Antitrust Law

Justice Dept antitrust nominee: careful vigilance of big firms – Reuters

The office, along with the FTC, reviews mergers to ensure they comply with antitrust law and prosecutes price-fixing and other antitrust violations. His resume in government includes two stints at the FTC, one as a young attorney just out of … Continue reading

Haynes And Boone Can’t Dodge Antitrust Malpractice Suit – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (July 26, 2012, 4:16 PM ET) — A Texas appellate court on Thursday denied a bid by Haynes and Boone LLP to dismiss a malpractice suit, ruling that the law firm’s alleged failure to timely file a … Continue reading

Prepaid Card Seller’s Antitrust Claims Against Rival Nixed – site.law360.com

Prepaid credit card seller nFinanSe Inc. failed Tuesday to stick competitor Interactive Communications International Inc. with claims that its allegedly restrictive industry sellers network ran against antitrust law, after a Georgia federal judge found …

Third Circuit Creates Reverse Payments Split among the Circuits – jdsupra.com

and application of antitrust law to, “pay-for-delay” settlements to patent lawsuits. See 2012 WL 2877662 (3rd Cir. 2012). The case is significant because it represents a reversal of fortune for pharmaceutical companies that had sought to settle patent …

Baker & McKenzie, SNR Denton, Jones Day: Business of Law – Bloomberg

Brussels-based antitrust partner Michael J … Jones Day Hires Banking & Finance Law Partner Bruce Moorhead Jones Day said Bruce W. Moorhead Jr. joined the firm as a banking and finance practice partner based in Atlanta. He was previously …

Europe Says It May Seek Global Rules for Google – New York Times

Nicolas Petit, a law professor at the University of Liège in Belgium … Google also is being investigated by antitrust regulators in the United States. In April, the Federal Trade Commission hired a prominent litigator, Beth A.

Google-EU antitrust talks may be blueprint – Politico.com

“Microsoft’s strategy was to fight everything, never concede on any issue and to throw 100 lawyers or 100 economists at everything,” said Robert Lande, a professor of antitrust law at the University of Baltimore. “Google is trying to work it … Continue reading

Lawsuit: NCAA Limits on Scholarships Violate Antitrust Laws – Yahoo Finance

SEATTLE, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A highly recruited college quarterback whose scholarship was revoked after a coaching change is challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in court, claiming that the organization’s …

Bank-Rate Rigging Faces Tougher EU Rules, Antitrust Scrutiny – Bloomberg

These probes are continuing, Joaquin Almunia, the EU’s antitrust chief, said in Brussels today. “Maybe we will announce in the future some more activities in this field,” Almunia said. The commission today proposed a draft law that would …

Lawsuit: NCAA Limits on Scholarships Violate Antitrust Laws – Marketwatch

SEATTLE, Jul 25, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — A highly recruited college quarterback whose scholarship was revoked after a coaching change is challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in court, claiming that the …