Competition Archive » March, 2026

Competition - March, 2026

311 articles

• Agri Stats Antitrust Deal Includes End To Benchmark Reports
• Students Can Become Aid Fixing Class, With New Lead Attys
• Anesthesia Parent Can't Duck Antitrust Suit, But Affiliate Can
• FTC Backs Florida's Move To Kill ABA's Accreditation Monopoly
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Apple App Store Injunction
• Luxury Hotels, Amadeus Escape Info Exchange Case
• Cruz, Dems Rip FCC's Staff-Level OK Of $6.2B Nexstar Deal
• Big Insurers Must Face 'Repricing' Antitrust Claims
• DC Circ. Clears Maritime Commission's Refusal-To-Deal Rule
• Microsoft Facing UK Biz Software Probe After Cloud Fixes
• Lack Of Harm Dooms Ex-Estate Firm Partner's Bid For Notices
• Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs
• Ex-FirstEnergy Execs' Bribe Trial Ends After Jury Hits Impasse
• OhioHealth Suit Signals Higher Antitrust Heat On Hospitals
• Linklaters Promotes 37 Lawyers In Uptick From 2025
• HPE Seeks Fix After States Expose Confidential Bidding Info
• 5th Circ. Seems Open To Reviving Eyemart Class Action
• Fla. Hospital System Patients Get Class Cert. Denied
• Non-Wash. Landlords Escape Yardi Rent-Fixing Case
• Calif. Judge Puts Nexstar-Tegna Merger On Ice During Review
• 5th Circ. Calls Pharmacy GLP-1 Args 'Tough Pills To Swallow'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fastener Co. Can't Slip $17K TM Infringement Judgment
• Colo. High Court Takes Up Netflix's Sales Tax Challenge
• FTC Says Anesthesia Group Cheered While Raising Prices
• TriZetto's $70M Trade Secret Verdict Upheld, Total Award Cut
• Nationwide Need Not Cover Marker Makers' Trade Secret Fight
• AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel
• Live Nation Beat Rivals With Better Tech, Jury Hears
• Networks Using Legacy TV As A 'Cash Cow,' Advocates Say
• FCC Can't Waive TV Broadcast Cap For Nexstar, DC Circ. Told
• Guests Ask High Court To Review Vegas Hotel Pricing Suit
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judge Exits, Duke Ducks Climate Suit
• Skull Shaver Can't Stop NJ Judge From Moving IP Suit To NC
• Berkshire RE Franchise Says 'Pied Piper' Lured Away Agents
• EU's Ribera: Antitrust Must 'Stay Strong' Against Politics
• CoStar Expands Mass Copyright Case Against Zillow
• 8 Tariff Refund Questions For Restructuring Professionals
• Chanel Ducks The RealReal's Antitrust Counterclaims For Now
• Judge Denies NAR Mandatory Membership Antitrust Claims
• Defense Deals Can Trigger Extra HSR Filing With The DOD
• Apollo, BlackRock Deny Asking Kirkland To Abandon Optimum
• When Class Certification Issues And Crypto Nuance Collide
• Kirkland-Led Transcend Bought By Otsuka In $1.2B Deal
• Watching Hallmark Movies Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• EU Court Told To Uphold €7.7M Cartel Fine For Packaging Biz
• Live Nation Kicks Off Defense Case In Antitrust Trial
• DOJ Takes Issue With Tyson Args In Turkey Price-Fixing Fight
• Dems Talk Nexstar-Tegna Merger At Telecom Act Hearing
• 'I Don't Know': 9th Circ. Presses Verrilli On Boeing Venue Issue
• X Corp.'s Lack Of Antitrust Injury Dooms Ad Boycott Suit
• States Will Fill DOJ, FTC's Antitrust Void, Ill. AG Atty Says
• L'Oreal Wants Color Wow Co.'s Purchase Price Kept Secret
• Joe Gibbs Racing Wants Rival Blocked From Using Stolen Info
• FTC Antitrust Head Cites Acquihire 'Tension' With Deal Rule
• Antitrust Leaders Say Lobbyists Don't Impact Outcomes
• Pregnancy 'Crisis' Center Loses Bid To End Deception Claims
• Ketamine, WilmerHale Probe Off Limits In Musk-OpenAI Trial
• Recovery Of State Aid Can't Target Related Cos., ECJ Advised
• DOJ Says NY-Presbyterian Blocked Lower-Cost Health Plans
• Ex-Deloitte Workers Can't Undo Charge Revival, 4th Circ. Says
• FTC Warns Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe, Visa About Debanking
• Nippon Case Illustrates Challenges Of Proving Antitrust Injury
• Hovis Deal With Kingsmill Owner Raises Antitrust Issues
• Oak View Exec Tells Jury Of Deal To Hype Ticketmaster
• Official Says DOJ Watching Essential Patent Antitrust Cases
• Nexstar Says No Harm On The Horizon From $6.2B Tegna Deal
• Atty Loses Coverage For Wife's Employer Trade Secret Suit
• Nut Co. Can Argue Pistachio Trade Dress Is Generic
• Truck Makers Say Calif. Can't Ditch 'Clean Trucks' Pact Suit
• Lawmakers Aim To Advance Bills Bolstering Patent Rights
• Colo. AG Says States Must Guard Rule Of Law In Antitrust
• Ex-Partner Seeks 2,000 Client Notices In NC Estate Firm Fight
• PBMs Say Mich. Price-Fixing Suit Lacks Specifics
• New Orphan Drug Law Provides A Key Fix For Pharma Cos.
• Turf Company Executive Can't Escape Trade Secrets Suit
• Judge Is Asked To Toss Antitrust Suit Over Law School Fees
• After Overhaul Nixed, FTC, DOJ Mull New Merger Rulemaking
• Insurer Need Not Cover Parkinson's Drug Antitrust Dispute
• Amazon Can't Ax Overlapping Price Inflation Class Actions
• When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide
• White & Case Expands In Brussels With Amazon Hire
• Lowe's Says Ex-Worker's Moonlighting Class Action Falls Flat
• Iowa Asks 5th Circ. To Ax 'Uncertain' Schwab Antitrust Deal
• Conservative Group Bucks Trump, FCC On Nexstar Deal
• FCC OKs Station Moves To Gray Media In Three Markets
• Fanatics Escapes Suit Over Trading Card Prices, For Now
• What To Watch At The 2026 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting
• FTC Rejects Bids To Block Gender-Affirming Care Probe
• Vail Resorts, Alterra Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Ski Passes
• 4th Circ. Affirms False Ads Verdict Against Chinese Pool Co.
• FTC To Mull Caremark Deal In PBM Insulin Pricing Case
• And Now A Word From The Panel: New Rules For The JPML
• Zillow Wants Out Of Proposed Monopoly Class Action
• $18M Deal Sparks Noncompete Fight In Del. Chancery
• Fertilizer Makers Hit With Proposed Price-Fixing Class Action
• NCAA Hit With Suit Over Junior College Eligibility Rule
• Hemp Co. Pans 'Scattershot' Counterclaims In Soured Biz Deal
• 11th Circ. Upholds Florida's Ban On Lab-Grown Meat
• Insurers Seek Early Win In $22M Berkshire Antitrust Case
• FTC's Meador Says Breakups Not So 'Extreme'
• FTC Stays Focused On Healthcare, Launches Task Force
• Google Defeats News Publishers' Antitrust Suit Over AI Tools
• Ugg Maker Moves To Boot Rival Shoe Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• Google Can't Escape Mobile Search Antitrust Case
• Homebuyers Accuse Hanna Of 'Reverse Auction' Settlement
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Reject Case Alleging Google-Apple Search Pact
• Justices Won't Review Antitrust Counterclaims Against CoStar
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out FTC's TurboTax 'Deceptive' Ad Ruling
• Nexstar Won Over DC, But Faces Big Task In Local TV Markets
• Ad Tech Class Can't Make Outside Plaintiffs Set Aside Funds
• States Want To Halt Nexstar-Tegna Integration For Challenge
• Northwest Listing Service Can't Exit Compass Antitrust Suit
• Albertsons Subpoenas Ex-Kroger CEO In Merger Fight
• 5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit
• New FTC Merger Form On Ice During 5th Circ. Appeal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sports Betting Co. Loses Bid To Overturn Merger Block
• HSF Kramer Hires Axinn Antitrust Lawyer In DC
• 4th Circ. Backs T-Mobile In Signal Interference Suit
• 5th Circ. Weighs Release Of Apple IP Agreements To Xiaomi
• FTC Head Touts Consumer Protection's 'Relative Simplicity'
• DOJ Antitrust Head Tells Staff: Don't Worry About Criticism
• Nokia, Warner Bros. Seek To End Video-Coding Patent Suit
• Del. Supreme Court Revives Payscale's Noncompete Suit
• Fintech Co. Says It Caught Rival Stealing Code 'Red-Handed'
• Oil Co. Needn't Give $105M To Bond Insurers, Judge Rules
• Drug Co. Can't Claim Most Docs Contain Trade Secrets At Trial
• Snoop Dogg's Ice Cream Co. Settles 'Swizzle' TM Battle
• Organizers Of 7-Marathon Event Accuse Rival Of Defamation
• Pallet Biz Tells Mich. Judge To Toss Discovery Bid
• FTC Official Says 'Reverse Acquihires' Come With 'Risk'
• Judge Declines New Trial Over Smart TV Patents After LG Win
• TriZetto Wants To Expand IP Claims Against Infosys
• Sports Flooring Distributors Lose Bid To Reinstate Contracts
• Duke Energy Settlement Raises Key Antitrust Questions
• Tulane Panel Flags Growing Political Influence On Dealmaking
• CVS, Caremark Pocket Money Meant For Rebates, Suit Claims
• Affiliated Cos. Not Automatically Linked, EU High Court Says
• Live Nation CEO Says He Can't Recall 'Market Power' Remark
• EU Court Advised To Uphold €20M Canned Veg Cartel Fine
• States Sue To Block $6.2B Tegna Acquisition Despite Feds' OK
• Coaching Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Capital One Beats Consumer Suit Over Discover Deal, Again
• Shipbuilders Cut Deals To End No-Poach Claims
• Zillow Preview Appeases Compass Enough To Drop Ban Suit
• BMG Launches Copyright Suit Against Anthropic
• Judge Preserves CBD Co.'s Contract Breach Spat
• Nippon Permanently Ducks Consumers' US Steel Merger Suit
• FTC Says Amazon Seeks 'Impossible' Standard For Sanctions
• College Athletes Continue Challenge Of NCAA Eligibility Rules
• How Internal Reporting Could Benefit Antitrust Whistleblowing
• Food Cos. Get Another Shot At David Protein Antitrust Case
• Law School's Missed Lessons: The Human Element
• Fragrance Co. Inks $11M Icebreaker Deal In Price-Fixing Case
• OpenAI, Musk Can't Argue Over Wealth In $38M Fraud Trial
• Lawmakers Want More Oversight For Antitrust Settlements
• BlackRock, State Street Want GOP States' ESG Suit Pared
• Apple Seeks Sanctions For 'Unrelenting' Antitrust Depo Efforts
• Google Wants Cutoff Date For Ad Tech Rivals' Claims
• 2nd Circ. Panel Not Sold On Ivy League Players' Antitrust Suit
• Alcon Drops $430M Lensar Deal Under Pressure From FTC
• Visa, Mastercard Win Shot At Overturning Fee Liability Ruling
• Nuclear Power Cos. Seek To Duck Wage-Fixing Class Action
• Live Nation Trial Resumes, Exec Says Competition Is Up
• Amazon's TM Abuse Suit Against IP Atty Survives Dismissal
• High Court Urged Not To Review VRDO Class Cert.
• Flyers Say Alaska Airlines Can't Ditch Merger Challenge
• Capital One's $5B Brex Purchase Must Be Blocked, Judge Told
• Lannett Investors Seek Final OK Of $5.8M Price-Fix Probe Suit
• NC Judge Fast-Tracks Job Info Order For Joe Gibbs Racing
• Class Rep Hit With £15M Bill Over Failed Train Ticket Claim
• Medtronic Seeks To Ax 'Extreme Outlier' $382M Antitrust Loss
• Judge Says Live Witnesses Not Needed For HPE Deal Hearing
• The Benefits Of Choosing A Niche Practice In The AI Age
• Jury Hands Kawasaki $48M In Semiconductor Patent Trial
• Adobe Inks $150M Deal In DOJ Suit Over App Subscriptions
• States To Head Live Nation Antitrust Trial After Feds Settle
• 9th Circ. Judges Seem Split Over NCAA's 5-Year Rule Appeals
• Cannabis Co. Loses Bid To Merge Rival's Suit With AI Fight
• 6th Circ.: Mich. Island Can Regulate Ferry Fares, Not Parking
• EchoStar Must Put Away $40B To Pay Builders, Group Says
• Agri Stats Cuts Chicken, Pork, Turkey Price-Fixing Deals
• Vegas Paper Gets Temporary Reprieve After High Court Denial
• Ex-FTC Staff Urge Full 9th Circ. Review Of Apple Injunction
• Sandoz Appealing Ruling Over Amgen's Enbrel Biosimilar
• HPE Judge Has Enough Info Without Testimony, DOJ Says
• Walmart Says Pa. Store Didn't Break Grocery Sales Agreement
• Shipbuilders Oppose New Plaintiff For Wage Suppression Suit
• How World Aquatics Lost An Antitrust Case, But Owed Only $1
• Court Rejects Puerto Rican Baseball League's Dismissal Bid
• Sony Says £2B PlayStation Class Action 'Misconceived'
• FTC Ditching In-House Challenges May Be Seen In Close Calls
• FDIC Owns SVB Insurance Claims, Court Told
• EU Court Told To Send Back JPMorgan, Credit Agricole Fines
• Ex-Consultants Sue Gallagher Over Nonsolicitation Clauses
• Teamsters Urge DOJ To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Dish Blasts Disney's Bid To Pause Discovery In Sling TV Suit
• Antitrust Crime Enforcement May Escalate Under New Chief
• ITC Extinguishes RJ Reynolds Vape Import Patent Fight
• EU Antitrust Officials Targeting 'Entire AI Stack'
• Visa, MasterCard Seek To Appeal Default Fee Ruling
• Holyoak's US Attorney Nomination Advances
• Trip.com, Execs Downplayed China Monopoly Risks, Suit Says
• Apple Wins Partial Strike-Out Of £853M Battery Class Action
• Podcasting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Comcast, Peacock Escape Irish Co.'s Patent Suit, For Now
• Texas Drone Defense Co. Says Execs Diverted IP To Rival
• Firm Doesn't Owe Ex-Managing Atty Fees In Client Luring Suit
• Calif. Wants Truck Cos., Feds' Clean Truck Pact Claims Nixed
• Insulin Makers Ask Justices To Review Collusion Case
• Tether, Bitfinex Appeal Class Cert. In Bitcoin Rigging Suit
• Fed's Bowman Eyes 'Fine-Tuning' Of Bank Merger Reviews
• NC AG Backs Merger Of Duke Energy's Two Carolina Utilities
• NHK Wants Seagate Antitrust Case Paused For High Court Bid
• Biomedical Co. Settles Trade Secrets Case Against Ex-Worker
• Theory Nixed But Not Claims Against Triumph In Pork Case
• Fanatics Seeks Sanctions Over 'False' Trading Card Claims
• Judge Fumes As Live Nation Antitrust Trial Remains In Limbo
• Sanofi Says Judge Botched Insulin Device Patent Listings
• Iowa Defends 5th Circ. Appeal Of Schwab Antitrust Settlement
• CVS Can't 'Relitigate' Price-Gouging Class Cert.
• Juul Says Court Wrongly Revived Wholesaler's Pricing Suit
• Former Conn. Prosecutor Can Stay On Generic-Drug Case
• Judge Won't Block Millions In Salmon Hatchery Tribal Awards
• Simpson Thacher Mistake Costs Catering Biz Merger Appeal
• PlayStation Users Say Sony Made Them 'Captives' In £2B Trial
• Google, Epic Games Settle Play Store Fortnite Removal Fight
• 9th Circ. Doubts Trial Judge Properly Nixed $4.7B NFL Verdict
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Price-Fixing Claim
• Valve Gamers Seek Fees After Co. Dropped Them From Suit
• Archer Says Air Taxi Rival Joby Hid China Ties, Imports
• DOJ Official Calls Live Nation Deal Win-Win As AGs Press On
• Judge Won't Toss Nokia Patent Claims Against Warner Bros.
• Table Mountain Tribe Opposes Dismissal In Casino Land Case
• How The New Tariff Landscape May Unfold
• FTC Won't Quash NewsGuard Subpoena
• Senate Bill Eyes Letting Colleges Pool Sports Media Rights
• Bitcoin Classes Should Be Modified, Judge Says In Opinion
• Sony's £5B Market Abuse Trial Will Test Limit Of CPO Regime
• DOJ Deal With Live Nation Throws Antitrust Trial Into Disarray
• Disney To Pay $50M To End YouTube, DirecTV Stream Claims
• Actelion Pays $65M To Settle Tracleer Antitrust Class Suit
• Ex-Exec Can't Skirt Ammo Tech Secrets Suit, NC Judge Says
• Scholars Back Rail Cos. Against Fuel Surcharge Suit Revival
• Duke Energy Settles Monopoly Suit On Eve Of Jury Trial
• Senate Dems Float Bill To Break Up 'Meatpacking Monopoly'
• Constantine Cannon Defends Handling Of Sutter $75M Fee
• Express Scripts Ducks RICO Suit Over Acthar Price Hike
• 'Which' Fights To Keep Free ICloud Users In £3B Apple Claim
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'Addiction' Became A 'Dirty Word' At Instagram, Jury Hears
• Berkshire Unit Wants Out Of Broker Commission Fees Suit
• NCAA Takes Eligibility Battle With QB To Miss. Supreme Court
• Signal 'Never' Regular Biz Practice, Amazon Tells FTC Judge
• 9th Circ. Denies Bail Pending Nurse Wage-Fixing Appeal
• Nielsen Urges 2nd Circ. To Nix Data-Tying Order
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Patents In Penile Implant Trade Secret Win
• Meta Agrees To Let Rival AI Bots On WhatsApp In Europe
• EU Approves KKR, PAG's $3B Sapporo Property Biz Buy
• College Athletes Balk At Exclusion From White House Panel
• Enviri, Veolia's $3B Clean Earth Deal Gets US Antitrust Nod
• Volunteering With Scouts Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Water Cos. Beat Attempt To Revive £800M Sewage Claim
• CVS Beats Antitrust Suit Over 340B Drug Program, For Good
• Senator Asks DOJ To Reassess NFL's Antitrust Exemption
• Volkswagen Sued Over Direct-To-Consumer Scout EV Offers
• Colo. Judge Dismisses Builder's Housing Fees Suit
• Judge Calls FTC's Boycott Subpoenas 'Exceedingly Broad'
• Google Agrees To More Android Changes In Deal With Epic
• Compliance Takeaways Amid Subscription Practices Scrutiny
• Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling
• Tyson Escapes Feed Ingredient Co.'s Antitrust Claims
• Sandoz Parent Targets Walmart, Southwest Generic Drug Suits
• Buyers Finalize $58M Generic-Pricing Deal With 3 Drugmakers
• CoStar Wants High Court Review Of Antitrust Counterclaims
• FCC Asks If Int'l Regulatory Barriers To Space Biz Are Fair
• New Whistleblower Program Adds 'Bit More Stick,' DOJ Says
• Apple Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Part Of App Store Injunction
• Gas Wholesaler Says QuikTrip Torpedoed $3.6M Property Deal
• What US Arms Sales Reforms Mean For Defense Industry
• Optimum Wants FCC Conditions On Nexstar-Tegna Deal
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Aligning Microsoft Tools With NYC Bar AI Recording Guidance
• Winston & Strawn Hires Antitrust Partner From DOJ In DC
• King & Spalding Adds 3 More Attys From Winston & Strawn
• Renters Fight Yardi's Quick Win Bid In Antitrust Case
• FTC Makes 'Significant Progress' In OptumRx, Caremark Talks
• Live Nation Tells Jury It's A 'Fierce' But Legal Competitor
• Swaths Of Merchants Cut From Swipe Fees Class Action
• Wireless Co. Asks For FCC Waiver Of Handset 'Unlocking'
• Epic Must Face Price Conspiracy Claims Over Gallstone Drug
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Gamers Make 3rd Try For $7.85M PlayStation Antitrust Deal
• Apple Execs Hit With Derivative Suit Over Alleged Monopoly
• FTC Focus: Antitrust Spotlight On 'Acqui-Hires,' Noncompetes
• A Single DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy Raises Questions
• WTO Most‑Favored‑Nation Reform May Hold Promise
• 5 Different AI Systems Raise Distinct Privilege Issues
• Judge OKs Greystar Deal In DOJ's RealPage Price-Fixing Suit
• NY Pushes Bid To Nix RealPage's Suit Over Rental Pricing Law
• Sen. Booker Calls For Scrutiny Of Paramount's Deal For WBD
• O'Melveny Hires Antitrust Trial Attys In DC, San Francisco
• J&J Unit Wins Bid To Revive Talc Libel Suit With New Basis
• Overlap Job Duties Off Limits To Ex-Joe Gibbs Racing Director
• ITC To Review Vape Imports' Possible Restriction Violations
• Drugmakers Warn Justices Oregon Pricing Law Risks Secrets
• Ill. Judge Reverses, Allows New Complaint In Juul Price Suit
• Justices Reject Latest Bid To Nix Baseball's Antitrust Shield
• CMA Probes Hilton, IHG, Marriot Over Potential Data-Sharing