Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report Index-Summary

RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (RICO) ACT

– Attorneys, refusal to practice law case dismissed (D.S.C.), In Brief, 94:470
– Bail bonds, conspiracy to create monopoly, complaint against sheriff sufficient to survive dismissal (E.D. La.), 95:316
– Tobacco, light cigarette claims, class decertified (2d Cir.), 94:372

RADIO

– Dietary supplement infomercials, “paid advertising” disclosure deficient (N.D. Fla.), 94:101
– Media ownership, disapproval of rule to ease 1975 ban

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, SJRes 28

– Mergers

– – Clear Channel sale to private equity firm, divestitures resolve DOJ concerns (D.D.C.), 94:159
– – Sirius/XM Satellite Radio, DOJ approves deal, 94:313; upcoming FCC vote discussed, 95:88; FCC approves merger, 95:115

RAILROADS

– Canada

– – Protections for rail shippers finalized, 94:279
– – Regulatory system for rail transport reviewed, 94:377

– France, state aid

– – Freight transport, aid approved, 94:537
– – Railway wagon maker, France asked to recover aid, 94:377

– Fuel surcharge claim, customer class counsel named, (D.D.C.), In Brief, 94:297; co-lead law firms named, In Brief, 94:444
– Tying of transload services, claims properly denied (U.S., rev den), 94:6
– United Kingdom will not refer East Midlands/Stagecoach deal for probe, 94:147

REAL ESTATE

– Credit reports, state law invalid as to tenant screening reports with unlawful detainer data (Cal. Ct. App.), 94:54; summary ruling in favor screening report provider upheld, 94:55
– Gas station leases

See OIL AND GAS

– Homeowner coverage, FTC requires data on credit-based insurance scores, 94:520
– Homeowner insurance, state commissioner's regulation constitutes unlawful extension of law (Del. Super. Ct.), 94:18
– Internet brokers must be provided access to multiple listing services (N.D. Ill.), 94:553
– Mortgages

See MORTGAGES

– Rebates, Mont. bar repealed by realty board, 94:352
– Restraints of trade

– – Conspiracy claim against rival realtor may proceed may proceed (N.D. Ill.), 94:620
– – Exclusivity charges against ski resort and realty firm may proceed (W.D. Va.), 94:15
– – S.C. restrictions on real estate transactions, FTC and DOJ urge easing, 94:394

REBATES

– Canada, pipe firm, dominance case settled with new rebate program, 94:26
– Real estate, Mont. bar on rebates repealed, 94:352

RECREATION

– Sports

See SPORTS

– Toys and games

See TOYS AND GAMES

– Video games, Grand Theft Auto, class decertified for lack of predominance (S.D.N.Y.), 95:166

REGISTRATION

– Do-Not-Call Registries

See TELEMARKETING

REMEDIES

– Korea, consent order proposal praised by ABA sections, 94:503
– Unordered merchandise, private right of action (U.S., rev den), 95:332

RESTAURANTS

– Credit cards, restaurant receipts

– – FACTA consumer class certified (N.D. Ill.), 94:273
– – FCRA consumer class certified (N.D. Ill.), 94:343
– – Harm from receipt info lacking

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 4008

– Franchises

– – Domino's Pizza may require franchisees to purchase proprietary computer system (8th Cir.), 95:45
– – Moe's Southwest Grill franchisees may sue on fraud and state RICO claims (N.D. Ga.), 95:413
– – Quizno's franchisees cannot overcome contract terms (N.D. Ill.), 94:397

– Italy

– – Autogrill plan to acquire airport retailers probed, 94:281
– – Highway concessions, antitrust authority seeks new rules, 95:50

– Lanham Act, restaurant may not attack rival allegedly rigged promotional games (U.S., rev den), 94:301

RESTRAINTS OF TRADE

– Advertising services companies, claim must define relevant market, summary judgment proper (N.D. Ga.), 95:362
– Attorneys, Haw. proposal to broaden practice of law definition criticized by DOJ and FTC, 94:111
– Bail bonds, conspiracy to create monopoly, complaint against sheriff sufficient to survive dismissal (E.D. La.), 95:316
– Banking, money laundering prevention, database not anticompetitive, DOJ finds, 95:10
– Building, roof shingles, failure to reference interchangeability dooms claims (E.D. Pa.), 94:211
– Credit cards

See CREDIT CARDS

– Health care

See HEALTH CARE

– Office supplies and equipment

See OFFICE SUPPLIES

– Pharmaceuticals, Cipro, Bayer agreement with generic competitor properly found within “exclusionary zone” of patent (Fed. Cir.), 95:355
– Railroads, tying of transload services, claims properly denied (U.S., rev den), 94:6
– Real estate

See REAL ESTATE

– Retail industry, sporting goods, consent order abrogates excessive non-compete agreement (FTC), 95:357
– Rubber chemicals, Korean firm fails to allege antitrust injury in U.S. 6PPD market (N.D. Cal.), 94:340
– Scrap metal dealer and owner indicted in supplier allocation scheme (N.D. Ohio), 94:133
– Ship pilot, exclusion from Coast Guard work not anticompetitive (2d Cir.), 94:293
– Software, Novell may sue Microsoft for harm to competition in operating systems market (U.S., rev den), 94:293
– Sports, NCAA recruiting rules noncommercial, claims properly dismissed (6th Cir.), 94:593
– Telecommunications, charges of Qwest secret rate discounts fail (D. Colo.), 94:554
– Training services, child care providers, insufficient market definition, dismissal proper (2d Cir.), 95:376

RETAIL INDUSTRY

– Alcohol

See ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

– Appliances, “stainless steel” clothes dryer claims, class certification improper (7th Cir.), 95:410
– Chile blocks D&S/Falabella deal under integrated retail theory, 94:143
– European Union (EU)

– – Computers, CPU manufacturers and retailers probed, 94:169
– – Plus Discount/REWE, deal referred to Czech authority, 95:50
– – Single market online retailing, roundtable held, 95:274

– France imposes cartel fines against toy makers and retailers, 94:27
– Grocery stores

See GROCERY STORES

– Health care, retail clinics may injure competition, FTC warns Ill. lawmakers, 94:577
– Italy, tax programs for retail and distribution cooperatives probed by EU, 94:631
– Music CDs, claims against wholesale and retail markets too individualized for class suit (C.D. Cal.), 94:39
– Privacy, TJX must implement consumer data security program (FTC), 94:317
– Resale price maintenance, FTC sets workshop series, In Brief, 95:403
– Sporting goods, consent order abrogates excessive non-compete agreement (FTC), 95:357
– Video games, Grand Theft Auto, class decertified for lack of predominance (S.D.N.Y.), 95:166

RETIREMENT

– France Telecom pension financing subject to state aid probe, 94:534

RICO

See RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (RICO) ACT

ROBINSON-PATMAN ACT

– Health care, human papilloma virus test kit patent holder defeats antitrust counterclaims (W.D. Wis.), 94:103
– Motor vehicles

– – Price bias, distributor case may proceed with amended product market definition (D. Mich.), 94:388
– – Transmission repair shop franchisees fail to state claims (E.D. Pa.), 94:328

– Music CDs, claims against wholesale and retail markets too individualized for class suit (C.D. Cal.), 94:39
– Pharmaceuticals

See PHARMACEUTICALS

– Restaurants, Moe's Southwest Grill franchisees lack standing on antitrust claims (N.D. Ga.), 95:413

ROMANIA

– Motor vehicles, EU supports aid for Ford projects in Craiova, 94:454

RUBBER

– European Union (EU) fines synthetic rubber makers Bayer and Zeon groups for cartel conduct, 94:86; Zeon fine announced, 94:360
– Korean firm fails to allege antitrust injury in U.S. 6PPD market (N.D. Cal.), 94:340
– Overcharging, parties alleging group boycott face remand of pricing issue (N.D. Cal.), 95:217