California knows how to interrogate: The Tipline for 20 June 2018

Today’s briefing covers both coasts. Out west, California’s insurance regulator grilled executives from CVS and Aetna about the competitive effects of their proposed merger, while a federal judge has refused to let a former chief executive of Bumble Bee Foods leave the country. Back east, a federal appeals court refused to let the Federal Trade Commission access certain pharmaceutical documents, and we spoke with the victorious defence counsel in the Processed Egg Products case.