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French Competition Regulators Bring Pet Food Manufacturers To Heel

Posted  04/9/12
The Autorite de la Concurrence, the French competition authority, has slapped fines on three leading French pet food manufacturers that restricted competition in premium dry dog and cat food sold in specialty outlets such as pet shops and veterinary offices. The manufacturers are Nestle Purina Petcare France SAS, Royal Canin SAS (owned by Mars, Inc.), and Hill's Pet Nutrition (owned by Colgate Palmolive Co.). ...

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British Propose Lowering Bar For Prison In Cartel Cases

Posted  03/28/12
The United Kingdom’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), has announced that the Government plans to introduce legislation that would lower the threshold for criminal prosecution in cartel cases. Under the proposed law, the prosecution would no longer have to prove an individual’s dishonesty in entering into a cartel agreement. The cartel offense was introduced by the Enterprise Act of 2002....

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Blowing The Whistle On Cartels

Posted  02/21/12
The question of whether U.S. antitrust enforcement should emulate foreign whistleblower rewards programs as part of a crackdown on cartels is analyzed in a recent article by a Constantine Cannon attorney: Making it Easier to Whistle While You Work. Cartel detection and prosecution are top priorities for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“Antitrust Division”) – regardless of which...

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European Commission Seeks Comments On A United Payments Of Europe

Posted  02/6/12
The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, is asking for comments about how to overcome obstacles to a modern, integrated card payments system across Europe. The European Commission is requesting these comments on its “green paper” assessing the current payment landscape in Europe.  This initiative covers all payments – including e-commerce and mobile payments – made with a credit...

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Brits Investigating Whether Concrete Markets Are Crushing Competition

Posted  02/1/12
The United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is calling in reinforcements to expand Great Britain’s investigation into whether competition is being blocked in the markets for concrete and its main ingredients, aggregate and cement. The OFT has referred Great Britain’s aggregates, cement, and ready-mix concrete markets to the U.K.’s Competition Commission, an independent body that conducts in-depth...

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FTC Approves Final Order Resolving PoolCorp Antitrust Claims

Posted  01/24/12
The FTC has approved the final order resolving claims that Pool Corporation, Inc. (“PoolCorp”) acted anticompetitively in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. PoolCorp is a major distributor of commercial and residential swimming pool supplies, products, and equipment.  According to the FTC complaint in In the Matter of Pool Corporation, PoolCorp is the “largest nationwide buyer of...

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FTC Revamps Investigation and Attorney Misconduct Rules

Posted  01/20/12
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has issued proposed changes to streamline its rules relating to investigatory procedures and alleged misconduct of attorneys. The proposed changes deal with Parts 2 and 4 of the FTC’s Rules of Practice and are designed to improve investigations and to keep up with changes in electronic discovery. The agency noted that the Part 2 rules were in need of reform...

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FTC Charges Pipe Fitting Price Fixing

Posted  01/18/12
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has filed a complaint alleging price fixing against the three largest U.S. suppliers of ductile iron pipe fittings – Star Pipe Products, Ltd., McWane, Inc., and Sigma Corp. The FTC alleges that these three competitors violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTCA") by conspiring to fix prices for ductile iron pipe fittings, which are used in municipal water...

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European Commission Rolls Out Investigation Of Bearings Makers

Posted  11/21/11
The European Commission recently raided SKF AB, Schaeffler Group, and the offices of other European rolling bearings makers to investigate whether they violated European antitrust rules. The companies manufacture bearings for the automotive and aerospace industries. The Commission is investigating whether the companies violated European Union (“EU”) laws prohibiting cartels and restrictive business practices...

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Federal Court Pulls The Plug On Digital Tax Preparation Merger

Posted  11/15/11
A federal judge in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the United States’ motion for a permanent injunction enjoining H&R Block’s proposed acquisition of its digital tax preparation competitor, 2SS Holdings, Inc., the company offering TaxACT. Judge Howell’s order in United States v. H&R Block, Inc., Civ. No. 11-00948 (BAH), unequivocally found that the proposed...

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