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Google Wins Court Battle Against StreetMap In The UK

Posted  02/17/16
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Yulia Tosheva and Richard Pike Google won a big victory Friday in the High Court of England and Wales, which ruled that Google did not abuse its dominant position to the detriment of the now-defunct UK online mapping provider, Streetmap.

The Court’s ruling against Streetmap’s claim for damages from Google for abuse of a dominant position (or...

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UK Antitrust Watchdog Slaps $65 Million Fine On Pharma Companies In UK’s First Pay-For-Delay Case

Posted  02/16/16
A View from Constantine Cannon’s London Office By Irene Fraile and Richard Pike On 12 February 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), UK’s competition regulator, fined a number of pharma companies for anti-competitive conduct and agreements in relation to the supply of paroxetine (an anti-depressant drug). The anti-competitive conduct dates back to 2001, when pharmaceutical producers...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/15/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Senate panel to hear from U.S. antitrust bosses. The Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee will hear from the top U.S. antitrust enforcers next month to discuss a wave of of major, controversial mergers.  The Justice Department is investigating two large insurance mergers—Aetna buying...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/8/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. EU antitrust chief considers lower fines for cooperating companies.  European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager  is suggesting that companies that admit to breaking the law should be rewarded with lower fines to help speed up antitrust investigations.  The European Commission typically takes...

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The Antitrust Week in Review

Posted  02/1/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. NY's top prosecutor targets NFL in antitrust probe – source.  New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is reportedly conducting an antitrust investigation of the NFL and its practice of imposing "price-floors" on certain tickets as part of an ongoing probe into the online ticketing market.  The...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  01/25/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Cable Acquisitions by Charter Communications Face Rising Opposition.  Comcast’s failed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable collapsed last year under pressure from regulators, who found that the combined company would have had both the power and incentive to inhibit the future of streaming...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  01/19/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. AB InBev Faces In-Depth U.S. Antitrust Review on SABMiller Deal.  U.S. antitrust officials are expanding their investigation of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s planned takeover of SABMiller Plc.  The Justice Department’s antitrust division has issued a second request to the beer maker, according to the...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  01/11/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore defeat U.S. lawsuit over zinc prices.  A U.S. judge dismissed a private antitrust lawsuit in which zinc purchasers accused affiliates of Goldman Sachs Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Glencore Plc of conspiring to drive up prices.  In an 87-page decision, Judge Katherine Forrest...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  12/28/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Staples says U.S. regulators' complaint against merger is "misguided."　 Staples is accusing federal regulators of applying antitrust laws in a "misguided" way to try to block its $6.3 billion merger with smaller office supply retailer Office Depot.　 Staples charged in a court filing that the Federal...

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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  12/14/15
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Dow, DuPont Set $130 Billion Megamerger, Could Spark More Deals.  Chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical Co have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a first step toward breaking up into three separate businesses, a move that pleased activist investors and could trigger more...

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