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Competition - March, 2019

301 articles

• Impax Payment Was Meant To Dodge Competition, FTC Says
• Mylan Gets Some Parts Of Investors' EpiPen Suit Trimmed
• FTC, DOJ May Team Up On Vertical Merger Guidelines
• Oaktree Says It Didn't Have Insider Info In Tribune Trade
• Dump Health Care 'Need' Certifying Law, FTC Urges Alaska
• What M&A Attys Must Know About New EU Investment Rules
• $448M Win In AbbVie Case Not Enough, FTC Tells 3rd Circ.
• Sen. Brown Wants More Info On $66B BB&T-SunTrust Tie-Up
• DOJ Deputy Says Antitrust Leniency Program 'Alive And Well'
• 3 Things To Expect After NCAA Student-Athlete Pay Decision
• Lawmakers Reject UK Gov't Brexit Deal For 3rd Time
• Ex-MoFo Partner Withdraws Nomination For DOJ's No. 3 Post
• FTC's Wilson Warns Against Platform To Break Up Tech Cos.
• Apple Fights Qualcomm's First-Draw Bid In Jury Showdown
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Accusing Alliant Of Worker Raid
• DOJ's No-Poach Stance 'Somewhat Surprised' State Enforcers
• New Data May Lead To Closer Scrutiny of Hospitals' Deals
• Aussie Watchdog Approves Knauf's $7B USG Deal With Fixes
• 5 Key Moments From The SFO's Euribor-Rigging Retrial
• Brexit Risk-Disclosure Considerations For US Reporting Cos.
• A Potential Antitrust Pitfall For Amateur Sports Organizations
• UK Gov't Prepares Last-Ditch Push For May's Brexit Deal
• 2nd Ex-Barclays Trader Guilty In Euribor-Rigging Retrial
• Whirlpool Suit Over Nidec's Antitrust Obligations Gets Axed
• DOJ Says Merger Review Reforms Are On Track
• 'Groundbreaking' AbbVie Suits Test Bold Anti-Generic Tactics
• 5th Circ. Won't Make Becton Pay Out Profits Over False Ads
• IPic Tells Texas Panel To Revive AMC Antitrust Suit
• China's Antitrust Chief Vows Open Market, Rule Of Law
• DOJ Deputies Warn Of Coming Antitrust Cases
• Banks Accused Of Rigging Fannie, Freddie Bond Prices
• What We Heard At The FTC Hearings: Day 17
• NCAA Student-Athletes Seek $45M In Atty Fees After Pay Win
• Legislative Fix For Post-Libor Issues Seems Improbable
• Bill Against Forced Arbitration Is A Step In The Right Direction
• EU Insurers Accuse India, Brazil, Indonesia Of Protectionism
• Tusk Tells EU Lawmakers To Be Open To Long Brexit Delay
• Schwab Gets Claims Trimmed Again In Libor Case
• Allergan Gets Shire's Dry-Eye Drug Antitrust Suit Dropped
• Cephalon, Mylan, Ranbaxy Ink Combined $65.8M Provigil Deal
• Apple Says Qualcomm Can't Block 'No-Snitch' Deal Mentions
• USPTO Mulls Clarifying Stance On Standard-Essential Patents
• FTC Extends Scrutiny Of Bristol-Myers' $74B Celgene Buy
• FTC To Probe Broadband Providers' Privacy Practices
• AT&T-Time Warner's Mid-Merge Tactic Still Haunts DOJ
• Motorola Says Chinese Competitor Can't Prove Antitrust Case
• FTC's New Tech Task Force Is A Warning To Industry
• 10 Major Banks Conspired To Fix Bond Rates, Baltimore Says
• Walgreens, Kroger Cut From J&J's Remicade Antitrust Fight
• Attys Seek $34.7M For Securing Deal In Euribor-Rigging Case
• Feds Fire Back At KBR's 'Frivolous' Sanctions Bid
• And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Denial
• Ex-Barclays Trader Convicted In Euribor-Rigging Retrial
• Open-Source Software Raises Unique Antitrust Questions
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Block Apple's 'No-Snitch' Deal From Antitrust Trial: Qualcomm
• EU Investigating Impact Of Novelis' $2.6B Aluminum Co. Deal
• EU Fines Nike €12.5M Over Sports Club License Deals
• DePuy Alleges Rival Induced Workers To Break Contracts
• NCAA Calls Foul On Courts 'Micromanaging' Its Athlete Rules
• Berkshire Construction Biz Hit With Insulation Monopoly Suit
• Justices Pass On $371M Antitrust Suit Against Time, Hearst
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Wants 'Duplicitous' Forex Case Dropped
• Ex-Bloomberg Exec Says Mix-Up Led To Bid-Rig Suit Delay
• MPs Take Control Of Brexit Process To Snap Stalemate
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• Objections To Airline Collusion Deal Premature, Judge Says
• Vehicle AC Buyers Defend Mitsubishi Price-Fix Suit
• Qualcomm, Apple ITC Fight Could Revive 'Public Interest'
• Lamictal Antitrust Class Action Paused For Certification Fight
• Lockton Unit Sues Alliant In Chancery For Poaching Workers
• Perdue Coached Witness In Poultry Price-Fix Suit, Buyers Say
• FTC Resumes Admin. Case Against La. Appraisers Board
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Grocers Say Regulators' Remedy For Tie-Up Is 'Impossible'
• Collective Redress In The EU: Past, Present And Future
• EU Clears $6.4B Marsh-JLT Merger With Antitrust Fixes
• Credit Card Swipe Fee Suits Move To UK's Competition Court
• Qualcomm Can Seek Claim Apple Forfeited FRAND Rights
• In Latest EU Fine, Signs Of Google's Next Sanction
• Watchdog Asks DOT To Publicize Info On Airline Immunities
• Hotel Chains Have To Face Search-Engine Antitrust Suit
• EU Offers UK Limited Delay To Stave Off A No-Deal Brexit
• 1st Circ. Loss Dooms New Asacol Buyer Class, Allergan Says
• S. Korean Watchdog Trims Qualcomm Rebates Fine
• EU Issues New Rules For Screening Foreign Investments
• Chicken Of The Sea, Target Reach Deal Over Tuna Price-Fixing
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• EU Clears Spirit Aero's $650M Asco Deal After Fixes
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• Health Care IP Key To Cutting Costs: FTC Member
• Sara Lee's $14.5M Price-Fix Deal With Distributors Nears OK
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• S. Korean Oil Cos. To Pay $126M For Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Nexstar Sells 19 Stations For $1.32B To Satisfy Regulators
• AT&T-Time Warner Trial Sets Poor Example, Delrahim Says
• Qualcomm Can't Block Antitrust Troubles From Trial: Apple
• Size Doesn't Matter For Old Mergers, FTC Chair Says
• FTC Has Its Eyes On Lying Advertisers, Chairman Says
• Kaspersky Files Antitrust Complaint Against Apple In Russia
• NCAA Can't Strike Parts Of Athletes' Closing Argument In MDL
• How Per Se Rule Will Die In Criminal Antitrust Cases
• FCC's Carr Says Dereg Would Boost Local Broadband Options
• Retailers Hit Visa With Another UK Swipe Fees Suit
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Europe Hits Google With $1.7B Fine For Ad Practices
• Google's Browser Poll Of Android Users Meant To Assuage EU
• BCBS Providers Cite Anthem Contradictions In Del. Trial
• La. Appraisers Board Says 5th Circ. Got FTC Case Wrong
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Europe Launches Online Cartel Whistleblowing Tool
• Attorneys Earn Judge's Ire, $4.3M Fees In Drywall MDL
• Cravath Steers Ineos' $700M Titanium Dioxide Biz Buy
• Pa. Treasurer Says Banks Fixed Freddie, Fannie Bond Prices
• Drone Co.'s Antitrust Counterclaims Crash In Patent Suit
• Banks Fight Credit Union Agency's Bid To Exit Libor Suits
• Fast-Food Chains Settle In DOJ, Wash. AG No-Poach Battle
• Top House Antitrust Dem Calls For Facebook Probe
• Nexstar-Tribune Will Make 'Broadcast Colossus,' FCC Told
• 4 Key Issues In Rent-A-Center Case And A $127M Question
• UK's May Will Ask EU For Brexit Delay After Key Vote Blocked
• US Antitrust Law Supports An FTC Win Against Qualcomm
• EU's Reproach Of Italian Bank Aid Quashed By Court
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• AbbVie Faces 1st Antitrust Suit Over Humira 'Patent Thicket'
• Qualcomm Can't Shake Investor Suit Over Licensing Battles
• Qualcomm, Others Back DOJ Nixing Of Obama Patent Policy
• Hospitals Agree To Settle Antitrust Suit With Washington AG
• Rate-Swap Antitrust MDL Claims Can't Pre-Date Dodd-Frank
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• Golf Co. Won't Get Mulligan In Suit Over Ball-Tracking Tech
• Don't DQ Quinn Emanuel In Uber Case, Defunct Rival Says
• 3rd Circ. To Hear Class Cert. Appeal In Lamictal Case
• Fla. Oncologists Hit Cancer Centers With Antitrust Suit
• If There, Then Here: How Gov't Probes Help Antitrust Plaintiffs
• Justices Won't Take Up Multicity Airfare Price-Fixing Case
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• Sinclair License Reckoning Still On Horizon, FCC Dems Say
• Card Shuffler Maker Dealt Another $100M Antitrust Suit
• StarKist Settles Tuna Price-Fixing Claims With Kroger, Others
• Food Packaging Co. Urges 8th Circ. To Unblur Antitrust Claims
• Jimmy John's Cites DOJ's No-Poach Ammo In Dismissal Bid
• Bipartisan Bill Eyes Drug Imports To Boost Competition
• American Airlines Merger Aided Competition, Economist Says
• Apple Says Spotify Is Asking For A Free Ride
• Feds Want $1M Fine For Media Co. In Soccer Scandal To Stick
• Fla. Security Cos.' No-Poach Deals Stifle Wages, Suit Claims
• Objector Tries Again To Undo $5M Fees In Disk-Drive MDL
• LegalForce Sues Freelance Network Over Fee Splitting
• Bar Prep Co. Drops Several Law Schools From Antitrust Suit
• Ambulance Co. Wants Out Of Rival's VA Contract Antitrust Suit
• Qualcomm Wins $31M From Apple In Smartphone Patent Trial
• Debating DOJ And Wash. Attorney General No-Poach Briefs
• US Breaks Ground In Opposing S. Korean Antitrust Rules
• What M&A Attys Must Know About New FTC Tech Task Force
• Apple Didn't Break Qualcomm 'No-Snitch' Deal, Judge Says
• Express Scripts Beats Latest Pharmacy Patient Poaching Suit
• All 9 Banks Beat Canadian Rate-Rigging Suit
• Conservatives' $1.5B Censorship Suit Against Tech Cos. Nixed
• Constantine Cannon Lures Antitrust Pro From Dechert
• Merck Antitrust Scheme Didn't Work, UK Says, Ending Probe
• UPMC Asks Ala. Court To Let Other 'Blues' Replace Highmark
• Monsanto Uproots Farmers' Dicamba MDL Antitrust Claims
• Richmond Claims Immunity From VA Contractor Antitrust Suit
• March Madness: The NCAA's Tax Exemption
• Chancery OKs Rent-A-Center Walkaway From $1.4B Merger
• Fed. Circ. Ends Ping-Pong With 5th Circ. On IP Antitrust Suit
• Coachella Escapes Rival's Antitrust Suit For Second Time
• UK Parliament Votes For 3-Month Brexit Delay
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• Considering The 'Indirect Purchaser' Rule's Potential Demise
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• EU's Tusk Opens Door To Long Brexit Delay If Needed By UK
• Litigation Worries Loom As House Mulls Drug-Pricing Bills
• Chemical Cos. Can't Dodge Water Treatment Price-Fix Suits
• Whirlpool Can't 'Micromanage' $1B Deal Approval, Nidec Says
• EU High Court Says German Co. Can't See State Aid Docs
• Allergan Says It Needs Takeda Docs To Fend Off NJ Suit
• MPs Rule Out No-Deal Brexit Too Late For Corporate Britain
• Why Unwinding Facebook's Messaging Mergers Is A Tall Order
• UK Panel Says Digital Platforms Need New Rules
• High Court May Need To Resolve Liquor Law Antitrust Split
• Spotify Tells EU Antitrust Watchdog Apple Isn't Playing Fair
• Parliament Votes Against No-Deal Brexit, Eyes Postponement
• Barclays Slams Municipalities' Libor-Linked Loans Suit
• Law360's Competition Editorial Advisory Board
• A Warning On No-Hire And Nonsolicitation Clauses In Pa.
• Feinstein Says Fed. Privacy Law Can't Be Weaker Than Calif.'s
• 4 More Fast-Food Chains Vow To End No-Poach Agreements
• House Dems Hammer T-Mobile CEO Over Trump Hotel Stays
• College Players Fall Short With Shot To End NCAA Pay Rules
• KBR Slams Feds For Withholding Grand Jury Docs In FCA Suit
• News Corp. Urges Australian Watchdog To Break Up Google
• American Airlines CEO Defends 2013 Merger At Ch. 11 Trial
• Wash. AG Says State No-Poach Claims Follow 'Different Path'
• League Demands US Soccer Turn In Division Talk Transcripts
• Whirlpool Says Nidec's EC Foot-Dragging Threatens $1B Deal
• Apple, Qualcomm Spar Over What Antitrust Jury Will Decide
• Wolters Kluwer Slams Medical Journal Antitrust Suit
• Ex-NFL Agent Takes Antitrust Suit Against League To 1st Circ.
• UK Lawmakers Reject Brexit Deal, Stoking Fears Of Chaos
• Ex-Barclays Trader Blames Peers As Euribor Trial Wraps
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Qualcomm, Apple Ask Judge To Pick When To Seal Trial Docs
• Travel Agents Slam American Airlines Merger At Ch. 11 Trial
• Travel Co. Defends Antitrust Suit Against Hotel Chains
• Ex-FTC Competition Deputy Director Headed To Akin Gump
• Cox Auto Can't Shield Boss From Deposition, Court Told
• Asacol 3rd-Party Payors Want Another Shot At Class Cert.
• Ticketmaster Nears Win In Bid To Arbitrate Scalping Row
• Canada Updates Abuse Of Dominance Guidelines
• Chancery Says $127M Rent-A-Center Breakup Fee 'Unlikely'
• Verizon's Roaming Fees Aren't Excessive, FCC Tells DC Circ.
• Educational Spectrum Auction Could Foil 5G Plans: Sprint
• Antitrust Merger Remedies Should Address Potential Ills
• FTC Revising Compliance Reporting Standards
• Germany's Facebook Decision Likely Won't Be Influential
• NCAA Can't Cap Student Athletes' Education-Related Pay
• Wash. AG Picks Fight With DOJ Over No-Poach Agreements
• Warren Unveils Plan To Break Up Facebook, Google, Amazon
• Sprint 'Misconduct' Claim Fair Game In VoP Patent Cases
• Dems Ask DOJ If Trump Pressured AT&T-Time Warner Review
• Comcast Installers' Antitrust Claims Plausible, 3rd Circ. Told
• Labaton Sucharow Sues Robins Kaplan For $2M In Fees
• Sprint, T-Mobile Try To Sweeten Merger Pitch Amid Opposition
• Investors Seek Class Cert. In Rate-Swap Antitrust MDL
• Qualcomm Can't Add Deadline Ahead Of Apple Antitrust Trial
• Uber, Lyft Dodge NM Cab Co.'s Unfair Competition Suit
• Shuffle Tech Antitrust Suit Funder Says He's Owed Over $1M
• Blue Cross Pondered $10B Fee On Anthem-Cigna Merger
• Bill Fighting Pharma Delay Tactics Wins Bipartisan Backing
• Fast-Food No-Poach Deals May Be Beneficial, DOJ Says
• DOJ Says Duke Must Face No-Poach Case, Easier Standard
• New Miami FBI Corruption Unit Sets Sights On Latin America
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Samsung Beats Panasonic's Sanctions Bid For $8M In Fees
• FCC Eyes Expanding Radio Incubator Program To TV Industry
• Ramen Buyers Agree To Swallow Noodle Makers' Antitrust Win
• Company Bringing Libor Suit 'Does Not Exist,' UBS Says
• EU Investigating Luxembourg's Tax Deal With Finnish Co.
• Ex-Barclays Trader Calls SFO's Euribor-Rig Case Half-Baked
• Cigna Rejects Anthem Secret Plot Claim In $54B Merger Trial
• BofA, JPMorgan, Others Conspired To Rig Bond Prices: Suit
• Higher Coke Prices In Theaters Is Legal, Indian Agency Says
• Door Makers Lose Battle To Take Price-Fix Suit Out Of Va.
• Facebook Expanding Encrypted, Temporary Chats: Zuckerberg
• Qualcomm Says Apple Dragging Heels Ahead Of Trial
• Winn-Dixie Asks Court Not To Kill Mushroom Price-Fix Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Telecom's NY Antitrust Suit Against Rival Sent To Texas
• CORRECTED: Novartis Wants Janssen Barred From Disparaging Rival Drug
• FTC Task Force May Lead To Wider Enforcement In Tech
• Credit Union Regulator Wants Out Of $590M In Libor Deals
• Anthem Says Cigna Used Stealth PR In $54B Merger Fight
• Trump Taps Ex-MoFo, Jenner Partner For DOJ's No. 3 Post
• Sens. Worry Antitrust Consumer Welfare Rule Is Outdated
• ALJ Finds Sinclair Honesty With FCC 'Academic,' For Now
• Micron Investor Accuses Chipmaker, Execs Of Price-Fixing
• Wash. AG Moves To Defend Easier No-Poach Legal Standard
• Investors Accuse BofA, RBS Of Eurozone Bond Price-Fixing
• Hospital Won't Face Damages Bid In Anti-Steering Case
• T-Mobile Price Pact Akin To Rate Regulation, Expert Says
• Groupon Controls Nev. Skydiving Cos., Antitrust Suit Claims
• House Panel Picks Amazon Critic As Antitrust Counsel
• JLT, Marsh To Sell Aerospace Biz To Get $6.4B Deal Past EU
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• EU Hits Car-Part Makers With €368M Price-Fixing Fine
• Full 11th Circ. Tosses Body Shop Claims Against Insurers
• Anthem Alleges Secret Wachtell Role In Failed Cigna Merger
• FINA Looks To Sink Swimming League Antitrust Suits
• Bulgarian Energy Co. Appealing €77M In EU Antitrust Fines
• Kasowitz Lands Top Antitrust Atty From Weil
• Criminal Cartel Cases Languish As UK Plays Hot Potato
• Axinn Hires Ex-Manatt Phelps Competition Pro For NY Office
• Remember Puerto Rico In Sprint-T-Mobile Merger, FCC Told
• City Leader Org Joins Coalition Against T-Mobile-Sprint Deal
• UK Antitrust Agency Floats No-Deal Brexit Subsidies Guide
• Brazil Watchdog Fines Cartel $7.2M In LCD Monitor Scheme
• Traders Abused Barclays' Euribor Role To Rig Rate, SFO Says
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Mass. High Court Overturns Fine For Bar That Took Kickbacks
• Novartis Slaps J&J Unit With Psoriasis Drug False Ad Suit
• Anthem Rips Cigna CEO In Chancery Over $54B Merger Bust
• Zillow Beats Suit Alleging Collusion With Brokers, For Now
• DiCello Levitt Expands To NY With Veteran Trial Atty At Helm
• Hotel's Class Cert. 'Premature' In Highmark Antitrust Suit
• Eli Lilly Subsidiary Must Face Chicken Price-Fixing Row
• DOJ's Heir-Tracking Case Shows Fight For Clear Standard
• Objector To $300M Forex Fee Award Must Post Appeal Bond
• Ex-AmTrust Investor Seeks EU Antitrust Probe Of $2.95B Deal
• H&R Block Says Arbitration Clause Voids 'No-Poach' Suits
• Uber, Boston Taxi Cos. Duel Over Unfair Competition Suits
• La. Appraisers Board Can't Challenge FTC Case Yet: 5th Circ.
• Claims Of Monopolizing College Vetting Market Settled
• DOJ Clears Thales' $5.6B Gemalto Deal With Conditions
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• CMA Fines Construction Cos. £7M For Price-Rigging