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Honey farmers bring RICO actions against importers

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

According to news sources, several U.S. beekeeping companies have filed lawsuits under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Eighth Circuit says pleadings can be filed under seal, but needs more justification

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 21 2013

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a federal district court did not abuse its discretion in sealing an antitrust complaint

Anheuser-Busch to sell brewery & U.S. beer rights to fend off DOJ antitrust claims

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 15 2013

In the wake of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking to enjoin the acquisition of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo

DOJ seeks to stop beer merger

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 1 2013

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev SANV (ABI) and Mexican brewer Grupo

German antitrust regulator fines chocolatiers over illegal price-fixing cartel

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • February 1 2013

According to a news source, Germany's Federal Cartel Office (BKA) has imposed 60 million (US$81.4 million) in fines against 11 chocolate and

MDL court certifies class of purchasers after full-blown Daubert analysis

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 14 2012

A multidistrict litigation (MDL) court that is considering pre-trial matters in 91 consolidated antitrust lawsuits alleging that major chocolate manufacturers conspired to implement price increases from 2002 through 2007, has granted the direct-purchaser plaintiffs’ motion for class certification

FTC to accept public comments on competition in pet medications industry through Nov. 1

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 21 2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reopened the comment period for its October 2, 2012, workshop on competition and consumer protection issues in the pet medications industry

FTC proposes new test for transfers of pharma patents to trigger antitrust review

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 16 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has issued for public comment a notice of proposed rulemaking that is intended to clarify “when a transfer of exclusive rights to a patent in the pharmaceutical industry results in a potentially reportable asset acquisition under the Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) Act.”

Idaho court allows potato antitrust litigation to proceed

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 3 2012

A federal court in Idaho has denied all pending motions to dismiss in litigation brought by direct and indirect potato purchasers who allege that the defendants violated antitrust laws by agreeing to reduce the supply of potatoes in the United States to increase their price

EU regulators charge pharma companies with antitrust violations in pay-for-delay deals

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • August 2 2012

The European Commission (EC) has reportedly charged nine pharmaceutical companies with breaches of European Union (EU) antitrust rules for entering pay-for-delay deals with generic competitors