Newsletter

| November 1, 2009

Antitrust News in Five Minutes

In This Issue:

  • Congress threatens to repeal McCarran-Ferguson for med mal and health insurers
  • Health insurer database class actions consolidated in California
  • Three Marsh executives acquitted on Spitzer bid-rigging charges
  • State AGs support legislation to override Leegin
  • EU approval for “OneWorld” airline alliance conditioned on giving up prime slots
  • eBay $2.75 billion sale of Skype on track
  • Hartford Financial Services Group settles antitrust case with Connecticut AG
  • Orrin Hatch wants antitrust scrutiny of college bowl championship system

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