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Antitrust “Market Power” And Intellectual Property: Why FTC And DOJ Action Is Necessary
In 1989 and again in 1995, the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives considered legislation that would have prohibited courts in antitrust cases from drawing a presumption of a relevant market, or of the existence of market power, based merely on the possession of a patent or copyright.1 In...
Conglomerate Mergers And Range Effects: It’s A Long Way From Chicago To Brussels
In the 1960s, the United States experienced a wave of conglomerate mergers, driven in part by overly restrictive antitrust policies toward horizontal and vertical mergers. In response, the U.S. antitrust agencies and courts developed a number of theories of competitive harm with colorful names like deep pockets, reciprocal dealing, and...
DoJ Broadens Music Probe
This article summarizes about the music licensing on the internet. The US Department of Justice is digging deeper into the alleged anti-competitive licensing practices of the recording industry trade group, the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA, which led the legal crusade against music-swapping service, Napster. The antitrust division is...
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Utahn may be charged in U.S. attorneys' firings
A Justice Department probe said Monday that native Utahn Kyle Sampson, when he was chief of staff to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, pushed an "unsystematic and arbitrary" process to fire nine U.S. attorneys for political reasons -- and then lied about it. In response to the...
Report: U.S. Sen. Kit Bond's office wanted former U.S. Attorney Todd
Former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves was forced to leave because U.S. Sen. Kit Bond's staff wanted him out, not because of professional misconduct or other allega-tions, a federal investigation has concluded. The U.S. Department of Justice's Offices of Inspector General and Professional Responsibility released a 358-page...
Federal Investigators: Bond's office sought U.S. Attorney Graves'
Former U.S. Attorney Todd Graves was forced to leave because U.S. Sen. Kit Bond's staff wanted him out, not because of professional misconduct or other allegations, a federal investigation has concluded. The U.S. Department of Justice's Offices of Inspector General and Professional Responsibility released a 358-page...
Cephalon Concludes All Outstanding Federal and State Government Investigations into the Company's Sales and Promotional Practices
Company Finalizes Previously Announced Agreement with U.S. Attorney's Office for Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Department of Justice Settles State Cases with Connecticut and Massachusetts FRAZER, Pa., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cephalon, Inc. announced today it has finalized a previously announced agreement in...
Rep. Fattah: Justice Report Echoes Congressional Call for Special Prosecutor into Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys
WASHINGTON -- Over a year after Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice and Science, called for it, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has appointed a Special Prosecutor to examine the removal of nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006 based on the findings of...
Sunday Forum letters
Food safety first Proposition 2 will ensure egg-laying hens, veal calves and pigs will be able to do such basic things as stand up, lie down, turn around and extend their limbs. It's supported by the California Veterinary Medical Association and the Humane...
Nomination of Waddoups sent to floor
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday took the next-to-last step needed to confirm Clark Waddoups as Utah's newest federal judge. It endorsed his nomination on a voice vote. His nomination now goes to the full Senate for action. Waddoups' nomination had been delayed when...
Shareholders approve merger of Delta, Northwest
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. shareholders gave the go-ahead Thursday to a combination that would create the world's biggest carrier, deciding that given the volatile industry, they like their chances better together than on their own. The stock-swap deal announced April 14 still requires...
50 Making a Difference profile: Shannon Edwards, OKC
For Shannon Edwards, whose family's long-standing legal tradition dates back to before the 1880s, entering the legal profession was almost a given. Her father, grandfather, two great-grandfathers and two great-great-grandfathers all practiced law or served on courts in Oklahoma or the territories. Edwards graduated with a degree...
'Parenting the Guardian Class': New Book on How Parental Guidance Affects the New Millennials
APPLETON, Wis., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Dedicated consultant for the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, and Health and Human Services on issues of child welfare, youth development and delinquency prevention, Jonathan I. Cloud has written "Parenting the Guardian Class: Validating Spirited Youth, Ending Adolescence, and Renewing America's Greatness" (published...
Fitch: Event Risk Related to Verizon's Acquisition of Alltel
CHICAGO -- With the announced acquisition of Alltel Corp. by Verizon Wireless VZW during the second quarter of 2008, initial expectations were for the Department of Justice DOJ and Federal Communications Commission FCC to conclude the regulatory approval process by year-end. However, it's uncertain whether a FCC ruling could be...
PCMA: Safe and Secure Prescribing of Controlled Substances Should be Permitted
Proposed DEA Rule Would Not Improve Adoption of E-Prescribing for Controlled Substances WASHINGTON -- The proposed rule from the Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration DEA on electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) for controlled substances cannot be effectively implemented and would not enhance adoption of the technology for these medications, the...
Sunday Forum for Sept. 28
Food safety first Proposition 2 will ensure egg-laying hens, veal calves and pigs will be able to do such basic things as stand up, lie down, turn around and extend their limbs. It's supported by the California Veterinary Medical Association and the...
Rep. Fattah: Step Up FBI Probe of Mortgage Fraud
WASHINGTON -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies, which oversees discretionary spending of the Justice Department, FBI and other agencies, issues the following statement: "The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its...
International Privacy Initiatives Sweep Industry Privacy Competition
U.S., Australian and European Union Programs Recognized by International Association of Privacy Professionals ORLANDO, Fla. -- International privacy leadership projects swept the 6th annual HP-International Association of Privacy Professionals IAPP Privacy Innovation Awards. Winners representing three continents were announced today at the IAPP Privacy Academy in Orlando, Fla....
Texting congressman escapes charges
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley won't face state or federal criminal charges for sending salacious computer messages to underage male pages, in part because authorities couldn't prove the authenticity of the chats, officials said Friday. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement also...
Squabble entangles vote on Waddoups
Confirmation of Clark Waddoups as Utah's newest federal judge was delayed Thursday when it became entangled in a Senate Judiciary Committee fight over issuing subpoenas for Justice Department records. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., objected to issuing subpoenas sought by Democrats to the Justice Department's Office of Legal...
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