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Vol. 96, Nos. 2383-2407, pp. 1-656 and Vol. 97, Nos. 2408-2419, pp. 1-348
Jan. 9 -- Sept. 25, 2009

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    BANKING
      – Credit cards
      – Credit reports on power-of-attorney applicants, Bank of America class action settlement approved (E.D. Pa.), 96:111
      – Data breach, banks opting out of settlement class may pursue limited claims against discount retailer (1st Cir.), 96:356
      – European Union
      – Italy
        – – Antitrust authority calls for greater oversight, 96:52; open letter to parliament urges action, 96:120
        – – Fees on checks and period between deposit and credit, policies will have to be phased out, 96:441
        – – Shareholder collaboration agreement investigated by antitrust officials, 96:493
        – – Transparency, head of competition authority calls for more information to smaller clients, 96:651
      – Mergers
        – – EU merger approval
        – – France, Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne merger conditioned on remedies, 96:649
        – – “Too big to fail” institutions, House panel holds hearing, 96:263
      – Mortgages
      – Oligarchy, economists tell Congress that oversized institutions need to be broken up, 96:406
      – Overdrafts
        – – New disclosure and consumer control, comments sought, 96:17
        – – UK, overdraft charges, consumer statute against unfair contract terms applies, 96:227
      – Privacy, new consumer protection agency proposed for enforcement, 97:6; FTC would retain key privacy powers, 97:34; Congress expresses concerns over possible duplication of effort, 97:35; further developments, see LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3126
      – Solvency crisis, OECD releases recommendations for easing, 97:48
      – UK, financial services plan unveiled by OFT, 97:130
    BANKRUPTCY
      – Chrysler, FTC reviewing petition for post-bankruptcy warning labels on used vehicles, 97:87
      – FDCPA, attempt by servicer to collect on non-defaulted, discharged debt not actionable (D. Colo.), 97:115
    BEVERAGES
      – Alcoholic beverages
      – China, ministry rejects Coca-Cola bid to acquire juice maker, 96:303
      – Ginseng Up, facial attack on distributor restraint of trade claim fails, subject matter jurisdiction found (D.V.I.), 96:12
      – Marketing to youth, In Brief, 97:334
      – Robinson-Patman Act, distributors cannot resurrect claims against maker (2d Cir.), 97:325
    BID RIGGING
      – Canada
        – – Information technology services, companies and individuals fined, 96:167; firm owner pleads guilty, 96:630
        – – School bus services, Competition Bureau secures prohibition orders for price fixing and bid rigging, 96:196
      – Conn., insurance, settlement reached in bid rigging, price fixing, and illegal steering claims (Conn. Super. Ct.), 96:462
      – OECD releases guidelines, 96:248
      – Refuse carts, executives of repair firm indicted for Chicago fraud scheme (N.D. Ill.), 96:405
      – Ships and shipping
        – – Fenders and buoys, marine products manufacturer charged in conspiracy (E.D. Va.), 96:534; CEO pleads guilty, 97:8
        – – Marine products, companies settle charges (E.D. Va., S.D. Fla.), 96:429
        – – Shipping lanes, executive sentenced (M.D. Fla.), 96:112
      – South Africa, pipe cartel, In Brief, 96:121
      – Superfund fraud, 3 indicted (D.N.J.), 97:296
      – UK construction firms fined, 97:343
    BLOGS
      – Endorsements and testimonials, FTC reviewing public comments on proposed rules re disclosures, 97:89
      – FTC Journalism Workshop, In Brief, 97:206
    BOOKS
      – Advertising, FTC rescinds Mirror Image Doctrine, 96:182
      – France, most retailers receive temporary exemption from 60-day payment period law, 96:385
      – Google digitization project
        – – Antitrust investigation opened by DOJ (S.D.N.Y.), 97:40
        – – Settlement, DOJ advises court to reject (S.D.N.Y.), 97:330
      – Infomercials to support book must not misrepresent contents, contempt order affirmed (7th Cir.), 97:254
      – Print-on-demand, tying claims against Amazon may proceed (D. Me.), 97:253
    BOYCOTTS
      – Aluminum, hearsay may help prove conspiracy (W.D. Okla.), 96:15
      – DVDs, boycott claim by distributor, suit against studio may proceed (D. Del.), 97:197
      – Faux antiques, decision to sell via only one retailer does not harm competition (E.D.N.Y.), 96:348
      – Health insurance
        – – Agency, failure to allege agreements dooms complaint (6th Cir.), 96:10
        – – France, dental group fined for boycott of insurer, 96:166
      – Horse racing, track owners may pursue boycott claims against horsemen (W.D. Ky.), 96:321
      – Real estate
        – – Brokerage, commission requirement of physical presence during initial visit by buyer is not boycott (U.S., rev den), 96:184
        – – Realtors (N.D. Ill.), In Brief, 96:190
    BRIBERY
      – Armed forces
        – – Airfield construction, three guilty pleas filed re Afghan project (N.D. Ill.), 96:644; guilty plea in related claim entered, 97:11
        – – Defense contractor (E.D.N.Y.), In Brief, 97:266
        – – Retired Army major pleads guilty (M.D. Ga.), 96:43
      – Army Corps of Engineers
        – – Contractors face charges (E.D. Va.), 96:377
        – – Levees, two found guilty (E.D. La.), In Brief, 96:378; sentencing, 97:262
      – Building supplies, Home Depot employee pleads guilty (N.D. Ga.), 96:65; ongoing investigations yield another guilty plea, 96:512; prison term, fines, and forfeiture levied, 96:619
      – N.Y., power authority employee sentenced to jail and fine in kickback scheme (E.D.N.Y.), 96:87
    BROADBAND
      – Cable wiring, FCC decision finding exclusivity contracts unlawful not arbitrary (D.C. Cir.), 96:555
      – Canada
        – – ADSL, central office-based services not required, feasibility of unbundled offerings to be examined, 96:100
        – – Broadband price-cutting, In Brief, 97:131
        – – Wholesale services, In Brief, 96:493
      – EU, nationalist approach must be cured by legislation, commissioner says, 96:302
      – France, Competition Authority accepts after-sales service commitments to overseas operators, 96:306
    BROADCASTING
    BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
      – Bribery, Home Depot employee pleads guilty to taking kickbacks (N.D. Ga.), 96:65; ongoing investigations yield another guilty plea, 96:512; prison term, fines, and forfeiture levied, 96:619
      – Canada, price fixing by roofing contractors, In Brief, 96:652
      – Carpet retailer, overt act is required to prove restraint of trade, claim dismissed (M.D. Tenn.), 97:264
      – Chile, fiber cement producer ordered to pay damages for predatory pricing, 96:518
      – Concrete
        – – Drycast hardscapes, FTC claims proposed merger would harm competition (FTC), 96:38; transaction withdrawn, 96:40
        – – Ready-mixed concrete, class certified in price fixing claims (S.D. Ind.), 97:284
      – EU cement firms, surprise inspections, In Brief, 97:344
      – Fiberglass insulation, class certified in price-fixing claim against contractor (N.D. Ga.), 96:153
      – Flat glass, motion to dismiss price fixing claims against manufacturers denied (W.D. Pa.), 96:156
      – Germany, bundled damage claims may proceed against cement firms, 96:491
      – Italy, plasterboard dominance, In Brief, 96:283
      – Levees, two guilty of bribery (E.D. La.), In Brief, 96:378; sentencing, 97:262
      – Oriented strand board price fixing class action, additional attorneys' fees from direct purchasers in opt-out settlement group not warranted (E.D. Pa.), 96:239
      – Round thermostats, claims time-barred, antitrust injury insufficiently pleaded, class not certified (Me.), 97:123
      – South Africa
        – – Cement producers raided in cartel investigations, 97:49
        – – Pipe cartel, In Brief, 96:121
      – Steel
      – UK construction firms fined for bid rigging, 97:343
      – Utility vaults, use of exclusive supplier and partial developer reimbursement does not support antitrust claims (N.D. Cal.), 96:291

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