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Antitrust Lawsuit Brought Against Drug Manufacturer Based on Its Allegedly Improper Listing of Device Patents in the FDA’s Orange...

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As we recently discussed, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent warning letters to certain drug manufacturers regarding their purportedly improper listing of device patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”)...more

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Freedom of Breach: EU Commission Finds Pierre Cardin and Ahlers Group in Violation of Antitrust Rules - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 26

French fashion house Pierre Cardin (Cardin) and one of its oldest licensees, Ahlers Group (Ahlers), agreed to restrict cross-border sales and sales to specific customers. This is a clear breach of EU antitrust law, said the...more

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Morgan Lewis Automotive & Mobility – Q1 | 2022

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Welcome to the 31st edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more

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President Biden Doubles Down His Support for “Right-to-Repair” Movement

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Last month President Joe Biden made headlines when he reiterated his support for “right-to-repair” rules, which he first announced in a July 2021 executive order (discussed in our previous article here). The executive order...more

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Morgan Lewis Automotive & Mobility – Q4 2021

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Welcome to the 30th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more

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Morgan Lewis Automotive & Mobility – Q3 2021

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Welcome to the 29th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more

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Proposed Antitrust Legislation Targets Pharmaceutical Industry, Would Grant FTC More Powers

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives’ Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee recently voted three bills out of committee that target the pharmaceutical industry practices of so-called “reverse...more

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The State AG Report – Volume 7, Issue 30 | July 2021

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FTC Issues New Policy Statement Advancing the Goal of Open Repair Markets The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) unanimously voted in favor of a policy statement aimed to boost enforcement against manufacturer practices...more

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Automotive & Mobility – Q2 2021

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Welcome to the 28th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more

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President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition Could Mean Broad Changes Across a Range of Industries

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On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order that could have far-reaching implications for businesses across a broad spectrum of industries. The Executive Order takes a government-wide approach...more

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Right to Repair and the Biden Competition EO – What Manufacturers Need to Know

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Last week, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. As my partner, Elizabeth Haas, points out, the antitrust implications are far reaching. Of the 72 different initiatives...more

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Egg Supplier Scrambling As Pandemic Price-Gouging Enforcement Heats Up

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Earlier this month, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of New York filed a lawsuit  in New York Supreme Court against Hillandale Farms alleging that the company gouged egg prices during the COVID-19 pandemic....more

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Governor Cuomo Signs COVID-19 Legislation Expanding NY Price Gouging Law to Include Personal Protection Equipment and Increasing...

On June 6, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation (S.8189) that strengthens the state’s price gouging statute, in response to COVID-19. The legislation expands the current price gouging statute by...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

COVID-19 Client Primer | Trademarks and Price Gouging

Using Trademark Law to Combat Reputational Harm from Third-Party Price Gouging - The COVID-19 outbreak has created unforeseeable, yet critical, need for certain products. Unfortunately, some see shortages in the supply of...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Price Gouging – It Could Cost You

The COVID-19 crisis has caused many state Attorney’s General, including the Pennsylvania Attorney General (“PA AG”), to encourage consumers to submit complaints and allegations of price gouging. Rest assured that all such...more

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Price Gouging: U.S. Enforcement Agencies Actively Monitoring for Violations

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As consumers continue to seek essential goods to address the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. law enforcement agencies have made clear that they will be focused on identifying and challenging instances of price gouging. Indeed, last...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. and European authorities actively pursue COVID-19 price gouging violations

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The COVID-19 crisis has led to increased scrutiny of pricing decisions by competition and consumer protection authorities around the world. Already, we have seen a rise in state, federal, and international enforcement efforts...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Price Gouging In The COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Yourself And Your Business

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Supply difficulties and price changes are focusing businesses and governments on laws and orders against hoarding and price gouging....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

How to Avoid Antitrust Problems When Working Together to Defeat COVID-19

When healthcare providers, medical equipment manufacturers, and others on the front lines of our common battle against COVID-19 join forces to provide care or manufacture desperately needed medical supplies, do they really...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.18.2020 | Top Story: Apple Cuts Revenue Expectations and HSBC Axes Jobs as Coronavirus Infects Business...

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Apple announced that the coronavirus outbreak that’s brought Chinese manufacturing to a near-standstill and continues to spread around the world will affect its quarterly sales expectations.  The news makes Apple “one of the...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.13.2019 | Top Story: US Announces Phase One Trade Agreement With China, But No Confirmation From Chinese

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The US and China have reportedly reached an initial agreement on the “final terms of a phase one trade deal, moving both countries closer to signing a pact that” the White House originally announced in October and averting...more

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Third Circuit Provides Manufacturers With Roadmap to Avoid Class Antitrust Claims Brought by Direct Purchasers

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The Third Circuit recently held in In re Remicade (Direct Purchaser) Antitrust Litigation that a direct purchaser’s antitrust suit alleging overpayment for a drug purchased pursuant to a distribution agreement with a...more

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Cartel Snapshot - June 2019

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced three new investigations and several developments in its other investigations, including new investigations in the commercial flooring industry, online auctions for...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Automotive Industry in 2019

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Given the pace of change in the automotive space and related technologies, combined with increasing regulatory scrutiny and recent developments in trade and M&A, the global automotive industry can anticipate several risks and...more

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Recent EU Fines for Resale Price Maintenance Are Symptoms of Broader Challenges Faced by Today’s Consumer-Goods Manufacturers

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The European Commission (the “Commission”) issued four separate decisions on 24 July 2018, fining consumer electronics manufacturers Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer a total of €111 million for imposing fixed or...more

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