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European Commission Slams Cargo Train Operators With 49 Million Euro Fine In Cartel Settlement

				
Posted  07/15/15
								

				 
								 				

A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office

By Yulia Tosheva and Richard Pike

The European Commission (“EC”) today imposed fines totalling 49,154,000 euros on Express Interfracht, part of the Austrian railway company Österreichische Bundesbahnen, and Schenker, a subsidiary of the leading German railway operator Deutsche Bahn, in a cartel settlement.

Express Interfracht and Schenker agreed to pay...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  07/13/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

MasterCard Faces Antitrust Charges in E.U.  European antitrust officials have filed formal charges against MasterCard, accusing the company of harming consumers and retailers by setting artificially high fees for credit card transactions in Europe.  The European Commission said MasterCard had prevented...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  07/6/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Airlines Under Justice Dept. Investigation Over Possible Collusion.  Federal prosecutors are investigating possible collusion among airlines to limit seating, two years after the U.S. Department of Justice approved the latest in a wave of airline mergers, saying the combination would benefit consumers. ...				 
				 					 

						
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Antitrust Enforcers Sue Four Hospitals For Carving Up South-Central Michigan

				
Posted  07/1/15
								

				 
								 				By Rosa M. Morales

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office are suing four Michigan hospital systems for allegedly engaging in antitrust violations by agreeing to refrain from advertising in each other’s territories, to the detriment of patient choice and health care benefits for patients and physicians alike.

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Sysco Scraps US Foods Merger After FTC Victory In Court

				
Posted  06/30/15
								

				 
								 				By Allison F. Sheedy

Sysco Corp. announced yesterday that it is abandoning its plans to acquire food service rival US Foods Inc., following last week’s setback to the deal in federal court.

In an opinion that closely tracked the FTC/DOJ Merger Guidelines, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Federal Trade Commission a preliminary injunction to halt the proposed...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  06/29/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Judge Halts Sysco’s Proposed Merger With US Foods.  A federal judge has ordered a preliminary injunction to block Sysco’s proposed merger with US Foods, dealing a potentially fatal blow to what would be a union of the two biggest food distribution companies in the United States.  The injunction is a...				 
				 					 

						
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Supreme Court Cites Spiderman In Ruling Against Post-Expiration Patent Royalties

				
Posted  06/23/15
										

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													Robert S. Schwartz	
												
									

				 
								 				Spiderman swung through the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday as Justice Elena Kagan liberally relied on the comic book superhero in the Court’s decision in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc., reaffirming the Court’s 51-year-old rule precluding patent owners from collecting patent royalties on expired patents.

In 1964 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brulotte v. Thys Co. that the statutory limit on...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  06/22/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Anthem Makes $47 Billion Offer for Rival Cigna.  One of the biggest health insurers in the United States, Anthem, has revealed that it is offering to buy rival Cigna for more than $47 billion in cash and stock.  The move is the latest step toward an expected consolidation among health insurance...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  06/15/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Apple Music and Labels Investigated in 2 States.  The attorneys general of New York and Connecticut have been investigating Apple’s negotiations with music companies for possible antitrust violations.  The attorneys general wanted to know whether Apple pressured the music labels — or whether the...				 
				 					 

						
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The Antitrust Week In Review

				
Posted  06/8/15
								

				 
								 				Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.

Antitrust Scrutiny for 3 Big U.S. Theater Chains.  A federal investigation into whether the big movie theater chains are misusing their market clout to keep new films away from independent competitors is gaining steam.  Cinemark Holdings, the nation’s third-largest movie theater operator, disclosed in a...				 
				 					 

						
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