09Oct
Peabody and Arch Coal Walk Away from Joint Venture After District Court Grants FTC’s Request for Preliminary Injunction
On September 29, 2020, Judge Sarah Pitlyk, a 2019 Trump appointee to the Eastern District of Missouri, granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction barring two thermal coal producers, Arch Resources and Peabody Energy Corporation, from creating a joint venture of their Wyoming coal mining facilities. The case is instructive for multiple reasons, including as a reminder that Section 7 of the Clayton Act is not limited to acquisitions, but can be used to challenge...
By:
Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints
Related
In a closely-split decision by the full court of appeals, the Eleventh Circuit has held that the pla...
Read More >
As a 401(k) plan sponsor, you need to know that plan errors happen all the time. A 401(k) plan has s...
Read More >
Let's be honest; we've all been there. You're running late for work. Your kid is late for football p...
Read More >
Prior to the new year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) made several big moves, ap...
Read More >
As we previously reported, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has been consideri...
Read More >
In 2015, the City of St. Petersburg, Florida, approved an ordinance prohibiting wage theft in the ci...
Read More >