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Tyco antitrust ruling upheld on appeal
Premium Article - Thursday, 07 January 2010
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that US health-care company Tyco did not break antitrust law when introducing a new blood oxygenation system to the market.
Morgan Stanley granted part of Discover antitrust settlement
Premium Article - Wednesday, 06 January 2010
A federal judge has sided with financial firm Morgan Stanley in its disputed separation from Discover Financial Services, allowing the bank to collect part of an antitrust settlement Discover was awarded in 2008.
Oral arguments heard in Stolt case
Premium Article - Friday, 11 December 2009
Antitrust specialists say a high-profile Supreme Court case may pave the way for more class participation in antitrust lawsuits that go to arbitration.
Security firm sued in Oregon
Premium Article - Wednesday, 02 December 2009
A US electronic security company has sued its rival, alleging that its purchase of a leading competitor was an attempt to unlawfully monopolise the market for ID-scanning devices.
Microsoft hit with Xbox lawsuit
Premium Article - Tuesday, 24 November 2009
A manufacturer of video game hardware has sued Microsoft in US federal court, alleging that the Xbox 360 maker used a restrictive software update to drive it out of the video game memory market.
Seventh Circuit hears Omnicare arguments
Premium Article - Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Lawyers for health care provider Omnicare say a US district court did not properly weigh evidence it presented when attempting to prove United Health Care and merger target PacifiCare illegally colluded to gain more favourable Medicare reimbursement contracts.
Google files revised books settlement
Premium Article - Monday, 16 November 2009
Critics of a new settlement agreement between Google and two authors and publishing groups say the deal does not allay their concerns that Google’s control over “orphaned” books could be anti-competitive.
Lawsuits allege cement cartel
Premium Article - Monday, 09 November 2009
Several companies that participate in Florida's concrete market, including Cemex and Holcim, have been sued for allegedly conspiring to fix the price of cement and concrete in the state.
Ninth Circuit upholds loyalty discount ruling
Premium Article - Tuesday, 03 November 2009
For the first time, a federal appeals court has upheld a jury’s verdict in favour of a plaintiff in an antitrust case based on allegedly illegal loyalty discounts – but it declined to publish the judgment.
Pennsylvania health-care claim dismissed
Premium Article - Monday, 02 November 2009
A federal court judge has ruled that the actions of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and medical insurer Highmark did not cause antitrust injury to a rival hospital system.
DoJ files first charges in municipal bonds probe
Premium Article - Friday, 30 October 2009
A federal grand jury has indicted a California-based financial products company, along with three of its former or current executives, for breaking antitrust laws by rigging bids for contracts in the municipal bonds market, the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division announced yesterday.
Lawmaker hits out at NFL antitrust exemption
Premium Article - Thursday, 29 October 2009
A member of the US Congress has suggested that the antitrust exemption that allows the National Football League to bargain on behalf of its member teams should be repealed – alleging that the league has demonstrated a disregard for players' wellbeing that could justify the repeal.
Court rules FTC can videotape testimony
Premium Article - Wednesday, 28 October 2009
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has found that the US Federal Trade Commission has the right to use video recording equipment and stenographers when interrogating company executives in antitrust investigations.
Three former Marsh execs acquitted of antitrust charges
Premium Article - Tuesday, 27 October 2009
A New York Supreme Court judge has acquitted three former Marsh executives of colluding to shut out competition in the insurance industry by rigging bids and steering clients to preferred companies.
Crowell & Moring takes over FLK in San Francisco
Premium Article - Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Crowell & Moring LLP has taken on 29 litigators from San Francisco law firm Folger Levin & Kahn LLP, boosting the international firm’s presence in California.
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