Competition Archive » August, 2020

Competition - August, 2020

255 articles

• Bio-Rad Gets 10X Genomics' Antitrust Claims Trimmed
• AbbVie Points 3rd Circ. To School Board Ruling In FTC Case
• CFTC Reinstates Swap Exchange Embroiled In Big Bank Suit
• Cboe Asks 7th Circ. Not To Revive VIX Manipulation Claims
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• Judges Mull Whether Word 'Random' Kills Bayer Patent Win
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• AMC Allowed To Buy Back Theaters From Failing Rival
• Ryanair Opposes €1.2B Virus Aid For Portuguese Airline
• Russia Orders Apple To Make App Store Changes
• German Facebook Antitrust Ruling Should Prompt FTC Action
• Cigna, Anthem Can't Get Damages Over Failed $54B Merger
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Biz 'Relies On Arb Clauses,' Justices Told In Dental Row
• Judge Says CRT Buyers Can't Ax $500M Deal In Price-Fix MDL
• Data Co.'s Claims Trimmed From Hard Disk Price-Fixing MDL
• AMC Wants To Buy Back Theaters From Failing Rival
• Ill. Flooring Contractor To Pay $1.4M For Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Banks Get Benchmark-Rigging Claims Dismissed As 'Foreign'
• Economics Of Pandemic Price-Gouging Class Certification
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Simpson, Skadden
• Ex-Citi Trader's Employment Fight To Feature In Forex Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fed. Prosecutor Named For Pa. Court Seat Is Worth $18M
• Pa. Avoiding Discovery In Price-Fixing Case, Drugmakers Say
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Poland's Watchdog Reviewing Tesco's $240M Store Sale
• Skadden, Simpson Help Create $5.5B Building Materials Biz
• 2 Firms Build Emerson's $1.6B Deal For Energy Services Co.
• No 'De Facto' Antitrust Immunity For Rail Giants, DOJ Says
• Lantus Buyers Demand Info On More Sanofi Injector Patents
• Ball In Congress' Court As States Tackle NCAA Athlete Pay
• Tribe Rips Rival's Casino 'Near-Monopoly' Before 9th Circ.
• Minn. Pushes Back On Drug Cos.' Bid To Kill Insulin RICO Suit
• UK Watchdog Flags £178M Construction Material Deal
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• Uber Tells 1st Circ. It Had Boston's Blessing To Launch
• Latham, Paul Weiss Help Form $2.5B Metal 3D Printing Co.
• English Courts Can Set Global SEPs Rates, Top Court Rules
• Teva Is 7th Drug Co. Charged In DOJ Price-Fixing Probe
• Railroads Can't Kill Bevy Of Shippers' Price-Fixing Claims
• Epic Can't #FreeFortnite But It Can Save Apple App Tool
• Texas Chain Spec's Saves Suit Over $713M Liquor Board Fine
• Trade Orgs Linked To Dairy Co-Op Can't Be Friends Of Court
• FTC Lets $400M Gas Station Deal Proceed, With Conditions
• Commercial Customers Say ComEd's Bribery Violated RICO
• Invisalign Maker Says Qualcomm Ruling Supports Escape Bid
• Semiconductor Cos. Restart FTC Clock For $21B Tie-Up
• Caulking Co. Declared Liable For False 'Made In USA' Label
• Chinese Co. Violated US Rival's Drone Patent, ITC Says
• NCAA Athletes Drop Lingering Suit After Education Pay Ruling
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Apple Offers S. Korea $84M Fund To End Antitrust Probe
• German FRAND Decision May Shape Global SEP Landscape
• When Wind And Solar Deals Require Premerger Reporting
• Key Takeaways From The 9th Circ.'s Qualcomm Ruling
• Burger King Workers' No-Poach Suit Rejected As 'Futile'
• Qualcomm Says Its 9th Circ. FTC Case Win Nixes Investor Suit
• Fortnite Ban May Stay But Judge Rips Apple's Dev Tool Threat
• Court Looks To Streamline Dispute Between IQVIA And Veeva
• Dr. Reddy's Can Add Antitrust Allegations In Suboxone Row
• FTC Must Push 9th Circ. For Qualcomm Rehearing, Cos. Say
• Judge Unravels Bosch's Partial Win In Brake Parts IP Fight
• Pa. Hospital Chain Denies Discovery Abuse In Merger Dispute
• Biz Group Urges High Court To Tackle Texas Booze Law Fight
• 2 Legal Teams Vie To Lead JPMorgan Chase Spoofing Action
• FTC's Acting Competition Deputy Steps Into Role Full-Time
• Zetia Buyers Granted Cert. Despite Small Class Size
• Don't Let Tuna Cos. Off Hook In Class Suit, 9th Circ. Urged
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• Atty-Client Privilege Doesn't Shield CSX Docs Sought By Rival
• Visa Gets OK For $5.3B Fintech Takeover From UK Watchdog
• Apple Calls Fortnite App Store Ban 'Self-Inflicted Wound'
• Hyatt Says TravelPass Trying To Block Key Antitrust Evidence
• A 40-Year-Old Law, 4 Rail Giants & 1 Big Antitrust Question
• US Should Not Confiscate Gilead's Remdesivir Patent
• Dental Distributor Says Antitrust Fight Must Be Arbitrated
• DOJ Wants Trustee To Oversee Arbitrated Merger Deal
• Berger Montague Drops Bankrupt Client In Lipitor Case
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Alcon Claims Lens.com Led It On 'Antitrust Wild Goose Chase'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Brexit Trade Deal Now 'Seems Unlikely,' EU's Barnier Warns
• Zuckerberg Questioned By FTC In Facebook Antitrust Inquiry
• DOJ Aims To Bolster Antitrust Enforcement With New Teams
• LinkedIn Rips Rival's 'Gerrymandered' Market In Antitrust Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Oracle's Software IP Suit Against HP
• Judge Urges Mediation In Inventory Co.'s Trade Secret Fight
• Shkreli's Prison Comms Get Partial Protection From FTC
• 'Artful Pleading' Can't Save Surescripts Antitrust Suit
• UnitedHealth Beats NY Plastic Surgeon's ERISA, Antitrust Suit
• Berger Montague Slams 'Hypothetical' Pa. Malpractice Claims
• Broadcasters Again Ask Justices To Review Ownership Rules
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Consultant Says Express Scripts 'Fabricating' Subpoena Fight
• NY Dentists Oppose JPML Transfer Of Delta Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Ruling Seen As Gutting FCC's Merger Conditions
• Royal Mail Told To Continue Free Medical Test Kit Deliveries
• Sabre Loses Bid For Redacted Info In CMA Merger Fight
• UK Probing £780M Brewing JV By Marston's, Carlsberg
• Pa. Hospital Chain Allegedly Abusing Discovery In Merger Suit
• EU's Tax-Centered State Aid Campaign May Have Peaked
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• CMA Says StubHub Made Requested Changes To UK Site
• Hymnal Publisher Denied Exit From Antitrust Suit
• Scotiabank To Pay $127M Tied To 'Massive' Spoofing Scheme
• Actavis Inks Settlement In ADHD Drug Antitrust Suit
• Watchdog Launches Inquiry Into Private Healthcare Takeover
• TCL Rips Ericsson's Bid To Keep FRAND Case From Justices
• Mallinckrodt Must Face Infant Drug Pricing Claims
• LinkedIn Says 9th Circ. Qualcomm Ruling OKs Bot Block
• FCC Plans To Share Chinese Telecom Info With DOJ
• 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli Suggests FTC Privacy Violation
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• Google Defends Criticism Of Aussie Media Law
• Nokia Gets Infringing Daimler Cars Blocked In Germany
• Endo Fights Class Cert. In Investors' Drug Price-Fixing Suit
• India Rejects Antitrust Claims Against WhatsApp Pay Feature
• Daimler Settles With Another Shipper In UK Cargo Cartel Suit
• Paul Weiss Nabs 4 More Ex-Boies Schiller Partners
• Vivint Accused Of Tricking ADT Customers Into Switching
• Fortnite Maker Wants Apple's 'Retaliation' Blocked
• Food Lion Can't 'Change The Marketplace,' Dairy Co-Op Says
• DC Circ. Won't Revisit Eagle's Orphan Drug Win Against FDA
• Glumetza Buyers Get Cert. In Suit Over 800% Price Jump
• Zetia Buyers Win Recommendation For Class Cert.
• Texas River Authority Can't Dodge Utilities' Price-Fixing Suit
• Trump Can't Sway 2nd Circ. On Emoluments Suit Revival
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• Will The FTC Change Its Tune On Qualcomm Licensing?
• Class Accuses Google App Store Of Anti-Competitive Conduct
• Fortnite Maker Goes After Google Too Over Antitrust 'Tax'
• CDK Says Docs Aren't Atty Work Product In Dealer Data MDL
• DOJ Summoned Again For Opinion On Rail Price-Fix Case
• Dem Lawmakers Call For NCAA Athletes 'Bill Of Rights'
• Mallinckrodt Must Face Antitrust Claims Over Seizure Drug
• CenturyLink Cuts DOJ Deal For Violating Level 3 Conditions
• 5 Family Office Pitfalls That May Void Securities Exemptions
• Don't Miss It: White & Case, Latham Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• DC Circ. Tosses FCC Conditions On Charter, Time Warner Deal
• Bingham Alum To Lead Mass. AG's New Privacy Unit
• Robins Kaplan Asks To Eclipse Other Firms In Telescope Row
• Fortnite Maker Picks Antitrust Fight With Apple Over 'Tax'
• DOJ Defends Lenovo Intervention, Antitrust Policy Evolution
• 8th Circ. Asked To Rethink Negating North Dakota PBM Law
• What 9th Circ. Qualcomm Licensing Ruling Means For SEPs
• 3rd Circ. Secures Pittsburgh Hospital's Antitrust Win
• Hollywood Talent Agencies Can't Pare WGA's Antitrust Claims
• FTC Says Shkreli's Prison Calls With Attorneys Not Privileged
• CMA To Require UK Funeral Market To Provide Service Prices
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• Russia Says Apple Abusing Dominance With App Store
• SmileDirectClub Points To Ga. Dental Board Win In Ala. Appeal
• JPML Taps NY For Textbook Publisher Antitrust Suits
• Resellers Say Drug Makers Erred In MDL Bellwether Claim
• NFL, DirecTV Say Sunday Ticket Case Not Like NCAA TV Suit
• Domino's Delivers Argument Against Ex-Worker's Appeal Bid
• How Orange Book Listings Affect Patent Density, Exclusivity
• Vertical Merger Guidelines Overlook Health Care Co. Issues
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• German Car Cos. Say Buyers' Conspiracy Claims Still Doomed
• Split 11th Circ. Says Ga. Dental Board Must Face Antitrust Suit
• Albertsons Wants To Trim COVID-19 Price-Gouging Suit
• Profs Tell 2nd Circ. To Save Non-AmEx Retailers' Steering Suit
• Drugmakers Say Resellers Trying To Duck Bellwether Status
• DOJ Says Administrative Procedure Act Is Behind The Times
• Supreme Court Won't Halt NCAA Education Benefits Ruling
• FERC Says Energy Storage Facilities Can Get Grid Treatment
• NY AG Says 'Rotten' Egg Supplier Gouged Prices In Pandemic
• Google Beats Lawsuit Over Genius Lyrics
• Google's Fitbit Bid Faces Varying Levels Of Data Concerns
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• 9th Circ. Reverses FTC Win On Qualcomm Licensing
• CMA Orders Ardonagh Not To Integrate New Bike Broker
• Del. Court Revives Part Of Caterpillar Antitrust Suit In Fla.
• Botox Maker's IP Win 'Threatens Public Health,' ITC Told
• Judge Hasn't 'Heard Enough' From FTC On Coal Deal's Reality
• Dairy Farmers Blast Trade Group's 'Proxy' Response To DOJ
• Hyundai Making Elite Seller Club For Luxury Line, Dealer Says
• Mercedes Can't Jump-Start NJ Antitrust Claims Over Shipping
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Rejected PetIQ Merger Challenge
• JPML Centralizes Ahern Rentals Trade Secrets Suits In Mo.
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Music Rights Group's Portfolio Undesirable, Google Says
• Tobacco Cos. To Challenge Ukraine Watchdog's $235M Fine
• JPMorgan Fights Class Cert. Bid In Interest Rate Swaps Suit
• COVID-19 IP Catch-Up: Remdesivir Drama & Jury Trial Regret
• TikTok Is The Tip Of The Iceberg For CFIUS' Data Concerns
• DOJ Can Now Cut Decades-Old Film Industry Antitrust Rules
• FTC Compliance Chief Warns Firms About Antitrust Deadlines
• Unusual TikTok Review Calls CFIUS Processes Into Question
• Gilead Can't Sit On Remdesivir Alternative, Activists Say
• CFAA Decision May Raise Bar On Scraping Liability
• No Safari In Tanzania For Indicted Chicken Exec, Judge Says
• Most Courts Follow 1st Circ. Generic-Delay Ruling's Standard
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Royal Mail Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Test Kit Deliveries
• Apple, Intel Renew Fortress Patent Claims In Amended Suit
• Lenovo Attacks DOJ Brief In InterDigital Case As Unhelpful
• Canada Clears WESCO's $4.5B Anixter Deal With Conditions
• Android Users Accuse Google Of Spying To Build Next TikTok
• Retailers Face Uphill Fight For Cert. In Glumetza Price-Fix Suit
• Too Many Cooks In Kitchen, Scope Co. Says In Price-Fix Row
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• 3rd Circ.'s Sabre Ruling Hints At 'Persuasive' Merger Defense
• DOJ Looks To Block $100M Pa. Hospital Deal
• FTC Will Hold Cos. To Privacy Shield Promises, Chair Says
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Free Speech Case Against Tech Cos.
• UK Traders Made $500M By Causing April Oil Crash, Suit Says
• Aussie Banks Can't Duck Rate-Rigging Suit
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Dairy Co-Op Says DOJ Amicus Brief Should Be Ignored
• UK Authority Puts Up Roadblock To Fintech Tie-Up
• CMA Probes Bupa's Acquisition Of CS Healthcare
• NCAA Can't Halt Ruling Uncapping Athlete Education Benefits
• Ericsson Defends Right To Have Jury Decide FRAND Rates
• Axon Can't Question FTC Witness On Merger Reviews
• Railway Cos. Call DOJ View On Price-Fix Evidence 'Incoherent'
• InterDigital Blasts 'Intertwined' Attys In Lenovo SEP Row
• Affiliate Accuses Sprint And T-Mobile Of 'Abusive Treatment'
• How Biologics Cos. Disparage Biosimilars And How To Stop It
• TikTok Scrutiny Shows Trump's Fear Of Chinese Data Theft
• Restrictive Covenants In California After Ixchel Pharma
• UK Watchdog Finds Amazon's Food Delivery Deal Palatable
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• EU Probing Google's $2.1B Fitbit Deal Over Data Concerns
• HSBC Says It's Settling Calif. AG's Forex Trading Probe
• Calif. High Court Establishes Tougher Antitrust Pleading Rules
• Uber Win Stands Despite Arbitrator's Bad Joke, Rakoff Says
• L3Harris Tries To Duck Airport Service Bid-Rigging Suit
• Golden Globes Org Accused Of Hollywood Media Monopoly
• The Strangest Part Of The CFIUS-TikTok Ordeal Is The Chatter
• Egg Co-Ops Tell 3rd Circ. Antitrust Jury Had Right Instructions
• Apple Says Samsung Can't Avoid App Store Discovery
• Bipartisan Big Tech Antitrust Efforts Still Facing Headwinds
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• Saul Ewing Slams Mushroom Trade Group's Malpractice Suit
• Citibank To Hand Over DOJ Audio Files In Forex-Rigging Suit
• Scottish Power Settles With Prysmian In Cable Cartel Suit
• Wachtell, Akin Gump Drive $21B Speedway Sale To 7-Eleven
• Latham, Wachtell Steer Varian's $16.4B Sale To Siemens Unit