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Rolex avoids antitrust, RICO claims over efforts to block gray market imports

Watch importers failed to allege that affiliated Rolex companies conspired to restrain the market for Rolex watches by deliberately and unlawfully permitting U.S. Custom and Border Protection officials to detain genuine Rolex watches imported into the United States from over

Combination of North Dakota physician groups challenged by FTC

Anti-merger enforcement efforts are heating up at the FTC. For the second time within a week, the agency has issued a merger challenge. The FTC is seeking to block the combination of the two largest providers of adult primary care physician services in the Bismarck, North Da

Merger of radioactive waste disposal firms enjoined

In a major victory for the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the federal district court in Wilmington, Delaware, has blocked EnergySolutions’ $367 million acquisition of rival Waste Control Specialists. In November 2016, the Antitrust Division challenged the de

Texas regulation limiting advertising for dentists violates free speech rights

A Texas regulation that prohibited dentists from advertising as specialists in areas that the American Dental Association had not recognized as specialties violated the First Amendment right to engage in commercial speech. Thus, an order enjoining enforcement of the provisio

FTC moves to block merger of fantasy sports websites

The proposed merger of DraftKings, Inc., and FanDuel Limited is being challenged by the FTC. Concerned that the proposed combination would reduce competition in the U.S. market for paid daily fantasy sports contests, the FTC announced today that it was issuing an a

Brent Snyder departs Antitrust Division

After nearly 14 years at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Brent Snyder is moving on. Today marks Snyder’s last day as deputy assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division’s criminal enforcement program.

Dow, DuPont agree to divestitures for merger clearance

The Justice Department announced today that it will require The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) to divest multiple crop protection and two petrochemical products to proceed with their proposed merger valued at about $130 billion. The

Distribution practices of Nike, other licensors under investigation by EC

The European Commission (EC) is taking a close look into whether Nike, Inc., Sanrio Co., Ltd., and Universal Studios are restricting cross border and online sales of merchandising products in the European Union (EU). Today, the EC announced that it had opened forma

Denial of state action immunity-based dismissal not immediately appealable

An Arizona power district could not seek interlocutory appeal of a federal district court order denying its motion to dismiss monopolization charges asserted against it on state action immunity grounds, the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled. The collateral ord

GE settles Justice Department suit related to acquisition of Baker Hughes

General Electric Co. agreed to divest GE’s Water & Process Technologies business in order to proceed with a merger with Baker Hughes Incorporated after the Justice Department filed a complaint to block the proposed transaction in the federal district court in the D

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