Competition Archive » January, 2024

Competition - January, 2024

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• Huawei Faces Civil RICO Suit From Netgear
• FedEx Pushes 6th Circ. To Reboot Contractor False Ad Fight
• Super League Co. Says UEFA 'Escalating' Antitrust Behavior
• Atlanta Restaurant Co. Sues Conn. Brewery With Similar Name
• NCAA Sued By Tenn., Va. Over 'Anticompetitive' NIL Policies
• Competition Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• NY Commission-Fixing Suit Stayed Pending MDL Decision
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Nidec's EU OK For Merger Deal Repurchase Upended In Court
• American, UPenn Snag $10K In ABA's Inaugural M&A Tourney
• 5 Reasons Associates Shouldn't Take A Job Just For Money
• PGA Tour Gains US Partners As Saudi Talks Drag On
• UK Launches Probe Into £3B Insurance Broker Merger
• Amazon Beats Suit Over Privacy And Antitrust Issues For Now
• Clorox, Brita Can't Beat Filter 'Patent Ambush' Antitrust Suit
• FTC Urges 11th Circ. To Uphold Judgment Against FleetCor
• Sex Toy Maker Claims Rival Lied About IP Deal After Jury Loss
• VW Says Supplier Ignoring 8 Years Of Litigation In Germany
• NC Federal Judge OKs Temporary Halt In Novant Hospital Deal
• JetBlue, Spirit Seek Speedy 1st Circ. Appeal Of Merger Block
• Chancery Tosses Drone Co.'s Claims Against Software Vendor
• How Biotech Deals May Help Competition, Despite FTC View
• New SDNY Whistleblower Program May Be A Game-Changer
• EU Tire Cartel Probe Targets Michelin, Continental
• Playing Competitive Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Saudi Arabia's Lawyers Pressed On Subpoena Impasse
• Competition Group Of The Year: Cleary
• BT Says 'Flawed' £1.3B Unfair Pricing Claim Ignores Case Law
• Latham-Led Amphenol Buying Carlisle Wiring Biz For $2B
• FTC Backs CoStar Rival's Counterclaims At 9th Circ.
• Meta Again Seeks DC Circ. Pause On FTC Privacy Deal Tweaks
• Walbro, Carter Carburetor Put Price-Hike Dispute To Rest
• Enforcers Say Agri Stats Can't Duck Info Sharing Case
• Listing Site Drops Antitrust Case Against Realtors Group
• Turkey Giants Look To Defeat Buyers' Cert. Bid In Illinois
• EU Emerges As Privacy Warrior In Axed Amazon-IRobot Deal
• Clase Azul Maker Says Similar Tequila TM Vexes Customers
• Google Tells Ohio Court That Search Isn't A 'Common Carrier'
• Feds Say Staples Rerouted To Skirt Duties On Chinese Goods
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Djerassi On Super Bowl 52
• OCC's Hsu Floats 'Chalk Lines' For Bank Merger Approvals
• Reseller Drops Antitrust Countersuit Against Cisco Midtrial
• Kirkland Adds Antitrust Pros From King & Spalding, Cravath
• Unraveling The Bundled Benefits Of Retail Memberships
• BT Accused Of 'Abusive' Pricing In £1.3B Class Action
• Amazon, IRobot Pull Plug On Deal Due To European Scrutiny
• Ex-Child Care Worker's 'Hypothetical' Competition Claims Fail
• Apple-Google Web App Deal Makes IPhones Pricier, Suit Says
• Nike Fights New Balance's Push To Toss 3 Patents From Suit
• Consulting Company Says Rival Poached Houston Workers
• NJ Health Network Accused Of Poaching Docs Amid JV Talks
• DOJ Can't 'Lead' Google Ad Tech MDL Plaintiffs' Experts
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editorial Boards
• US Paper Plate Cos. Accuse Asian Rivals Of Dumping Wares
• Antitrust Enforcers Warn Cos. About Auto-Deleting Messages
• Changes To Note In New AAA Mass Arbitration Rules
• Judge Reyes Talks Big Trials, Preparation And Dogs At Work
• Off The Bench: McMahon Sued, 'Rock' Victory, USC Feels Heat
• Judge Overseeing NFL Case To Take Senior Status
• JetBlue Says It May Scrap Spirit Merger After Court Ruling
• BT Trial Heralds Watershed Moment For Class Action Regime
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Launches Formal Probe Into £16.5B Vodafone-Three Deal
• Bored Ape NFT Copycats Owe Yuga Labs $7M In Atty Fees
• Big Banks Can Halt CDS Suit To Avoid 'Tangled' Discovery
• Invisalign Maker Says Deal With Rival Was Lawfully Ended
• Google Says Publishers' Bid Creates An 'Unfair Advantage'
• Mass. Home Sellers Urge Court To Halt Broker Claims
• Visa, Mastercard Seek Justices' Help Against ATM Class Cert.
• FTC Sues To Stop NC Healthcare Systems' $320M Deal
• REIT Tells DC Court Its RealPage Contracts Bar Data Sharing
• Ga. Beer Biz Settles Trademark Suit Against Mobile Bar Rival
• EU Steps Up Probe Of Norwegian Salmon Farmers
• Zurich Should Pay For Judgment Against Agent, Co. Says
• FTC Launches Probe Of Big Tech Investments In AI
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon-IRobot, Paramount, Walgreens
• PLS Settles Antitrust Dispute With Multiple Defendants
• The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2023
• Employee Experience Strategy Can Boost Law Firm Success
• Aerospace Contractor Inks $7.4M Deal In Conn. No-Poach Suit
• Sens. Press For New Agency To Police BigTech On Privacy, AI
• 5 Universities Cut $104.5M Deal In Student Aid-Fixing Suit
• Ex-Adviser Agrees To Stop Stealing JPMorgan Clients
• Trucker Tracking Co. Launches Patent Suit Against Rival
• EU Scrutinizing €400M Air Europa Deal Over Antitrust Fears
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Strong Year For MDLs
• Google Defends Ad Tech Dismissal Bids From AG Attacks
• Judge Skeptical Of Mass. AG's Bid To Toss Liquor Law Ruling
• NY AG, Ski Operator Move For Quick Wins In Antitrust Case
• Hospital's $55M Deal To End 16-Year Antitrust Case Gets OK
• Competing In Triathlons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Shook Hardy Denied $3M In Atty Fees After $189M TM Verdict
• Notes Of Interest From 5th Circ. Illumina-Grail Merger Ruling
• 3 Generic-Drug Cos. Reach Settlements In Price-Fixing MDL
• PayPal's Business Built On Stolen Trade Secrets, Suit Claims
• Former Execs Must Scale Back Biz Amid Trade Secrets Suit
• 'More Than Enough' Amex Evidence For Visa, Mastercard Trial
• NCAA Seeks Pause Of Colo. Suit Amid Consolidation Review
• Google-Apple Search Pact Antitrust Suit Faces Doubtful Judge
• Teva Can't Escape Insurers' Copaxone Generic Delay Case
• EU Raises 'Preliminary' Worries Over €325M Lufthansa Deal
• Auto Dealerships Get Last Of $385M In Car Parts MDL
• Sunday Ticket Trial Delayed, NFL Wants Prior Cases Kept Out
• Where Justices Stand On Chevron Doctrine Post-Argument
• Low H-1B Approval Rates Stifle Tech Startups, Report Says
• DOJ Digging Into $8B Six Flags-Cedar Fair Merger
• 2nd Circ. Backs Shkreli Lifetime Pharma Industry Ban
• Apple Urges CAT To Toss $1B App Maker Charges Case
• 6 Practice Pointers For Pro Bono Immigration Practice
• Smithfield Blasts Claims It Shortchanged NC Hog Supplier
• Tyson Minimized Deal's Pet Food Impacts To DOJ, Court Told
• PayPal Says Merchant Rules Level Playing Field In Exit Bid
• Landlords Look To Duck DC AG's RealPage Price-Fixing Case
• CoStar Rival Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Counterclaims
• FTC Rules Against Maker Of TurboTax In Deceptive Ad Case
• FTC Fights Bids To Toss Texas Anesthesia Roll-Up Case
• Google Accused Of Invalid Motion To Kill States' Antitrust Suit
• HIV Drug Wholesalers' Attys Get $75M In Gilead Antitrust Case
• Lockton Can Proceed With Poaching Suit Against Rival
• Lessons From Country Singer's Personal Service Saga
• Antitrust Practitioners Should Address AI's Collusive Potential
• FTC Probing Occidental's $12B CrownRock Deal
• Red Cross Has Antitrust Immunity, Judge Rules
• Choice Ramps Up Wyndham Takeover Bid With Nominee Slate
• High Court Won't Hear Liability Question In Counterfeit Row
• 4 Firms Steer Sunoco And NuStar In $7.3B All-Stock Deal
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• News Cos. Wants Expert Evidence In Google Ad Tech Case
• UPMC Accused Of 'Draconian' Antitrust Plot To Trap Workers
• Klobuchar Tells Drug Cos. To Act On FTC Patent Warnings
• JetBlue, Spirit To Take Block Of $3.8B Merger To 1st Circ.
• Net Neutrality Backers Say Rules Must Survive Legal Fights
• Apple Rival Seeks 9th Circ. Rethink On Statute Of Limitations
• 9th Circ. Blocks NCAA's Appeal Of Class Cert. In NIL Suit
• Apple Offers To Allow 'Tap And Go' Competition In Europe
• Off The Bench: Dolan Sued, Bally-Amazon Deal, NIL Hearing
• Zillow Rival Can't Get New Trial In Property Listings Suit
• A Potential Proactive Tool For Public-Private Joint Ventures
• Ill. Justices Say Staffing Cos. Can't Duck AG's Antitrust Suit
• Tenants' Suit Over Deficient Notices Partly Revived On Appeal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Wash. Justices Grapple With Price Gouging In Amazon Case
• Microsoft Asks To Depose Sony, Ubisoft In FTC Challenge
• DOJ, 3 States Join Antitrust Suit Over NCAA's Transfer Rule
• W.Va. Doctor Wanted Deal Hospital Couldn't Give, Judge Says
• Electronic Arts Can't Arbitrate Minor's Game Purchase Suit
• UFC Loses Bid To End Wage Suppression Case Ahead Of Trial
• Google Judge Promises 'Hot Tub' After Epic's Antitrust Win
• Solar Co. Went Dark Before Poaching Deal Talks, Atty Says
• 7th Circuit Probes Damages Evidence In Kickback Suit
• Hillrom Can't Discharge Hospital Bed Antitrust Suit
• 5 AI Risks For Corporate Boards To Examine
• Dutch Co. Wants Blank Rome Client Docs In Copyright Feud
• Quinn Emanuel Says Judge Is Right To Block Subpoena
• LegitScript Wants Quick Appeal In Price-Checker Antitrust Suit
• 10 Global Antitrust Trends To Anticipate In 2024
• NJ Judge Consolidates Atlantic City Casino Room-Rate Suits
• MoFo Says 2024 Rate Cuts Will Boost PE's M&A Appetite
• 'Chaos' Warning Resonates As Justices Mull Chevron's Fate
• Meta Investors Say They Fixed Suit Over Apple Ad Changes
• 5 Key Takeaways From Supreme Court's Chevron Arguments
• Reseller's Antitrust Claims Against Cisco Teed Up For Trial
• Generic-Drug Cos. Say States Are Mum In MDL Discovery
• DOJ Asks 4th Circ. For Another Shot After Bid-Rigging Flip
• JetBlue-Spirit Ruling Casts Uncertainty Over Airline Deals
• UK Court Upends 'Territorial Limits' Blocking VW, BMW Probe
• Health Co. Says Ex-CEO Sought 'Loyalty Oaths,' Revenge
• Pa. Chocolate Maker Says Rival Still Using Protected Recipe
• Trade Commission Launches Apparel Competitiveness Probe
• Epic CEO Blasts Apple's 'Bad-Faith' Anti-Steering Compliance
• Hyundai Sues After Mass. Dealership Fights Expansion Plan
• Global Cartel Enforcement Looks Set To Intensify In 2024
• Baking Bread Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Miter Inks $3.1B Deal To Buy PGT, Prior Deal Axed
• High Court Majority Shows No Eagerness To Overturn Chevron
• Google Says States Lack Standing To Pursue Ad Tech Suit
• 6 Opinions To Read Before High Court's Chevron Arguments
• App Makers Take 'Egregious' 9th Circ. Ruling To High Court
• Ex-Polar Air Cargo Exec Pleads Guilty To Kickback Scheme
• Oil Producers Accused Of Running Domestic Shale Cartel
• 7th Circ. Revives Ethanol Pricing Suit Against Archer Daniels
• Nev. Home Sellers Allege NAR Causes 'Inflated' Broker Fees
• Feds Sole-Sourced $134M Deal To Suspect Co., Supplier Says
• Panini Fearful Of Biz's Future If Fanatics Suit Is Tossed
• Windshield Repair Co. Can Fight Safelite's 'Dollar-Bill Rule'
• Wyndham Earns Default Win In Timeshare Suit, Judge Says
• Therapy Co. Says Ex-Directors 'Raided' Staff And Patients
• Federal Courts And AI Standing Orders: Safety Or Overkill?
• Mich. Judge Pushes For Deal In IT Co.'s Worker-Poaching Suit
• VW Supplier Tells District Court Antitrust Claims In Right Place
• BakerHostetler Adds McDermott Antitrust Partner In DC
• Burger King Parent Buying Largest US Franchisee At $1B Value
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mastercard Accused Of Hiding Swipe Fees In Limitation Row
• Judge Blocks $3.8B JetBlue-Spirit Merger
• Wash. AG Files Direct Challenge To Kroger-Albertsons Merger
• High Court Won't Review Rabobank Chicken Price-Fixing Win
• Justices Won't Upend 'Conspiracy Jurisdiction' Claims
• Justices Won't Review Epic's App Store Fight With Apple
• Chipmaking Software Cos. Synopsys, Ansys Ink $35B Merger
• Gov't Vows To Reverse PACCAR's Litigation Funding Limits
• Billionaire's Bid For Casino Grocer Gets French Clearance
• What Can Be Learned From Adobe-Figma Merger Termination
• Syngenta, Corteva Can't Duck FTC's Pesticide Antitrust Suit
• Importers Ask Fed. Circ. To Rethink Expanded Solar Tariffs
• Colo. Ski Town Takes Vehicle Ban Injunction To 10th Circ.
• Expanded Scrutiny Of Defense Deals Raises Scope Concerns
• Storage Co. Investors Sue In Del. Chancery After Squeeze-Out
• Puerto Rican Soccer League Can't Stop Media Chief's Ban
• 7 E-Discovery Predictions For 2024 And Beyond
• NFL Can't Block Sunday Ticket Antitrust MDL Ahead Of Trial
• High Court Eyes Chevron Deference: What You Need To Know
• Cisco Says Reseller's Antitrust Claims Should Be Nixed
• Choice Hotels' Hostile Takeover Bid Under FTC Microscope
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Latham, Wachtell
• Google App Devs' Attys Get $26M Despite Initial Skepticism
• NJ Judge Not Convinced Epidiolex Seller Lied To USPTO
• DOJ Says FTC's IQVIA Win Backs JetBlue-Spirit Challenge
• Medicare Drug Price Talks Encourage Competition, Court Told
• European Court Urged To Keep €2.4B Google Shopping Fine
• This Parking Patent Is Impossible, Fed. Circ. Told
• Natera Can't Escape Ravgen's Patent Infringement Suit
• Google Beats $2B Ad Trespass Suit At 9th Circ.
• Judge Slams Hoopsters' Restraining Order Try In NCAA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ripple Labs, Match, Novartis
• Mass. Broker Commission-Fixing Suit Delayed For DOJ Input
• 2 FCPA Settlements Illuminate Self-Disclosure, Disgorgement
• Chesapeake, Southwestern Merging To Form $24B Gas Giant
• UK Launches Antitrust Probe Into Utility's Water Biz Buyout
• Union Funds Exit Amgen, Teva Antitrust MDL
• Express Scripts Fixed Prices, Pharmacies' Class Action Says
• Non-Amex Cardholders Win Anti-Steering Rule Class Cert.
• HHS Taps Official To Promote Competition In Healthcare
• CFPB Urged To Hit Reboot On Digital Payment Oversight Bid
• Microsoft Denied FTC Help Getting Activision Docs From Sony
• Financing Healthcare Deals In Uncertain Markets This Year
• Doctor Groups Slam Ariz. BCBS For Defending Low Payouts
• New Choice Volley Blasts Wyndham Antitrust 'Disinformation'
• CDW Settles Reseller's Claims In Cisco Antitrust Case
• 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2024
• ESG Viewed As Top European Activist Priority In 2024
• 5 NLRA Changes To Make Nonunion Employers Wary In 2024
• FTC Blocked IQVIA On Old Threshold, Without 'Rubber Stamp'
• NC Officials Say Certificate Of Need Protest Defies Legislature
• Smart Home Biz Can't Shake $190M Verdict In TM Case
• Apple Settles Rivos Trade Secrets Fight With Ex-Engineers
• SpaceX Blasts Lynk's Satellite Mobile Coverage Proposal
• Javelin Owner Sues In Chancery To Shut Down Fintech Wire
• Fanfix Says Content Subscription 'Clone' Stole Trade Secrets
• River Authority Says Private Co. Is Skirting Competition Costs
• Biopharma Co. Can't Dodge Secrets Row Over Detox Drug
• NAR, HomeServices Seek New Trial In Commission-Fixing Suit
• Gamers Can Depose Microsoft CEO For Activision Challenge
• Streaming Viewers Blast Disney For Repeats, 'False' Args
• Expect National Security Scrutiny Of Higher Ed To Continue
• Hoopsters Take Another Shot At Restraining Order In NCAA Suit
• FTC's Illumina Win Is A Boost For Merger Guidelines
• Antitrust And ESG: Maximizing Targets, Ensuring Compliance
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Malpractice Suit Against Saul Ewing
• EU Eyes Microsoft's OpenAI Stake Amid Competition Concerns
• Home Sellers Push For Realtor Commission Antitrust MDL
• Worker Convicted Of Stealing Secrets Has No Luck At 9th Circ.
• Microsoft Must Tell FTC About Alternate Ubisoft Deals
• Samsung Dodges Willfulness Claims Despite FRAND Setback
• Baker Botts Bond Took Antitrust Pros To Wilson Sonsini
• HP Accused Of Using Software To Create Printer-Ink Monopoly
• Agri Stats Looks To Toss DOJ Info-Sharing Case
• What To Know About FCA Cybersecurity Enforcement
• Noncompete Report Misinterpreted Critique Of FTC Proposal
• Meta Insists £2.3B Antitrust Claim Is 'Fundamentally Flawed'
• Justices Won't Review Sharing Of Price Fixing Judgment
• Czech Billionaire Rescue Of French Retailer Wins EU Backing
• Wilson Sonsini Nabs Baker Botts Attys With FTC, DOJ Chops
• 6th Circ. Says Cannabis Co. Can't Block Rival's Shop
• Split 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Against Catheter Maker
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Rejected COVID-19 Apple App Suit
• Attys Hopeful For Deals Pickup As JPMorgan Event Kicks Off
• Objections To Rate-Rigging Class Cert. Too Late, Judge Says
• NC Residents Bemoan Holdups In Hospital Monopoly Case
• 3 Power Rulings Change Outlook For Transmission Cos.
• Ky. Wants Justices To Undo Threat To State Healthcare Regs
• IQVIA Drops Healthcare Ad Deal After Court Pause
• 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year
• House China Committee Calls To Ban Chinese IoT Company
• Vitol, Trader To Pay $2.3M In FERC Market Manipulation Case
• Sony To Appeal Ruling OK'ing Class Action Over Funding Deal
• Off The Bench: FIFA Brawl, Bally NHL Deal, Cheer Settlements
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Fla. AG Seeks ESPN Deal Docs Amid Fla. State Univ. Dispute
• LegitScript Can't Nix PharmacyChecker Antitrust Suit
• Wash. AG Calls For Steeper Price-Fixing Penalties
• Hospital Network Told To Provide Contracts In Antitrust Suit
• Ariz. AG Almost Certain To Challenge Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• Waiving COVID-19 IP Protections Would Harm US Industry
• Fired Eye Doctor Wants Out Of Former Office's Noncompete
• Music Licensor Asks 2nd Circ. To Affirm Royalty Rate Win
• Google Suit May Get Jackson Walker Atty As Special Master
• What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like
• K&L Gates Adds MoFo Antitrust Partner In DC
• DLA Piper's Antitrust Team Adds 3 Ex-Norton Rose Litigators
• The Year Ahead In Foreign Investment And National Security
• NFL, Fanatics Hit With New Antitrust Suit
• Adobe Brass Face Investor Suit Over Tanked $20B Figma Deal
• Supplier Says VW 'Playing Games' With Antitrust Discovery
• Navigating Class Actions After Papa John's Settlement Denial
• Chicken Farm To Pay $460K To End Wash. Price-Fixing Claims
• Hartford HealthCare Wants Contracts Left Out Of Antitrust Suit
• 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• BCLP Gaming Guru Talks M&A After Microsoft-Activision
• Feds Tell 2nd Circ. FIFA Case Untouched By Top Court Ruling
• Google Ad Monopoly Suit Set For Texas Trial In 2025
• NHL Seattle Kraken Owner Stole Historic 'S' Logo, Suit Says
• Wash. Court Renews Fundraiser Site's Suit Against Ex-Staffers
• Lye Buyers Denied Class Cert. In $861M Price-Fixing Fight
• Franchise Group, Think Tank Back McD's In No-Poach Case
• Gamers Blast Sony's Bid To Block PlayStation Antitrust Class
• Judge Keeps RealPage Rent-Fixing MDL Alive
• FCC Closes Some 'Loopholes' In Media Ownership Rules
• FTC Wins Pause Of IQVIA Healthcare Ad Deal
• 9th Circ. Agrees App Store Rival's Antitrust Suit Too Late
• Zillow Says Listing Services Blocked It From Housing Markets
• Avangrid Withdraws $4.3B Bid For US Utility Co. PNM
• Residential Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2024
• Google Enters 2024 Fighting For Search, Play & Ad Tech
• The Space Law And Policy Outlook For 2024
• Antitrust Enforcement Initiatives To Watch In 2024
• Washington Cases To Watch In 2024
• 10 Sports And Betting Cases To Watch In 2024
• Patent Policy To Watch In 2024
• Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends
• Retail Cases To Watch In 2024
• Antitrust Cases And Issues To Watch In 2024
• What To Watch In Massachusetts Courts In 2024
• California Cases To Watch In 2024
• ​​​​​​​The Top Telecom Developments To Watch In 2024
• Trials To Watch In 2024
• Transportation Cases To Watch In 2024
• California Legislation And Regulations To Watch In 2024
• M&A Attorneys Anticipate 2024 Rebound Despite Challenges