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December 2013, Volume 3, Number 12
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The FTC opens gift-giving season with a new competition blog. We include 3 more FTC articles while also analyzing actions by other courts and authorities, including the Court of Appeals, the Canadian Supreme Court, the CNMC, and the NDRC. We also take a quick look at Libor, restriction by object, and private damages, and end with a brief description of how to manage an alligator’s diet.
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Welcome to Competition Matters
So if you’re a bit wonky about antitrust, or just want to better understand the FTC’s competition work, read along–you’re among friends.
Debbie Feinstein (FTC)
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Qualcomm Investigated Under Antitrust Law
Chinese state media outlets reported that the reform commission would center its antitrust investigations on six industries — aviation, chemical, automobile, household appliances, medical and telecommunications — and step up its fight against pricing monopolies.
Adam Century (Sinosphere, NY Times)
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Treading Carefully, FTC Delays Ruling in Pipe Fitting Case
“With this kind of record and an unbeaten streak that Perry Mason would envy, a company might wonder whether it is worth putting up a defense at all in a system in which the FTC brings a complaint,
Jenna Greene (BLT: The Blog of Legal Times)
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Libor Bank Fines Reflect Rewards of Cooperating
Their lenient treatment highlights the risks in delaying settlements, and the potentially extreme penalties when wrongdoing is categorized as anticompetitive.
Dominic Elliott & George Hay (DealB%k)
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