The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice are not giving up on attempting to overhaul the "insufficient" half-century-old merger notification form after its replacement was just struck down by a Texas federal judge, with the agencies now seeking public comment as they mull "a new rulemaking process."
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After Overhaul Nixed, FTC, DOJ Mull New Merger Rulemaking

By Bryan Koenig

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice are not giving up on attempting to overhaul the "insufficient" half-century-old merger notification form after its replacement was just struck down by a Texas federal judge, with the agencies now seeking public comment as they mull "a new rulemaking process."

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Oak View Exec Tells Jury Of Deal To Hype Ticketmaster

By Stewart Bishop

The CEO of Oak View Group told a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday that his company didn't inform other venue owners that it was being paid to "advocate" for them to use Ticketmaster as a vendor for ticketing services, but said he still would recommend the Live Nation subsidiary anyway since it's the best in the business.

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Nexstar Says No Harm On The Horizon From $6.2B Tegna Deal

By Nadia Dreid

Nexstar and Tegna have come out swinging against a "last-minute, unfounded" attempt by eight states to block the companies from continuing to co-mingle their businesses following their $6.2 billion television station merger after receiving the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission.

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Amazon Can't Ax Overlapping Price Inflation Class Actions

By Eddie Beaver

Amazon has failed to strike out a class action over its allegedly abusive pricing policies which saw higher fees passed on to consumers, as a tribunal rejected the technology giant's argument that the proceedings are an abuse of process.

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Insurer Need Not Cover Parkinson's Drug Antitrust Dispute

By Gianna Ferrarin

An insurer does not owe coverage in an antitrust suit accusing a pharmaceutical company of suppressing generic versions of the Parkinson's treatment Apokyn, a Maryland federal judge ruled, finding the dispute does not involve "securities claims" covered under the insurer's policy.

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PBMs Say Mich. Price-Fixing Suit Lacks Specifics

By Susan Smiley

For the second time, pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC asked a Michigan federal judge on Monday to toss a price-fixing suit filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, arguing that the state has no standing to file the suit.

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ENFORCEMENT

Colo. AG Says States Must Guard Rule Of Law In Antitrust

By Matthew Perlman

Colorado Attorney General Philip J. Weiser said on Wednesday that state enforcers need to uphold the rule of law when it comes to antitrust enforcement because the U.S. Department of Justice is allowing lobbyists to influence outcomes.

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LITIGATION

Judge Is Asked To Toss Antitrust Suit Over Law School Fees

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The nonprofit Law School Admissions Council asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday to throw out antitrust claims over its application-related fees, with counsel for the organization arguing that the suit failed to allege it engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy with law schools.

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Truck Makers Say Calif. Can't Ditch 'Clean Trucks' Pact Suit

By Linda Chiem

Heavy-duty truck manufacturers have told a California federal judge that state officials cannot be allowed to circumvent federal law and saddle manufacturers with stringent emissions standards and stiff penalties for noncompliance, saying the Golden State's regulations are unequivocally preempted.

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Lawmakers Aim To Advance Bills Bolstering Patent Rights

By Ryan Davis

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers said at a conference Wednesday that they plan to make a push to pass legislation aimed at establishing stronger patent rights in the coming year, including bills limiting patent challenges and setting rules on which inventions are eligible for patents.

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Ex-Partner Seeks 2,000 Client Notices In NC Estate Firm Fight

By Abigail Harrison

After nearly two hours of argument in which counsel for the founding partner of a trusts and estates law firm argued that the firm should have to notice his departure to thousands of clients, a North Carolina Business Court judge seemed a bit perplexed Wednesday as to why the parties didn't resolve the client list spat with a North Carolina State Bar ethics opinion.

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Turf Company Executive Can't Escape Trade Secrets Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

An executive must face a turf manufacturer's suit claiming he took confidential information with him when he jumped ship for a rival company, a Georgia federal judge ruled, but said a lack of plausible misconduct allegations meant that rival should be dismissed from the case. 

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Atty Loses Coverage For Wife's Employer Trade Secret Suit

By Gianna Ferrarin

A professional liability insurer for a law firm owes no coverage for a suit against the firm's named partner alleging he coordinated with his wife to steal trade secrets from a corporate client where his wife served as an executive, a Georgia federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Nut Co. Can Argue Pistachio Trade Dress Is Generic

By Elliot Weld

A New York federal judge has allowed the majority of Nut Cravings Inc.'s counterclaims in a trademark infringement suit involving pistachios to survive, letting the company continue arguing that The Wonderful Co.'s trade dress is generic and unprotectable.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases

By Ryan Davis

A U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division official said Wednesday the agency is closely monitoring antitrust disputes over standard essential patents, aiming to ensure that proper analyses of market power are undertaken and that most patent suits are exempted from causing antitrust liability.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

New Orphan Drug Law Provides A Key Fix For Pharma Cos.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted last month restores the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's long-standing interpretation of "same disease or condition," related to orphan drug exclusivity, resolving years of regulatory uncertainty and litigation that have discouraged rare disease research, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.

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When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Law Firm Ransomware Attacks On Rise, Report Says

By Allison Grande

Cyberattacks targeting law firms jumped in 2025, according to a new BakerHostetler report, which also highlighted recent spikes across a wide range of sectors in ransomware payments and class action lawsuits stemming from these incidents. 

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Warren Grills Fed's Ex-BigLaw Supervision Chief On Conflicts

By Lauren Berg

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Wednesday asked former Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP veteran Randall Guynn, a recent addition to the Federal Reserve, to explain how he is dealing with potential conflicts of interest stemming from his previous role chairing the BigLaw firm's financial institutions group.

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Winston & Strawn Wants Hunter Biden To Respond In Fee Row

By Lynn LaRowe

Winston & Strawn LLP has asked the D.C. Superior Court to force Hunter Biden to fully respond to interrogatories in its lawsuit against the former president's son over unpaid legal bills, after Biden conducted an incomplete "hand search" of documents at issue.

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MyPillow CEO's Attys Face New Sanctions Over Latest Errors

By Lauren Berg

Two attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his media company are in hot water once again as a Colorado federal judge on Wednesday ordered them to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for citation errors, after she previously sanctioned them for errors produced by generative artificial intelligence.

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Fla. Appeals Panel Turns Poetic In Warning About AI Misuse

By Madison Arnold

A Florida state appeals court on Wednesday admonished a pro se litigant for using AI-hallucinated case citations in his ultimately unsuccessful appeal of a lower court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement with an investment company, with the panel citing an AI-generated limerick to get its point across.

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Ramey, EscapeX Ask Justices To Review Sanctions Challenge

By Adam Lidgett

EscapeX IP and its attorney William Ramey III want the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Federal Circuit's decision backing $255,000 in fees and sanctions for what a California federal judge found to be a frivolous patent suit against Google.

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Analysis

ICE Builds Out Detention Centers, And The Suits Pile Up

By Grace Dixon

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's surging need for detention space — fueled by increased funding and a rapid escalation in enforcement activity — has sparked litigation from local lawmakers and advocacy groups concerned by the agency's full-throttle approach and perceived disregard for surrounding communities.

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Trade Court Nom Regrets Past Tweets Critical Of GOP Sens.

By Courtney Bublé

Kara Westercamp, associate counsel to the president, who was nominated for the U.S. Court of International Trade, said Wednesday she regretted her past social media posts critical of Republican senators.

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DOJ Agrees To Settle Flynn's Fla. Suit Over False Prosecution

By David Minsky

Retired Army general Michael Flynn reached a financial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday in his Florida federal lawsuit claiming he was wrongly prosecuted for allegedly lying to the FBI during its investigation into whether Donald Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 election.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Baker & Hostetler

Binnall Law Group

Brady Cobin

Brick Court Chambers

Burr & Forman

Cain & Skarnulis

Clifford Chance

Coburn & Greenbaum

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

Davis Polk

Dykema

Edelson PC

Farella Braun

Fisher & Phillips

Frederick M. Lehrer Attorney at Law

Gibson Dunn

Hickey Hauck

Illovsky Gates

Katz Litigation Group

Latham & Watkins

Lavin Rindner

Litchfield Cavo

MoloLamken

Monckton Chambers

Morrison & Foerster

Nelson Mullins

Noble Law Firm

Oak City Law

Perkins Coie

Quinn Emanuel

Ramey LLP

Roll Law Group

Saxe Doernberger

Schwed Kahle

Spencer Fane

Stephenson Harwood

Tarter Krinsky

Troutman

Werner Ahari

WilmerHale

Winston & Strawn

Wolf Greenfield

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

AB Volvo

Amazon.com Inc.

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

Apple Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

BlackRock Inc.

Block Inc.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Brennan Center for Justice

Center for Biological Diversity Inc.

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Citigroup Inc.

DaVita Inc.

Daimler Truck Holding AG

Earthjustice

Express Scripts Holding Co.

George Washington University

Google LLC

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

Hytera

Intel Corp.

InterDigital Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Juniper Networks Inc.

Law School Admission Council Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

Marriott International Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Morgan Stanley

Motorola Mobility LLC

Motorola Solutions Inc.

National Organization for Rare Disorders Inc.

Netlist Inc.

Neurelis Inc.

Nexstar Media Group Inc.

North Carolina State Bar

Old Republic Insurance Co.

Prime Therapeutics LLC

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Sirius XM Radio Inc.

State Bar of Wisconsin

Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Tegna Inc.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

The Cigna Group

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The Wonderful Company LLC

Twitter Inc.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Uber Technologies Inc.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Virginia State Bar

Walmart Inc.

Wells Fargo & Co.

Yahoo Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Air Resources Board

Colorado Attorney General's Office

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Competition Appeal Tribunal

Defense Intelligence Agency

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

International Trade Commission

Maryland Attorney General's Office

National Security Agency

Office of Fair Trading

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

State of Maryland

State of Michigan

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of Montana

United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands

United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia