Competition

  • May 06, 2026

    High Court Rejects Apple's Bid To Pause App Store Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Apple's request to pause a mandate in the case from Epic Games that directs a lower court to determine what commission Apple can charge developers for purchases made outside of its app store through links.

  • May 06, 2026

    FCC Dem Calls For 'Rigorous' Paramount, WBD Review

    The lone Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission is demanding close scrutiny of Paramount Skydance Corp.'s plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion, raising red flags about foreign ownership stakes in the resulting media giant.

  • May 06, 2026

    Joe Gibbs Racing Adding To Claims Rivals Stole Trade Secrets

    Joe Gibbs Racing LLC has asked a North Carolina federal court to let it add allegations to its suit against a rival NASCAR team, to prove that its employee was hired away specifically to bring its trade secrets with him.

  • May 06, 2026

    Polish Antitrust Arm Probing OLX's RE Listings Platform

    Poland's antitrust authority is investigating OLX Capital Group's Otodom real estate listings platform after being notified about "significant" price hikes, the authority announced on Wednesday.

  • May 06, 2026

    PayPal, Mastercard, Visa Targeted By UK Competition Probe

    The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday that it has launched an antitrust investigation into U.S. payment companies PayPal Holdings Inc., Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. linked to the funding and usage of PayPal's digital wallet.

  • May 05, 2026

    Papa John's Workers Defend No-Poach Deal From Objections

    Papa John's employees are continuing to push a Kentucky federal court to approve a $5 million settlement for the pizza chain's past use of "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements, saying a handful of newly discovered objections offer no reason to reject the deal.

  • May 05, 2026

    Bittrex Seeks To Undo $24M Judgment After SEC Crypto Pivot

    Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex urged a Seattle federal judge to toss a $24 million judgment entered as part of a 2023 settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, arguing that the agency has since done an "about-face" on crypto and abandoned its position that digital tokens are securities.

  • May 05, 2026

    Mylan Strikes $4.5M Deal With Maryland Over EpiPen Pricing

    Mylan Pharmaceuticals will pay $4.5 million to resolve allegations by the state of Maryland that Mylan acted anticompetitively when it ratcheted up costs of its portable auto-injectable EpiPen device that's used during life-threatening allergic reaction episodes, according to a recent announcement.

  • May 05, 2026

    FCC Asks DC Circ. To End Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenges

    The Federal Communications Commission is calling on the D.C. Circuit to dismiss challenges to its approval of the Nexstar-Tegna deal outright, arguing that the appeals court lacks jurisdiction because approval came from its Media Bureau staff rather than the full commission, and thus wasn't a final agency action.

  • May 05, 2026

    Hockey Players Urge 9th Circ. To Revive U.S. Antitrust Claims

    A U.S. federal court erroneously ruled that federal antitrust law did not apply in a case involving Canada-based hockey leagues and teams, players hoping to revive their suit alleging mistreatment by the developmental leagues told the Ninth Circuit on Monday.

  • May 05, 2026

    BlackRock, State Street Push To Trim Red State AGs' Suit

    BlackRock and State Street have further urged a Texas federal judge to trim down antitrust claims from Republican state attorneys general accusing the asset managers of driving up coal prices, arguing that the chain from their investment activity to retail electricity prices "stretches through multiple intervening markets and countless nonparties."

  • May 05, 2026

    DOT, Mexico Inching Toward 'Consensus' In Airport Slots Fight

    The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday that Mexico has tentatively agreed to reconsider some of its restrictions on flights into Mexico City's Benito Juárez International Airport, signaling there's some headway being made in a dispute over alleged violations of a decade-old bilateral air transport agreement.

  • May 05, 2026

    IRS Beats Suit Claiming Secret Rule Targeted Stock Plan

    A transportation company cannot pursue its claims that the IRS adopted a secret rule that targeted its stock ownership plan, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled, throwing out the company's suit.

  • May 05, 2026

    NCAA Insists Athletes Must Arbitrate NIL Deal, Not 'Rewrite' It

    College athletes' attempt to go through the courts to exempt certain revenue streams from NCAA oversight is an end-run around the resolution they reached in last year's $2.78 billion class action settlement, the association has told a California federal judge.

  • May 05, 2026

    Apple Says Webcam IP, Antitrust Suit Belongs In Calif.

    Apple Inc. has urged a New Jersey federal court to transfer a British software company's antitrust and patent infringement case over iPhone camera technology, arguing that the developer signed a license agreement consenting to litigate disputes with the tech giant in the Northern District of California.

  • May 05, 2026

    Sandoz, Novartis Must Face Generics Claims From GM, Others

    A Pennsylvania federal judge largely refused to let dozens of generic-drug makers duck stand-alone price-fixing and market allocation antitrust claims from major employers like General Motors, American Airlines and Lowe's, nixing allegations against a small handful while importantly preserving them against Novartis and its former Sandoz subsidiary.

  • May 05, 2026

    Duane Morris Integrates Gambling, Sports Industry Groups

    The growing popularity of betting in sports has prompted Duane Morris LLP to respond to the meshing of the two sectors by integrating its sports and gambling law groups.

  • May 05, 2026

    BASF Cuts $3M Icebreaker Deal In Polyurethane Pricing Case

    BASF has reached a $3 million settlement in a case accusing several companies of working together to manipulate the prices of chemicals used to make polyurethane, the first deal struck in the multidistrict litigation centered in Pennsylvania.

  • May 05, 2026

    Transocean's $5.8B Bid For Drilling Rival Valaris Draws DOJ Eye

    Transocean Ltd. disclosed Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division was scrutinizing its plan to acquire rival Valaris Ltd. in an all-stock deal valued at about $5.8 billion, pausing the combination of two of the largest offshore drilling fleets into a $17 billion operator.

  • May 04, 2026

    Apple Asks High Court To Pause Epic Games App Store Order

    Apple on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a mandate directing a lower court to move forward with determining exactly what Apple can charge developers on in-app purchases, arguing there are important questions that need to be resolved by the justices first.

  • May 04, 2026

    Nexstar Tells Justices DirecTV Fee Case Creates Circuit Split

    Nexstar is not pleased with the Second Circuit's decision to revive DirecTV's antitrust suit accusing the broadcasting giant of trying to fix the price of retransmission fees, and it's hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will step in and overturn the ruling.

  • May 04, 2026

    OkCaller Tells 11th Circ. Its Google Suit Wasn't 'Incoherent'

    OkCaller.com is asking the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit accusing Google of monopolizing the market for search engine services, arguing that the lower court was wrong to adopt Google's "straw man" and treat the reverse phone number lookup website's argument as "incoherent."

  • May 04, 2026

    State Farm Bungled LA Wildfire Claims, Calif. Regulator Says

    California's insurance regulator announced Monday that it's pursuing major penalties against State Farm over its alleged mishandling of claims related to 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the same day the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in court that insurers conspired to cancel homeowners' policies in the years before the fires.

  • May 04, 2026

    Hedge Fund Says Expert Loss Isn't Fatal To Spoofing Case

    A hedge fund that is suing units of Bank of America and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for alleged spoofing by their clients has told a New York federal court that a recent decision to exclude the hedge fund's damages expert doesn't doom its case, pushing back on a bid from the banks for an end to the litigation.

  • May 04, 2026

    Dell Asks Shareholders To Move Legal Home To Texas

    Dell Technologies Inc. became the latest company to consider the Lone Star State as its new legal home, telling shareholders Monday that updates to the state's corporate laws and its business-friendly attitude have created a compelling case to make the move.

Expert Analysis

  • Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025

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    The major takeaways from 2025 in New York banking policy involve updated guidance, regulations and requirements primarily affecting innovation and digital banking, in areas such as cybersecurity, virtual currencies, and buy now, pay later programs, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges

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    Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

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    Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy

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    The 2025 media consolidation trend culminated in Netflix's $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery announcement, but the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to question whether remedies short of blocking the deal could credibly preserve competition, says Brian Pandya at Duane Morris.

  • 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.

  • Series

    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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