Competition Archive » January, 2020

Competition - January, 2020

259 articles

• Wolf Rifkin Adds To Litigation Team With West LA Partner
• Axon Fights FTC's Bid To Keep Merger Challenge In-House
• Dental Supplier Resends Arbitration Row To High Court
• Auto Glass Wholesaler's Boycott Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Telescope Co. Calls $5M Antitrust Fee Bid Args 'Red Herring'
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Tech Giants Tell DC Circ. Conservatives' $1.5B Suit Is Bunk
• Insurer Sued For $3.3M Over Miss. Prison Bribery Settlement
• Key FERC Developments To Watch In 2020
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• States Urge Justices To Take Up Challenge To FTC Authority
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• Blank Rome Snags V&E's White Collar Chair For DC Office
• Funds Say Allergan Wants '2nd Bite At Apple' Dismissal
• T-Mobile/Sprint Judge Rejects Input From Dish Spectrum Rival
• Feds, AbbVie Agree Drug Delay Case Belongs In 3rd Circ.
• Fracking Co. Atty DQ'd, Ordered To Testify In Patent Suit
• Bumble Bee's PE Owners Freed From Tuna Price-Fix MDL
• NJ Court Declines To Toss Sandoz Suit Over Blocked Generic
• US Merger Review Times Ticked Up In 2019
• DOJ Taking Closer Look At $26B Schwab-TD Ameritrade Deal
• DOJ Hammers On Sabre-Farelogix Merger Risk In Del. Trial
• Season Ticket Holder Takes Another Shot At Brooklyn Nets
• Aveanna Healthcare Drops $1.25B Rival Buy Amid FTC Probe
• Wabco Sells Off Steering Biz To Clear Way For $7B Sale
• Dem FCC Commissioner Urges Collecting More Diversity Data
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• Antitrust Enforcement Centers On Technology Industry
• EU High Court Glaxo Ruling Validates Pay-For-Delay Fines
• EU Fines NBC Universal €14.3M Over Merch License Deals
• FTC Shakes Up Health Care Mergers Division
• Black Knight Says Antitrust Suit Is Based On 'Lawful Conduct'
• Takeda Gets Go-Ahead To Appeal Actos Rulings At 2nd Circ.
• UK Watchdog Warns StubHub Legal Action Could Be Coming
• Music Publishers Beat Peloton's Antitrust Accusations
• DOJ Antitrust Alumnus Rejoins Brownstein Hyatt
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• State AGs Diss Pfizer's Effort To Flee Price-Fixing MDL
• Ex-Little Caesars Manager Drops 6th Circ. No-Poach Appeal
• New AAI Policy Exec Joins Amid Critical Moment For Antitrust
• European Parliament Ratifies UK's Jan. 31 Exit From EU
• Virgin Media Loses Appeal Against Watchdog's £7M Fine
• Orrick Partner Tapped For DOJ Antitrust Division Deputy Spot
• Two Plaintiffs Drop Wage Claims Against Chicken Processors
• Sinclair Paying $60M To End Fight Over Failed Tribune Merger
• Help Wanted: DOJ Seeks Attys, Paralegals For Tech Probe
• Lawmakers Push For MLB To Keep Minor League Intact
• Comcast Says Sports Network Using Discovery As Leverage
• UK Antitrust Arm Won't Tackle Brexit Caseload Until 2021
• Ex-JPMorgan Trader Can't Flip Forex Verdict, DOJ Says
• No Prison Time For Heir Locator In Market Splitting Case
• Chem Co. Strikes Deal To Win Canadian Merger Clearance
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• Cboe Wins Exit From VIX Manipulation Suit
• United Exec Brands Sabre-Farelogix Deal Antitrust 'Nightmare'
• FTC Can't Pause $625M Hydrogen Peroxide Deal
• DocuSign Hit With TM Suit By Rival SignEasy Over 'EasySign'
• Dish, 5G Dominate Briefs Staking Out Stands On Sprint Deal
• McCormick's $2.5M Deal In Slack-Fill Suit Gets Interim Nod
• Allergan Divests To Get FTC Greenlight For $63B AbbVie Deal
• Body Cam Case Could Align FTC-DOJ Merger Procedures
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• Pharma Cos. Push 9th Circ. To Pause Calif. Pay-For-Delay Law
• 'Pharma Bro' Accused Of Monopolizing Life-Saving Drug
• Hollywood Agents Say 'Packaging' Doesn't Hurt Writers Guild
• Stage Set For DOJ Antitrust Bout Over Sabre's Farelogix Deal
• Dish Spectrum Rival Seeks To Weigh In On Sprint Deal
• High Court Again Pauses Dental Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Sanofi, Mylan Spar Over Surescripts Ruling In EpiPen Fight
• UK Investigation Delays Takeaway.com's $8B Just Eat Deal
• Facebook Is Not An Illegal Monopoly
• 'Overbuilding' Pits Faster Web Speeds Against New Coverage
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• $5M SocGen Deal Puts Libor Investors Up To $187M
• FTC Says Lawsuit Can't Halt Body Cam Merger Review
• Ex-Cargo Exec Cops To Price-Fixing After 10 Years As Fugitive
• Gov't Scrutiny On Tap For Anheuser's $321M Craft Brew Deal
• Music Rights Group Fights Broadcaster Brief In Antitrust Row
• Auto Parts Makers Get EU, DOJ Nod For $7B Merger
• Chicago Dodges Uber's Bike-Share Contract Spat For Now
• Google Wants Media Ad Co.'s Monopolization Suit Deleted
• Textbook Publishers Accused Of Trying To Kill Resale Market
• Bumble Bee Foods Cleared For $926M Ch. 11 Sale To FCF Co.
• FTC-DOJ Vertical Merger Guide Aims To Boost Transparency
• EU Backs Appeals Court's Take On Antitrust Law In Fees Suit
• ECJ Adviser's Glaxo Opinion A Boost For Pay-For-Delay Fines
• Par Petroleum Wants Storage Cap Undone After Rival Closes
• Ex-Domino's Driver Asks 6th Circ. To Revive No-Poach Suit
• Reinsurers Object To Redo Of $150M PR Hurricane Dispute
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive LG, Samsung Anti-Poaching Suit
• Navigating Criminal Antitrust Inability-To-Pay Claims With DOJ
• Fender Hit With £4.5M Antitrust Fine For Blocking Discounts
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• Kraft Urges 7th Circ. To Decertify Class In Wheat Market Suit
• 3 Concerns If Your Witness Becomes Flippant At Deposition
• Michigan, Tesla Cut Deal Ending Direct Sale Suit
• Swipe-Fee Fight Turns To Antitrust Exemption At Top UK Court
• Theater Owners Fight DOJ's Bid To Nix Longtime Protections
• Dental Supplier Nears Deal In Part Of Antitrust Row
• NY Settlement Lets Goldman Sachs Exit La. Bond-Rigging Suit
• Crypto Co. Can't Have More Time To Serve Foreign Firms
• Cannabis Co. Accused Of Stealing Hemp-Drying Technology
• McKesson Beats Antitrust-Linked Derivative Suit, For Now
• PennyMac Says 'Monopolist' Software Co. Must Face Lawsuit
• Uber Dodges Defunct Rival's Predatory Tactics Suit For Now
• FTC's Antitrust Powers Under Indirect Attack
• Estimating Antitrust Impact, Damages Via Natural Experiments
• Sprint/T-Mobile Denial 'Problematic,' FCC Commish Warns
• ITC Decision Shows Importance Of Public Interest For Biotech
• Judge Questions Fees, Costs For Class Attys In Highmark Suit
• Drug Buyers Say Ranbaxy Can't Have '11th Bite' At Dismissal
• 3 Texas Hospital Systems Settle Nurses' Antitrust Claims
• Key Trends In Energy Antitrust Enforcement And Litigation
• Medical Device Co. Accused Of Upending $2B VA Contract
• Judge Sinks Chicken Of The Sea, Food Preparers' $6M Deal
• Visa, Mastercard Interchange Fee Battles Land At Top Court
• High Court ERISA Case Has States, Pharmacies On Edge
• Surescripts Can't Sink FTC's Monopoly Case
• Freight Rail Co. Says Partners Group Stole Biz Secrets
• Uber's Bid To End Monopoly Suit Faces Skeptical Judge
• Radio Group Pushes Split Market View In Music Rights Row
• UK's £106M Flybe Tax Break Could Be Illegal, Watchdog Says
• Travelers Needn't Defend KLA-Tencor In Patent Antitrust Row
• FTC Dings Hydrogen Peroxide Co.'s Canadian Divestiture Deal
• Litigating FRAND Rates After Fed. Circ. Ericsson Decision
• GE Settles Hospitals' Anesthesia Machine Monopoly Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• App Cos. Sue Facebook Over 'Brazen' Anti-Competitive Plot
• Turkey And Chicken Price Suits Can't Flock Together, Cos. Say
• DOJ Clears Optometry Org To Expand Purchasing Power
• Gilead Hit With Another Antitrust Suit Over HIV Drugs
• Tata Urges 7th Circ. To Toss $420M Trade Secrets Verdict
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• Qualcomm Seeks To Kill Investor Action Over FTC Case
• UK Moves To Disqualify Execs Over Construction Price-Fixing
• BA Owner Accuses Flybe Of Breaching EU State Aid Rules
• ResMed Settles FCA Suits Over Referral Fraud For $39.5M
• Sprint/T-Mobile Deal Will Lead To High Prices, Court Hears
• FTC Tells 3rd Circ. AbbVie Pay-For-Delay Case Axed Too Early
• AmEx Wins Arbitration, Dismissal For Anti-Steering Suit
• Broadcasters Blast DOJ Stance In Music Rights Case
• Juror Podcast, Queries Can't Upend Trader's Guilty Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Allows Reach Over Out-Of-State Parties In RICO Suit
• What's Changed And What's The Same In Final CFIUS Rules
• House Panel Eyes 4 Bills To Expand Media Diversity
• Global Cartel Enforcers Shift Attention To Local Conspiracies
• Final CFIUS Regs Ready New Era Of Inbound Deal Scrutiny
• Where The Fight Over FTC's Enforcement Authority Stands
• EU Greenlights UK Chemical Co.'s $824M Omnova Buy
• SocGen Reaches Settlement In Libor-Rigging Suit
• Comcast Looks To Squash Denver Network's Monopoly Suit
• Late Greek Bank Buyout Didn't Break Aid Rules, EU Says
• Ill. Regulators Warn Pot Stores About Deals With Growers
• CargoSprint Looks To Beat Rival's 'Tying' Scheme Claims
• Vertical Merger Guidelines Give Enforcers Plenty Of Leeway
• Justices Eyeing Dental Arbitration Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Attys Spar Over Fees From Antitrust Row At 7th Circ.
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Probes Textbook Publishers' Tie-Up
• Wash. Blasts DOJ For Undermining T-Mobile/Sprint Challenge
• SmileDirect Claims Calif. Dental Board Continuing Harassment
• Drug Pricing: What Happened In 2019, What To Watch In 2020
• Banks, Ex-Merrill Traders Seek Exit From Spoofing Case
• Exxon Mobil Hits 4 US Railway Giants With Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Facebook GC Approved To Monitor Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
• Germany Whops Pesticide Cartel With $172M In Fines
• Post Holdings Cereal Merger Toast Amid FTC Challenge
• Justices Skip Case Over 'Per Se' Rule In Antitrust Convictions
• Surescripts Says High Court Petitions Could Resolve FTC Row
• Meatpackers Push To Ditch Cattle Ranchers' Price-Fix Suit
• Turkey Buyers Want Same Judge As Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• The Biggest Changes In China's Draft Anti-Monopoly Law
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• T-Mobile/Sprint Tie-Up Judge Opens Door To Amicus Briefs
• Calif. Pay-For-Delay Ban Won't Be Paused Pending Appeal
• Feds Say Live Nation Bullied Venues After Ticketmaster Tie-Up
• DOJ Wants To Argue Against FTC In Qualcomm's Appeal
• Deal Makers Head To JP Morgan Conference In Bullish Mood
• FERC On Legal Limb With State Clean Energy Subsidy Order
• Body Cam Co. Wants FTC Merger Case Forced Into Court
• FTC, DOJ Release Long-Awaited Vertical Merger Guidelines
• 'Polite F-U' Email Stays In States' Drug Price-Fixing Case
• H&R Block Looks To End Last Remaining No-Poach Suit
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• EU Clears $63B AbbVie-Allergan Deal With Drug Sale
• New Injunction Policy Boosts Power Of Essential Patents
• Nevada Pot License Suit Tabled Ahead Of State Court Trial
• Commissioner Wants FTC Clampdown On Noncompetes
• Swim League Says Org Can't Block New Antitrust Suit
• Ex-McDonald's Worker Says Franchise Isn't A Single Brand
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• T-Mobile/Sprint Deal Marches On Over States' Objections
• 7 Ethics Tips For Lawyers' Pretrial Social Media Use
• Brexit Withdrawal Bill Eases Through Final Commons Vote
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• Antitrust Lawmaker Queries DOJ On Politics' Role In Mergers
• Drug Buyers 'Astounded' As Celgene Axes $55M Antitrust Deal
• Door Buyers Slam Manufacturers' Bid To Limit Price-Fix Suit
• Wholesaler Backs High Court Challenge To Conn. Liquor Law
• Barclays Says Suit Can't Tie It To US Or Bond Price-Fixing
• 5th Circ. Won't Halt Dental Supply Case For High Court Review
• FCC Member Says Agency, Commerce Split On Security Rules
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Full UK Trade Deal Not Possible By Year's End, EU Says
• FTC Nearing Decision On Facebook Antitrust Probe
• WGA Can't Duck Agencies' Antitrust Suit Over Packaging Fees
• Capacitor Buyers Seek OK For $63M Deal With Kemet, Shizuki
• Federal Investigators Can Intervene In Perrigo Takeover Row
• ABA Group Calls Out FTC Foreign Merger Reporting Tweaks
• 9th Circ. Tells Athletes, NCAA To Detail Calif. Pay Law's Impact
• Dental Supply Co. Making Last Arbitration Push Ahead Of Trial
• DOJ Backs 11th Circ. Challenge To Fla. Blue Cross Rules
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• AndroGel Antitrust Case Won't Get Moved To Georgia
• Tribune Investors Can't Pursue Suit Over Failed Sinclair Deal
• FERC Sues Vitol, Trader To Collect On Nearly $4M In Penalties
• The Real Danger Of Outsourced Government Investigations
• International Paper Hits 4 Railway Cos. With Price-Fixing Suit
• Pfizer Unit's Alleged Drug Supply Cuts Aren't Anticompetitive
• Top LA Eateries Win Decertification In Price-Hike Suit
• Retailers To Ask 3rd Circ. To Undo Loss In Egg Price-Fix Trial
• No Lawyer, No Case To Challenge Schwab-TD Ameritrade Deal
• DOJ Ends Uber Foreign Bribery Probe With No Charges
• US Soccer Wants Promoter's Antitrust Suit Kicked To Arbiters
• Allergan To Pay $300M To End Birth Control Antitrust Case
• 4 Simple Rules For Witness Note Taking
• China Tees Up New Antitrust Rules For Online Companies
• Jimmy John's Workers Push For Class Cert. In No-Poach Suit
• Winn-Dixie Settles Price-Fixing Suit Against Dairy Producers
• Apple Wants IPad Sales Data Sealed In Qualcomm-FTC Fight
• Gov't Policy Statement On SEP Remedies Should Be Cabined
• Kraft Investors Get Class Cert. In Wheat Market Rigging Suit
• Software Provider Seeks Ax Of Loan Servicer's Antitrust Suit
• Body Cam Maker Slams FTC With Constitutional Challenge
• HP Secures $438M In Disk Drive Price-Fixing Case
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Telescope Maker Looking To Slash $13M From Antitrust Loss
• Skydiving Co. Wants Do-Over For Groupon Antitrust Claims
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Banks Deny Trading Benefit In UK Forex Rigging Suit
• Illumina, PacBio Call Off $1.2B Merger Amid FTC Probe
• NY AG Cuts Deal Over Opioid Overdose Nasal Spray Device
• Chancery Tosses Challenge To $1B Essendant-Staples Merger
• Rival Auto Fluid Co. Must Have Financial Docs Monitored
• Music Rights Group Cheers DOJ Intervention In Antitrust Row
• Soccer Gear Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Nike's Antitrust Win
• Ranbaxy Wants 1st Circ. To Settle Generics Antitrust Question
• Maine's Piecemeal Cable TV Law Blocked For Now
• Anadarko Says Permits Block Wyo. Landowners' Antitrust Suit
• California Pay-For-Delay Ban Headed To 9th Circ.
• 'Confidentiality Ring' Allowed In Forex Rigging Dispute
• A Look At Tech M&A In 2019 And What Lies Ahead
• California Cases To Watch In 2020
• Shifting Regulatory Market Clouds US Deal Certainty In 2020
• Major Antitrust Developments To Watch In 2020
• The Most Closely Watched Merger Reviews Of 2020
• Sports & Betting Cases To Watch In 2020
• 5 Things To Watch In Litigation Finance This Year