John Majoras

Nov 11, 2024 | mondaq.com | John Majoras |Stephanie Parker |Matthew A. Kairis |Albert J. Rota

In the first opinion to address the issue, the Texas Business Court determined that it lacks jurisdiction over cases pending before September 1, 2024, even if the cases otherwise meet the jurisdictional requirements of the Business Court.

Nov 7, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Matthew A. Kairis |John Majoras |Stephanie Parker

In a first-of-its-kind decision on October 30, 2024, the Texas Business Court, First Division, ruled that only cases filed on or after September 1, 2024, can be removed to the new Texas Business Court (see our previous Alert, Texas Legislature Passes Law Creating New Business Courts).

Sep 5, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Eric Enson |John Majoras |Julia McEvoy

Seeking divestitures in a criminal case sets precedent for DOJ and is consistent with the Administration's mantra of "every tool in the kit" approach to aggressive antitrust enforcement. The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for a criminal antitrust case: divestiture.

Sep 4, 2023 | mondaq.com | John Majoras |Eric Enson |Julia McEvoy

Seeking divestitures in a criminal case sets precedent for DOJ and is consistent with the Administration's mantra of "every tool in the kit" approach to aggressive antitrust enforcement. The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently resolved a criminal case with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals via deferred prosecution agreements ("DPAs"), which include a novel remedy for a criminal antitrust case: divestiture.

May 2, 2023 | lexology.com | Eric Enson |Peter Julian |Lin W. Kahn |David Kiernan |John Majoras |Julia McEvoy

A Connecticut district court acquitted six defendants of criminal antitrust violations arising out of alleged employee no-poach agreements, marking the first dismissal of a U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division's ("DOJ") criminal antitrust charges as a matter of law since the early 1990s. May 2023 AlertIn another setback for DOJ's antitrust enforcement agenda in labor markets, a Connecticut federal court held in U.S. v.