Competition

  • April 29, 2026

    Novo Nordisk Rejects Claim It Influences GLP-1 Market

    Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk told a Texas federal judge that it does not control the GLP-1 market and has not attempted to crush its competition in a bid to dismiss an antitrust suit it is facing.

  • April 29, 2026

    PBMs Say Michigan AG Price-Fixing Suit Is Unsound

    Pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts, Evernorth Health and Prime Therapeutics have bolstered their effort to escape a federal price-fixing suit brought against them by Michigan's attorney general by arguing the statutes cited in the complaint do not apply to them.

  • April 29, 2026

    9th Circ. Reverses Stay In App Store Commissions Case

    The Ninth Circuit has reversed its own order that stayed a ruling on an injunction barring Apple from charging developers high commissions on in-app purchases until a district court judge sets up narrower guardrails, saying Epic Games had persuaded it that Apple was unlikely to get the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal.

  • April 29, 2026

    Rambus Being Probed By DOJ Antitrust Unit

    Rambus has received a grand jury subpoena in connection to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, according to an investor filing from the chipmaker and technology company.

  • April 29, 2026

    Atkore To Pay $136.5M To Settle PVC Pipe Antitrust Claims

    Atkore Inc. has struck two deals to end claims against it in sprawling litigation accusing polyvinyl chloride pipe producers of conspiring to fix prices, agreeing to pay $72.5 million to a class of direct purchasers and another $64 million to another class of buyers.

  • April 29, 2026

    Bausch Balks At Suspected Tweak In Price-Fixing Deals

    A stipulation between state attorneys general and private plaintiffs suing generic-drug makers for alleged price-fixing seems to reflect a change in the states' earlier deal to release claims against Bausch entities, the companies said in asking a Connecticut federal judge to maintain the status quo.

  • April 29, 2026

    NCAA Agrees To Scrap Prize Money Rule In $2M Settlement

    The NCAA will pay $2 million and set aside its rule banning student-athletes from accepting outside prize money before they enroll full time at a university under the terms of a class action settlement resolving two college tennis players' antitrust claims.

  • April 28, 2026

    Musk Testifies Altman 'Looting' OpenAI Charity For Own Gain

    Billionaire Elon Musk testified in a California federal jury trial Tuesday that OpenAI executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman illegally converted OpenAI into a for-profit company after he invested $38 million under the condition the ChatGPT-maker would remain a nonprofit, creating a potential precedent for "looting in every charity in America."

  • April 28, 2026

    FTC Must Face Ticketers' Challenge To Its BOTS Act Case

    A Maryland federal judge Tuesday refused to let the Federal Trade Commission end a constitutional challenge to one of its first online ticketing cases by rejecting the agency's attempts to invoke sovereign immunity.

  • April 28, 2026

    Hartford HealthCare Misused Privilege, Teamsters Plan Says

    Hartford HealthCare should be forced to produce 182 documents withheld under the attorney-client privilege from an antitrust lawsuit, say a Teamsters health plan and a transit district that claim the hospital group is exercising monopoly power over regional health services markets within Connecticut.

  • April 28, 2026

    Celestron, 2 Execs Must Face Telescope Price-Fix Claims

    A California federal judge largely refused to let telescope companies and current and former executives duck price-fixing claims from distributors and enthusiasts, letting just one former CEO out while concluding enough allegations remain for the certified class action to take the rest to trial.

  • April 28, 2026

    EU Flags Concerns Over Paper Joint Venture

    European enforcers launched an in-depth investigation Tuesday into a planned joint venture between paper manufacturers UPM and Sappi over concerns about the market for magazine paper and several other products.

  • April 28, 2026

    NCAA Advances Proposed Change To Five Years Of Eligibility

    The NCAA will continue considering increasing the total number of years a college athlete can compete from four years to five, with the Division I Board of Directors approving further study of the proposed eligibility rule change.

  • April 28, 2026

    Mich. Deputy AG Joe Potchen Retiring After 32-Year Career

    Michigan's Deputy Attorney General Joe Potchen will retire on April 30 after more than 32 years working for the state, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.

  • April 28, 2026

    Google Says EU's Android Measures Undermine Privacy

    European enforcers are calling on Google to give competing artificial intelligence services open access to key Android features and functions, but the tech giant said the changes are unnecessary and would undermine privacy and security protections.

  • April 28, 2026

    Paramount Seeks FCC OK For Foreign Stakes In WBD Deal

    Paramount has asked for the Federal Communications Commission's blessing for its $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery to be completely foreign-owned, even if it only expects actual foreign ownership to come in at just under 50%.

  • April 28, 2026

    Homebuyers Defend Antitrust Case Against Rocket Mortgage

    A proposed class of homebuyers fought back against Rocket Companies Inc.'s attempt to escape antitrust claims, arguing that the mortgage lender's dismissal bid "relies on rhetoric and spin that does not comport with reality."

  • April 28, 2026

    Slack Hits Microsoft With Antitrust Case Over Teams Bundling

    Workplace messaging app Slack and its owner, Salesforce Inc., have hit Microsoft with an antitrust claim in London over allegations that the U.S. tech giant harmed competition by bundling its own Teams app with other products to limit customer choice.

  • April 28, 2026

    Italy Fines Chips Producers €23M Over Snack Cartel

    An Italian competition authority said Tuesday that it had handed out fines totaling more than €23 million ($27 million) to three savory food producers over their agreement to divide the supply of snacks produced for large-scale retail trade.

  • April 28, 2026

    Lobbyist Can Keep Space Co. Job Amid Noncompete Suit

    A Texas federal judge allowed Axiom Space Inc.'s former policy adviser to continue working for rival commercial space infrastructure firm Vast Inc. and scheduled a fast-track trial on the dispute, denying Axiom's bid for a temporary restraining order.

  • April 28, 2026

    CMA Waves Through LDC's Buy Of Gressingham Parent

    U.K.'s antitrust regulator said on Tuesday that it has approved the acquisition of British duck breeder Gressingham's parent company Green Label Holdings Ltd. by French farming company Société LDC SA after a three-month investigation.

  • April 28, 2026

    Microsoft Says CAT Can't Rule On Copyright In £140M Case

    Microsoft told a London appeals court Tuesday that the Competition Appeal Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to decide copyright infringement issues underpinning a reseller's £140 million ($189 million) case over alleged anticompetitive restrictions on the secondary software market.

  • April 28, 2026

    Kingsmill Owner Defends Deal For Hovis To CMA

    Kingsmill owner AB Foods urged the U.K. competition watchdog on Tuesday to clear its proposed purchase of rival Hovis, arguing that the deal would not harm competition and would prevent the collapse of a struggling business.

  • April 27, 2026

    Musk-OpenAI Jury Picked As Tech Billionaire Faces Juror Heat

    A California judge empaneled a nine-member jury Monday to help her decide Elon Musk's challenge to OpenAI's for-profit conversion in a jury selection process during which numerous prospective jurors criticized Musk, including one who called him a "world-class jerk," while they also expressed concerns that AI will replace jobs.

  • April 27, 2026

    CDK Wants Monopoly Claims Cut From Software Rival's Suit

    Auto dealership management software giant CDK Global LLC told a California federal court Friday that it's not giant enough to be accused of monopolization, as it seeks to scrap the leading claims from rival Tekion Corp.'s lawsuit alleging CDK effectively locked dealers into its system.

Expert Analysis

  • Calif. AG's No-Poach Case Reflects Tougher Antitrust Stance

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    This month, California’s attorney general resolved the latest enforcement action barring the use of no-poach agreements, underscoring an aggressive antitrust enforcement trend with significant increases in criminal and civil penalties, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • 2025 Noncompete Developments That Led To Inflection Point

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    Employers must reshape their approaches to noncompete agreements following key 2025 developments, including Delaware's rejection of blue-penciling and the proliferation of state wage thresholds, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Navigating A Sea Change In Rent Algorithm Regulation

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's proposed settlement of the RealPage lawsuit represents a pivotal moment in the regulation of algorithmic rent-setting, restraining use of these tools amid a growing trend of regulatory limits on use of algorithmic data and methodologies in establishing housing rental prices. say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

  • Calling The AI Witness In 2026's Merger Reviews

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    Organizations that anticipate facing a second request or merger clearance review in 2026 should collect artificial intelligence artifacts as part of discovery, and distinguish between human-generated and machine-generated materials, says Sean McDermott at FTI Consulting.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members

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    As the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Nova Scotia Health Employees' Pension Plan v. McDermott International illustrates, intraclass conflicts can determine the fate of a class action — and such conflicts can be surprisingly difficult to identify, says Andrew Faisman, a clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Train Ticket Class Action Shows Limits Of Competition Law

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    The Competition Appeal Tribunal's recent judgment in Gutmann v. London & Southeastern Railway, Govia Thameslink Railway and First MTR South Western Trains Ltd. restates the important principle that a high bar is required to demonstrate an abuse of dominance, providing welcome clarification for consumer-facing businesses that competition law is not intended to serve as a general vehicle for consumer protection, say lawyers at Freshfields.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

  • Series

    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

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