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Competition - May, 2025

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• 'Not Sure It Fits': Google Judge Challenges DOJ AI Boost Idea
• ITC Ends Ericsson, Motorola Patent Fight After Settlement
• Broadband Rate Regs Hurt Competition, Report Says
• $5.2M Generic Drug Price-Fixing MDL Deal Gets Final OK
• 'Humongous' Apple Must Face Boosted 186M Antitrust Class
• Meta Looks To Nix FTC's Lead Econ Expert After Antitrust Trial
• Feds, AGs Scoff At Landlords' Bid To Toss Antitrust Case
• Banks, Class Action Admins Ran Kickback Scheme, Suit Says
• Missouri Judge Rejects Berkshire Unit's Transfer Appeal Cert. Bid
• Wholesalers Take Rejected 5-Hour Energy Suit To 9th Circ.
• Google Must Turn Over Docs About Potential Ad Tech Breakup
• Wash. Judge Doubts Valve's Suit Alleging Arbitration Scheme
• Smithfield Can't Split Trial In Contract Clash With Hog Supplier
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• Current Antitrust Zeitgeist May Transcend Political Parties
• Chicago Backs United's Bid To Join American's O'Hare Fight
• Off The Bench: NASCAR V. Crypto, Puig Doc, NCAA Eligibility
• UK Clears $3.1B SES-Intelsat Satellites Biz Merger Plan
• AstraZeneca Inks $51.4M Settlement In Pay-For-Delay Case
• NYC Tour Bus Co. Asks Judge To Rethink Nixing Antitrust Suit
• FTC Seeks To Push Amazon Antitrust Trial To 2027
• Amazon Says Class Too Complex To Certify In Antitrust Suit
• JetBlue Fights American's NEA Suit, Pivots To United Deal
• Judge Challenges Visa's Bid To Dismiss DOJ Antitrust Suit
• DC Court Blocks Trump's Tariffs As Overreach Of Power
• Ex-United Therapeutics Exec Can't Dodge IP Suit
• Courts Must Revitalize Robust Claim Construction
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Antitrust Claims Against Suns Owner
• Deere Says No Monopoly, Seeks End Of Right-To-Repair Suit
• State Tort Claims May Help Deter Bribes During FCPA Pause
• Google Ad Tech Ruling Creates Antitrust Uncertainty
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 5-Hour Energy Price Discrimination Suit Falls Short Again
• EchoStar Says FCC Should Not Question Buildout Extension
• Agency Says Klehr Harrison Testimony Allowed In NFL Case
• Fla. Judge Told Pharma Co. Rival Also Stole Trade Secrets
• FTC Orders Divestitures Before $35B Synopsys-Ansys Merger
• FCC Urged To Reject Waiver For Alaska Plan Mapping
• 3rd Circ. Pauses J&J Unit Appeal In Talc Study Libel Case
• Drugmaker LIVation Fights Novo Nordisk's Trademark Claims
• 7th Circ. Skeptical That NCAA Eligibility Rules Restrain Trade
• Distiller Denied New Shot At Wash. State Alcohol Sales Regs
• Amazon Seeks To End FTC's Prime Subscription Case
• Feds Urge Supreme Court To Let 10th Circ. PBM Ruling Stand
• Security Exec Gets $20K Fine For Rigging DOD Contracts
• DOJ Says Justices' Ruling Backs Nursing Exec's Conviction
• DOJ Gets Some Discovery Seeking HPE-Juniper Witness Bias
• DOJ Tells Justices American Airlines Can't Renew JetBlue Pact
• Anesthesiology Co. Urges Dismissal Of Antitrust Class Action
• China Can't Duck PPE Hoarding Claims By Fla. Medical Pros
• Pace Of Early Terminations Suggests Greater M&A Scrutiny
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Rare MDL Petition Off-Day
• Ex-Judge Launches £25B Ad-Price Action Against Google
• Ruling Tariffs Unlawful Would 'Kneecap' Trump, Gov't Says
• AMS Nets $52M As 17-Year-Old Trade Secrets Case Wraps
• 11th Circ. Won't Revisit FCC Ownership Ruling
• Feds Tell 11th Circ. 'No Error' In Ga. Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Judge Follows The Users And The Money In Meta's FTC Case
• DOJ Wants Google Docs Analyzing Potential Ad Tech Breakup
• Ferry Cos. Urge Mich. Judge To Block Rate Freeze Ordinance
• Customs Fraud Enforcement In The Age Of Tariffs
• Latest Junior Hockey Players' Abuse Suit Against NHL Tossed
• DOJ Pushes Back Against Agri Stats Recusal Bid
• Salesforce To Buy Informatica In $8B Deal Led By 4 Firms
• Justices Skip Law Firm's TM Appeal Over Rival's Google Ads
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Stay Against MSN In Entresto Appeal
• X Says Media Matters Must Pay For 'Unjustified' Transfer Bid
• Westlaw AI Win Right But Appellate Review Wise, Judge Says
• LegitScript Can't Use 'Unclean Hands' To Ax Antitrust Case
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• FTC Probing Alcon's $430M Lensar Deal
• Judge Skeptical Of Harm In Recall Of Tribe's Gambling Eligibility
• Musk Doubles Down After OpenAI Drops For-Profit Transition
• AIG, Insurance Startup Resolve Trade Secrets Feud
• The Legal Risks Of US Restrictions On Investments In China
• Off The Bench: Tennis Officials, NCAA Stay On The Defensive
• Insulet Foe Rips $30M Atty Fee Ask As 'Over-Lawyered'
• FTC Finally Drops Challenge To Microsoft-Activision Deal
• Switchblade Maker Claims Competitor Infringed Lock Patent
• Asphalt Exec Gets 6 Months For $22M Bid-Rigging Scheme
• FTC Can't Get Amazon Execs' Financials Yet In Prime Case
• Cities Say They Fixed Bid To Divest Axon Police Camera Buy
• Fla. Can't End Tech Groups' Challenge To Social Media Law
• EpiPen Direct Buyers, Mylan Get Final OK On Antitrust Deal
• Sutter Health's $228.5M Antitrust Deal Gets Initial OK
• NCAA Pushes Back On U. Of Montana Athlete's Eligibility Bid
• Federal Gov't Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Coalition Backs Calif. Tribe's Fight Over $700M Casino Project
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• GOP FTC Drops Dems' Pepsi Price Discrimination Suit
• 4 Ways Slater Is Priming DOJ For Continued Antitrust Success
• What EU 'Killer Acquisition' Study Means For Pharma Deals
• FTC Urges 8th Circ. Not To Pause In-House PBM Case
• Verizon Looks To Break Free Of TracFone Unlocking Condition
• 9th Circ. Judge Asks If Apple's Watch Updates 'Ice Out' Rivals
• Tennis Groups Serve Up Bids To Nix Players' Antitrust Claims
• Google Gets Rumble's Video-Sharing Antitrust Case Tossed
• GOP FTC Renews Calls For Orange Book Patent Delistings
• Courts Can't Review Trump's Tariff Emergencies, Gov't Says
• American Tells United To Butt Out Of O'Hare Gate Dispute
• FCC's Carr Clashes With Dems Over Verizon DEI Deal
• Basketball Player's Suit Challenges NCAA's 4-Year Rule
• Phone Operators Deny Collusion In Phones 4u Appeal
• Court Won't Budge On Player's Eligibility Until 6th Circ. Acts
• Apple Lets Fortnite Back In App Store As Appeal Pends
• Distributor Can't Duck Revised Crab Price-Fixing Suit
• Why Texas Should Slow Down On Healthcare Merger Bills
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• FDIC Nixes Biden-Era Merger Rules As House Passes OCC Bill
• High Court Precedent Blocks FTC Commish Firings, Judge Told
• Keurig Says Google Ruling Doesn't Back Antitrust Claims
• Investor Seeks Final OK For $41.5M Pilgrim's Pride Settlement
• Ex-NCAA Basketball Players Appealing NIL Denial To 2nd Circ.
• Meta Says Too Late For 'Dramatic Shift' In Antitrust Argument
• NJ Justices Take Up Bond Marketing Suit Against Big Banks
• Judge Denies Meta's Mid-Trial Bid To End FTC Monopoly Case
• Big Tech M&A Risk Under Trump May Resemble Biden Era
• Amazon, Apple Get Atty Fees Over Dropped Antitrust Plaintiff
• FTC Case Against Greystar Stayed For Settlement Talks
• Apple Can't Get Quick Pause Of App Store Order At 9th Circ.
• 1st Circ. Tosses Puerto Rican Players' MLB Antitrust Appeal
• Innsworth Bags £68M As Mastercard Settlement Approved
• 4th Circ. Partially Revives Eye Drop Maker's IP Theft Suit
• Comscore Accused Of Monopoly Over Movie Box Office Data
• FCC's Carr Claims Victory Versus DEI In Verizon-Frontier OK
• Apple's Refusal To Put Fortnite On App Store Prompts Hearing
• Amazon Asks 9th Circ. To Flip 'Inadvertent' Discovery Ruling
• Tyson Says Feed Ingredient Co.'s Suppliers Chose It Fairly
• Takeaways From DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Jury Conviction
• FTC Focus: Interlocking Directorate Enforcement May Persist
• Conservative Groups Push Media Ownership Deregulation
• NY AG Blasts Ski Resort Owner's Antitrust Fixes
• NCAA Defends Latest NIL Deal Revisions In Bid For Approval
• Cos. Fight Recusal Bid In Antitrust Case Over Clerk Ties
• BCLP Hires Career Crowell Commercial Atty In DC, Arizona
• Partner Hire Kills Jurisdiction In Referral Suit, Mass. Firm Says
• Phones 4u Fights Decision Clearing UK Networks Of Collusion
• Kelyn Bacon Named President Of Competition Appeal Tribunal
• No 'Magic Words' Needed To Sue KKR For Hiding Deals, DOJ Says
• J&J Unit Hit With $147M Verdict In Catheter Antitrust Suit
• Tesla Tells Justices Challenge To La. Sale Ban Should Stand
• RI City Outlaws Rent-Fixing As Feds Consider Ban On AI Regs
• Live Nation Denies Colluding Over Pandemic Response
• Illumina Accuses Ex-Workers' Co. Of Infringing Gene Tech IP
• Off The Bench: NIL Objectors, NFL's Bluesky Beef, Dick's Deal
• Appellate Ruling Merits New Shot At Sales Regs, Distiller Says
• Colo. Consultancy Says Company Ripped Off AI Tool Name
• American Arbitration Assoc. Accused Of Pro-Corp. Monopoly
• Merchandising Co., Ex-Exec Drop Suit Over $47M Lowe's Deal
• Microsoft Offers To Sell Office Without Teams After EU Probe
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• DC Circ. Orders Closer Look At FTC's $5B Meta Privacy Deal
• Wachtell, Latham Steer $34.5B Charter, Cox Cable Mega Deal
• EU 'Champions' Ambitions Could Cause Antitrust Friction
• J&J Unit's Economist Rips Rival's $147M Antitrust Damage Bid
• Taylor Swift Fans Get Final Shot At Ticketmaster Antitrust Suit
• TikTok's Friends Features 'Set Off Alarm Bells' At Facebook
• Polar Air Vendor Gets 2 Years For $32M Kickback Scheme
• DC's Amazon Antitrust Trial To Be Bumped Deeper Into 2027
• Live Nation's Atty Fails To 'Move The Needle' In Discovery Bid
• Consumer Bid To Block Capital One-Discover Deal Falters
• $60.5M In Settlements Get Final OK In RTX No-Poach Case
• Kroger Worker Fights NLRA Preemption Of State Claim
• Hillrom Says Missing Attachment Could End Antitrust Case
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• FTC Chair Says Staffing Cuts Needed After Hiring Spree
• Curaleaf And Ex-VP In Settlement Talks, Court Told
• AI Startup Perplexity Seeks $14B Valuation, And More Rumors
• Regeneron Wins $271.2M In Amgen Antitrust Suit
• J&J Unit's Catheter Policy Stopped Free-Riding, Jury Told
• Connecting With Friends Becoming 'Secondary,' FB Head Says
• Chicken Price-Fixing Atty Fees Challenged Again At 7th Circ.
• Judge Hints At Shielding Docs Of Live Nation Competitors
• Regeneron-Amgen Trial Goes To Jury With An Extra Day
• Potential Jurors In IP Hot Spots Hold Mixed Views On Big Tech
• Abbott Signs Bill Codifying Immunity For Corporate Execs
• House Committee Tees Up FCC Auction Reauthorization
• Objectors Give Thumbs-Down To Latest Fix In NIL Settlement
• Poultry Workers Seek $138M Atty Fees In Wage-Fixing Case
• Navigating The Expanding Frontier Of Premerger Notice Laws
• Total Vision Reaches Deal Ending VSP Antitrust Case
• Evolving Federal Rules Pose Further Obstacles To NY LLC Act
• NFL Blows Whistle On 'Brazen' Antitrust Suit Over Bluesky
• Walmart Hit With $223M Verdict In Trade Secrets Fight
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• Aviva's £3.7B Deal To Buy Direct Line Gets UK Investigation
• X Says Elon Musk Can't Sit For Media Matters Deposition
• DOJ Antitrust Deputy Says Gov't 'Out-Lawyered' Google
• FTC Remains Concerned With Merger 'Underenforcement'
• Google Spars With AGs Over Impact Of DOJ Ad Tech Ruling
• Ski Resort Owner Offers Alternative Fixes After Antitrust Loss
• Regeneron-Amgen Drug Bundling Trial Heads Toward Jury
• Grocery Giants Fight Washington's 'Redundant' $32.4M Fee Bid
• State Farm's Emergency Rate Hike Request Approved In Calif.
• Pa. Justices Question Ruling Over Verizon's Utility Pole Rents
• Senate Dems Say Paramount Deal Needs Full FCC Vote
• NCAA Angles To Keep Baseball Player's Eligibility In Check
• PBMs Get Bipartisan Bashing At Hearing On Drug Costs
• FTC To Keep Focus On Key Sectors, Address Personal Liberty
• Berkshire Unit Loses Bid To Transfer Commission Fee Suit
• Mergers Face Steeper Slopes In State Antitrust Reviews
• Express Scripts, FTC Say Defamation Suit 'Should Proceed'
• Missouri Hit With Sanctions In Generics Price-Fixing Fight
• GOP Sens. Urge FCC To Overhaul Media Ownership Regs
• UTC Again Seeks To Stave Off Lung Drug Competitor In IP Suit
• AGs Call Sandoz Deal's Consumer-Side Benefits 'Illusory'
• Cardholders Can't Revive Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Suit
• More Than Defaults: Google Judge Mulls AI, Search, Browsers
• No One Can Challenge Rehab Permit Deal, Conn. Tells Court
• 9th Circ. Questions Vegas Casino Room Rate Claims
• Wheelchair Restraint Co. Says Fla. Rival Misled Customers
• Calif. Tribe Can't Halt Decision On $700M Casino, Feds Say
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• J&J Co.'s Catheter Policy Limited Choices, Doc Testifies
• FTC Says Amazon Hid Doc Calling Bezos 'Dark Arts Officer'
• Pathology Lab Urges 8th Circ. Not To Revive Antitrust Claims
• Split 4th Circ. Revives Naval Engineers' No-Poach Case
• Energy Group Backs States' BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Google AI Fixes Are About Tomorrow, DOJ Tells Judge
• 4th Circ. Digests 'Unappetizing' Relief For Jordan's NASCAR Team
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Vaping Co. Reaches Deal In Infringement Suit Against Rival
• Insulet Seeks $30M In Atty Fees, Costs After Trade Secret Win
• Off The Bench: Latest NIL Deal Fix, More WWE Court Troubles
• Int'l Athletes' Wages Should Be On-Campus Employment
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• CMA Weighs Viagogo Bid To Buy Back IP From StubHub Sale
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Caterpillar Fails To Bulldoze Challenge To UK Dumping Probe
• Apple Ruling Provides Clarity For UK Litigation Funders
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• Fines Against Apple, Meta Set Digital Markets Act Precedent
• J&J Unit's Encryption Tech Stalled Rival, Antitrust Jury Told
• DC Circ. To Decide If Zero Is Less Than 40 In DCA Slot Fight
• Casinos' Market Too Broad In Monopoly Suit, Ill. Judge Hears
• OCC Axes Biden-Era Bank Merger Rule In Latest Reversal
• Instagram Head Says App 'Blends' Friends And Entertainment
• Universities Look To End Financial Aid-Fixing Claims
• Ticketmaster Asks Justices To Protect 'Alternative' Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. Questions 'Kist' And 'Sunkist' Mark Differences
• Court Upholds CMA's £99M Thyroid Drug Price Fines
• No 'Clean Slate' For Samsung After Epic's Win Against Google
• Hikma Cuts $50M Deal To End Antitrust Claims In Xyrem MDL
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Pause New App Store Injunction
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Rehab Permit And Towing Tiff
• Fix For Roster Limits In NCAA's NIL Deal Awaits Judge's Nod
• Crypto Traders Seek To Revive Part Of £10B Binance Claim
• EU Moves To Revamp 20-Year-Old Merger Control Rules
• J&J Unit's Catheter Tying Policy Hurt Rival, Antitrust Jury Told
• FDA Gets Win In Eli Lilly Weight Loss Drug Shortage Fight
• Senate Backs Bid To Scrap Biden-Era OCC Bank Merger Rule
• Google Is 'What's Best' For Users, Apple Exec Tells Judge
• Racing Teams Drop Suit Seeking Formula One's Financials
• DOJ, FTC Seek Public Input On Live Event Ticketing Abuses
• $525M Nuke Services Deal Faces Canada Competition Probe
• Insulet Pursues EOFlow's Finances After $60M Ruling
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Ex-Enforcers Back Higher Standard For Google Breakup
• Boston Judge Tosses Mastercard Payments Monopoly Claims
• Tennis Group Told Not To Try To Sway Players In Antitrust Suit
• Judge Rejects New Trial Over Antitrust Loss To US Soccer
• Wash. Justices' Moonlight Ruling Should Caution Employers
• AWOL Plaintiff Dropped From Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
• Chemours Pans 'Perplexing' Patent Claim In Distribution Row
• Baking Co. Says Trade Secret Sanctions Bid Is Undercooked
• 9th Circ. Affirms FTC Loss In Microsoft-Activision Case
• $13B Omnicom, Interpublic Deal Faces UK Enquiry
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• Ruling Doesn't Bind FERC Auction Approval, DC Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Asks What Law Applies For Sleep Drug Injunction
• T-Mobile Attys Get $2.9M In Fees In Arbitration Award Suit
• NY Says Owner Has To Sell Ski Resort After Antitrust Loss
• Google Says DOJ's Monopoly Fixes Could Reveal 'Essential IP'
• League Reps Grilled By Senators Over Sports Streaming Deals
• FTC Commissioner Throws Cold Water On Antitrust Defenses
• Tennis Players Push For Cert. In NCAA Prize Money Battle
• Google Calls Proposed Ad Tech Breakup 'Unworkable'
• Trade Secrets Emerge As Path For Cos. To Protect AI Works
• Career Morgan Lewis Antitrust Atty Moves To Latham
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Greenberg Traurig Lands Antitrust Ace From Holland & Knight
• Apple Hit With Developer Suit After App Store Contempt Order
• DC Circ. Has Doubts About Narcolepsy Drug Appeal
• Energy Co. Didn't Mess With Costa Rica Deal, Retrial Jury Told
• Liquidia Fends Off Indication Challenge In UTC Tyvaso Fight
• OpenAI Abandons For-Profit Plan After Musk Suit Is Preserved
• Regeneron, Amgen Open Drug 'Bundling' Trial In Del.
• Officials Seek More Depo Time In Live Nation Antitrust Suit
• Judge Rejects Media Matters' Bid To Move X's Case
• Software Co. Sues After Acquisition Of Allstate's EVB Biz
• Jeld-Wen Tells 4th Circ. No More Need For Factory Sale
• Meta Users Refused 9th Circ. Appeal On Data Pay Cert Denial
• Google Ads Advertisers Ask For Class Cert. In MDL
• FB Exec Saw Messaging Apps As Threat, But Not WhatsApp
• Trump Admin Defends Tariff Power In Toy-Makers' Challenge
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• American Airlines Sues Chicago Over O'Hare Gate Space
• Agri Stats Wants Judge Recused From DOJ Case
• Insulin Giants' Antitrust Victory On Shaky Ground At 2nd Circ.
• DC Circ. To Decide If 14 Miles Of Trains Is Too Many
• Ill. Judge Questions Legal Theory In Multiplan Pricing MDL
• Dems Urge Fed To Rethink $35B Capital One-Discover Deal
• Mozilla Says Google Search Remedies Are Major Threat
• Epic Says Google, Samsung Can't Ignore Its Earlier Jury Win
• Texas-Led AGs Defend BlackRock Coal Investments Suit
• Fed. Circ. Gives MSN Short Pause For Entresto Appeal
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In April
• Ad Tech Judge Mulls Possible Google Exchange Divestiture
• Musk Can Pursue Most Claims Against OpenAI, Microsoft
• Conn. Burrito Joints Settle Trademark, Cash Raid Suit
• FIFA Seeks Fees After Citation Mistakes In Antitrust Case
• Off The Bench: DC Stadium, BetMGM Victory, Transfer Rules
• A Closer Look At Amendments To Virginia Noncompete Ban
• Leave Us Out Of NASCAR's Antitrust Feud, Leagues Tell Court
• Live Nation Antitrust Fight Won't Have Split Damages Phase
• What Bank Regulator Consolidation Would Mean For Industry
• Windfarm Accuses Nexans Of Overpricing In £50M Cartel Trial
• Govia Thameslink Loses Bid To Cross-Examine Class Rep
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• NCAA Coaches Get Initial OK For $49M Wage-Fix Deal
• Unlockd Tells 9th Circ. Google Harms Ad Market Competition
• Judge Told Data Would Let Rivals Mimic Google Search
• McDonald's Agrees To Drop Price-Fixing Suit Against Cargill
• PBMs Tell 6th Circ. Ohio's Pricing Case Belongs In Fed Court
• 'Open AI' TM Fight Should Go To Trial, Website Owner Says
• J&J Talc Unit Says New Doc 'Key' To Talc Study Libel Suit
• Payment Math Dooms Sandoz Price-Fixing Deal With Florida
• Internet Pricing Cap Clears Calif. Assembly Committee
• 11th Circ. Says Ga. Smoke Shop Can't Burn $1.1M Verdict
• Baking Co. Burned For Revealing Recipe After IP Trial Loss
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Apple Defied App Store Injunction For Revenue, Judge Says