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EC approves Liberty acquisition of ArcelorMittal’s European steel assets

The spinoff of the assets had been required by the EC in order for ArcelorMittal to win approval of its acquisition of Ilva.

Indirect propane tank purchasers’ antitrust suit over reduced fill volumes survives dismissal

Indirect purchasers had standing to seek damages under Maine, Vermont, and Wisconsin antitrust laws for allegedly conspiratorial underfilling of tanks.

Monopolization counterclaims survive motion to dismiss in wireless technologies patent infringement case

LG Electronics adequately pleaded counterclaims for monopolization and attempted monopolization in a case in which Wi-FAN alleges that LG infringed its patents in the wireless technologies market.

Summary judgment in RICO case involving public corruption in post-Katrina New Orleans reversed

After a federal district court granted summary judgment to owners of a landfill in a suit in which Waste Management accused them in a RICO suit of bribing the New Orleans mayor in post-Katrina to shut down Waste Management’s landfill, a split Fifth Circuit reversed the

Divestiture resolves FTC challenge to $1.67B merger of Tronox and Cristal

Tronox Limited and Cristal agree to divest Cristal’s North American titanium dioxide assets.

First guilty plea in online government surplus auction rigging probe

Owner of a Texas computer recycler/reseller admits to role in conspiracy to rig bids submitted to the GSA.

Connecticut insulation contractor pleads guilty to bid rigging, wire fraud conspiracies

First plea agreement in ongoing Department of Justice Antitrust Division investigation.

Housekeeper plausibly alleged that hotel franchisor and hotel owner were joint employers

A housekeeper could bring an overtime suit against both the hotel owner and the national chain that franchised the hotel. She sufficiently alleged that the franchisor maintained significant control over the hotel’s operations to be her joint employer.

ICN approves antitrust enforcement framework on procedures

The framework is based on the principles of the Antitrust Division’s Multilateral Framework on Procedures, which is aimed at promoting due process in antitrust enforcement, according to a Department of Justice statement, announcing the approval.

Tying claims continue against CVS

A developer of information technology systems, which monitor hospital compliance with a federal drug pricing programs, adequately stated an unlawful tying claim against CVS, based on CVS’s requirement that hospitals must use IT systems developed by the plaintiff’

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