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June 17, 2025
DOJ Clears $1.8B Safran-RTX Aerospace Deal With Divestiture
French aerospace company Safran will have to divest its North American actuation business to move forward with its $1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace's flight control unit from RTX, U.S. and British antitrust regulators announced Tuesday.
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June 17, 2025
Medical AI Co. Calls Rival's Suit A Ploy To Kill Competition
A Canadian artificial intelligence company focusing on medical information has asked a Massachusetts federal judge to toss out a recent trade secrets lawsuit, saying the complaint is an attempt to thwart competition based solely on speculation.
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June 17, 2025
Former Antitrust Enforcers Launching New Firm
Former enforcers from the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice launched a new law firm on Tuesday, Simonsen Sussman LLP, to bring cases on behalf of entrepreneurs, small businesses, workers and other victims of anticompetitive practices.
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June 17, 2025
Aviva Gets Green Light For £3.7B Direct Line Acquisition
Aviva said Tuesday that it has passed all the regulatory hurdles for its £3.7 billion ($5 billion) cash and stock acquisition of rival insurer Direct Line, bringing it one step closer to creating a motor and home insurance giant in Britain.
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June 16, 2025
FCC Defends Prison Phone Rate Caps At 1st Circ.
The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to push the deadline for its prison phone rate caps back by one year for a company that has argued it needs more time, but it's still standing by the need for those caps at the First Circuit.
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June 16, 2025
4th Circ. Upholds Revival Of Naval Engineers' No-Poach Case
The Fourth Circuit has kept its revival of a no-poach wage-fixing case against some of the nation's biggest warship makers intact, rejecting a petition to rehear the case en banc after a three-judge panel kicked it back to district court last month.
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June 16, 2025
VoIP Providers Want FCC To Preempt Calif. 'Overreach'
Internet voice call providers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to preempt California from enforcing new rules that the providers consider "overreach" in regulating the businesses.
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June 16, 2025
Apple Can't Duck Renewed ICloud Monopoly Suit
A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Apple of maintaining a monopoly by keeping "full-service" cloud storage functionality limited to its own iCloud service while barring third-party cloud storage from accessing all files on iPhones and iPads.
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June 16, 2025
Ohio Tells 6th Circ. PBM Case Doesn't Target Federal Work
Ohio urged the Sixth Circuit to send its case accusing Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of driving up prescription drug prices through rebate schemes back to state court, arguing the case doesn't target any federal government work by the pharmacy benefit managers.
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June 16, 2025
Live Nation Arbitration Firm Defends Its 'Flexible' Approach
Live Nation's chosen arbitration firm is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the concert giant's bid to force concertgoers into arbitration, arguing its procedures are fair, and it was wrongly dinged for what the Ninth Circuit called "internally inconsistent, poorly drafted" arbitration rules.
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June 16, 2025
Water Filter Co. Seeks Help Getting Clorox's Deleted Emails
A water filtration company accusing Clorox Co. and its Brita brand of a "patent ambush" to corner the market on home water filters has told a Pennsylvania federal court it needs assistance obtaining emails Clorox purportedly admitted to getting rid of through an auto-delete policy.
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June 16, 2025
Royalties Body Says Blur Drummer's Class Action Is 'Weak'
An organization that collects royalties for musicians in the U.K. continued its fight on Monday to fend off a claim brought by the drummer of rock band Blur, who alleges it unfairly distributes money, branding the case as "exceptionally weak."
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June 13, 2025
Trump Clears US Steel Merger With Japan's Nippon
President Donald Trump has approved the long-delayed deal between U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, the companies said Friday, following a protracted, 18-month saga that included a block of the transaction by President Joe Biden.
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June 13, 2025
AbbVie Sues Colo. Over State Discount Drug Law
AbbVie Inc. on Thursday filed suit in Colorado federal court seeking to block an incoming state law it alleges conflicts with the federal 340B drug discount program by forcing pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell drugs at steep discounts to commercial pharmacy chains like Walgreens and CVS.
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June 13, 2025
DOJ Reveals Criminal Antitrust Probe In Fragrance Market
The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it is investigating potential price-fixing in the fragrance industry and asked a New Jersey federal judge for permission to intervene in litigation accusing fragrance giants of conspiring to reduce competition, saying it needs to protect the criminal investigation.
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June 13, 2025
Luxury Hotels Reject Latest Room Rate-Fixing Claims
Hotel chains and their "benchmarking" software provider are telling an Illinois federal judge that the latest version of a proposed price-fixing class action is no better than the one that got dismissed in March, and that the plaintiff still hasn't alleged that the hotel groups ever communicated with each other.
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June 13, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Builders' Hack, Korean Mezz, Hotel Angst
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including an inside look at California's Builder's Remedy, aggressive moves by South Korean mezzanine lenders, and why one BigLaw hospitality leader says hotels are "scared to death."
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June 13, 2025
DOJ Says Google Still Won't Turn Over Ad Tech Breakup Docs
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday told the Virginia federal court overseeing its ad tech monopolization case against Google that the search giant is still withholding documents analyzing a potential breakup of its ad tech business despite an order last month requiring it to produce the material.
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June 13, 2025
Injunction Sought After J&J Unit's Catheter Antitrust Loss
Innovative Health is seeking a permanent injunction that would ban Johnson & Johnson health tech unit Biosense Webster from conditioning the provision of cardiac mapping services on purchases of cardiac catheters, after Innovative Health netted a $442 million trial win on its antitrust claims.
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June 13, 2025
Liberty Latin America Pays $24K To End Ownership Probe
Liberty Latin America Ltd. has reached a consent decree with the Federal Communications Commission to pay $24,000 and adopt a compliance plan to resolve an investigation into whether it violated foreign ownership limits.
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June 13, 2025
Calif. State Bar Is Immune From Atty's ADA Suit, 9th Circ. Says
The Ninth Circuit on Friday declined to revive an attorney's claims alleging the California State Bar violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by not granting extra time to respond to disciplinary action based on outstanding debt, finding the bar, as an arm of the state, is entitled to sovereign immunity.
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June 13, 2025
Home Sellers Say Brokerages Can't Pause Mo. Antitrust Case
A proposed class of home sellers urged a Missouri federal court to deny two brokerages' second request to stay proceedings against them in a consolidated antitrust broker fees class action while they finalize a parallel settlement in what sellers have called "copycat" proceedings in Georgia.
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June 13, 2025
DC Circ. Urged To Reject Approval For Braille-Free Drug Label
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. is urging the D.C. Circuit to reverse a lower court decision upholding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of a generic sleep-disorder drug without Braille labeling, a move the company argues jeopardizes patient safety.
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June 13, 2025
Red Hat Keeps Suit Against Software Patent Owner Alive In NC
A North Carolina federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing a Texas-based patent owner of trying to extort a license from software company Red Hat Inc., finding the court has authority to hear the dispute.
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June 13, 2025
Wabtec Gets Caterpillar Unit's Antitrust Claims Tossed
A Delaware federal judge has dismissed Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail's antitrust claims over rail giant Wabtec's 2019 merger with General Electric's transportation unit but refused to dismiss breach of contract and other claims.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw
As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.
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China High Court Ruling Could Encourage Antitrust Litigation
Practitioners defending U.S. companies in China should take note of a Chinese Supreme Court ruling that plaintiffs can file suits based on either where the alleged action, or where the result of such action, occurred — which will promote civil litigation by minimizing procedural battles over forum selection, says Yang Yang at Leaqual Law Firm.
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The Revival Of Badie Arbitration Suits In Consumer Finance
Plaintiffs have recently revived a California appellate court's almost 30-year-old decision in Badie v. Bank of America to challenge arbitration requirements under the Federal Arbitration Act, raising issues banks and credit unions in particular should address when amending arbitration provisions, say attorneys at Orrick.
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Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession
For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.
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4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy
This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.
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Navigating The Growing Thicket Of 'Right To Repair' Laws
An emerging patchwork of state laws on the right to repair creates tensions with traditional intellectual property and competition principles, so manufacturers should plan proactively for legal disputes and minimize potential for rival third-party repairs to weaponize state laws, say attorneys at Reed Smith.
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A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing
U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.
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Preparing For Disruptions To Life Sciences Supply Chains
Life sciences companies must assess how new and escalating tariffs — combined with other restrictions on cross-border activity singling out pharmaceutical products and medical devices — will affect supply chains, and they should proactively prepare for antitrust and foreign direct investment regulatory review processes, say attorneys at Weil.
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A Close-Up Look At DOJ's Challenge To HPE-Juniper Deal
The outcome of the Justice Department's challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks will likely hinge on several key issues, including market dynamics and shares, internal documents, and questions about innovation and customer harm, say attorneys at McDermott.
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Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law
Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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IRS Scrutiny May Underlie Move Away From NIL Collectives
The University of Colorado's January announcement that it was severing its partnership with a name, image and likeness collective is part of universities' recent push to move NIL activities in-house, seemingly motivated by tax implications and increased scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.
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5 Merger Deal Considerations In Light Of The New HSR Rules
Now that the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Act rules are in effect, current priorities include earlier preparation for merging parties, certain confidentiality covenants, and key elements of letters of intent and term sheets, say attorneys at Fried Frank.
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6th Circ. Ruling Paves Path Out Of Loper Bright 'Twilight Zone'
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright ruling created a twilight zone between express statutory delegations that trigger agency deference and implicit ones that do not, but the Sixth Circuit’s recent ruling in Moctezuma-Reyes v. Garland crafted a two-part test for resolving cases within this gray area, say attorneys at Wiley.
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NCAA Rulings Signal Game Change For Athlete Classification
A Tennessee federal court's recent decision in Pavia v. NCAA adds to a growing call to consider classifying college athletes as employees under federal law, a change that would have unexpected, potentially prohibitive costs for schools, says J.R. Webster Cucovatz at Gilson Daub.
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Opinion
NCAA Name, Image, Likeness Settlement Is A $2.8B Mistake
While the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA might call the proposed settlement on name, image and likeness payments for college athletes a breakthrough, it's a legally dubious Band-Aid that props up a system favoring a select handful of male athletes at the expense of countless others, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.