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Connecticut Law Tribune

Boehringer Ingelheim Accused of Using Expired Patents to Control Market

Jason Ginenthal, a spokesperson for Boehringer Ingelheim, said the company "has never wrongfully submitted patents for listing in the Orange Book."
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Says Amazon Execs Used Messaging App's Auto-Delete, Even as Antitrust Probe Unfolded

"It is highly likely that relevant information has been destroyed as a result of Amazon's actions and inactions," the Federal Trade Commission said in a filing last week.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In Era of Antitrust Paranoia, In-House Lawyers Must Look Beyond Usual Traps

"Education is really key. Do you want to deal with a subpoena? Do you want to deal with a deposition?" said Erin Shencopp, senior counsel at Boeing.
5 minute read

Law.com

Antitrust Lawsuit Alleges Scheme to Block Digital-Wallet Competitors, Monopolize Cash Access at US Casinos

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Civil RICO Suit Accuses Big Pharma and Benefit Managers of Insulin Price-Fixing

"Rather than working to lower insulin and other Type 2 diabetes medication prices, major [pharmacy benefit managers] and manufacturers use their dominant market positions to drastically increase the price of these necessary, life-saving medications, generating billions of dollars in illicit profits," co-lead counsel for the plaintiff claimed in a joint statement.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Fights $8.5 Billion Fashion Merger, Saying It Would Lift Prices, Hurt Workers

The deal, announced in August, would combine Tapestry's Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade brands with Capri Holdings' Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace labels.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Chamber of Commerce Plans to Sue FTC Over Pending Ban on Noncompete Agreements

The Federal Trade Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on its rule that would prohibit noncompetes. The FTC said it would sue as early as Wednesday.
4 minute read

Law.com

Soaring Sugar Prices Not So Sweet: Antitrust Class Actions Surge

Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice failed to block a $315 million merger between United States Sugar Corp. and Imperial Sugar Co., antitrust lawyers have lodged nearly two dozen class actions at the sugar industry.
5 minute read

International Edition

Would-Be Chief Economist Accuses Apple of Noncompliance With EU Tech Antitrust Law

If Apple and others in Big Tech refuse to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act and face no consequences, the new antitrust law will fail to rein in Big Tech's anti-competitive behavior, said Fiona Scott Morton.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Apple Has Long Been a Target of Questionable Litigation. Does New Antitrust Suit Fall Far From the Tree?

The danger to Apple's future success comes from the DOJ's challenge to Apple's business model: something called the "walled garden" of software features in which Apple products exist but from which others allegedly are excluded.
5 minute read

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