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FTC solicits comments on proposed changes to textile labeling rules

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 2 2013

The FTC will host a roundtable in its Washington, DC offices on June 19, 2013 to discuss possible changes to the Commission's "Guides for the Jewelry

Penguin settles ebook investigation in Europe

  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • -
  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • April 24 2013

The last standing publisher, Penguin, has reached a settlement agreement with the European Commission (EC) which ends the EC's 16 month long

Top 3 FTC consumer protection priorities

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 12 2013

At the annual ABA Antitrust Section meeting one of the highlights of the last day is the breakfast with the FTC Bureau Directors. Acting BCP Director

New house for the random penguin gets the nod

  • King & Wood Mallesons
  • -
  • Australia, European Union, New Zealand, USA
  • -
  • April 9 2013

The clearances keep coming with the Unites States, Australia, New Zealand and the European Union's competition authorities having all unconditionally

Common and predominating damages: Comcast opinion extends Wal-Mart v. Dukes' standards for class certification but leaves the question of Daubert for another day

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • April 2 2013

On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Case No. 11-864, which provides a valuable tool for the defense in

In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, the Supreme Court makes clear that Rule 23’s “rigorous analysis” applies to damages issues

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 2 2013

For the second time in two weeks, the Supreme Court delivered a win to class-action defendants. Two weeks ago, in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v

Comcast Corp. v. Behrend: Supreme Court rejects expert damages model as insufficient for class certification in antitrust class action

  • Haynes and Boone LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court held in a 5-4 opinion in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 569 U.S. ___ (2013), that a party seeking to maintain a class

What matters: A review of 2011 and 2012

  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

As you know, the last two years have seen a somewhat improved, but by no means robust, business climate. At the same time, structural shifts in the

Supreme Court requires proof at certification stage that damages can be measured on class-wide basis

  • Ballard Spahr LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 29 2013

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided earlier this week that putative class plaintiffs could not bring a class action antitrust lawsuit unless

Comcast Corp. v. Behrend: Supreme Court reinforces Dukes -- holds that class certification requires merits assessment of damages claims

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 28 2013

Yesterday, in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 569 U.S. __ (2013), the Supreme Court strongly reinforced its earlier decision in Wal Mart Stores, Inc. v