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Latest News in Competition

  • August 01, 2025

    Manufacturer Seeks To Toss Marijuana Vape Antitrust Suit

    The Chinese companies behind cannabis vape brand CCell have urged a California federal court to dismiss a consolidated consumer class action accusing it of orchestrating a price-fixing scheme, accusing the buyers of "padding" their amended complaint with "copy-pasted" passages from other, unrelated lawsuits.

  • August 01, 2025

    Marsh McLennan Sues In Del. Claiming Mass 'Poach'

    Insurance brokerage and risk management giant Marsh & McLennan Cos. sued U.S. affiliates of London-based Howden Holdings Ltd. in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Friday, alleging Howden arranged a mass "lift out" of M&M employees and clients around the country.

  • August 01, 2025

    2nd Circ. Affirms Class Cert. In VRDO Suit Against Banks

    The Second Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court order granting class certification to a group of American cities and others that are accusing eight large banks of inflating interest rates on debt securities known as variable rate demand obligations, saying the district court applied the correct legal standard in granting certification.

  • August 01, 2025

    Texas Judge Says States Can Pursue BlackRock Coal Suit

    A Texas federal judge Friday gave Texas and other states the go-ahead to pursue claims that BlackRock Inc. and other asset managers used market muscle to decrease coal production, saying the states plausibly showed that the asset managers breached antitrust laws.

  • August 01, 2025

    $34M Milk Price-Fixing Deal Wins Preliminary Approval

    A New Mexico federal judge gave an initial OK to two settlements between a class of dairy farmers and two national milk cooperatives dropping price-fixing claims in exchange for $34.4 million and an end to the alleged scheme.

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