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Squeezed On: January 27, 2011

SUPREME COURT AGREES TO HEAR WAL-MART CLASS ACTION APPEAL

On December 6, 2010, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a class action appeal in the Wal-Mart Stores employment discrimination case, one claiming that the company discriminated against a huge number of current and former Wal-Mart women employees in both pay and promotion. This is the biggest employment discrimination case in U.S. history and seeks billions of dollars in back pay and promotions resulting from Wal-Mart’s ongoing discrimination against these women.

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Squeezed On: January 12, 2011

FTC Challenges Consummated Acquisition of St. Luke’s by ProMedica

On January 6, 2011 the Federal Trade Commission challenged the consummated acquisition of rival St. Luke’s Hospital (“St. Luke’s”) in Lucas County, Ohio by ProMedica Health System, Inc. (“ProMedica”).

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Squeezed On: January 10, 2011

EU Revises Rules On Horizontal Cooperation Agreements

The European Union recently published new revised rules regarding the assessment of horizontal cooperation agreements (i.e. agreements concluded between competitors). These new modifications primarily concern issues of standardization, information exchange, and research and development (“R&D”). Now, businesses operating in the EU may better assess their compliance with EU antitrust law to avoid penalties and litigation. The new regulations come in two parts: (1) a set of “Horizontal Guidelines” and (2) pair of Block Exemption Regulations (“BERs”).

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