Mondaq USA: Anti-trust/Competition Law
The UK Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 was recently passed into law.
An EU General Court (GC) judgment has considered the difficult issue of independent parallel behaviour by competitors under EU competition law, and in particular when this strays into a "concerted practice".
This article outlines the major global criminal and related antitrust developments in 2012, with a focus on Canada.
The French petroleum company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice and agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $245.2 million to settle charges that it violated the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with approximately $60 million in payments made through intermediaries to an Iranian government official to improperly obtain rights to petroleum concessions in Iran.
The European Union and Switzerland recently signed the first "second generation" antitrust cooperation agreement.
The EU General Court has overturned part of the European Commission's infringement decision against 24 European copyright collecting societies, in the so-called CISAC case.
The European Commission has recently published updated guidance on how it goes about conducting dawn raids at business premises in the EU.
The Supreme Court recently issued its long-awaited ruling in Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc. et. al., No. 12-416 which was centered on the question of whether "reverse payment" settlement agreements unreasonably diminish competition in violation of the antitrust laws.
A discussion on how things are changing in regards to the redress for corporate victims of anti-competitive behaviour.
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill addressed attendees at the 2013 National Summit on Provider Market Power on June 11.
On May 31, 2013, the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s determination that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners illegally expelled non-dentists from the teeth whitening market in North Carolina.
The Federal Trade Commission recently recorded yet another victory in its continuing efforts to limit the scope and application of antitrust immunity under the state action doctrine.
In a recent speech, Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Joshua Wright jumped into the debate over the proper approach for analyzing the potential anticompetitive effects of loyalty discount programs.
The European Commission is currently conducting a public consultation on the simplification of procedures for merger control in the European Union.
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced two significant changes to its practice regarding corporate plea agreements for individuals charged with antitrust violations, such as price fixing and bid rigging.
The European Commission has issued revised guidance on the conduct of inspections at business premises.
The article analyzes the impact that the August 2011 overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger rules has had on filers.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, recently announced that it would limit carveouts from the protections afforded by corporate plea agreements to individuals the DOJ has reason to believe were involved in criminal wrongdoing.
For many years, California’s Unfair Competition Law had no traditional standing requirements, but since the passage of Proposition 64 in 2004, standing has been required, and standing continues to be litigated regularly.
The next step of the on-going Phoebe Putney litigation is completed.
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The Supreme Court in Bowman v. Monsanto Co. ruled unanimously that a farmer’s replanting of harvested seeds constituted making new infringing articles.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission,announced the adjusted HSR Act notification thresholds for 2013.
In a recent speech, Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Joshua Wright jumped into the debate over the proper approach for analyzing the potential anticompetitive effects of loyalty discount programs.
RSA 275:70 states as follows: "Prior to or concurrent with making an offer of change in job classification or an offer of employment, every employer shall provide a copy of any non-compete or non-piracy agreement that is part of the employment agreement to the employee or potential employee. Any contract that is not in compliance with this section shall be void and unenforceable. "
For many years, California’s Unfair Competition Law had no traditional standing requirements, but since the passage of Proposition 64 in 2004, standing has been required, and standing continues to be litigated regularly.
An interesting and growing debate in the antitrust arena is whether most favored nation ("MFN") pricing provisions are pro-competitive or anticompetitive. For many years, MFN provisions have been considered a fairly noncontroversial contract term included by purchasers in an attempt to assure that other buyers do not receive a more favorable price.
The European Commission has issued revised guidance on the conduct of inspections at business premises.
The U.S. Supreme Court has reaffirmed that courts must conduct a "rigorous analysis" to determine whether antitrust class action plaintiffs meet the requirements for class certification, even when that requires inquiry into the merits of the underlying claims, and individual issues of damages may preclude class certification.
"Microsoft v. Motorola" developed a framework for courts to assess fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for standard-essential patents.
The European Union and Switzerland recently signed the first "second generation" antitrust cooperation agreement.
