Mexico clears plastics deal
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission yesterday conditionally approved chemical company Mexichem’s acquisition of two units from rival Cydsa, despite blocking the deal last year.
GE loses bid to end wind turbine litigation
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
The US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas today denied General Electric’s motion to dismiss an antitrust litigation brought by engineering company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
India proposes local competition branches
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
India’s Competition Commission has revealed proposals to establish state-level commissions to increase its presence and deal with issues in more remote parts of the country.
US court revives insurance bid-rigging suit
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Plaintiffs in a US antitrust class action have failed to prove that more than 20 commercial insurance companies were involved in an industry-wide conspiracy, a Third Circuit court ruled, but claims of bid rigging will be allowed to go ahead.
SC Johnson/Sara Lee EU referral gathers support
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Greece’s Competition Commission has endorsed the referral of household cleaning goods company SC Johnson’s proposed acquisition of rival Sara Lee’s insecticides business to the European Commission.
DoJ prepares for livestock workshop
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division and the US Department of Agriculture will hold their next discussion on competition in the US agriculture industry this Friday in Colorado, focusing on the competitiveness of the livestock market.
Karlsson to launch Stockholm antitrust boutique
Monday, 23 August 2010
Kent Karlsson, competition partner at Linklaters LLP in Stockholm, has confirmed rumours that he will be leaving the firm with fellow partner Erik Söderlind to open a new antitrust boutique this autumn.
Concerns for competition in UK retail banking
Monday, 23 August 2010
Increased competition in the UK's retail banking sector could prove counter-productive for customers, according to new research.
AU Optronics boss banned from leaving US
Monday, 23 August 2010
The chief executive of Taiwan’s AU Optronics, Lai-Juh Chen, has been barred from leaving the US pending charges of price fixing in the Department of Justice antitrust division’s liquid crystal display cartel investigation.
Australian court shoots down claim against Swatch
Monday, 23 August 2010
An Australian court has rejected a lawsuit filed by a former Swatch executive who claimed that he was pressured into illegally fixing the price of the company’s products.
OFT promises more clarity on competition probes
Monday, 23 August 2010
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has released proposed guidelines to provide information on its competition investigation procedures.
FTC & DoJ finalise new merger guidelines
Friday, 20 August 2010
The US Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice’s antitrust division yesterday released revised antitrust guidelines on horizontal mergers. The amendments are the first to be made for 18 years.
Competition Commission stung on court costs
Friday, 20 August 2010
The UK Competition Commission’s court expenses have risen to an all-time high thanks to a series of legal challenges in important markets.
Appeals court rules against exemption in supermarket labour dispute
Friday, 20 August 2010
The Ninth Circuit court of appeals has shot down arguments made by four US supermarkets that their profit-sharing agreement during a labour dispute should be exempted under the country’s antitrust laws.
US appeals court upholds Leegin
Friday, 20 August 2010
A US Court of Appeals has dismissed a long-running private antitrust lawsuit brought against leather product maker Leegin Creative Leather Products for anti-competitive practices.
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