Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
A Conversation With NAAG Executive Director Brian Kane - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Chipotle and Sweetgreen Settle Food Fight Over CHIPOTLE Trademark
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Chipotle and Sweetgreen Settle Food Fight Over CHIPOTLE Trademark
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Feds Danske to a New Tune
State AG Pulse | Money, Money, Money: Where does it go and why?
The Chartwell Chronicles: Occupational Exposure Claims
The Chartwell Chronicles: An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
Patient Steering and Charting
A Look at the Unique Features of State AG Investigations and What Companies Should Consider in Selecting Outside Counsel - Regulatory Oversight Podcast
A Close Look at the Justice Department’s Settlement with Meta (Formerly Facebook) to Resolve Alleged Fair Housing Act Violations Arising from Meta’s Targeted Advertising System
Settlement and Mediation Strategy
An Overview of South Carolina Workers' Compensation
An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
Protecting Trade Secrets When Facing Lawsuits or Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures
No Harbor is Limitless: Restrictions of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute's Safe Harbor Provisions
Episode 149 -- A Deep Dive into Alexion's SEC Settlement for FCPA Violations
Developments in New York State Labor and Employment Law – What You Need to Know in 2020
DOL Sets Enforcement Records Again - Employment Law This Week® - Trending News
Jones Day Presents: Large Business & International Examination Strategies: Fast Track Settlements
The Federal Trade Commission has pursued aggressive and creative expansion of its antitrust enforcement efforts under the Biden administration, and the pharmaceutical industry is no exception. Indeed, in a recent interview,...more
The real estate industry is experiencing a situation due to new rules relating to buyers’ brokers in residential real estate transactions. Earlier this year, facing a $1.8 Billion verdict, the National Association of Realtors...more
On July 26, the plaintiffs in In Re: College Athlete NIL Litigation (a/k/a the House litigation) filed formal settlement documents (i.e., the proposed settlement) with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more
Under Armour on Friday said it has agreed to pay $434 million to settle a 2017 class action lawsuit accusing the sports apparel maker of defrauding shareholders about its revenue growth in order to meet Wall Street forecasts....more
In a decision characterized (somewhat remarkably) by the Circuit Court as being one of first impression, the Second Circuit affirmed dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust allegation by a class of plaintiffs* against Forest...more
Second Circuit Affirms “Pay for Delay” Dismissal: On May 13, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of antitrust claims brought by wholesalers, retailers, and employee benefit funds that alleged they overpaid for the...more
On Monday, May 13, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed Judge Lewis Liman’s decision dismissing Plaintiffs’ reverse payment class actions for failure to state a claim. In re Bystolic Antitrust...more
Suppose we compare how orchestra violinists are paid to how residential real estate agents are paid. In contrast to violinists, who must spend a fixed amount of time in rehearsals and concerts, real estate agents receive the...more
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting concluded on April 12. The annual Spring Meeting featured updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive discussion...more
The homebuying market as we know it is about to see sweeping changes. On Friday, March 15, 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a settlement with groups of home sellers, agreeing to end antitrust...more
The FTC’s Amgen/Horizon Lawsuit Ends With a Whimper - We covered the FTC’s investigation into (and litigation challenging) Amgen’s $28.3 billion acquisition of rare disease specialist Horizon Therapeutics in our Q1 and...more
In 2017, three indirect-purchaser antitrust class actions were filed against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc., alleging that they engaged in anticompetitive conduct relating to the sale and marketing of J&J’s...more
DOJ recently withdrew three antitrust policy statements that had provided guidance for information sharing by competitors Companies that participate in an information exchange should share sensitive information only with...more
Sixty percent of significant investigations concluded with a complaint or abandoned transaction in 2022. This shatters last year’s record of 37 percent. The 10 complaints filed in 2022 are also a DAMITT record. Those are...more
On September 30, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained civil monetary penalties in the amount of $263,000 from San Juan IPA, Inc. (“San Juan”), an independent physician association operating in northwestern New...more
Earlier this year, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who leads the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, announced that the Antitrust Division would eschew settlements in merger challenges in...more
A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit and settlement with Opendoor Labs Inc. (Opendoor) is a must-read even if you are not in the real estate business. But if you don’t want to actually read it, we’ve got you...more
A recent district court order finds that JSAs can serve a legitimate purpose of controlling parties’ exposure and preventing coercive settlements. Antitrust conspiracy claims pose significant monetary risks, including...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Virginia Law Limiting Use of “Milk” Advances - Following a vote in the Virginia House Agriculture Subcommittee, the state’s House of Delegates will reportedly consider a bill that...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: FTC publishes proposed consent order with cosmetic company that posted fake customer reviews but some FTC commissioners place doubt on its effectiveness because there is no financial penalty....more
Concluding one of the longest merger reviews in history, on September 4, Judge Richard Leon, District Judge for the District of Columbia, issued his final ruling in United States v. CVS Health, approving the proposed...more
The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced on November 15 that it was settling its antitrust lawsuit against Atrium Health (formerly known as Carolinas Health System)....more
FTC takes another look at merger remedies - On 3 February 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its Merger Remedies Study, which analyzed the success of merger remedies imposed by the FTC from 2006 to...more
In December 2016, DeVry University agreed to pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations stemming from DeVry’s advertising about the employment rates and salaries of its...more
Third Circuit has previously ruled that non-cash payments to settle patent litigation may violate antitrust laws. On November 7, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the petition of...more