Why POM Wonderful Can Celebrate FTC Judge’s Ruling in Advertising Case by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 5/23/2012 Pomegranate juice maker POM Wonderful has declared victory against the FTC . . . in spite of an administrative law judge’s ruling that upholds many claims in the agency’s complaint. But the California company has good reason...more
Advertising Law -- May 4, 2012 by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/7/2012 In This Issue: *Manatt Expands Intellectual Property Practice in New York *Federal Court Rules Muscle Milk Lawsuit Needs More Muscle *How Much Is That App in the Window? *City Ordinance Banning Outdoor Tobacco...more
FTC Released Final Privacy Report by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 3/27/2012 At a press conference today, March 26, 2012, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its final report on protecting consumer privacy, entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change“. FTC...more
Digital Content Producers Lack Antitrust Standing to Sue Wireless Carriers Over MMS by Howard Ullman on 3/5/2012 Davis v. AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., No. CV 11-02674 DDP (March 1, 2012) (Pregerson, J.) Not everyone can sue for an antitrust violation. Usually, if plaintiffs and defendants do not at least participate...more
Emerging Trends In Indirect-Purchaser Antitrust Cases by Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP on 1/23/2012 Originally published in Competition Law360 January 19, 2012. Since the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. §1332(d), federal district courts handling indirect purchaser price fixing and market...more
An Excerpt From: K&L Gates Global Government Solutions® 2012: European Commission Addresses Due Process Concerns over EU Antitrust... by K&L Gates LLP on 1/20/2012 The issuance by the European Commission of a new set of best practices in antitrust proceedings, as well as its attempt to reinforce the role of the hearing officer, have sparked up the debate about the European antitrust...more
Lo sviluppo delle copie economiche dei farmaci off-patent e il bottleneck della distribuzione al dettaglio by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 1/12/2012 Lo sviluppo delle copie economiche dei farmaci off-patent e il bottleneck della distribuzione al dettaglio. Brevi riflessioni sull'Italia...more
Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Pursue Antitrust Class Action Against Insurance Company Subsidiaries by Sedgwick LLP on 12/29/2011 U.S. District Court – Northern District of California In Perez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2011 WL 5833636 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 15, 2011), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed an...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
Health Law Alert: Special Focus: Antitrust: The Noerr-Pennington Exemption: Freedom to Stifle Impending Competition - Maybe by Ober|Kaler on 12/5/2011 Entry by a competitor into a highly concentrated market can benefit consumers by leading to lower prices, innovation, and increased competition. In the case of health care services, a new hospital or other type of provider...more
Antitrust Class Actions: The Supreme Court of Canada Grants Leave to Consider the Application of Illinois Brick in Canada by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/2/2011 In a decision released earlier this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal from the B.C. Court of Appeal’s certification decisions in the parallel antitrust class actions in Sun-Rype1 and Microsoft. The...more
Entertainment Litigation Update by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 10/6/2011 In This Issue: Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors; The Hurt Locker; and In Re NCAA Student-Athlete Name. Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video...more
Advertising Law - September 8, 2011 by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/12/2011 In This Issue: Manatt’s Ken Kaufman to Lead Webinar on Intellectual Property Issues in Entertainment Transactions; FTC Settles First Suit over Mobile Apps; Red Flag: Suit Against NASCAR Alleges TCPA Violations; M’m,...more
Le farmacie nel Diritto dell'Economia by Nicola Carmine Salerno on 8/25/2011 Nel dibattito che accompagna i tentativi di riforma degli esercizi farmaceutici e della distribuzione del farmaco si continua, in maniera pretestuosa, a far riferimento a un presunto contrasto tra da un lato le indicazioni...more
Court Holds Certificate of Need Laws May Be Unconstitutional by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/24/2011 The validity of certificate of need laws throughout the western United States is in question as a result of a decision issued August 22, 2011, by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In a case initiated by a hospital in...more