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Trials & Mixed Outcomes Defined Antitrust Enforcers' 2025
U.S. antitrust enforcers took three high-profile cases against major technology platforms to trial this year, and that was just part of a government campaign that alleged a range of transgressions — including monopolistic conduct, algorithmic price-fixing and anticompetitive agreements — and netted one high-profile victory and several major setbacks.
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January 09, 2026
NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal
The North Carolina Business Court closed out the year by tossing a trade secrets fight brought by a corrugated packing manufacturer against its onetime star salesman and signing off on a $2.45 million settlement ending claims a healthcare system sold patients' data to Meta.
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January 09, 2026
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen a collapsed investment firm revive a $15 million dispute with a hedge fund, major Hollywood studios bring an IP claim against the U.K.'s largest internet providers over illegal streaming, and the Department of Health and Social Care sue the law firm and barrister representing it in a pharma competition damages case.
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January 08, 2026
9th Circ. Vacates Seagate Loss In Hard Drive Price-Fixing Case
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday resurrected a number of Seagate Technologies' antitrust claims against Japanese manufacturer NHK Spring in a fight over hard drive components, finding that U.S. antitrust laws could indeed apply to the alleged conspiracy in this case even though foreign entities executed transactions abroad.
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January 08, 2026
Walgreens Gets $392K Sanction Against Blue Cross Insurers
A Chicago federal judge on Thursday ordered a host of Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers to pay Walgreens more than $392,000 in attorney fees and expenses for discovery misconduct in their suit that accuses the drugstore company of fraudulently overcharging for prescription drugs.
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January 08, 2026
Apple Beats Antitrust Suit Over Heart Rate Data At 9th Circ.
A Ninth Circuit panel affirmed Apple's win Thursday against startup AliveCor Inc.'s antitrust claims alleging it illegally blocked third-party access to Apple Watch medical data to create rival software, finding that Apple has no "duty to deal" with AliveCor and therefore the startup's claims fail as a matter of law.
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January 08, 2026
NYAG Presses Instacart On Algorithmic Pricing Compliance
The New York Attorney General's Office on Thursday sent a letter to Instacart requesting information about the online grocery shopping platform's compliance with a new state law on the use of algorithmic pricing following a report indicating users were being charged different prices for the same products.
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January 08, 2026
FTC Battles Edwards On Eve Of Heart Valve Merger Deadline
The Federal Trade Commission asked a D.C. federal judge for a last-minute extension on an order blocking Edwards Lifesciences' $945 million acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc., fearing difficulty with unscrambling the egg if the block expires Friday, the judge rejects its merger challenge and the deal closes before the agency can appeal.
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January 08, 2026
Jury Can Hear Claim Over Swimming League's Damages
The jury in the upcoming trial for a professional swimming league's antitrust suit against World Aquatics can hear evidence that the league's own suit contributed to the damages it claims, a California federal judge ruled Thursday.
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January 08, 2026
Comscore Ducks Antitrust But Not Unfairness Claims, For Now
Comscore won a partial reprieve from claims that it undermined a would-be box office data rival, with a California federal judge dismissing federal antitrust claims while preserving accusations of unfair competition, false advertising and business interference.
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January 08, 2026
States Can't Block HPE Integration Amid Deal Review
A California federal court refused Thursday to bar Hewlett Packard Enterprise from further integrating with Juniper Networks while state enforcers raise objections to a U.S. Department of Justice settlement allowing the merger to move ahead.
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January 08, 2026
Virginia Justices Order New Trial In $2B Trade Secrets Case
The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state appellate court decision that vacated Appian Corp.'s $2 billion trade secrets award against software competitor Pegasystems Inc., saying the decision correctly ordered a new trial because errors from the trial judge led to the biggest jury award in Virginia history.
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January 08, 2026
Dentists Look To Fill Holes After Delta Dental Class Cert. Denial
Dentists targeting an alleged $13 billion antitrust scheme by Delta Dental and its members are asking an Illinois federal court for permission to amend their complaint after the court refused to grant their bid for class certification last year.
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January 08, 2026
Organ Procurer Says CMS Rule Will Toss Industry Into Chaos
A North Carolina-based organ procurement organization wants a federal court to toss aside a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule taking effect this year that will alter how organ procurers are certified, arguing the rule pits them against one another in a "Hunger-Games-style" competition.
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January 08, 2026
Vicor's Patent Defense Faces Skepticism In SynQor Case
Electronics company Vicor's claims that it couldn't have shown "willful blindness" of SynQor's power converter technology patent that a jury said it infringed met with some skepticism from a panel of Federal Circuit judges, who pointed out that Vicor's CEO himself said that he didn't look at the patent.
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January 08, 2026
Vape Companies Say ALJ Was Wrongly Appointed
Vaping product companies NJOY LLC and Altria Group Inc. asked a Virginia federal judge to grant them a win in a suit brought against the U.S. International Trade Commission, saying an administrative law judge was improperly appointed in proceedings seeking to prevent them from importing certain e-vapor products and devices.
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January 08, 2026
Amici Back CoStar's Review Bid For Rival's Antitrust Claims
Technology industry coalition Chamber of Progress and other parties are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant commercial real estate information company CoStar's review petition for a Ninth Circuit ruling that revived a business rival's antitrust counterclaims.
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January 08, 2026
CMA Fast-Tracks In-Depth Probe Into Kingsmill, Hovis Deal
The antitrust authority said Thursday that it has agreed to accelerate its formal investigation into the proposed acquisition of British breadmaking company Hovis by Associated British Foods PLC, which already owns Kingsmill, another rival bread brand.
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January 07, 2026
OpenAI Can't Ax Musk's Fraud Claim Over For-Profit Plan
A California federal judge indicated Wednesday that she'll deny OpenAI's bid to toss Elon Musk's claims that the artificial intelligence company duped the billionaire into donating $45 million with false promises of remaining a nonprofit, saying "there's plenty of evidence" to take the claim to a jury.
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January 07, 2026
House Talks Market Share Regarding Netflix-WB Merger
Rapid consolidation in the streaming market was on the minds of members of the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on antitrust when they met Wednesday, with Democrats questioning if competition was being threatened and if the president was exerting too much influence on merger reviews.
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January 07, 2026
Warner Bros. Hits Nokia With Antitrust Claims In Patent Case
Warner Bros. has fired back at Nokia's video coding patent suit against it with allegations that the Finnish company has violated antitrust law by running an "unlawful monopolization scheme" on the technology and going back on pledges to license its patents on reasonable terms.
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January 07, 2026
11th Circ. Affirms YouTube Win Over DMCA Safe Harbor
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a win for YouTube in a dispute with a movie producer, finding that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act does not require YouTube to police its site for infringing clips beyond responding to takedown notices.
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January 07, 2026
NC Judge Warns Of 'Pandora's Box' In Shareholder Row
A North Carolina business court judge Wednesday cautioned counsel for a discharged director of a real estate and insurance company against potentially "opening Pandora's Box" as he argued that his client was targeted by his fellow directors — and family members — due to his age, but can be protected as an employee under state and federal law.
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January 07, 2026
STB Eyes Easier Shipper Access Mandates Across Railways
Showing "anticompetitive conduct" would no longer be a requirement for shippers seeking to force rail carriers to work together to ferry their goods, under a proposed rulemaking Wednesday that the Surface Transportation Board said would shift such petitions back to consideration on a case-by-case basis.
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January 07, 2026
Live Nation Looks To Toss BOTS Act Case
Live Nation and Ticketmaster told a California federal court Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission is trying to use a statute designed to help ticket sellers fight scalping to target operation of the events and the ticketing giant's legitimate resale platform.
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January 07, 2026
Expedia Wants Singapore's Help Getting Docs In Rival's Suit
Expedia asked a Washington federal judge to help it seek assistance from Singapore's court system to get documents from Trip.com, saying the discovery is pertinent in an antitrust case brought by representatives for a defunct Swiss competitor.
Editor's Picks
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What To Expect From The Competition Appeal Tribunal In 2026
With a new president at the helm, potential government reform and a crowded trial calendar, lawyers say the next 12 months will see a Competition Appeal Tribunal with a more disciplined judicial culture.
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Antitrust Cases Ahead: Live Nation, Middleman On Trial
The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission enter 2026 with decisions to make about how to regroup after coming up short in major cases against Google and Meta Platforms.
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Merger Settlements Keep Rolling, With A Hitch
The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission took a more business friendly approach to merger reviews in 2025 than the previous administration, with a string of settlements allowing deals to move ahead without a challenge.
Expert Analysis
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Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.
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Chancery Exec Noncompete Ruling Offers PE Buyer Lessons
In Derge v. D&H United Fueling Solutions, the Delaware Court of Chancery sided with a private equity-backed portfolio company by enforcing a noncompete against an executive, providing private equity buyers with a checklist of factors for an enforceable noncompete in the sale-of-business context, says Danielle Asaad at Squire Patton.
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Key Trends In Healthcare Antitrust In 2025
The healthcare industry braced for significant antitrust enforcement shifts last year driven by a change in administration, and understanding the implications of these trends is critical for healthcare organizations' risk management and strategic decision-making in the year ahead, say attorneys at Michael Best.
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Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year
2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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What 2025 Enforcement Actions Show About FERC's Priorities
A review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 2025 enforcement record suggests that this year, the commission will persist in holding market participants to their commitments, and continue active market surveillance and close cooperation with market monitors, says Ruta Skucas at Crowell & Moring.
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Top 5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel To Watch In 2026
With Trump administration enforcement policy having largely taken shape last year, antitrust issues that in-house counsel should have on the radar range from scrutiny of technology-assisted pricing to the return of merger remedies, say attorneys at Squire Patton.
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4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.
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Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.
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A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025
With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller.
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How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.
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Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025
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.
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M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges
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.
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Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know
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.
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Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
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.