FTC Merger Filing Overhaul Thrown Out

By Bryan Koenig

The Federal Trade Commission hasn't shown the costs on merging companies outweigh the claimed benefits of dramatically increasing the amount of information that must be provided upfront when giving notice of a transaction, a Texas federal judge said Thursday, throwing out the commission's overhaul of premerger reporting requirements.

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DOJ Antitrust Chief Slater Stepping Down

By Matthew Perlman

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, said on Thursday she will be leaving her post just shy of a year after being confirmed by the Senate.

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FTC's PBM Case Paused For More Deal Talks

By Matthew Perlman

Federal Trade Commission staffers are discussing potential settlements with OptumRx and Caremark that could end the agency's case accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices, following a recent deal with Express Scripts.

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HPE Has 'No Grounds' To Hide DOJ Deal Bidders, AGs Say

By Bryan Koenig

Democratic attorneys general challenging the controversial Justice Department settlement permitting Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks have urged a California federal judge to let them see who's bidding for assets up for divestiture, arguing the would-be buyers are an integral part of the agreement's viability.

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State Antitrust Enforcement On The Upswing, Panelists Agree

By Bonnie Eslinger

Speaking at a Silicon Valley antitrust conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie LLP, a senior California antitrust enforcer, an in-house Intel attorney, a University of Southern California law professor, and others agreed that the country is headed into a period of increased activity by state antitrust enforcers.

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Ex-Pharma Exec Fights AGs' Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Case

By George Woolston

A former pharmaceutical marketing executive urged a Connecticut federal court to reject summary judgment sought against him by state attorneys general pursuing wider price-fixing litigation against most of the generic drug industry, arguing key cooperating witnesses' questionable credibility makes a trial necessary.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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Competition Group Of The Year: Wilkinson Stekloff

By Bryan Koenig

Wilkinson Stekloff LLP negotiated a crucial settlement for the NCAA while successfully defending it against follow-up cases targeting player eligibility rules and name, image and likeness compensation, earning the firm a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.

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Daily Mail Owner's £500M Telegraph Deal To Be Scrutinized

By Najiyya Budaly

The government said Thursday that it has referred the £500 million ($681 million) acquisition of Telegraph Media Group by the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper to the competition and communications regulators after raising concerns about media plurality in the U.K.

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Interview

12 Questions For FCC Chair Brendan Carr

By Christopher Cole

It's been a "banger" of a year at the Federal Communications Commission, says agency chief Brendan Carr, who took over at the outset of President Donald Trump's second term with the goal of cutting regulations and quickly turning over more spectrum to the private sector.

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Analysis

5 Key Flashpoints From Fed's 'Skinny' Account Proposal

By Jon Hill

The Federal Reserve's push to create "skinny" master accounts that would open up access to U.S. payment rails has become the latest front in long-running turf wars between banks and fintech companies. Here are five of the project's hottest flashpoints attracting controversy.

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FTC Chairman Targets Apple News' 'Left-Wing' Favoritism

By Bryan Koenig

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson escalated his campaign against alleged censorship of conservative viewpoints with a "warning letter" sent directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook citing reports that Apple News favors "left-wing news outlets" and suppresses conservative ones.

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Brief

ITC Finds Van Trailer Imports Harmed US Production

By Jack McLoone

Imported van-type trailers and their assemblies entering the U.S. from Mexico, Canada and China are harming U.S. producers, the U.S. International Trade Commission said Thursday.

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Brief

Commerce Examining Mexican Strawberries For Antidumping

By Jack McLoone

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday opened an investigation into whether winter strawberries imported from Mexico are being sold at less than fair value, coinciding with a U.S. International Trade Commission investigation into possible harms.

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Elon University Says Sportswear Co. Using TM To Sell Clothes

By Abigail Harrison

Elon University told a North Carolina federal court that a Washington-based online apparel seller is willfully infringing on its trademarks, some of which are over a century old, and damaging the school by marring its reputation for high-quality apparel.

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AI Mapping Co. Accused Of Copying Rival's Maps, Technology

By Ivan Moreno

An apartment mapping software company has accused a former potential business partner of copying thousands of its property maps and using them to launch a competing 3D product, alleging in a federal copyright and breach of contract lawsuit that it is losing customers as a result.

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Colo. Builder Says Ex-Assistant Stole Trade Secrets

By Benjamin Morse

The former executive assistant of a high-end Denver homebuilder misappropriated confidential vendor and customer information to pursue a competing business in violation of federal and state trade secrets laws, the construction company told a Colorado federal court.

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Brief

Regeneron, Samsung Bioepis Settle Eye Med Patent Claims

By Elliot Weld

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Samsung Bioepis Co. Ltd. have told a West Virginia federal court they reached an agreement to end patent infringement claims brought by Regeneron over a biosimilar of its eye medication Eylea.

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Takeaways From 1st DOJ Antitrust Whistleblower Payout

The U.S. Justice Department's recent $1 million antitrust whistleblower reward accelerates the race to report by signaling that the Antitrust Division's program can result in substantial financial awards and reinforcing the need for corporate compliance programs that reach beyond core components, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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Navigating New Risks Amid Altered Foreign Issuer Landscape

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's potential rulemaking to redefine who qualifies as a foreign private issuer will shape securities regulation and enforcement for decades, affecting not only FPIs and U.S. investors but also the U.S.' position in global capital markets, says Elisha Kobre at Sheppard.

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Series

Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a former U.S. defense contractor convicted of tax evasion face legal action, French football club Olympique Lyonnais sued following a $97 million ruling against its owner John Textor, consulting giant Kroll targeted by a South African airline, and H&M hit with a claim alleging it copied protected sunglasses designs. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

WilmerHale and Gillam & Smith LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims over patents covering 4G wireless technology, in a case that previously led to jury verdicts of $506 million and $300 million.

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Brief

Indiana AG Declines Intervention In Posner Wage Suit

By Emily Sawicki

Indiana's attorney general has declined to intervene in a pro se plaintiff's suit seeking to revive $170,000 in wage claims against retired Seventh Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner, finding the case did not pose a "substantial" constitutional challenge to a state statute mandating that delayed contracts must be written and signed to be enforced.

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Louisiana Atty Takes Responsibility For AI Usage Snafu

By Christine DeRosa

After facing the threat of sanctions alongside three of his co-counsel, a Louisiana attorney told a federal judge that he was solely responsible for an error-riddled brief written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. 

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

By Sue Reisinger

Taking heat from Republican senators over not notifying members of Congress about subpoenas for their phone records, Verizon's general counsel has pledged that in the future, the company will fight gag orders requiring it to keep silent. And taking heat from shareholders and colleagues over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Goldman Sachs' chief legal officer has agreed to leave the firm in June.

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Colorado Atty Delayed Filing, Gave Faulty Advice, Suit Says

By Rachel Konieczny

A Colorado attorney waited nearly five years to file a lawsuit on behalf of two clients and provided faulty advice, the former clients alleged Thursday in a malpractice lawsuit in state court.

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'Acqui-Hires' In AI Drawing Antitrust Scrutiny, Tech Attys Say

By Bonnie Eslinger

Attorneys with Nvidia, Google and Uber took the stage at a conference hosted Thursday by Baker McKenzie to discuss emerging trends in antitrust enforcement, including how booming AI investment has produced new regulatory scrutiny of "acqui-hires," in which large companies acquire startups primarily to hire their teams.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And Stories On Law360

For those who missed out, here's a look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the most buzz on Law360 last week.

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6th Circ. Says Ch. 13 Motion Came 84 Minutes Too Late

By Vince Sullivan

A 2-1 split panel of the Sixth Circuit affirmed two lower court rulings from Michigan federal judges denying a Chapter 13 debtor's motion to dismiss his bankruptcy case because the request came 84 minutes after a bankruptcy court converted the case to a Chapter 7.

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