Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, WORTH NOTING—Other Antitrust and Trade Regulation developments, (Sep 14, 2015)
Organizations Mentioned:Intuit | U.S. Department of Justice | Wilmer Cutler Hale & Dorr, LLP | eBay, Inc.
A periodic roundup of other items of interest to the Antitrust and Trade Regulation community:
AGENCY NEWS: Antitrust attorney Eric Mahr has been selected to serve as the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division’s Director of Litigation. Mahr was previously a partner in Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP’s Antitrust and Competition Group, where he represented domestic and international clients in complex antitrust litigation and arbitrations concerning automotive parts, air cargo shipping services, and other high profile cases. He has extensive experience representing clients in civil and criminal investigations, regulatory proceedings, and merger reviews before the European Commission, the FTC, and the Justice Department.
ANTITRUST NEWS: After approving a $3.75 million settlement in a suit alleging that eBay, Inc. violated the Sherman Act, Cartwright Act, and California Unfair Competition Law by entering into a non-solicitation and no-hire agreement with Intuit, Inc., the federal district court in San Jose has entered final judgment. The judgment requires eBay to establish a settlement fund and prohibits the company from attempting to enter into, entering into, maintaining, or enforcing any agreement to refrain from soliciting, cold calling, recruiting, or otherwise competing for employees of another party (California v. eBay, September 11, 2015, Davila, E.).
Companies: eBay, Inc.
Cases: Antitrust AntitrustDivisionNews