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DoJ requires Medicare divestments in Humana/Arcadian

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Humana has agreed to buy Arcadian
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ) has approved the US$150 million acquisition by health insurance company Humana of its competitor Arcadian, provided that the buyer sells its new Medicare Advantage businesses in 51 counties and parishes.

FTC partially passes paint merger

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Graco can proceed with its acquisition of the powder paint portion of ITW
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has partially cleared the merger of powder paint companies Graco and Illinois Tool Works (ITW), allowing Graco to move ahead with the deal provided it sets aside a portion of the business until the FTC completes its review.

Gibson heads to Crowell & Moring

Thursday, 29 March 2012

John Gibson
Crowell & Moring has hired John Gibson as a partner in its Orange County antitrust practice.

GCR Awards 2012: winners announced

Wednesday, 28 March 2012

GCR Awards 2012
Global Competition Review is pleased to announce the winners of the GCR Awards 2012, which were unveiled yesterday evening in Washington, DC.

DENSO executive pleads guilty in US

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

DENSO pleaded guilty to its role in the conspiracy last month
Another DENSO Corporation executive has become became the eighth individual to plead guilty to charges of taking part in an auto-parts cartel, in a US Department of Justice (DoJ) antitrust division investigation that continues to bring convictions of non-US residents.

The record-breaker

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Featured In: March 2012 (Vol. 15 Iss. 3)

Antitrust enforcers and lawyers say an ongoing investigation of a global auto parts cartel will prove to be the largest in history. Although much remains to be seen, documents and interviews offer a partial examination of the investigation’s considerable scope. Ron Knox reports

Rock concert case thrown out in wake of Wal-Mart decision

Monday, 26 March 2012

Court
A US court has thrown out an antitrust lawsuit claiming that entertainment company Clear Channel attempted to monopolise the rock concert promotion business in Los Angeles and Denver.

DoJ secures guilty plea in tomato case

Monday, 26 March 2012

The DoJ and other agencies began the investigation in 2006
The former chief executive of SK Foods, a tomato processing company in California, has pleaded guilty to charges of price-fixing and racketeering, and now risks up to seven years in prison.

Online broker reaches state-level settlements

Monday, 26 March 2012

Scottrade has agreed to assist with the future investigation and potential litigation
Online retail broker Scottrade has entered settlement agreements with three US states, under which it promises to cooperate with their investigation of potential antitrust violations in the retail securities brokerage industry.

Court throws out per se price fixing claims in Detroit nurse wages case

Friday, 23 March 2012

Court
A US federal court has thrown out per se price fixing claims against a group of Michigan hospitals while letting the nurse plaintiffs continue to pursue the case if they can prove they were harmed by the hospitals’ alleged actions.

Henneberry takes cross-Atlantic role at Bingham

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Ted Henneberry
Edward Henneberry has joined Bingham McCutchen’s antitrust and trade regulation group from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Henneberry will divide his time between Bingham’s Washington, DC and London offices.

DoJ “sceptical” over new entry argument in health-care sector, says Pozen

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Sharis Pozen
Acting Assistant Attorney General Sharis Pozen has said antitrust enforcement in the health insurance market is a priority for the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division (DoJ), particularly as new entry remains difficult in the sector.

GCR Awards: voting closes tonight

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

GCR Awards 2012
Voting for the GCR Awards 2012 closes at midnight GMT. Please click here to vote.

Facebook sued over monopolisation claims

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Sambreel accuses Facebook of organising a group boycott against it
Web application maker Sambreel has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, accusing the company of trying to eliminate competition in the sale of online advertising.

FTC official joins Venable

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Leonard Gordon
Leonard L Gordon, regional director at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has joined Venable in New York as partner.

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