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Antitrust Alert
Court Certifies Class in Hospital Merger Antitrust Lawsuit
On December 10, 2013, Judge Edmond Chang of the Northern District of Illinois certified a class of plaintiffs who filed a proposed class action against NorthShore University Health System (formerly…
Antitrust Advocate
Antitrust Treble Damages for Patent Infringement? Yes, According to Groundbreaking Decision
The Eastern District of Texas recently held that patent infringement can constitute anticompetitive conduct for monopolization claims under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, in Retractable Technologies Inc. v. Becton Dickinson &…
Antitrust Law Blog
Qihoo 360 v. Tencent: A Landmark Decision under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law
On March 29, 2013, the Guangdong High People’s Court ruled that Tencent, Inc. (“Tencent”) did not violate China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”). In the first lawsuit of its kind, Beijing Qihoo…
Antitrust Law Blog
Claims of Providing Truthful Marketing Information to Airports Issuing Bids for Duty Free Shops Fails to Allege Actionable Conspiracy or Attempted Monopolization
Conclusary allegations of parallel business conduct which are in the economic self-interest of the actor do not state an actionable antitrust claim. Duty Free Americas, Inc. v. The Estée Lauder…
Focus on Regulation
Shire Wins Dismissal of Adderall XR Monopolization Case
A court in the Southern District of New York recently dismissed a monopolization claim brought by Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co. alleging that Shire violated Sherman Act §2 when it allegedly…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
US Antitrust Problems for Google May be Over
By Peter Vogel
The Washington Post reported that the FTC and Google have reached a deal in the 2 year investigation about monopoly practices where Google “would agree to new limits on its…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Google’s Antitrust Problems
By Peter Vogel
Recent reports indicate that the US and EU antitrust regulators are considering filing suits against Google, but not for control over the search engine market, which clearly Google controls. Rather…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Gives CAISO More Authority to Reduce Payments Associated with “Exceptional Dispatch” Over Concerns of Market Manipulation
On October 26, 2012, FERC accepted two related tariff amendments that give the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) more authority to reduce payments to generators that are subject to…
Antitrust Law Blog
California Attorney General Becomes the Latest Antitrust Enforcer to Investigate Hospital/Doctor Group Combinations
By David R. Garcia California’s Attorney General has recently launched a broad investigation into whether increasing consolidation among hospitals and physician groups may be resulting in supra-competitive prices for medical…
International Law Prof Blog
WTO Panel Issues Report in China- Electronic Payment Services Dispute
Earlier today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution panel issued its report in China - Certain Measures Affecting Electronic Payment Services (DS413). The United States initiated the proceedings in September…