard Antitrust Pro
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Menendez Doc, Gov't Fight Limits On Evidence In Fraud Case
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Global Competition Law Developments To Watch In 2017
• Abbott, Alere Offer EU Antitrust Fixes For $5.8B Deal
• Mondelez Pays SEC $13M To End Indian Unit Bribery Probe
• Remaining Antitrust Claims Fail In Libor MDL, Banks Say
• US Raps China For Shortcomings In IP, Steel, Antitrust Policy
• Supreme Court Won't Block Wash. AG's CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• Top 8 ITC Developments Of 2016
• FCPA Predictions For 2017
• Canadian Antitrust Watchdog Ends 2-Year Apple IPhone Probe
• Kyorin To Settle Apotex Pinkeye Meds Product-Hopping Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Bracewell, Gibson, Baker
• 10th Circ. Says Doctor Must Arbitrate Antitrust Suit
• Paper Cos. Push Justices To Nix Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• Probe Delays Trial of Ex-Union Boss, Hedge Fund Founder
• Dentons Snags EU Antitrust Litigation Ace From Skadden
• Airline Fares Antitrust Row Wrongly Axed, Court Told
• Generic Drug Price-Fixing Suits Just Tip Of The Iceberg
• Ireland Sees Surge In UK Lawyer Enrollment After Brexit
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 2
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• AmEx Retains 2nd Circ. Win In DOJ Anti-Steering Suit
• Miami Aviation Director Sentenced To 7 Years For $5M Fraud
• Carfax Says AIG Unit Must Defend $50M Monopoly Dispute
• No Bail Mods For Ex-FIFA Exec Charged In Corruption Case
• Antitrust Exemption Repeal Resurfaces Amid ACA Battle
• Firm Wants 7th Circ. Revival Of Bankruptcy Software Fee Suit
• Global Cartel Fines Hit $6.7B With Push From EU: Report
• 'Serial Liar' Ex-Lobbyist Must Avoid Booze, Judge Says
• UK Competition Watchdog Taps 3 For Senior Roles
• Ex-Insys Execs Plead Not Guilty To Pain Pill Kickback Con
• Another Year Of Enforcement At FERC And CFTC
• Walgreens Banking On $17.2B Rite Aid Deal, CEO Says
• Mylan, Teva, Others Face Blood Pressure Drug Antitrust Suit
• Warner Chilcott Denied Sales Docs In Asacol Antitrust Suit
• Arbitrator Gets 6 Months For Malaysia Bribery Scheme
• Wis. Judge Won't Toss Tribal Bribery Conviction
• BCBS To Take Dismissal Loss In Antitrust MDL To 11th Circ.
• 10th Circ. Backs Atty Fees In Tycoon's Suit Against Gas Cos.
• The Duty To Supplement Expert Reports: Part 1
• United Case Highlights Achilles' Heel Of Fraud Prevention
• Ex-Barclays Currency Trader Cops To Forex Conspiracy
• Actavis, Mylan, Teva Rigged Cholesterol Drug Price, Suit Says
• CRT MDL Co-Counsel's Motion Slammed As Bid To 'Harass'
• Amneal Sees Key Suboxone Product-Hopping Claims Advance
• Judge Filets Price-Fixing Claims In Seafood MDL
• Judge Searches For Answers At Close Of Anthem-Cigna Trial
• Fallen Finance Whizzes Deny $2B NY Pension Bribery Plot
• Prudential Defeats ERISA Suit Over Revenue Sharing
• Total Says Ruling On SEC Judges Makes Case Against FERC
• Investors Target Allergan After DOJ Price-Fixing Probe
• Investors Ask Judge To Revisit Dismissals In Libor MDL
• Time To Reopen Some DOJ Antitrust Field Offices
• Japanese Co. To Pay $1.4M In Fuel Injector Price-Fixing Suit
• Trump Picks Sullivan & Cromwell Partner To Head SEC
• UK Competition Watchdog Probes MasterCard-VocaLink Deal
• GSK Vaccine Sales Exempt From Antitrust Law, 9th Circ. Says
• Odebrecht Says Plea Doesn't Affect Petrobras Bribery Suit
• Anthem Expert Faces Cold Bench At Merger Trial
• Visa, MasterCard Ask Justices To Revive $7B Antitrust Deal
• Google Opts Not To Argue Android Case At EU Watchdog
• 11th Circ. Nixes Procaps' Bid To Revive $255M Antitrust Suit
• Traffic Camera Co. Escapes Prosecution In Bribe Scandals
• EU Extends Deadline On $43B ChemChina-Syngenta Review
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• Libor Submissions Not Conspiracy, Banks Tell High Court
• Sign Group Wrongly Policed Facebook Chats: NLRB Judge
• 6 Cop To $2M Bribery Plot For Aircraft Service Contracts
• Fla. City Official The Latest Charged In Corruption Case
• La. Bound To Flonase Settlement, GSK Tells 3rd Circ.
• General Cable Pays $82M To Resolve DOJ, SEC Probes
• Aluminum Purchasers Appeal Antitrust Case To 2nd Circ.
• Boehringer, Sanofi Close Deal As FTC Orders Divestitures
• Korea Fines Qualcomm $854M For Strings-Attached Licensing
• Abbott To Wrap Up $25B St. Jude Buy With FTC's Approval
• FTC Wants Endo's Challenge To Its Litigation Power Nixed
• LSE Sells French Clearing Unit In Bid To Win Merger Approval
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Life Sciences Cases To Watch In 2017
• 5 Big UK Financial Services Cases To Watch In 2017
• Competition Cases To Watch In 2017
• Illinois Cases To Watch In 2017
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2017
• Merger Reviews To Watch In 2017