Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

ACQUISITIONS

– Approvals

See EU MERGER APPROVAL; specific industries

ADR

See ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

ADVERTISING

AGRICULTURE

– Canada, bio-insecticide firms committed conspiracy and bid rigging, In Brief, 94:378
– European Union (EU) raids product distributors, 95:49
– Germany, state aid to vineyard ordered recovered, 94:538
– Monopolization, corn seed grower class, denial of certification upheld (3d Cir.), 94:371
– Price fixing, dairy farmers may proceed with claims against milk sellers (E.D. Tenn.), 94:571; defendants denied Capper-Volstead immunity, 94:617
– Spain, state aid for agro-food firms probed, 94:538

AIR TRANSPORTATION

– Conspiracy to steal aviation fuel supply contract data, Defense Dept. contractors arrested (D. Md.), 94:8
– European Union (EU)

– – Air freight cartel participants, objections confirmed, 94:30
– – Jet engine development by Rolls-Royce, German aid endorsed, 94:303
– – Price fixing of flights, major air carriers probed, 94:280
– – U.S.-EU to study airline alliances, 94:302

– Greece, EU court finds noncompliance with recovery of state aid to Olympic Airways, 94:195
– International issues discussed at ABA meeting, 94:375
– Italy

– – Restaurants, Autogrill plan to acquire airport retailers probed, 94:281
– – Sale of Alitalia, agency favors Air France-KLM over AirOne, 94:63; divestitures may be required, 94:359; Rome-Milan rail link adequate competition for air links, 95:52
– – State aid to Alitalia probed, 94:607
– – Task force established to monitor industry, 94:256

– Merger, Signature Flight Support/Hawker Beechcraft unit, divestiture required (D.D.C.), 95:6
– Passenger rights, federal airline law preempts N.Y. measure (2d Cir.), 94:325
– Price fixing, air cargo rates, Qantas employees not party to plea agreement may be identified (D.D.C.), 94:99; several airlines plead guilty and agree to fine, 95:17
– United Kingdom (UK)

– – EasyJet/GB Airways deal cleared, 94:88
– – VLM Airlines acquisition, Air France/KLM offers divestitures, 94:506

ALABAMA

– Motor vehicles, dealer release agreement bars state franchise claim (Ala.), 94:579

ALASKA

– Health care, certificate of need laws, FTC urges Alaska to reconsider, 94:188

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

– Canadian courts criticize Labatt Brewing/Lakeport Brewing Income Fund merger review, 94:114
– Ireland to review Heineken/Scottish & Newcastle deal, 94:359
– Labeling rule for alcoholic beverages, FTC staff offers comments, 94:108
– Mergers

– – Pernod Ricard/V&S Vin & Spirit, divestitures required (FTC), 95:83
– – SABMiller/Molson Coors joint venture, DOJ closes probe, 94:575

– Notice of intent to terminate beer distributor insufficient as conclusory (Va. Ct. App.), 94:112
– Preemption, unilateral restrictions on wine and beer sales not barred (9th Cir.), 94:138; rehearing denied, In Brief, 94:396
– Price fixing, bar owner ban on drink specials immune from patron challenge (Wis.), 94:527
– Successor brewer must defend terminated distributor's charges (D.N.J.), 94:23

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)

– Arbitration

See ARBITRATION

ANALYSIS AND PERSPECTIVE

– Parallel civil and criminal cases, staying discovery, 94:134

ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT

See ENFORCEMENT POLICY

ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS

– Agriculture, milk sellers denied Capper-Volstead immunity against dairy farmer pricing claims (E.D. Tenn.), 94:617
– Alcoholic drink specials, bar owner ban immune from patron challenge (Wis.), 94:527
– Brazil, strengthening of leniency program planned, 94:226
– Canada, leniency program, draft bulletin issued, 94:476
– Credit cards, merchant negotiation of fees

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 5546

– European Union (EU), block exemptions

– – Insurance industry, comments sought, 94:428
– – Motor vehicle sector, report issued, 94:560

– Health care, home providers, Ohio order likely to be determined anticompetitive, 94:186
– Oil and gas, removing protection for OPEC

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 6074

– Pharmaceuticals

See PHARMACEUTICALS

– Tobacco

See TOBACCO INDUSTRY

– Transportation, Stolt-Nielsen case, DOJ will not appeal dismissal of indictment based on leniency pact breach, 94:11

APPAREL

– Privacy, www.lifeisgood.com settles data security breach charges (FTC), 94:40
– Resale price maintenance after Leegin discussed at ABA meeting, 94:339
– United Kingdom clears Nike/Umbro deal, 94:63

APPEALS

– Dental care, exclusive dealing claims against Dentsply to be appealed (D. Del.), 94:73
– Health care, appellate brief failed to address market or injury, B&H Med. sanctioned (6th Cir.), 94:489
– Motor vehicles, limiting record on appeal of jurisdiction ruling improper (Wis. Ct. App.), 94:497

APPLIANCES

– Lighting, FTC approves label, In Brief, 94:298; labeling rule amended to include metal halide lamps, 95:10
– Radiator franchise pact mandates arbitration of claims (E.D. Wis.), 95:94

ARBITRATION

– Appliances, radiator franchise pact mandates arbitration (E.D. Wis.), 95:94
– Computers, Dell may not force Internet purchasers to arbitrate deception claims (N.M.), 95:41
– Credit cards, conspiracy plaintiffs may challenge compulsory arbitration (2d Cir.), 94:439
– Multilevel marketing, dealer arbitration clause enforced (N.D. Ga.), 94:187
– Tobacco, Master Settlement payment calculation, dispute may be arbitrated (La. Ct. App.), 95:13

ARIZONA

– Bid rigging, commercial refrigeration contracts, Alliance Mech. pleads guilty (D. Ariz.), 94:247

ARKANSAS

– Attorneys not covered under state consumer protection law (Ark.), 94:626
– Dental products maker and distributor, material facts exist over franchise pact (E.D. Ark.), 94:191
– Hospital and associated rehabilitation clinic, monopoly and boycott claims dismissed (E.D. Ark.), 94:5

ARMED SERVICES

See DEFENSE INDUSTRY

ATTORNEYS

– Cellular telephones, Apple iPhone, interim counsel appointed for consolidated case (N.D. Cal.), 94:416
– Conflicts of interest

– – Radiologists, prior lawyer now representing adverse party not disqualified (S.D.N.Y.), 94:417
– – Trucker fuel card, firm representing opposing parties not disqualified (D. Utah), 94:291

– Consumer protection law does not cover attorneys (Ark.), 94:626
– Debt collection

See FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (FDCPA)

– Discovery orders, sanctions for noncompliance (U.S., rev den), In Brief, 94:249
– Fees

See ATTORNEYS' FEES

– Haw. proposal to broaden practice of law definition criticized by DOJ and FTC, 94:111
– Malpractice, drug maker claims of bad advice may proceed (N.D.W. Va.), 94:20
– Mishandling of settlement funds, state unfair trade and consumer protection law inapplicable (Pa.), 94:81
– Privileged communications, corporate waivers in criminal cases, DOJ outlines policy changes, 95:34
– Rail fuel surcharge claim

See RAILROADS

– Refusal to practice law case dismissed (D.S.C.), In Brief, 94:470
– Whistleblower claims, in-house attorneys may not sue employer under state law (Minn. Ct. App.), 94:602

ATTORNEYS' FEES

– Chemicals, legal fees awarded in patent case despite loss of monopoly claims (D. Colo.), 94:322
– Debt collection

See FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (FDCPA)

– Glass, flat, challenge to settlement and fee award rejected (Cal. Ct. App.), 95:40
– Linerboard case, fee dispute does not require recusal of judge (E.D. Pa.), 95:85

AUCTIONS

– Canada, wireless spectrum auction will benefit consumers, official says, 95:99
– Monopolization, eBay must defend claims (N.D. Cal.), 94:271
– Price bias, Robinson-Patman Act challenge to eBay listing practices dismissed (N.D. Cal.), 95:33

AUSTRALIA

– Cartels, jail terms and higher fines proposed, 94:87
– Medical imaging firms, merger cleared, In Brief, 94:331
– Steel, Japan urges Australia to probe BHP Billiton/Rio Tinto deal, 94:304; Japan probes deal, 94:581

AUSTRIA

– Bank Burgenland, state aid to insurer/buyer ordered returned, 94:451

AUTOMOBILES

See MOTOR VEHICLES
– Petroleum

See OIL AND GAS