On 19 March 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a significant judgment on the application of EU competition law to information exchange between competitors.

The European Commission adopted a proposal for a draft regulation setting up a self-certification system for importers of conflict metals into the European Union.

On Feb. 9, 2012, the European Commission (EC) called on the governments of the 27 EU countries to take immediate action to protect patients in the EU by tightening controls on implantable and other high-risk medical devices.

Kohlberg & Company will acquire Worldwide Clinical Trials, according to a news release. Worldwide, based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., is a full-service contract research organization.

The Times published an article by London partner Matthew Hall on May 27, 2021, about the dangers of allowing anti-competitive agreements among competitors in any but the rarest of circumstances.

It used to be so simple. Business contacts and useful client information were kept on an employer's IT system, belonged to the employer, and could not be copied or taken away when the employee left.

After several years of criticism over lax enforcement of existing anti-corruption laws, and more than a decade of failed efforts to pass similar legislation, the UK is on the verge of passing comprehensive anti-bribery legislation.

The English Court of Appeal has recently handed down a landmark decision confirming that an individual can recover damages under the UK's Data Protection Act 1998 for non-financial losses.

Thunder rolled down from Capitol Hill last week when Sen. Charles Grassley (R–Iowa) claimed that certain hospital systems and associations were misapplying the intent of Section 501(r)(5)(B) that prohibits the use of gross charges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

U.S. District Judge Denise Cote granted class certification to a group of consumers accusing Apple Inc. of e-book price fixing.

A group of tech companies have settled antitrust claims by a class of software engineers alleging that the tech companies agreed not to poach each other’s employees.

Antitrust Experts Urge Tougher Criminal Penalties for Corporate Violators

On Dec. 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged Laboratory Corp. of America's $57.5 million acquisition of Westcliff Medical Laboratories Inc., a rival clinical laboratory testing company, alleging that the transaction would harm competition in Southern California.

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

As previously reported, in fiscal year 2011 (the period running from Oct. 1, 2010, through Sept. 30, 2011), the Antitrust Division obtained more than $520 million in criminal fines.

The DOJ’s Antitrust Division successfully extradited Romano Pisciotti from Germany to make an initial appearance on antitrust-related charges.

On Dec. 23, 2011, a district court denied a motion to compel filed by defendants in ongoing litigation regarding alleged price fixing in the market for liquid crystal display panels used in computers and televisions.

A federal jury in Kansas City deciding a class-action lawsuit involving a class of home sellers recently found that the National Association of Realtors (NAR)...

On December 6, 2013, Frank Peake, former president of Sea Star Line, was sentenced to five years in prison and a $25,000 criminal fine.

On March 15, 2012, the UK government announced its plan to merge the country's two competition authorities, the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading, to create a single enforcement agency, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Among other duties, the CMA will be responsible for merger review, market investigations and cartel enforcement.