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... consumers, the Wright compromise could create immunity from antitrust laws for Dallas-Fort Worth's two dominant airlines, the letter states. Also signing the letter are Mark Bauer, assistant professor at Stetson University College of Law in Florida; Peter Carstensen, professor at the University of Wisconsin; John M. Connor, industrial economics professor at Purdue University; John J. Flynn, professor of law emeritus at University of Utah; Warren Grimes, professor at Southwestern Law School in ...

... details about its annual National Conference on June 21. The topic of the National Conference is "The Future of Monopoly and Monopolization." Among other interesting presentations and panels, Thomas O. Barnett will provided a "Report on the Joint Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct." In Hong Kong, the government recently published its Report on Public Consultation on the Way Forward for Hong Kong's Competition Policy. Peter Macmillan at Hong Kong Competition Law reviews and analyzes the report.

... a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices, and allocate markets for United States sales of marine hose used to transport oil." The press release also states that: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Miami, against four executives: Peter Whittle, owner of the U.K.-based consulting firm PW Consulting (Oil & Marine) Ltd.; Bryan Allison, managing director, and David Brammar, sales and marketing director, both of the U.K. company Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd.; and Jacques ...

... , provide antitrust immunity to "independent pharmacies" to engage in collective bargaining to secure higher fees and more favorable contract terms from health plans. Testifying were: Mike James (Association of Community Pharmacists Congressional Network) Peter Rankin (Charles River Associates) David Wales (Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission); related FTC press release David Balto (On behalf the National Community Pharmacists Association) Robert Dozier (Mississippi ...

... . "All I can say is that we will vigorously contest these charges; we think they are baseless," Mr. Abramowitz said.…The indictment stems from a federal investigation that led, in part, to the ouster of the previous Bristol-Myers chief executive, Peter R. Dolan, in September 2006.Earlier that year, Apotex was threatening to sell its own generic version of Plavix before expiration of a patent that gave Bristol-Myers and its partner, Sanofi-Aventis, exclusive rights to the brand-name drug until ...

... of natural gas (not coal) to liquid hydrocarbons: The '705 and '982 patents relate to improvements in what is known as the Fischer-Tropsch process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbon products. As the process is described in the patents, natural ... As a separate point, IPBiz found the following text from MN1 staff writer Andrew Weinman of some interest: [Peter] Michaels [CEO of Hop-on] was confident about pursuing these patents to the full extent of the law. "I have unlimited resources ...

... New York Bankers Association. "We feel this is not reasonable and not in line with the national practice." But Assemblyman Peter Rivera, who sponsored the bill, said the new language is necessary for consumer protection, and that he felt "confident" that ... makes a late payment to another issuer or creditor. That definition is consistent with how most of the industry defines universal default, Mr. Fischer said, and it does not raise the concerns posed by the New York bill. The Nevada law "is one ...

... filed yesterday, it disclosed spending over $31K to provide President and CEO Charles Fischer with a car allowance last year, the same amount it spent in 2006. While the company doesn't disclose what kind of wheels Fischer is driving, at $2,500 a month, they must be pretty special. Finally, Dave Milstead at the Rocky Mountain News untapped some ... five company-paid trips to the U.K. for the spouse of Coors Brewing CEO Peter Swinburn. Swinburn, however, only gets four company-paid trips to the U.K ...

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