Tag: Antitrust law
US: China’s Haier sues Samsung, LG over TV patents
Haier, a Chinese consumer electronics company, sued Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics as well as other electronics manufacturers for violating antitrust law in the...
US: Uber scores a victory in Appeals Court
A US appeals court on Thursday, August 17, ruled in favor of Uber Technologies in a closely watched lawsuit over whether passengers gave up...
US: ABA has new antitrust section chair
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati announced today that their partner Jonathan M. Jacobson has been elected Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section...
US: Pension funds sue 6 banks over market collusion
Three public pension funds claim in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Thursday, August 17, that six major investment banks colluded to overcharge investors and...
US: 1-800 Contacts want antitrust suit dismissed
Contact lens seller 1-800 Contacts has asked a Utah federal court to toss a proposed class suit alleging the companies conspired to limit competition...
US: Former Detroit Lions/OSU star in antitrust suit vs. alma mater
Former Ohio State star Chris Spielman is suing his former school on behalf of current and former Ohio State University (OSU) football players for...
US: Hovenkamp appointed Penn Integrates University professor
Herbert Hovenkamp, a world-renowned expert in antitrust law, is the latest scholar to be named a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor.
“Professor Hovenkamp epitomizes the uniquely...
US: Minor league baseball players lose appeal over wages
A federal appeals court on Monday said professional minor league baseball is exempt from US antitrust laws and rejected an appeal by players who...
US: Judge blocks radioactive waste merger
On Wednesday a federal judge blocked the proposed merger of Dallas, Texas, based Waste Control Specialists and its biggest rival, Energy Solutions.
Judge Sue L....
US: Ballard Spahr files Federal antitrust lawsuit on a water treatment...
Ballard Spahr is representing the City of Richmond in a lawsuit, filed on Monday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of...
