Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

NATURAL GAS

NETHERLANDS

– State aid, EC questions Dutch nationalization of Fortis Bank, 96:359

NEW HAMPSHIRE

– Snowmobiles, state dealership act trumps forum selection clause (N.H.), 97:242

NEW JERSEY

– Deposition copies, excessive price is not consumer fraud (N.J. App. Div.), 97:209
– FDCPA, contractual and statutory attorneys' fees may be collected (D.N.J.), 97:302
– Franchising

– – Forklifts, constructive termination is violation of state franchise law (N.J. App. Div.), 97:183
– – Gas station franchisee cannot prove constructive termination by rebranding (D.N.J.), 96:279
– – Motor vehicles, exclusivity provision may not be enforced by GM against dealer planning additional brand offering (D.N.J.), 96:569

– Overcharges, pre-suit demand for refund not prerequisite for claim (N.J.), 96:221
– Televisions, class settlement reached for bulb failures on high-end sets (E.D.N.Y.), 96:243
– Vehicle loss protection system is not insurance, lack of damages voids warranty claim (N.J. App. Div.), 96:514

NEW MEXICO

– Cigarettes, expert testimony on parallel price movement sufficient to reverse summary judgment (N.M. Ct. App.), 96:380

NEW YORK

– Alcoholic beverages, delivery direct to consumer for instate retailers only does not violate Commerce Clause (2d Cir.), 97:64
– Electrical muscle stimulation devices, replacement electrodes are relevant market in monopoly analysis (E.D.N.Y.), 96:131
– Faux antiques, decision to sell via single retailer does not harm competition (E.D.N.Y.), 96:348
– Funeral homes, FTC announces results of undercover inspections, 96:296
– Insurance, arbitration clause cannot forestall Atty. Gen. action (N.Y.), 97:68
– Motorcycle dealership, counterclaim by franchisee based on contract breach may proceed (N.D.N.Y.), 96:647
– Power authority employee sentenced to jail and fine in kickback scheme (E.D.N.Y.), 96:87
– Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, order to withhold econometric data of original participant from competitor upheld (S.D.N.Y.), 96:109
– Vodka, retailer fails to adequately state tying claim (N.Y. App. Div.), 97:17

NEWS MEDIA

– Expedited merger review and antitrust exemption, industry makes case before congressional panel, 96:395
– France, distribution, In Brief, 97:437
– FTC Journalism Workshop, In Brief, 97:206
– Italy, investigation opened into Google News Italia content extraction practices, 97:270
– U.K., and magazine distribution sector not referred to Competition Commission, 97:371