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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

To amparo or not to amparo?

by Jose Alberro | Berkeley Research Group, LLC on 4/19/2013

José Alberro, director at Berkeley Research Group in California, examines stock market punishment and enforcement of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission decisions In the Mexican legal system, the recurso de...more

Federal Court in Manhattan “Likes” Service of Process via Facebook

by Madeleine Hensler | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/10/2013

On March 7, 2013, a federal court in Manhattan ruled, in Federal Trade Commission v. PCCare247 Inc., that service via Facebook is an acceptable alternative means of serving court documents on foreign defendants. Although this...more

Federal Judge Orders Service of Process through Facebook

by Alan Pate | BakerHostetler on 4/5/2013

In March, Judge Paul Engelmayer of the Southern District of New York ordered service of process on several international defendants through novel means—Facebook. ...more

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - February 2013

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/8/2013

In This Issue: - A Modern Look at the Nine ‘No-Nos’ of Patent Licensing Under U.S. Antitrust Law: The First Four ‘No-Nos’ - Supreme Court Grants Cert. in Watson Reverse Payment Settlement Case - 7th Circuit...more

Seventh Circuit Allows Foreign Price-Fixing Claims to Proceed

by Howard Ullman on 6/28/2012

Yesterday, in Minn-Chem, Inc. v. Agrium Inc., No. 10-1712, the en banc 7th Circuit addressed the Foreign Trade Commerce Antitrust Improvements Act (“FTAIA”) in the context of an alleged worldwide scheme to fix potash prices...more

Due process in competition cases: A step forward by the ECJ

by White & Case LLP on 12/13/2011

Introduction The unique features of the European Commission’s competition proceedings, where the Commission acts as investigator, prosecutor and maker of decisions on guilt or innocence, have long been controversial. Due...more

EU Judges Rising To The Challenge? The EU General Court’s judgments in Hydrogen Peroxide, Netherlands Beer and International...

by White & Case LLP on 6/27/2011

There is a growing debate as to the standard of review that the EU courts apply when reviewing European Commission (‘Commission’) decisions in competition law cases. It has been argued that many recent judgments of the EU...more

Advertising Law - June 18, 2009

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 6/18/2009

IN THIS ISSUE: *Are Spammers More Prepared For ISP Shutdowns? *Minnesota Abandons Efforts To Ban Online Betting *China To Require Blocking Software on All New PCs *Nescafé Targets Starbucks’ Instant Coffee in...more