FTC To Mull Caremark Deal In PBM Insulin Pricing Case

By Matthew Perlman

Federal Trade Commission staffers have asked to let the agency's commissioners consider a potential settlement with Caremark in a case accusing pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices through rebate schemes, following a recent deal with Express Scripts.

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Fanatics Escapes Suit Over Trading Card Prices, For Now

By Matthew Perlman

A New York federal court tossed an antitrust case accusing Fanatics, the NFL, NBA and MLB of restraining competition for trading cards through exclusive licensing deals, after finding the consumers failed to show they purchased any cards at inflated prices.

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Vail Resorts, Alterra Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Ski Passes

By Rachel Konieczny

Holders of multimountain season ski passes alleged in Colorado federal court that Vail Resorts Inc. and Alterra Mountain Co. inflated prices and suppressed competition by bundling access to ski areas and resorts that raised costs and reduced quality for skiers and snowboarders.

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Conservative Group Bucks Trump, FCC On Nexstar Deal

By Christopher Cole

A major conservative group has come out swinging against the Federal Communications Commission's decision to waive the national TV broadcast ownership cap to let the merger of media giants Nexstar and Tegna move forward.

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FCC OKs Station Moves To Gray Media In Three Markets

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the transfer of three TV stations in Indiana and Mississippi to broadcast giant Gray Television despite objections from a variety of cable industry and consumer groups.

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Zillow Wants Out Of Proposed Monopoly Class Action

By Grace Dixon

Zillow Group Inc. urged a Washington federal court to dismiss a proposed class action alleging real estate agents were forced to promote its loan business in exchange for client referrals, arguing the agents failed to name which market was impacted by the alleged conduct.

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Iowa Asks 5th Circ. To Ax 'Uncertain' Schwab Antitrust Deal

By Hailey Konnath

Iowa's attorney general Monday pressed the Fifth Circuit to reject investors' deal with The Charles Schwab Corp. in an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing it offers only uncertain and hypothetical relief to class members while giving named plaintiffs and class counsel a "windfall."

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$18M Deal Sparks Noncompete Fight In Del. Chancery

By Jarek Rutz

Enviracore Services Group LLC has sued the former owner of an environmental services company it bought for about $18 million, accusing him of flouting a noncompete agreement, diverting business and withholding key assets in a dispute now before the Delaware Court of Chancery.

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4th Circ. Affirms False Ads Verdict Against Chinese Pool Co.

By Hayley Fowler

The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a jury verdict finding a Chinese pool parts company liable for falsely advertising its products as made in the USA as part of a larger judgment favoring a North Carolina manufacturer that has since ballooned to over $17 million.

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Lowe's Says Ex-Worker's Moonlighting Class Action Falls Flat

By Ben Adlin

Lowe's urged a Seattle federal judge to reject a putative class action accusing it of wrongfully barring low-wage workers from taking extra jobs elsewhere, arguing in a filing Monday that the named plaintiff in the suit made too much money and admitted never seeing the retailer's policy documents she said prohibited outside work.

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FTC Rejects Bids To Block Gender-Affirming Care Probe

By Mark Payne

A transgender medical care group and two healthcare trade organizations must turn over documents related to the group's claims made in their marketing and advertising for gender-affirming care for minors, the Federal Trade Commission ordered, denying the groups' motions to quash the agency's consumer protection investigation. 

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What To Watch At The 2026 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

Attorneys at Freshfields consider the future of antitrust law and competition among developments likely to dominate discussion at the American Bar Association's Antitrust Spring Meeting this week.

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And Now A Word From The Panel: New Rules For The JPML

On the heels of a new federal rule of civil procedure governing multidistrict litigation, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has adopted amendments to its own rules on subjects ranging from motions to seal to oral arguments — and it behooves panel practitioners to familiarize themselves with these changes, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

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DOJ Says Gov't Attys Can't Be Punished Over ICE's Actions

By Ryan Boysen

The Trump administration says a Minnesota federal judge erred by holding a government attorney in contempt after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flouted a court order, claiming the lawyer was "wrongfully held captive to induce ICE's compliance."

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Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension

By Jack Karp

The federal judiciary on Tuesday upheld the latest extension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension and the decision not to transfer her case to another circuit, finding neither to be unconstitutional.

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Goldstein Seeks New Trial, Citing 'A Series Of Legal Errors'

By Emily Sawicki

SCOTUSblog founder and appellate icon Thomas Goldstein has filed a lengthy motion for a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on a dozen criminal charges related to tax evasion, alleging his trial was marred by improper jury instructions, improper exclusion of evidence and inadequate evidence, among other things.

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Fraud Task Force May Boost White Collar Defense Work

By Phillip Bantz

A new federal anti-fraud task force involving at least a dozen federal agencies could soon expose more state and local governments, contractors, companies and others to compliance risks, particularly in healthcare fraud and False Claims Act cases, experts say.

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Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Remark About Shooting Attys

By David Minsky

A Florida state judge is facing a public reprimand after admitting to becoming frustrated with attorneys in an estate dispute and saying that he "would like to tell the deputy to pull his gun and shoot all three of you," according to records filed Tuesday in the state's high court.

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Senate Confirms Chief Of New DOJ Fraud Division

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 52-47, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Colin McDonald to the newly created assistant attorney general for fraud role.

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Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says

By Jake Maher

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after her last deposition date.

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Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'

By George Woolston

Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."

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