Premium Article - Friday, 14 August 2009
US pharmaceutical wholesalers filed an antitrust suit in New Jersey, accusing drug maker Merck of illegally maintaining its monopoly for an asthma and allergy treatment.
Premium Article - Friday, 14 August 2009
DVD rental company Redbox filed an antitrust suit on Tuesday against Twentieth Century Fox, accusing the film studio of abusing its control over Fox DVD movie releases to keep Redbox from competing.
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India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries will file a second Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) merger notification in the US for its acquisition of Israel’s Taro pharmaceuticals, after the Federal Trade Commission’s 2008 clearance expired.
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Delta Air Lines and US Airways have agreed to exchange more than 150 operating slots at airports in New York and Washington, DC.
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Democratic congresswoman Zoe Lofgren has warned antitrust regulators to “proceed cautiously” in attacking large companies for fear of chilling innovation.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 12 August 2009
A federal judge has for the second time dismissed a potential antitrust class action against Qualcomm, ruling that the plaintiff in the case was too far removed from the company’s alleged illegal activity.
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Featured In: August/September 2009 (Vol. 12 Iss. 8)
Sean Heather, executive director of global regulatory cooperation at the US Chamber of Commerce, explains the need for global convergence on due process standards in competition cases.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 11 August 2009
A senior figure at the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has confirmed that the agriculture sector will be one of the department’s top antitrust enforcement priorities in a speech on Friday
Premium Article - Tuesday, 11 August 2009
German pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim has been hit with parallel US antitrust lawsuits alleging the company illegally stopped the sale of generic competitors to Mirapex, its branded Parkinson’s disease medication.
Premium Article - Monday, 10 August 2009
The US House Judiciary Committee is to review British Airways and American Airlines’ application for antitrust immunity for their Oneworld alliance.
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The US Federal Trade Commission has asked Watson Pharmaceuticals and its rival Arrow Group for more information about their proposed merger.
Premium Article - Friday, 07 August 2009
A US 8th Circuit judge has thrown out a Canadian cigarette maker’s antitrust suit against the state of Arkansas for levying fees against cigarette manufacturers to offset smoking-related health insurance costs.
Premium Article - Friday, 07 August 2009
Fertiliser company CF Industries yesterday announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) waiting period for its hostile takeover bid for rival Terra has expired, leaving it free to complete the US$3.7 billion deal.
Premium Article - Thursday, 06 August 2009
Fuel company ConocoPhillips has petitioned the US Federal Trade Commission to amend an agreement with propane company NGL to ensure that ConocoPhillips has enough propane throughout the year.
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A district court judge yesterday threw out a class action brought by a group of Missouri beer drinkers, which challenged the $52 billion merger between beverage companies InBev and Anheuser-Busch.
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