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Judge Mulls appointment of own expert to evaluate what could be the largest-ever class settlement of private antitrust claims

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2013

It's rare for a court to appoint its own expert in a class action. But Judge Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York is poised to do precisely

Supreme Court reverses certification of antitrust class action where class failed to prove that damages could be determined on a classwide basis

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2013

An important and recurring issue in class actions is whether a district court must consider particular merits issues when deciding whether to certify

Revised merger control thresholds for 2013

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 27 2013

In the US, the filing thresholds are adjusted annually according to the evolution of the gross national product. On 24 January 2013, the Federal

Federal Trade Commission announces higher Hart-Scott-Rodino thresholds for 2013

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

On January 10, 2013, the US Federal Trade Commission announced new thresholds relating to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976

US Federal Trade Commission moves aggressively on standard-essential patents

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

A new Federal Trade Commission merger consent order raises significant questions about the ability of standard-essential patent (SEP) holders to enforce their intellectual property rights

How the US's new anti-IT theft approach affects Asia's businesses

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Asia-Pacific, Thailand, USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

The use of unauthorised software in business is illegal and is likely to attract both civil and criminal liabilities in Hong Kong

Comcast Corp. v. Behrend: upcoming Supreme Court case is critical to antitrust class actions

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 2 2012

Although the class action bar in general is eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court argument in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (No. 11-864)which will be argued November 5thantitrust practitioners in particular have a keen interest in the case

Update on the online travel agency battle

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • October 5 2012

The impact of the emergence of online travel agencies on the traditional methods of distributing hotel rooms continues to evolve

Judge orders record penalties against AU Optronics in criminal antitrust case

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

On September 20, 2012, a federal judge imposed a $500 million fine on AU Optronics (AU), a Taiwanese manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, for its role in a price-fixing conspiracy

Latest HSR report shows increased US antitrust enforcement

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 26 2012

The latest update from the US federal antitrust enforcement agencies is in, and it shows that in fiscal year 2011, there was a significant increase in merger activities and continued aggressive antitrust enforcement by the Obama administration