Seventh Circuit dismisses unusual derivative action challenging interlocking directorate *

USA - August 29 2012
On June 13, 2012, a Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Panel slapped down a derivative action against Sears Holding Corporation ("Sears") alleging a violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits interlocking directorates.

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Ninth Circuit again declares that requiring consumers to purchase undesired television channels is lawful under the Sherman Act *

USA - June 11 2012
In Brantley et al. v. NBC Universal Inc. the Ninth Circuit has for the second time affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action of retail cable and satellite television subscribers alleging violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.

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State parens patriae actions cannot be consolidated with class actions *

USA - November 29 2011
The Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Seventh Circuits have recently held that parens patriae suits filed by state attorneys’ general under state antitrust statutes, seeking damages and/or injunctive relief for the state’s citizens, are not class actions.

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The DOJ’s new merger remedies guideliness and the joint revised HSR rules *

USA - August 26 2011
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has had a busy summer updating its merger policies.

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New HSR rules for premerger notification filings - effective August 18 *

USA - July 28 2011
Effective August 18, 2011, new rules apply to premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “Act”).

Co-authors: Andrew G. Berg.

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