Where the Federal Trade Commission and the State of North Dakota moved to enjoin a health care system’s acquisition of a clinic, and the companies appealed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction, the judgment is affirmed because the ...

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Plaintiff alleged defendant erroneously terminated the parties’ agreement because plaintiff was purportedly operating a mail-order pharmacy business in violation of the agreement. Plaintiff had disclosed that the majority of its business came through its mail-order pharmacy. The district court dismissed ...

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Insulate SB, Inc. v. Advanced Finishing Systems, Inc. (MLW No. 68199/Case No. 14-2561 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)

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The antitrust lawsuit alleges that AB InBev's $20 billion acquisition of Grupo Modelo will lead to higher beer prices. Constellation Brands Inc. is also asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.

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Saint Francis Medical Center v. C.R. Bard, Inc. (MLW No. 62299/Case No. 09-3325 – 28 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, C.J.)

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Lawyers and others, pictured here, head toward the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse in St. Louis. Two legal powerhouses squared off against each other Friday before a federal appeals court over whether the dispute between NFL team owners and players is a labor issue or an antitrust issue.

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The National Football League, challenging a federal judge’s order ending the league’s player lockout, filed its appellate brief in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late this afternoon.

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An effort by the Obama administration to overhaul antitrust rules for the meatpacking industry with the toughest regulations since the Packers and Stockyards Act was passed 90 years ago has run into skepticism from Republicans.

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Southeast Missouri Hospital v. C.R. Bard, Inc., et al. (MLW No. 61051/Case No. 09-3325 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Where a hospital brought a class action against a supplier of medical equipment, claiming the ...

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A federal judge said a DuPont company breached a contract with Monsanto by “stacking” its own herbicide-resistant traits on top of Monsanto’s herbicide-resistant traits in corn and soybean seeds. Monsanto Co. entered into license agreements in 2002 with E.I. DuPont ...

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Little Rock Cardiology Clinic, et al. v. Baptist Health, et al. (MLW No. 60026/Case No. 08-3158/09-1786 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) (1) Where plaintiffs brought an antitrust action claiming another cardiac hospital was engaged ...

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