Competition

  • June 02, 2026

    Congress Invites NFL's Goodell To Discuss Broadcast Deals

    Congress has invited NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to testify about whether the broadcast packages for his league's games sufficiently serve consumers and comply with federal antitrust laws, an issue the U.S. Department of Justice also is investigating.

  • June 02, 2026

    FTC Orders Ascension Divestiture To Complete $3.9B Deal

    Nonprofit health system Ascension Health Alliance must divest several of its surgery center facilities in order to complete its proposed $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg LLC, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

  • June 02, 2026

    Monthly Merger Review Snapshot

    Nexstar and Tegna defended their merger from multiple challenges on both coasts, federal rail regulators said they need more information to review Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion purchase of Norfolk Southern and U.K. officials cut a deal allowing Getty Images to buy its rival Shutterstock.

  • June 02, 2026

    Marketing Data Exec Can't Appeal Sanctions, 8th Circ. Says

    The Eighth Circuit has held that the owner of a marketing data firm cannot appeal a civil contempt order and sanctions against him for failing to answer a copyright lawsuit since the order was not an appealable final decision.

  • June 02, 2026

    X Defends Antitrust Claims Against Music Publishers

    X. Corp. is defending its antitrust case accusing music publishers and their trade group of banding together to demand an industrywide license, telling a Texas federal court the publishers agreed not to negotiate with the social media platform individually.

  • June 02, 2026

    Nexans Asks To Appeal £10M Windfarm Cable Damages Award

    Power cable giant Nexans sought permission Tuesday to challenge an order to pay £10.6 million ($14.3 million) to the developers of the London Array windfarm over findings that a European cartel inflated the price of the project's high-voltage cables.

  • June 01, 2026

    3rd Circ. Preview: AI Copyright Spat, NJ Gun Law Battle

    A copyright fight over the future of AI‑powered legal research heads to the Third Circuit, where a legal publisher will argue this month that a legal technology company's use of its headnotes does not constitute fair use of copyrighted material. The court will also take up a challenge to New Jersey's firearm nuisance law in a case that asks when a trade group can bring a federal suit over a state statute.

  • June 01, 2026

    Microsoft Sued Over Alleging Price-Fixing Pact With Valve

    Microsoft has been hit with a proposed class action in Washington federal court by two gamers who claim the tech giant broke federal antitrust law by striking a price-matching deal with video game developer Valve Corp. for PC games sold in their respective digital storefronts.

  • June 01, 2026

    Students Win Class Status In Elite College Aid-Fixing Suit

    Cornell University and several other elite schools are now facing a certified class action accusing them of conspiring to fix the amount of financial aid they gave out after the Illinois federal judge overseeing the case certified a 74,000-strong class Monday.

  • June 01, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Debates Line Between Extortion And Settlement

    A Federal Circuit panel Monday questioned whether OpenSky Industries LLC should be punished for allegedly extorting VLSI Technology LLC by threatening to challenge its patent, or if any misconduct would be covered under a doctrine meant to protect those petitioning the government.

  • June 01, 2026

    DOJ Says Ohio Health System Can't Duck Antitrust Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice defended its antitrust case accusing OhioHealth Corp. of blocking competition through its contracts with insurers, telling an Ohio federal court the health system is depriving consumers of lower-cost health plans.

  • June 01, 2026

    Judge Questions NCAA Tennis Settlement's Relief Gap

    A North Carolina federal judge questioned why a proposed $2 million settlement agreement between the NCAA and a class of tennis athletes challenging the organization's prize-money rules did not provide relief for enrolled students playing the sport for their schools.

  • June 01, 2026

    'Sauce For The Goose': X Can't Limit Apple, OpenAI Depos

    A Texas federal judge on Friday ordered Elon Musk's X Corp. to offer up 20 of its employees for extra depositions in its antitrust suit against Apple and OpenAI, saying that since the court granted X more depositions, "sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."

  • June 01, 2026

    AI Mapping Co. Says Rival's Copyright Suit Is Too Vague

    An artificial intelligence mapping software company sought to throw out a competitor's lawsuit accusing it of copying thousands of the firm's property maps, telling a Colorado federal judge the competitor never identified which maps had allegedly been infringed.

  • June 01, 2026

    Judge Limits Google's Access To Search Rival's Data

    A D.C. federal judge imposed limits on the data Google can access from would-be rivals seeking its search data and syndicated search results, agreeing with the U.S. Department of Justice that the company can't access every piece of information submitted to a technical committee overseeing its monopolization remedies.

  • June 01, 2026

    Real Estate Co. Opposes CoStar Bid To Pause Antitrust Suit

    A real estate brokerage asked a Virginia federal court to allow proceedings to continue in its antitrust case against CoStar, noting that, although the parties agree that similar cases should be consolidated with the Virginia case, the suit need not be frozen in the meantime.

  • June 01, 2026

    Judge OKs 3rd Circ. Review For Homebuyer Antitrust Case

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday allowed brokerage Hanna Holdings to ask the Third Circuit to review a March decision largely rejecting its attempt to escape claims from homebuyers that its allegiance to National Association of Realtor rules drove up the cost of purchases.

  • June 01, 2026

    States Back FTC's DC Circ. Appeal In Meta Monopoly Case

    More than two dozen state attorneys general have thrown their support behind the Federal Trade Commission's bid to revive its lawsuit accusing Meta of monopolizing social networking through its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram.

  • June 01, 2026

    TriZetto, Infosys Fight Each Side's CEO Deposition Bids

    Cognizant TriZetto Software Group and Infosys Ltd. have filed dueling motions to block depositions of each other's top executives in a trade secret lawsuit over allegations that Infosys misused confidential access to TriZetto's healthcare software to build competing products.

  • June 01, 2026

    EU Merger Guidelines Overhaul Leaves Door 'Slightly Open'

    Antitrust lawyers are optimistic that European Union merger reforms will be more favorable toward transactions' potential efficiencies and benefits, but they are waiting to see if that new leniency is granted in practice.

  • June 01, 2026

    Justices Skip CareDx's Bid To Revive $45M False Ad Award

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to a Third Circuit decision that wiped out a nearly $45 million false advertising award against Natera Inc., preserving a ruling that said proof of actual consumer deception is required to support damages.

  • June 01, 2026

    Unclaimed Stagecoach Class Action Payout To Fund Legal Aid

    A national grant-making charity said Monday that it will distribute £3.9 million ($5.3 million) in unclaimed damages from a class action against rail operator Stagecoach to 16 legal and consumer advice organizations across Britain.

  • May 29, 2026

    Spotify Says Class Suit Over Bots Lacks 'Special Relationship'

    An attorney for Spotify urged a California federal judge Friday to dismiss a proposed class action from the rapper RBX alleging the streaming service allows billions of fraudulent bots to elevate some performers at the expense of others, saying no "special relationship" exists between the parties to support the negligence claim.

  • May 29, 2026

    Illumina Ducks DNA Sequence Rival's Antitrust Suit, For Now

    A DNA sequencing startup will have to rejigger its antitrust lawsuit against Illumina after a California federal judge said it hasn't shown that the industry giant has entered exclusive agreements and hasn't adequately asserted that Illumina priced its offerings below cost, among other failings.

  • May 29, 2026

    11th Circ. Rejects Citadel Securities' Bid To Block Exchange

    The Eleventh Circuit said Friday it would not grant Citadel Securities' request to block a new options exchange from going live, ruling the IEX exchange does not unfairly discriminate against high-frequency traders that profit off lags in the marketplace.

Expert Analysis

  • Turning To the Courts When PBM Reform Falls Short

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    The effectiveness of state laws intended to regulate pharmacy benefit managers remains uncertain, but litigation — utilizing tried-and-true theories like breach of contract and fair dealing — offers another mechanism through which stakeholders may seek relief from PBMs, say attorneys at Reed Smith.

  • 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them

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    The fastest civil trial courts in the country are currently in the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Florida, and their chief judges provide insights into the court rules that keep them ahead, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Law School Antitrust Dismissal Leaves Room For Review

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    A Pennsylvania federal court's recent dismissal of Risner v. Law School Admission Council, a class action that argued a centralized law school application platform violated antitrust law, reflects judicial reluctance to assume that higher education joint efforts are automatically anticompetitive, but also sets out a road map for future pleadings, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • Employer Tips For Navigating Tenn. Noncompete Law

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    Although a new Tennessee law will limit the enforceability of noncompetes, including by categorically prohibiting them for lower-wage earners and establishing rebuttable presumptions on their duration, it also gives employers clearer guideposts for drafting enforceable agreements, say attorneys at Burr & Forman.

  • Your Next Litigation Hold Should Cover AI Chat Logs

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    The Delaware Chancery Court’s recent decision in Fortis Advisors v. Krafton to treat a CEO’s artificial intelligence chats as substantive evidence is being read as a discovery warning to litigators, but there is a second duty-to-preserve lesson that is especially pertinent to in-house counsel, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • EU Merger Overhaul Gives New Weight To Deal Efficiencies

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    The European Commission’s recently published draft merger guidelines mark a recalibration rather than a revolution, yet by elevating efficiencies to a central pillar of assessment they signal a deliberate pivot to innovation and investment, say lawyers at Slaughter and May.

  • Musk-OpenAI Verdict Shows Value Of Early-Stage Governance

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    A California federal court's ruling last week in Musk v. Altman preserves the status quo at OpenAI, but signals to the technology industry at large that courts will not relitigate the governance decisions of early-stage organizations on a founder's competitive timetable, surfacing questions that will outlast the litigation, says attorney Alan N. Walter.

  • Series

    Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

  • Mortgage Co. Ruling Shows Risks Of Broad Noncompetes

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    The Federal Trade Commission and a Pennsylvania state court recently took actions against Mortgage Connect that demonstrate that overbroad noncompetes may not be worth the regulatory trouble they invite, especially amid heightened federal scrutiny, proliferating state restrictions and increasingly skeptical courts, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • Sold Inventory May Drive Tax Treatment Of Tariff Refunds

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    Companies determining the tax treatment of refunds expected following the U.S. Supreme Court's February decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act should consider whether the tariff costs have already reduced their income considering the cost of goods sold, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Realignment

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    With seven multidistrict litigation proceedings initiated so far this year, a review of venue locations suggests a shift away from the East Coast, a seeming reversal of last year's swing in that direction, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

  • NIL Contracts Test Limits On College Football Transfers

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    College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual provisions in play, and stipulations such as termination clauses and repayment obligations require added scrutiny as the name, image and likeness system evolves, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson.

  • DOJ Activity Indicates Rising Antitrust Risk For Hospitals

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    Two civil actions filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against New York-Presbyterian Hospital and OhioHealth, both alleging that the hospital systems used their market power to stifle competition, highlight the government's growing scrutiny of barriers to lower-cost insurance options, say attorneys at Freshfields.

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    NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand.

  • Tracking Tech Suit Is A Risk Management Reminder For Cos.

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    The Fifth Circuit recently heard oral argument in Rand v. Eyemart Express — an appeal that could reshape the legal landscape for businesses that deploy tracking tech on their websites — underscoring the importance of proactive risk management for companies across multiple industries, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

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