Competition

  • February 09, 2026

    Nuclear Power Workers Defend Wage-Fixing Suit

    Former nuclear power plant workers urged a Maryland federal judge not to let Constellation Energy, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy and others duck a proposed class action alleging a wage-fixing conspiracy that allegedly spanned "100% of the nuclear power generation labor market."

  • February 09, 2026

    5th Circ. Tosses Challenge To La. 340B Discount Drug Rule

    A Fifth Circuit panel upheld on Monday a Louisiana law that allows the state to stop prescription drug manufacturers from blocking safety-net healthcare providers from contracting with outside pharmacies to dispense discounted medicines under the federal 340B Discount Drug program. 

  • February 09, 2026

    Symrise, IFF Allowed Out Of DOJ Criminal Fragrances Probe

    Symrise and International Flavors & Fragrances said separately Monday that they had been let out of a U.S. Department of Justice criminal probe looking for an anticompetitive conspiracy among fragrance giants, although it's unclear where that leaves other companies implicated.

  • February 09, 2026

    Italian Biathlete Lodges Appeal Of Olympic Doping Ban

    Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler, who was booted from the Olympic team last week after a positive doping test, has appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, asserting that the test result arose from a contamination issue.

  • February 09, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Sends Blood Pump Patent Fight Back To Mass.

    The Federal Circuit on Monday reversed a lower court's ruling that Abiomed Inc. hasn't infringed five patents on blood pump systems and methods, while backing the part of the decision that cleared the medical device technology company of allegations it infringed a different patent.

  • February 09, 2026

    Sports Flooring Makers Want Antitrust Merger Suit Tossed

    A manufacturer of flooring for sporting events has asked a Utah federal judge to toss an antitrust suit from several of its distributors, casting doubt on claims that its recent acquisition of a competing company is an anticompetitive power play.

  • February 09, 2026

    Commerce Probing Claims Of Mattress Duties Evasion

    The U.S. Department of Commerce is opening three investigations into claims that Mexican, Malaysian and Polish exporters are dodging antidumping duties on mattresses following complaints by domestic companies such as Serta Simmons Bedding and Tempur Sealy International, the agency said Monday.

  • February 09, 2026

    Competition Group Of The Year: White & Case

    White & Case LLP scored early wins against algorithmic price-fixing litigation on behalf of hotel chain Four Seasons and netted a nearly $407 million judgment for client Regeneron against Amgen, earning the firm a spot as one of the 2025 Law360 Competition Groups of the Year.

  • February 09, 2026

    Insurers Sued Over Nix Of $4M Coverage In Competition Fight

    A Florida luxury vehicle company locked in a lawsuit with a competitor alleging deceptive trade practices was wrongfully denied insurance coverage under a directors and officers policy, forcing the auto company to fork out more than $4 million in defense costs, it told a Florida federal court. 

  • February 09, 2026

    Fried Frank Hires Pillsbury M&A, PE Head

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Monday that it has hired the former head of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices, touting his transactional experience across a wide range of industries.

  • February 09, 2026

    EU Moves To Block Meta's WhatsApp Restriction On AI Rivals

    The European Union's competition regulator revealed Monday it plans to impose restrictive measures on Meta over suspicions that the tech giant has breached antitrust rules by excluding third-party artificial intelligence apps from WhatsApp.

  • February 09, 2026

    2 Arnold & Porter M&A Attys Join WilmerHale In Silicon Valley

    WilmerHale continues boosting its dealmaking team with attorneys from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, announcing Monday that two technology mergers and acquisitions experts are joining its Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto, California.

  • February 09, 2026

    Weil Helps Advent, FedEx Buy Poland's InPost For €7.8B

    A consortium that includes U.S. private equity firm Advent International LP and FedEx Corp. said Monday that it has agreed to buy InPost for €7.8 billion ($9.2 billion) to back the growth in Europe of the Polish parcel locker company.

  • February 06, 2026

    Takeda Can't Ax Most Of Heartburn Drug Pay-For-Delay Suit

    Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and TWi Pharmaceuticals must face most of a proposed antitrust class action accusing them of delaying the release of the generic version of Takeda's heartburn medication Dexilant, causing Walgreens, Kroger and other retailers to pay more for the brand-name drug, a California federal judge ruled Friday.

  • February 06, 2026

    News-Rating Biz Escalates Fight Against 'Retaliatory' FTC Deal

    News-rating organization NewsGuard took aim Friday at a Federal Trade Commission settlement barring merging ad-buying giants from doing business with it, challenging that deal and an FTC subpoena in a D.C. federal court lawsuit alleging that both are "part of a broader retaliatory campaign" against NewsGuard and other sites.

  • February 06, 2026

    'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.

    D.C. Circuit judges struggled Friday with whether to unblock a federal funding freeze carrying multitrillion-dollar implications, as a Trump administration lawyer disclaimed interest in a vast spending halt but also dodged opportunities to rule it out unequivocally.

  • February 06, 2026

    STB Pledges 'Rigorous Review' Of UP, Norfolk Southern Deal

    The Surface Transportation Board has reassured lawmakers that it will "conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review" of Union Pacific's proposed $85 billion merger with Norfolk Southern, as the board weighs a flurry of comments from industry stakeholders on the deal's sweeping implications for the U.S. economy.

  • February 06, 2026

    Kroger And Albertsons Win Dismissal In Antitrust Labor Case

    A Colorado federal judge on Friday dismissed a grocery store employee's proposed class action against Kroger and Albertsons alleging the pair violated antitrust law through a no-poach agreement to not hire competitor employees during a strike.

  • February 06, 2026

    Judge Rejects Compass' Bid To Block Zillow Listing Rules

    A New York federal court on Friday refused to bar Zillow from enforcing its updated listing policy while Compass brings its antitrust case alleging the rules are meant to block competition, after finding the brokerage has not shown its case is likely to succeed.

  • February 06, 2026

    'Cardiac Pack' Wants NC Justices To Revive NIL Suit

    A group of former student-athletes from the early 1980s is urging North Carolina's highest court to revive their name, image and likeness lawsuit against the NCAA, arguing the organization's use of gameplay footage to advertise March Madness is a continuing harm.

  • February 06, 2026

    Ohio AG Sues Cannabis Cos. Over Cartel Pricing Scheme

    The Ohio attorney general is suing nine multistate cannabis companies in state court, alleging that they have formed cartels to control cannabis prices and push smaller, independent operators out of the marketplace.

  • February 06, 2026

    Ex-Yale New Haven Hospital Exec Drops Covenant Payment Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge has accepted a deal to dismiss a lawsuit claiming Yale New Haven Hospital withheld $994,000 in contractually required payments to its former chief operating officer, but said the parties can reopen the dispute if they need the court's intervention.

  • February 06, 2026

    Antitrust Classes Certified Over Altria's Juul Investment

    A California federal court has certified several classes of Juul buyers in litigation over tobacco giant Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette company, despite concerns about the damages phase of the case becoming a "Frankenstein's monster."

  • February 06, 2026

    NJ Watchdog Must Give Up Files In Hospital Row

    A New Jersey federal judge has refused to disturb a magistrate judge's decision compelling a state watchdog to turn over documents from its inquiry into CarePoint Health Systems Inc., rejecting the agency's bid to shield its files with grand-jury-like secrecy and reaffirming that federal privilege law governs discovery disputes in federal court.

  • February 06, 2026

    2nd Circ. Affirms Nix Of NY Anesthesiologists' Antitrust Suit

    A New York anesthesiology practice didn't sustain an antitrust injury when a UnitedHealthcare unit used its market power to cut reimbursement rates, a Second Circuit panel affirmed Friday, finding that the change in rates was a natural consequence of the health insurance system and doesn't equate to anticompetitive harm. 

Expert Analysis

  • Tips For Financial Advisers Facing TRO From Former Firm

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    The Eighth Circuit's recent decision in Choreo v. Lors, overturning a lower court's sweeping injunction after financial advisers moved to a new firm, gives advisers new strategies to fight restraining orders from their old firms, such as focusing on whether the alleged irreparable harm is calculable, say attorneys at Kutak Rock.

  • How Latest Nasdaq Proposals Stand To Raise Listings Quality

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    Nasdaq's recent proposals stand to heighten both quantitative and qualitative standards for issuers, which, if approved, may bring investors stronger market integrity and access but also raise the listings bar, say attorneys at Norton Rose.

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    CFIUS Must Adapt To Current Foreign Investment Realities

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    To continue protecting the U.S.’ long-term strategic and economic interests, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States should implement practical enhancements that leverage technology, expertise and clear communication, and enable it to keep pace with evolving demands, says attorney Sohan Dasgupta.

  • Bipartisan Enforcement Is Rising In Consumer Finance

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    Activity over the past year suggests a bipartisan state enforcement wave is rippling across the consumer finance industry, which follows a blueprint set out by former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, who notably now leads a Democratic Attorneys General Association working group, say attorneys at Hudson Cook.

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    Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

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    Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

  • Upshot Of 'Skinny Label' Case May Go Beyond Pharma

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's pending review of Hikma v. Amarin, over a drugmaker's "skinny label," carries implications for both generics and brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers, and could shed light on how inducement doctrine should operate in other regulated industries where products have substantial lawful uses, says Jason Shull at Banner Witcoff.

  • 4 Lessons From FTC's Successful Bid To Block Edwards Deal

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent victory in blocking Edwards Lifesciences' acquisition of JenaValve offers key insights for deals in life sciences and beyond, including considerations around nonprice dimensions and clear skies provisions, say attorneys at Orrick.

  • Assessing Factors Behind Biosimilar Uptake And Competition

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    As biosimilar uptake remains uneven and questions linger over whether the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act can deliver robust competition between biologics and biosimilars, a case study of Humira and its biosimilars illustrates how many factors, including payor reimbursement and formulary strategy, collectively shape competitive dynamics, say analysts at Analysis Group.

  • FTC Focus: Testing Joint Enforcement Over Loyalty Programs

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    The Federal Trade Commission's case against Syngenta can be understood both as a canary for further scrutiny over loyalty-discount practices and a signal of the durability of joint federal-state antitrust enforcement, with key takeaways for practitioners and those subject to regulatory antitrust scrutiny alike, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

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    Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

  • Ruling Helps Clarify FERC's Post-Jarkesy Enforcement Power

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    A North Carolina federal court's recent ruling in American Efficient v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may be a step in providing clarity on FERC's enforcement authority under the Federal Power Act in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026

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    Some of the key 2026 developments to watch in aerospace and defense contracting law stem from provisions of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a push to reform procurement, executive orders that announced Trump administration priorities, the upcoming Artemis space mission and continuing efforts to deploy artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Aviation Watch: Busy Skies, Tough Market For Airlines In 2026

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    After a turbulent year in the U.S. commercial aviation sector, demand for air travel and premium service shows no signs of slackening in 2026, with airlines facing the need to compete in a saturated market, while seeking opportunities for consolidation and pursuing other avenues to profitability, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

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