984 results found

Florida's Attorney General has launched an antitrust investigation into CVS Health and its pharmacy benefit manager Caremark, examining whether the company inappropriately steered patients to CVS pharmacies and reimbursed them at higher rates than independent pharmacies. The investigation, part of a broader multi-state scrutiny of PBM business practices, seeks documents and testimony on policies related to transparency, reimbursement rates, audits, and market concentration in an industry where three PBMs co

A federal judge in Washington, DC ruled last week that the FTC must disclose the names of the individuals it relied on in its bid to block a proposed $3.5 billion merger between Sysco and US Foods.

The French petroleum company, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice and agreed to pay a monetary penalty of $245.2 million to settle charges that it violated the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in connection with approximately $60 million in payments made through intermediaries to an Iranian government official to improperly obtain rights to petroleum concessions in Iran.

Global Legal Update Newsletter October 2016を発行いたしました。

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required under Section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 19(a)(5)).

The divergent voices in this symposium can agree on one thing: Robert Bork profoundly influenced the development of modern antitrust law.

In recent travels to Central America, it’s been interesting to see the number of American companies operating and distributing in the region.

Gunnison Energy Corporation (GEC), SG Interests I Ltd., and SG Interests VII Ltd. (SGI) were required to pay a total of $550,000 to the United States for antitrust and False Claims Act violations related to an agreement not to compete in bidding for four natural gas leases sold at auction by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

On April 6, 2015, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that David Topkins had pled guilty to a one-count felony charge for conspiring to fix the prices of certain posters sold in the United States.

On Feb. 25, 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Texas Attorney General filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against United Regional Health Care System of Wichita Falls, Texas

The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has filed a civil suit to block the acquisition of General Electric's appliance business by Electrolux.

The Florida Alcoholic Beverages Trade Practices Guide is a reference tool that addresses Florida Statute §561.42, referred to as the Tied House Evil law.

Today, the Nexium district court will hear arguments on the Ranbaxy defendants’ motion for a mistrial.

In July of this year, the European Commission imposed fines on French pharmaceutical company Servier and five generic drug makers, including Lupin Ltd., totaling €427.7 million.

On Oct. 18, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice, in a joint action with the Michigan attorney general, filed a civil antitrust action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan alleging that the insurer's use of most favored nation clauses has stifled competition and raised prices on healthcare services and insurance.

On November 13, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of price-fixing claims against two home brokerage service firms in Kentucky, McMahon Co. and HomeService of America, Inc. Hyland, et al. v. HomeServices of America Inc., et al., case number 12-5947.

The state action immunity doctrine shields private actors from antitrust liability if their activities are "actively supervised" by a state.

What can you buy for $43,280? Well, you could buy a convertible, an around-the-world cruise, or that timeshare you've always wanted in Cabo.