Trump Taps Consumer Protection Chief For FTC Spot

By Matthew Perlman

President Donald Trump nominated Christopher Mufarrige, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Protection Bureau, Monday to fill a vacant seat on the commission, but it's not clear if he will be confirmed ahead of the lame-duck session in Congress.

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Judge Rejects Zillow's Redo Bid For Antitrust Suit Ruling

By Isaac Monterose

A Washington federal judge on Tuesday rejected Zillow Group Inc.'s reconsideration request for a prior ruling that refused to dismiss a proposed antitrust class action, which alleges that the property listing giant runs a monopoly that pushes affiliated real estate agents to refer homebuyers to the company's home loan approval services in exchange for client leads.

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Kirkland Hires Weil DC Leader For Antitrust Team

By Alison Knezevich

A Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP antitrust partner who has led the dissolving firm's Washington, D.C., office is headed to Kirkland LLP.

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CDK Nixes Tekion's Auto Dealer Software Monopoly Claims

By Matthew Perlman

A California federal court granted CDK Global LLC's request for summary judgment on Tuesday, tossing antitrust claims from rival auto dealership software provider Tekion Corp. after finding a lack of evidence showing CDK had monopoly power during the relevant time period.

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CMA Warns On Competition In $45B McCormick-Unilever Deal

By Dawood Fakhir

The antitrust regulator said Wednesday that McCormick's planned $44.8 billion acquisition of the food business of Unilever could harm competition in the U.K. as it concluded the first phase of an inquiry into the proposed deal.

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CMA Warns $25B AkzoNobel-Axalta Deal May Hit Competition

By Irene Madongo

The antitrust regulator said Wednesday that it could launch an in-depth investigation into the proposed merger of Dulux owner AkzoNobel and coatings business Axalta to create a $25 billion company unless they offer fixes to its competition concerns.

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Frozen Potato Benchmarker Can't Appeal Dismissal Loss

By Lauraann Wood

A benchmarking company that serves the frozen potato product market cannot take a midcase appeal of its losing bid to ditch consolidated price-fixing claims because the question it's looking to ask on appeal is not purely legal, an Illinois federal judge ruled.

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DaVita, Fresenius Sued By Wash. AG Over Noncompete Terms

By Rachel Riley

The Washington State Attorney General's Office accused for-profit kidney dialysis providers DaVita and Fresenius of illegally barring specialists contracted as medical directors from taking on similar roles at other local dialysis centers, thwarting competition and ultimately diminishing patient options, according to a new lawsuit.

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Blue Cross Appeals Denial Of Ford Health Benefits Discovery

By Susan Smiley

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has asked a federal judge to reconsider a magistrate judge's ruling that rebuffed its attempt to obtain discovery from Ford Motor Co. and rejected its requests for additional depositions in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the automaker.

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RV Parts Maker LCI Says Revised Monomoy Bid Isn't Superior

By Al Barbarino

LCI Industries said Tuesday it has rejected a second buyout offer from Monomoy Capital Partners, stating that the proposal is not superior to LCI's existing plan to create a $7.7 billion company through its combination with fellow RV parts maker Patrick Industries.

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App Says Ex-Engineer Stole Secrets, Used AI To Plan Move

By Rae Ann Varona

Members-only hospitality platform Dorsia alleged Tuesday in New York state court that its former senior engineer used a company-paid Anthropic Claude account to strategize his departure to join rival startup Rumor and ignored the chatbot's warnings that he'd be "toast" if he brought Dorsia's confidential information with him.

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Ex-NASCAR Exec Says Discovery Shows He Stole No Secrets

By Nadia Dreid

The ex-competition director for one of NASCAR's biggest teams says he beats claims that he ran off to join the competition with his old employer's trade secrets in his pocket, telling a North Carolina federal court that Joe Gibbs Racing still can't show he ever shared anything he wasn't supposed to.

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Planning Personal Phone Collections Before Discovery Begins

For counsel planning a personal phone collection as part of the litigation discovery process, it's important to take early steps to ensure that necessary information will be obtained without exposing unrelated information or running into access issues, says Jeremy Horowitz at MARA Forensics.

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McDonald's Antitrust Suits Spotlight Risks Of AI Pricing Tools

A pair of recent class actions filed against McDonald's in Illinois federal court show how antitrust challenges can arise when companies use artificial intelligence pricing tools and personalize prices for individual consumers, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.

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Ex-Cravath Staffer Charged With Insider Trading

By Stewart Bishop

A former employee at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP on Thursday was arrested and charged with insider trading for allegedly exploiting nonpublic information about major deals involving the firm's clients, including Paramount Skydance Corp.'s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

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Posner Remembered For Wide Influence, Pragmatic Approach

By Ryan Boysen

The iconoclastic, prolific and hugely influential U.S. Circuit Court Judge Richard A. Posner is being remembered for a lifetime of relentless advocacy for a more pragmatic approach to the law and a legacy that will ripple through American jurisprudence for decades to come.

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Remembering Richard Posner: A Prolific Jurist

Judge Richard Posner died Tuesday at age 87, leaving a legacy as one of the most influential members of the judiciary who never served on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here, Law360 revisits its coverage over the years of the prolific retired Seventh Circuit judge, including interviews with him about his pragmatic approach to the law, his belief that the courts mistreat pro se litigants and his love of felines.

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Foley Revamps Associate Pay, Advancement Structure

By James Boyle

Foley & Lardner LLP is the latest law firm to alter the way it handles associate compensation and advancement to keep in line with Milbank LLP's update of its own associate pay scale in July.

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Weil's 1,000 Staff Face 'Absorption' Issue In Hunt For Roles

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

As the approximately 1,000 professional staff members at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP look for new roles, they're likely to encounter a more difficult job market than the firm's attorneys, recruiters told Law360 Pulse.

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DOJ Exodus Leaves Trump Facing Confirmation Crunch

By Courtney Bublé

Since the Democrats' sweeping victories on Election Day, there has been an exodus of top officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and prospects for confirming permanent replacement are slim.

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The Go-To Firms For Insurance Litigation In 2026

By Hope Patti

A Florida-based law firm filed the most insurance coverage actions in the first half of 2026, primarily representing policyholders in property damage disputes, while BigLaw firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani was the most frequent choice among insurer defendants.

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Senate Confirms First Judge Of Lame-Duck Period

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate confirmed Alabama Supreme Court Justice Gregory Cook to the Northern District of Alabama on Thursday, marking the first judicial confirmation of the lame-duck period.

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Proskauer Won't Rep Perplexity In Reddit Data-Scraping Suit

By Matthew Perlman

Perplexity AI Inc. has abandoned its effort to have Proskauer Rose LLP defend against a data-scraping lawsuit from Reddit Inc. after Reddit raised concerns about the law firm's past representation of the social media company.

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Arbitration Assoc. Wants Consumers' Monopoly Suit Tossed

By Rae Ann Varona

The American Arbitration Association urged an Arizona federal court Thursday to toss a proposed class action that accuses the organization of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the plaintiff consumers are trying to hold it liable for contracts it never entered into.

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