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Competition - April, 2025

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• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• CEO Asked How Rivals Can Possibly Match Google Money
• FTC Transfer Stripped From House Judiciary Reconciliation
• Agri Stats Gets Say In DOJ's Poultry Worker Wage-Fixing Case
• TikTok Exec Calls Facebook, Instagram 'Complements'
• Akin Atty Returns To FCC To Lead Wireline Bureau
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Mich. AG Says Express Scripts, Prime Fix Pharmacy Rates
• Senate Panel Clears Trump's Pick For 3rd FCC Republican
• Amazon Can't Claw Back 'Inadvertent' Discovery Docs
• Kratom Cos. Get False Ad, Addiction Suit Tossed
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law
• 5th Circ. Hints Exclusivity Could End Tata's $168M Woe
• Duke Energy Rival Tells Justices Not To Review Monopoly Suit
• FTC Defends John Deere Right-To-Repair Suit
• Judge Mulls If Google Could Still Vie To Be Default Search
• Pork Producers Want Ruling Tossed Over Clerk's Conduct
• CRT Buyers Want $3.7B In Damages After Price-Fixing Default
• DoorDash, Grubhub Settle Fee Cap Fight With NYC
• Meta Looks To Delete User Antitrust Claims Over Pay For Data
• Sullivan M&A Chief Sees Opportunities Amid Tariff Turmoil
• Boston Seafood Co. Says Salmon Exec Stole Trade Secrets
• Firm In Salmon Antitrust Case Owes Referral Fee, Suit Says
• Florida, 20 Other States Back FTC Commissioner Firings
• Judge Tosses Chalmers' NIL Suit, Hands NCAA Major Victory
• Caterpillar Says Dumping Probe Decisions 'Flawed And Unfair'
• Exec 'Can't Believe' X Offers Itself As Place For Friends
• DOJ's Slater Outlines 'America First Antitrust' Priorities
• DOJ Wants Live Nation Case Split Between Liability, Damages
• 9th Circ. Nixes COVID-19 App Suit Appeal Against Apple
• Compass Calls Wash. Listing Service Rules Anticompetitive
• Rutgers Football Player Gets NCAA Transfer Rule Reprieve
• FDIC Rules Rollback Foretells More Pro-Industry Changes
• Accuser Seeks $630K Sanction For Wright Defamation Suit
• Google Exec Warns Of 'Shadow' Of Chrome If DOJ Wins Sale
• Thomson Reuters Tells 3rd Circ. AI Fair Use Appeal Is Too Early
• Judge Urges Creativity For Nonparties In Sprint Merger Row
• Sutter Health To Pay $228M In Years-Old Antitrust Suit
• Telecom Org. Demands FCC Rethink Copper Retirement
• Live Nation Investors Get 1st OK For $20M Eras Tour-Tied Deal
• Google Ad Tech Judge Wants To Get Moving On Remedies
• Trimmed Challenge To Fla. Lab-Grown Meat Ban Moves Ahead
• 7th Circ. Upholds Mixed Verdict Over Rolling Paper Ads
• Low-Power Stations Seek To Avoid Next-Gen TV Mandate
• Feds Say Tariff Fight Belongs In International Trade Court
• Ex-Google Engineer Claims Coercion In AI Trade Secrets Case
• Off The Bench: NIL Deal Drama, Oakley v. MSG, Transfer Rules
• EU Probing Universal Music's $775M Deal For Downtown
• U. Of Montana Athlete Is Latest To Test NCAA Transfer Rules
• Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals
• 10th Circ. Backs Spirit Aero's $31M Clawback From Ex-CEO
• Insulet's $452M Trade Secrets Award Reduced To $59.4M
• Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer
• What Del. Supreme Court LKQ Decision Means For M&A Deals
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide As Justices Confront Class Cert. Split
• Google Case Judge Weighs Rivals' Data Needs Against Privacy
• Ex-OpenAI Workers, Nobel Laureates Back Musk OpenAI Fight
• ServiceNow To Give Enforcers More Time On $2.85B AI Deal
• Automaker Group Sues Wash. Over New Biz Licensing Regs
• Judge's Order For More Changes Puts NCAA Deal In Jeopardy
• DOJ Probing Disney-FuboTV Deal, And Other Rumors
• Tracking FTC Labor Task Force's Focus On Worker Protection
• Administration Defends Right To Fire FTC Commissioners
• 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Health Data Access Order Challenge
• NC Court Denies Athletes In NCAA Antitrust Suit Interim Relief
• UK Gov't Clears Tile Biz's £9M Deal To Buy Rival
• NY, 11 Other States Sue Trump Administration To Block Tariffs
• Perplexity AI 'Hit A Wall' Of Google Defaults, Exec Testifies
• Equipment Rental Industry Facing Algorithmic Pricing Claims
• Pryor Cashman Atty, Telebrands Beat RICO Suit Over Hose IP
• Curaleaf Sues Ex-VP For Alleged Breach Of Noncompete
• Senate Panel To Vote On Trump FCC Nominee Next Week
• Pool Co. Wants Rival's CEO Arrested For Unpaid $17M Verdict
• Ex-Exec Says Centene Harassed Him Over Void Noncompete
• Judge Says Calif. Tribes Can't Intervene In $700M Casino Row
• Sandoz, Novartis Cut Price-Fixing Deal With South Carolina
• Non-Wash. Landlords Want Out Of Yardi Rent-Fixing Case
• No Trade Secret Trial Do-Overs In Chocolate Moonshine Suit
• Investment Fund Insists On DQing Connell Foley From Bias Suit
• Yelp's Antitrust Case Against Google Didn't Come Too Late
• Vanderbilt QB Fights To Protect NCAA Eligibility At 6th Circ.
• Electronic Shelf Labels Pose Myriad Risks For Retailers
• FCC Seeks Industry Data In Probing T-Mobile, UScellular Deal
• NJ AG Sues RealPage, Landlords, Claiming Rent Price 'Cartel'
• Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing
• Visa Settles With Retailers After Swipe Fees Pass-On Trial
• Apple, Meta Fined €700M In 1st Penalty Under EU Tech Rules
• FTC's Holyoak Wants 'Predictable' Regulatory Space For AI
• ChatGPT Exec Says Google Data Access Could Aid Rival AI
• Instagram Founder Says Meta 'Starved' Co. After Acquisition
• Puerto Rico Soccer Org. Loses Bid To Soften Sanctions
• 11th Circ. Not Likely To Snuff Smoke Shop's $1.1M Trial Loss
• Michigan Panel Remands Pot Cos.' Secret Meetings Suit
• DOJ Wants Time During 9th Circ. Vegas Room Rate Arguments
• DOJ Says Google Ad Tech Win Supports Apple Antitrust Case
• Key Digital Asset Issues Require Antitrust Vigilance
• Anticipating NIL Deal, NCAA Changes Athlete Pay Rules
• DOJ Pushes Chrome Sale To Solve Google Monopoly
• Verizon Fights Telecom Group's Claims Against Frontier Deal
• Academics Say FTC Firings Threaten Fed, Economic Stability
• Houston's NRG Energy Says Miami Cos. Ripped Off Its Name
• 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master
• Calif. Homeowners Say Insurers Colluded To Limit Coverage
• DOJ Defends Wage-Fixing Jury Win From Mistrial Bid
• DOJ's Google Ad Litigation Lead Joins BakerHostetler
• Justices Won't Hear CSX-Norfolk Southern Antitrust Case
• Google May See Some Light In The Ad Tech Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Nixed Zillow, NAR Antitrust Case
• Democratic AGs Say Trump Illegally Fired FTC Commissioners
• Tribal 'Window' For New Spectrum Licenses Defended At FCC
• FTC's Southern Glazer's Pricing Case Preserved
• Judge Sides With Wash. In NY Distillery's Sales Reg Challenge
• Reviving A Dormant Criminal Statute In Antitrust Prosecution
• Lilly Blasts Compounders' 'Scattershot' Bid To Reverse FDA
• PBMs Press 8th Circ. Bid To Pause FTC Case
• An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future
• Ohio AG Accuses Mortgage Lender Of Deceiving Borrowers
• KKR Blasts 'Draconian' DOJ Suit Over Alleged Filing Errors
• Off The Bench: Maine Sued Over Trans Ban, NIL Deal Tweaked
• 5 Takeaways From Texas Stock Exchange's SEC Filing
• 4th Circ. Pauses Software TM Trial After Atty Held In Contempt
• Capital One's Discover Deal Gets Bank Regulators' Approval
• Fla. Legal Consultant Says La. Atty Stole Info, Started Own Biz
• Ga. Healthcare Providers Slap BCBS With Antitrust Suit
• Sandberg Says FTC Market View Makes No Sense In Meta Case
• Music Rights Orgs. Trade Barbs In Copyright Office Inquiry
• Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance
• Addressing Antitrust Scrutiny Over AI-Powered Pricing Tools
• Lawmakers Probing Fire Truck Manufacturing For PE Harms
• AstraZeneca Unit Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Soliris
• OpenAI Eyes Windsurf, Activist Targets HP, And More Rumors
• 7-Eleven Parent Floats Refreshed Board With 4 New Nominees
• 'Moonshine' Fudge Maker Must Pay Fees For Failed IP Claims
• NASCAR Fights Race Teams' Bid To Beat Cartel Claims
• Judge Rules Google Monopolized Ad Tech In 2nd Win For DOJ
• Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• NJ Judge Unsure Injunction For Athlete Would Harm NCAA
• Zuckerberg Calls TikTok Meta's 'Highest Competitive Threat'
• 3rd Circ. Punts Mining Co. Document Fight To Ch. 11 Judge
• Mich. Exec Gets Prison As Judge Rips White Collar Wrist Slaps
• Koch, Chicken Buyers Spar Over $75M Deal Challenge
• Unpacking FTC's New Stance On Standard-Essential Patents
• Musk Rips Calif. AG Decision To Not Join Suit Against OpenAI
• Groups Urge Congress To Probe DC's Use Of Private Attys
• NYC Bus Tour Operators Settle Antitrust Claims For $2.5M
• Texas Law Firm Hits Rival With Web Search Keywords Suit
• Calif. Antitrust Laws May Turn More Zealous Than US Regs
• Ex-US Atty Chosen To Monitor T-Mobile Merger Compliance
• Jack Nicklaus Granted $1M In Damages After NIL Win
• Google Faces £5B UK Class Action Over Search Ads
• Apple's Challenge To UK Class Action Funding Deal Fails
• Trump Cites U.S. Security To Investigate Critical Minerals Tax
• Zuckerberg Calls Buying Rival, Building Co. Two Sides Of 1 Coin
• 9th Circ. Told Oregon Hospital Merger Law Flouts Due Process
• Westlaw Rival Urges 3rd Circ. Intervention In AI Fair Use Case
• Cloud Startup Figma Confidentially Files IPO Amid Volatility
• FTC Wants More Time To Examine $5.3B H&E Rentals Deal
• Japan Orders Google To Stop Android Licensing Practice
• Massive Calif. Fire Assessment Pass-Through Sparks Suit
• Dems Back Ex-FTC Commissioners In Firing Suit
• 39 AGs Urge Congress To Ban PBM Pharmacy Ownership
• 9th Circ. Backs $272M Verdict For Monster In Bang Ad Case
• NCAA Transfer Player Seeking Extra Season Denied By Judge
• Digesting A 2nd Circ. Ruling On Food Delivery App Arbitration
• Insurer Denies Coverage For Short Seller Cohodes' Libel Case
• 5 Ways Banking Has Changed In 5 Years Since COVID
• Entergy Can't Fight FERC Market Rule Change, DC Circ. Says
• Roster Limits Stay In Revisions To NCAA's NIL Settlement
• Phillies Say Stats Co. Halted Contract Amid Exclusivity Suit
• E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols
• Justice Dept. Lands 1st Wage-Fixing Jury Trial Conviction
• Musk Supports Deleting IP Law, Attorneys Say Let's Not
• Linking Friends No Longer Meta's Focus, Zuckerberg Says
• Bipartisan Trio Urges DOJ To Keep Antitrust Offices Open
• Fed. Circ. Hears Teva Challenge To J&J Schizophrenia Drug
• Apple Wants Renewed Cloud Storage Monopoly Suit Tossed
• Ozempic Pretender On Sale In Conn., Novo Nordisk Says
• Ark. PBM Regulation Violates ERISA, Teamsters Fund Says
• Telescope Buyers Get Final OK On $32M Antitrust Deal
• Animal Rescue Wants Early Win In TM Suit Against Ex-Leader
• NCAA Wins Redacted Document Spat In Volunteer Coach Suit
• Basketball Player Faces NCAA Over Transfer Rules Decree
• FTC Joins DOJ In Targeting Anticompetitive Regulations
• Class Attys Seek $20.2M Fee For RTX No-Poach Deals
• A Look At M&A Trends In An Uncertain Deal Environment
• Takeda Gets Actos Case Paused For Class Cert. Review
• Meta Accused Of Hiding $4B In Facebook Ad Overcharges
• Sandoz Sues Amgen Over Enbrel Biosimilar
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
• Microsoft, OpenAI Want Out Of Musk's For-Profit Challenge
• 9th Circ. Revives AirDoctor's $2.5M Damages Bid In TM Suit
• Amgen Can't Ditch Regeneron's Bundling Antitrust Suit
• FTC Democrat Members Seek Quick Win In Trump Firing Suit
• Express Scripts Judge Asks If Khan's FTC Exit Affects Suit
• FTC Starts Process That May Nix Chevron, Exxon Deal Limits
• AbbVie, Sandoz Settle Patent Fight Over Rinvoq Generics
• Live Nation, Ticketmaster Can't Nix Consumer Antitrust Suit
• FTC Says Chamber's Merger Notice Rule Suit Belongs In DC
• Landlords Look To Exit DOJ's RealPage Antitrust Case
• 5th Circ. Revives Unfair Competition Fight Over Arthritis Drug
• FTC Focus: Synthetic Data Yields Antitrust Considerations
• Duke, UNC Football Players Sue NCAA Over Eligibility Waivers
• Another Calif. Tribe Files Suit Over $700M Casino Project
• Judge Won't Exit Broker Fee Case Over Donations To Wife
• OpenAI Says Co. Sought 'Open AI' TM After It Became Famous
• Hagens Berman Sanctioned Over Disappearing Client
• Off The Bench: A Wait On NIL Settlement, Done Deal In Soccer
• FTC Probing Valvoline's $625M Breeze Autocare Deal
• Trump Walks A Fine Line In Effort To Steer US Steel's Future
• Mich. Pot Co. Hits Vape Wholesalers With Antitrust Suit
• UK Probes $3.1B SES-Intelsat Satellites Biz Merger Plan
• Senate Confirms Meador To Fill 3rd GOP Seat AT FTC
• 9th Circ. Open To Sending Invisalign Antitrust Suit To Trial
• Insurance Agency Accuses Former Exec Of Poaching Clients
• 1st Circ. Asked To Save $34M Fee Bid In JetBlue-Spirit Case
• Judge DQs Atty Suing FIFA Over Antitrust Allegations
• Grayscale Settles Bitcoin Rival's Conn. Biz Interference Suit
• Pharma Cos.' Patent Practices Limit Drug Access, Report Says
• Live Nation Cites Amazon's Win In Urging Nix Of Antitrust Suit
• Slater Heralds Return To US Antitrust Norms, Innovation
• A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
• Microsoft Pushes Back On UK's Cloud Software Findings
• Sagitec Sues Deloitte For Defamation In Trade Secrets Spat
• UK Open To SLB-ChampionX Fixes For $8B Oil Services Deal
• Sports Promoter Ends US Soccer Antitrust Suit
• How Latin American Finance Markets May Shift Under Trump
• Meta Trial Rooted In Decade-Old WhatsApp, Instagram Buys
• Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OpenAI Countersues Musk For 'Relentless' Harassment
• Trump Orders Agencies To Identify Anticompetitive Rules
• Revived Burger King No-Poach Case Survives Dismissal
• Kansas Says Local Gov'ts Usurping State Powers In Shale Case
• Bristol Myers Beats Pomalyst Antitrust Suit Alleging IP Fraud
• FDA: Pharmacies' Bid To Keep Making Eli Lilly Drug Is 'Absurd'
• Country's Largest Egg Producer Discloses DOJ Price Probe
• Live Nation Likely Won't Escape Concertgoers' Antitrust Suit
• 2nd Circ. Allows Takeda To Appeal Actos Antitrust Class Cert.
• How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
• Connell Foley Survives Investment Firm's DQ Bid In Bias Suit
• 4th Circ. Health Data Ruling Opens Door To State Law Claims
• FTC Has Authority To Bring Antitrust Case Against Amazon
• Ancora Drops US Steel Pursuit After Trump Flags Nippon Deal
• Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
• 2 Del. Rulings Reinforce Proof Needed For Records Demands
• Jazz Agrees To Pay $145M To Settle Xyrem Antitrust Fight
• Four Robinhood Users Must Arbitrate Meme Stock Claims
• Ex-Google Engineer Unlikely To Beat AI Trade Secrets Charges
• Small But Sharp Hurdles Remain To NCAA's NIL Settlement
• Pepsi, Frito-Lay Fight Pricing Claims From Stores
• UnitedHealth Puts Anesthesiologists' Antitrust Suit To Sleep
• Hospital Operator Gets 'Burdensome' Antitrust Info Bid Pared
• How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
• Key Takeaways From The 2025 Spring Antitrust Meeting
• Racing Teams Seek Formula One Financials In Antitrust Case
• Alston & Bird Adds Littler IP Litigator In San Francisco
• DiCello Levitt Brings On DOJ Antitrust Attorney In NY
• No Sanctions For DC In RealPage Antitrust Case
• Berkshire Unit Looks To Transfer Commission Fee Claims
• Amedisys Gets Merger Filing Claim Paused In DOJ's UHG Suit
• Justices Halt Order To Reinstate Federal Workers
• Freight Co. XPO Sues Ex-Executive Who Left For Nearby Rival
• NCAA's $2.8B NIL Deal Sent Back For 'Fixes' Amid Objections
• Bakery Oil Trial Begins With Split Over Formulas' Secrecy
• Agri Stats Pushes Back Against DOJ Doc Bid In Antitrust Case
• Drug Buyers, Generics Cos. Fight Over Bellwether Litigation
• Kroger Says State AGs' Strategy Dooms Merger Row Fees Bid
• Trump Reopens Security Review Of US Steel-Nippon Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Grocers Say Colo. AG Can't Fish For More 'No-Poach' Claims
• Mass. Firm Prevails Over Ex-Attys In Stolen Client Files Saga
• Conn. Judge Pauses 'Staggering' Hospital Data Subpoena
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
• OpenAI And Musk Get 2026 Trial Date, Likely Sans Microsoft
• 11th Circ. Revives Aircraft Co.'s Deal Suit Against Boeing
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Jay-Z, Blake Lively, Drake
• Fed. Circ. Says AMS' $48M Trade Secrets Win Needs More Math
• Anthropic Can't Weigh In On Google Search Fix
• Mass. AG Emerges As Key Player In Consumer Protection
• US Soccer, MLS Push Back On $500M Antitrust Retrial Bid
• FTC Chair Seeks to Revive Insulin Case By Ending Recusal
• Off The Bench: City Sues Sportsbooks, Ex-NFLer Battles TMZ
• Westlaw Rival Gets Early Appeal Of 1st Fair Use AI Ruling
• Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• UK Says Aerospace Co. Fix Could Ease Buyout Antitrust Fears
• 5th Circ. Asks If Honor Society Jabs At Rival Are Free Speech
• NC Biz Court Trims Semiconductor Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Website, Licensing Co. Settle Food Photo Copyright Suit
• Compounders Say Shortage Of Weight Loss Drug Continues
• Samsung Can't Yet Beat Epic's Claim It Colluded With Google
• Senate Panel Advances Bills Tackling Drug Patents, Pricing
• Hospital Group Urges 4th Circ. To Undo Data Access Order
• State Enforcers Are Developing Their Local Antitrust Laws
• Carrier Dealing Rule Is Fair, Maritime Regulator Tells DC Circ.
• Amazon, Biotech Net $1.9M Win Against Fake Supplement Sellers
• Kroger, Albertsons Argue Colo. No-Poach Suit Is Preempted
• UFC Asks Court To Deny Class Cert. In Fighters' Antitrust Suit
• Critics Fail To Pinpoint Verizon, Frontier Deal Harm, FCC Told
• Wash. AG Pushes RealPage Conspiracy Claims In New Suit
• Google, Apple Staff Must Testify In Meta Antitrust Case
• $10M Heritage Pharma Price-Fixing Deal Gets Final OK
• Online Alcohol Shop, Distributor Near Deal In Antitrust Fight
• Tribes Seek Priority Window For Upcoming Spectrum Auction
• 'No Serious Question' Federal Firings Broke Law, Justices Told
• Trump FCC Nominee Set For Senate Hearing Next Week
• RealPage Sues Berkeley Over Rent Pricing Software Ban
• GoodRx, PBM Price-Fixing MDL Set In Rhode Island
• Serial Acquisitions Are Still On The FTC's Radar
• With Dems Fired, GOP Recused, FTC Pauses PBMs Case
• PE Firm TPG Wants Endo Trust's Transfer Suit Tossed
• Broadcasters Ask FCC To Lift National Ownership Cap
• MSN Denied More Relief For 'Falling Sky' In Entresto Dispute
• Calif. Tribe Sues After DOI Rescinds $700M Casino Eligibility
• An Update On IPR Issue Preclusion In District Court Litigation
• At AI Hearing, House Lawmakers Seek Regulatory Balance
• 9th Circ. Doubts Bang Energy Founder's $272M Verdict Appeal
• NY Judge Sanctions Attys For Adding Futile Claims
• Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
• Class Rep Says Appeal Court Entitled To Allow £2.7B FX Claim
• Ohio Brewery Challenges Pa. Beer Import Shipping Limits
• Apple Challenges Funding Deal In £853M Battery Class Action
• Pork Price-Fixing Fight Over Sales Data Swap Heads To Trial
• Takeda Antitrust Trial Over Actos Generics Set For July
• House Lawmakers Want Media Ownership Regs Relaxed
• 7th Circ. Upholds Simmons' $8M Chicken Price-Fix Deal
• Fla. Defends Sandoz Price-Fixing Settlement Terms
• Tenn. PBM Statute Conflicts With ERISA, Judge Says
• Houston Oil Co. Says Insurers Trying To Cover Up Price-Fixing
• Broker Must Face Mortgage Co.'s Claims It Worked With Rivals
• Issues To Watch At ABA's Antitrust Spring Meeting
• Jack Nicklaus Defeats Suit Over NIL Rights
• Court Won't Toss FTC's Merger Penalty Case Against 7-Eleven
• Bitcoin Rival Appeals Grayscale's Win In $2M False Ads Suit
• Fight Over AI Training Pushes Copying Question To Forefront
• FDA Cuts Prompt Biotech Players To Rethink Deal Strategies
• Baker Botts Names DC Partner As Antitrust Co-Leader
• Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
• Major Banks Appeal To Block Class In £2.7B Forex Case
• Wilson Sonsini Adds Antitrust Attys From MoFo, K&L Gates