ArticleSenate To Take Up "Patents For Humanity" LegislationThis bill has been sent to the Committee on the Judiciary in the Senate for review.United StatesIntellectual PropertyHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleCongress To Weaken Pleading Requirements?On July 22, 2009, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter introduced the Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009, S. 1504. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
ArticleProposed Settlements Emerge In Fragrance Price-Fixing Class ActionFour major fragrance manufacturers face allegations of price-fixing in a consolidated class action, with companies that purchased fragrance ingredients between 2018 and 2023 potentially having claims. Following a partial settlement by IFF for $44 million, affected purchasers must decide whether to remain in the settlement class or opt out to pursue individual claims.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationGreenberg Traurig
ArticleThe Key To Protecting Confidential Information From Being Taken By A Departing Employee To A Competitor: PlanningBNA has published a good article on how an employer can protect its confidential information from being taken by a departing employee to a competitor.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleCourt Says Don't Cry Over Steamed MilkA federal court granted Starbucks' motion for summary judgment in a putative class action in which plaintiffs alleged Starbucks underfills lattes and mochas.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentReed Smith
ArticleMedia Advisory: DOJ Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster For Monopolizing Live Concert MarketsGovernment attorneys say exclusionary conduct harms consumers, artists, and venue owners, and stifles innovation.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMoginRubin
ArticleNative Advertising, The First Amendment And The FTCNew York Partner Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr. and Associate Alan Pate today published "All Native Advertising is Not Equal..."United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBakerHostetler
ArticleGoeteyn Discusses Competition Law Questions And Challenges Around Big DataPartner Geert Goeteyn (Brussels–Antitrust) has authored an article in Competition Law Insights on big data. Big data is key to the success of many technology companies, and data-related questions...United StatesPrivacyA&O Shearman
ArticleWhat's The Price Tag On Privacy? Turning Data Leaks Into Dollar Figures (Podcast)Managing Director Andrew Stivers is joined by former White & Case Partner Jaclyn Phillips and Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Associate Alysha Pannu as they discuss privacy litigation...United StatesPrivacyNERA
ArticleState AGs Continue Actions Against RealPage Landlords, Multistate Settles For $7 Million (Podcast)A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general recently secured a $7 million multistate settlement with Greystar — the nation's largest landlord — in ongoing antitrust actions...United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionKelley Drye & Warren LLP
VideoArtificial Intelligence And Pricing Algorithms In The Antitrust Spotlight (Video)As we navigate the ever-evolving terrain of technology and market dynamics, it's vital to stay ahead with insights that transcend the moment. Partners Denise Plunkett and Bradley Justus...United StatesTechnologyAxinn
ArticlePublication Alert: Encrypted Messaging In The Crosshairs: Compliance, Legal Risks, And Global PerspectivesK&L Gates partners Corey Bieber and Guillermo Christensen have published an article in Volume 2 of the June 2025 edition of CPI Antitrust Chronicle.United StatesTechnologyK&L Gates
ArticleCOVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 20COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 20.European UnionInternational LawJones Day
ArticleFederal Trade Commission (FTC) Enforcement ActionsThe FTC has charged that Volkswagen Group of America Inc. deceived consumers with its advertising campaign to promote supposedly "clean diesel" vehicles...United StatesConsumer ProtectionHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleCMA Announces New Rules For Ownership In Listed Companies By Foreign Strategic InvestorsThe FSI Instructions have removed the existing limit on the foreign ownership of a Saudi-listed company for foreign strategic investors (FSIs) that meet the FSI Instructions' criteria, allowing them to take controlling stakes in Saudi-listed companies.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawA&O Shearman
ArticleFederal Trade Commission Announces 2018 Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ThresholdsOn Friday, January 27, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised "size of transaction" thresholds for 2018 for reporting proposed mergers and acquisitions under Section 7A of the Clayton Act ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleEnergy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — July 2023Senior Republican congressmen recently sent letters on behalf of the House Committee on the Judiciary to three major asset managers and two nonprofit...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleJustices Spar Over Pre-Emption As High Court Allows State Law Antitrust Claims To Proceed Against Interstate PipelinesThe two dissenting voices, Justice Scalia and Chief Justice Roberts, set forth in their opinion that the Court "smudges" the "firm line" drawn by the Court's prior cases between national and local authority over the natural gas trade. United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleSenate Commerce Committee Advances Nomination Of Lina Khan For FTC CommissionerThe Senate Commerce Committee voted yesterday to advance President Biden's nomination of Lina Khan to serve as FTC Commissioner.United StatesFinance and BankingBallard Spahr LLP