Competition Archive » July, 2026

Competition - July, 2026

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• 9th Circ. Seeks Nev. High Court Input In Live Nation Class Suit
• $15M Deal Lets PVC Pipe Co. Exit From Price-Fixing Case
• District Judge Halts Overlapping Valve Arbitration Fee Suit
• FTC, Southern Glazer Need More Time To Finalize Settlement
• Fox Accuses Newsmax Of 'Gamesmanship' In Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Backs Ex-Steward CEO's Contempt Charge
• Thermo Fisher Says Ex-VP Took 'Know-How' To Rival
• Bankrupt Swiss Rival Drops Expedia Antitrust Claims
• Broadcast Workers Blast FCC Plan To Nix TV Ownership Cap
• Reddit AI Data Scraping Case Mostly Survives Dismissal
• A Shift In How Policymakers Are Approaching PBM Regulation
• FIFA Calls Off Investor Sales Plan After Worldwide Backlash
• Lowe's Gets OK For Limited Probe In Vendor Contract Clash
• How State Actions Are Reshaping Surveillance Pricing Risk
• Temu Denies Getting Unfair Subsidies, Obstructing EU Probe
• Valve Scores Quick Appeal In Gamer Arbitration Clause Fight
• Health Plans Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Celgene Cancer Drug Row
• T-Mobile Says WCO Spectrum Can't Fix Antitrust Claims
• Renters Seek $120M Fee Award In RealPage Rent-Fixing MDL
• DOJ Wants Rethink On Apple's Peek Into Feds' Phone-Buying
• Landlord Denied Sanctions Against DC In RealPage Case
• States Should Reconsider Forced PBM Divestiture Laws
• HSR Deals Proceed More Steadily Than Narratives Suggest
• Europe Soccer Group To Boycott FIFA Over Investor Sale Plan
• $18.7M Deal In Turkey Price-Fixing Suit Gets Initial OK
• Teaching SEC Investigations Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pa. Paraquat, Gov. Shapiro's Neighbors: A Midyear Report
• X, Ad Group End Fight Over Alleged Ad Boycott Scheme
• EU Opens Inquiry Into €42M Renewables Award
• Nexstar Says Tegna Board Members Don't Violate Injunction
• IonQ OK'd For $1.8B SkyWater Merger After FTC Ends Review
• '96 Telecom Act Needs Overhaul To Cut Regs, Think Tank Says
• Noncompete Laws Show States Focusing On Bans, Healthcare
• And Now A Word From The Panel: MDL Judge Selection
• Apple, Amazon Beat Bid To Revive IPhone Sales Antitrust Suit
• Health Economist's Report Cleared For Generic-Drug MDL
• J&J Says Cancer Drug Study Sinks Bayer's False Ad Claims
• 3rd Circ. Won't Undo Jury Award In Fudge Trade Secret Case
• Enforcers Defend Google Search Win, Seek Payment Ban
• Amicus Briefs Back Decertification In Juul, Altria Antitrust Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives Atlantic City Hotel Dynamic-Pricing Suit
• Major Banks Face Fresh Bid For Opt-In FX-Rigging Claim
• Meta Fails To Cut Novel Damages From Facebook Data Claim
• Houston's Race-Conscious Contracting Program Struck Down
• Ill. Judge Questions Construction Rental Antitrust Case
• Eating Disorder Pros Group Ducks Antitrust Suit For Good
• Penske Accused Of Scheming To Buy Golden Globes
• Don't Let Players Add To 5th-Year Eligibility Suit, NCAA Asks
• Ticket Broker Pays $300K To Settle Concert Resale Claims
• Assessing DOJ Antitrust's New, Faster Merger Review Option
• Texas Panel Says Sysco Can't Arbitrate Driver Injury Claim
• Teva Can't 'Literally Whine' Of Being Held To DOJ Admissions
• Zillow Judge Tosses Home Loan Claims, Leaves Door Open
• Nielsen Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Makes Courts Price Regulators
• UK Gov't Bodies Step Up Pay-For-Delay Claim Against Servier
• Sullivan & Cromwell Rehires DOJ Lawyer For Antitrust Work
• Frasers' €2.6B Hugo Boss Bid Gets EU Merger Green Light
• CMA Wins Drug Price Appeal But £100M Fines Face Review
• GoodPop, JonnyPops Trade Blows In Fruit Pop False Ad Fight
• Hygiene Co. Can't Fight FTC's Need To Back Up COVID Claims
• Epic Says Google Wants To Hide Rival App Stores In Search
• Chobani Can't Escape Danone's Coffee TM Suit
• FTC Reaches Deal With Corteva In Pesticides Rebate Case
• Pepsi, Frito-Lay Accuse Sugar Companies Of Price Fixing
• Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses
• AbbVie Seeks Block On Alkem Generic Constipation Drug
• Players Group Says Power Tiff Doesn't Hurt Tennis Orgs. Case
• Regeneron Says Drug Approval Irrelevant In Antitrust Case
• Live Nation, DOJ Say States Have Enough Discovery Into Deal
• Basketball Player Seeks Trial Delay Over New NCAA Eligibility
• Bus Co. Settles Bid-Rigging Claims For $2.4M
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Apple Accused Of Trying To 'Stifle' £785M App Antitrust Claim
• Google Settles Price Comparison Site's Search Bias Claim
• Amazon Accused Of Poaching Warner Exec Under Contract
• Apple Beats Bid To Revive COVID App Antitrust Suit
• The White Collar Boutique 'Renaissance' Is Here
• NCAA Says Colo. Athletes Agreed To 4-Year Eligibility
• Viamedia Says Comcast Already Has Info It Wants
• Paramount Promises Not To Close Merger During Challenge
• Calif.'s New Biz Agency Set To Target 'Corrupt Practices'
• Traders Say Louis Dreyfus Can't Decert, Arbitrate Cotton Suit
• IOC Won't Rule On Ethics Complaint Against FIFA President
• Arbitration Court To Hear Senegal-Morocco Soccer Dispute
• NCAA Urges Judge To Not Let Athletes 'Rewrite' NIL Deal
• Live Nation Says Nielsen Ruling Doesn't Help State AGs
• Novo Asks NJ Judge To Stop Lilly's 'Deceptive' GLP-1 Ads
• Tougher CPO Certification Test Could Price Out Viable Claims
• Visa, Mastercard Face CAT Swipe Fee Claim From UK Group
• Paramount-Warner TRO Extended As Injunction Fight Looms
• Lucky Strike Can't Move Bowling Alley Buy-Up Suit, Court Told
• NY Exterminator Prevails In 'Black Widow' TM Settlement
• Seagate Urges Justices Not To Review NHK Antitrust Case
• House Panel Summons CEOs Over Private Listing Partnership
• Web Scraper Seeks Toss Of Reddit Copyright Claims
• Brazil Wants Crackdown On Alleged Media Rights Cartel
• Chemours Tells 4th Circ. To Deny Refrigerant Antitrust Suit
• DOJ Looks To Streamline Some Merger Reviews
• AG Watch: Ohio AG Joins State Antitrust Enforcement Trend
• NCAA Appeals Ohio Judge's Block On Athletes' Eligibility
• Another Landlord Exits Kentucky's RealPage Antitrust Case
• Crowell & Moring Adds Former UBS Bank USA GC
• Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• CMA Seeks Views On Sky's £1.6B Buy Of ITV Broadcast Arm
• Google Fined €890M By EU For Restricting Competition
• Deckers Wants New IP Validity Trial Over 'Fundamental' Error
• Late Emails Undercut BCBS Pricing Suit, Walgreens Says
• House Republicans Urge Fed To Speed Up Bank M&A Reviews
• Writers Guild Wants Paramount-Warner Bros. Block Extended
• Nexstar Execs On Tegna Board Violates Injunction, Judge Told
• UFC Wants Pay-Per-View Monopolizing Case Tossed
• The Growing Antitrust Risks Of AI Pricing For Health Insurers
• Safety-Net Clinics Defend Insulin Suit Revival To Justices
• MillerKnoll Wins $172K Fees After Beating Bubble Lamp IP Suit
• Altria, Juul Ask 9th Circ. To Nix Antitrust Classes
• Parsing Who Gets The Track Record In A Venture Partner Split
• States Say Nielsen Ruling Backs Claims In Live Nation Suit
• World Cup Brand Battles Will Outlast Spain's Title Victory
• AGs Appeal Order Blocking RealPage Damages In MDL
• Apple Says Tech Co.'s US Action Undercuts Wireless Fee Deal
• CMA Launches Review Of McCormick's $45B Unilever Deal
• Trump Nominates FCC's Top Atty For DOJ Antitrust Chief
• Settlement Admins, Banks, Fintechs Target Conspiracy MDL
• India-Based AI Founder Says Colo. Court Lacks Jurisdiction
• Google's Copyright Claims Over Scraping Tossed, For Now
• States Dispute Drugmakers' Bid To Toss GLP-1 Antitrust Case
• Novo's False Ad Suit Against Eli Lilly Ramps Up GLP-1 Rivalry
• NCAA Says $2.78B Settlement Negates Player's Eligibility Suit
• Trade Secret Practice Tips From The 1st Half Of 2026
• Defaults Didn't Deny Users Ad-Free Search, Google Says
• Resume Builder Defends Antitrust Case Against Rival
• Judge Wary Of Philly Firm's Uber, FedEx Antitrust Claims
• Boehringer Alleges United Therapeutics Poached Staff, Secrets
• High Court Rulings Could Alter Agency Strategy For Cos.
• College Advising Co. Drops Contract Row With Ex-Franchisee
• Google Data Sharing With Temu Violates DOJ Rule, Suit Says
• Beef Cos. Face Restaurant, Consumer Classes
• Quantifying Damages In Product Launch Delay Allegations
• 2 Microsoft Matters Could Help Shape AI Antitrust Outlook
• Workers Say They Opted Out Of Wayne-Sanderson Deals
• Engineers Fight General Dynamics Fee Bid For No-Poach Suit
• Samsung Directed To Pay Interest Atop $445M Patent Verdict
• Greystar Settles Out Of Kentucky's RealPage Antitrust Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Court Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Amid Challenge
• MoJ Opens £3.6M Tender For Next Phase Of LawtechUK
• UK Eyes Lifting DBA Funding Ban In Opt-Out Class Actions
• Trader Chats Keep Deutsche Bank In UK Bond-Rigging Case
• Flyers Seek Class Cert. In JetBlue-American Pact Case
• Music Publishers, X End Copyright And Antitrust Fights
• Judge Open To TRO Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Drug Buyers' $62M Generic-Pricing Deal Gets Final OK
• Eye On ERISA: Jerry Schlichter Talks 401(k) Litigation, Theory
• Dems Raise Alarm DOJ Will 'Rubber-Stamp' Fox's Roku Buy
• Lenders, Tech Cos. Seek Exit From Antitrust Suit
• AGs Have 'Significant Concerns' With DOJ's Live Nation Deal
• Carbon Health Settlement Highlights Why Evidence Is Key
• The Biggest Trade Secret Rulings Of 2026: A Midyear Report
• Bipartisan Bill Targets Google's Search Dominance
• States Stepping Up Merger Work In First Half Of 2026
• Haulage Buyers Win OK To Serve £436M Scania Cartel Claim
• Paramount Beats Effort To Quickly Block $110B Warner Deal
• Mo. Pot Co. Monopoly Suit Belongs In State Court, Buyer Says
• Apple, Amazon Face Bid To Revive Wash. Antitrust Suit
• NJ Justices Clarify FCA Amendment In Reviving Bank Suit
• Players Expand NCAA Suit Over 5th-Season Eligibility
• Athletes In Colo. Suit Want Halt To New NCAA Eligibility Rule
• 'No Time To Waste' On Google Antitrust Reports, Judge Says
• AG Fines, Not Damages Allowed After RealPage Renter Deals
• $200B Swipe Fee Deal Merits $206M For Attys, Merchants Say
• Fed Autonomy Rests On Narrow Exception After Justices Rule
• Cal-Maine Says DOJ Deal Doesn't Impact Private Case
• Realtek, MediaTek Drop Case Alleging Bogus Patent Litigation
• AG Merger Case Gets New Judge After Paramount Recusal Bid
• ECJ Leaves Most FIFA Agent Rules To Lower Courts
• Being A Magician Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term
• Paramount Wants Merger Judge Recused Over Guild Work
• T-Mobile Nears Win On WCO Spectrum's Antitrust Claims
• Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Tainted By Bribery, Suit Says
• White Farmers Win Cert. In Suit Against USDA
• NBA's Silver Expects Cap Probe Results By Start Of Season
• Google, Epic Drop Bid To Alter Injunction In Antitrust Case
• FIFA Head Violated IOC Neutrality Rules, Rights Group Says
• DOJ Clears Tech Brokerage Real's $880M Re/Max Deal
• What To Watch In Massachusetts In The 2nd Half Of 2026
• Dish Bankruptcy Puts Disney's Sling TV Suit On Hold
• FCC To Vote On Scrapping 39% Nat'l Broadcast Audience Cap
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Flea, Tick Meds Suit Against Bayer
• How Litigants Are Testing Conversion Therapy Ruling's Scope
• Glenmark Reaches $29M Deal In Generics Price-Fixing Case
• Goodwin Adds MoFo Antitrust Pro In San Francisco
• Apple Allowed To Question Withdrawing Hagens ICloud Client
• Crowell & Moring Picks Google Atty For Practice Leadership
• UK Clears EBay's $1.2B Depop Buy After Merger Review
• UK Antitrust Regulator Seeks Views On Danone-Huel Deal
• Apple Can Subpoena 14 Fed. Agencies In Antitrust Suit
• Coinbase Wants Texas Court To Toss Blockchain Patent Suit
• Bayer Defends Fees For Seed Tech With Expired Patents
• Pittsburgh Says Fire Truck Tie-Ups Drove Up Prices
• Google Judge Streamlines Voice Assistant Tech Antitrust Suit
• CVS Caremark Settles Out Of FTC Suit Over Insulin Pricing
• Writers Guild Joins Fray Against Paramount-Warner Merger
• Mich. Says DOJ Is Mischaracterizing Climate Antitrust Suit
• The Biggest Telecom Developments Of 2026: Midyear Report
• Sports Video Analytics Co. Defends Hudl Monopolization Case
• DirecTV's Collusion Case Against Nexstar Survives Dismissal
• Quinn Emanuel, Spiro Ousted From CoStar Copyright Fight
• BakerHostetler Flips Holland & Knight's Antitrust Co-Lead
• News Orgs Need To Show AI Uses More Than Just Facts
• AGs Seek Emergency Block On Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Class Rep Owes £1.5M After Pulling Fender CPO Over Funding
• Court Economist Says Epic-Google Deal Isn't Evidence-Based
• TransDigm Won't Go Head To Head With DOJ On Stellant Deal
• NJ Aims To Protect Ratepayers With Nuclear Power Guidelines
• Under Armour Beats Most Claims In Ex-Supplier's Suit
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Cumulus' Data-Tying Order Against Nielsen
• SC City Urges Justices To Skip Beach-Gear Rental Case
• FTC Secures $12M Settlement Over Edwards-JC Medical Deal
• Software Co.'s Lack Of 'Diligence' Dooms Late TM Suit Update
• Future Of Fed Independence Shaky After Justices' Ruling
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 'Kentucky Hammer' Says Breakup Fee-Splits Not Monopolistic
• $725M Liquid Nails Deal Would Harm Market, FTC Tells Judge
• 12 Democratic AGs Challenge Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
• Nexans Can't Appeal £10M Wind Farm Cartel Damages Award
• Quince Seeks $1.8M After 'Exceptional' Ugg IP Trial
• Nexstar-Tegna Merger Challenge Gets July 2027 Trial Date
• Hospitals, Housing Targeted In 2026 As Fed Antitrust Wanes
• Groups Say Verizon's Defense Of Spectrum Deal Falls Short
• DOJ Defends Nurse Wage-Fixing Conviction At 9th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Nixes Womble Bond Atty's 'Overtly Punitive' Penalty
• Broker Wants Out Of Oil Co.'s Bond Insurance Conspiracy Suit
• CFIUS' Mandate Misses Foreign Risk In Project Subcontracts
• Athletes Look To Rein In Review Of 3rd-Party NIL Deals
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• EU Finds Meta's 'Addictive Design' Breaches Digital Rules
• DC Circ. Says It Won't Block FCC OK Of Nexstar-Tegna Deal
• Basketball Players Get NCAA's New Eligibility Rules Blocked
• Biggest NCAA Issues To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026
• Fragrance Cos. Look To End Antitrust Suit
• Regeneron Cites Medtronic Ruling In Amgen Bundling Case
• FTC Can't Get Trial Scheduled Against Syngenta & Corteva
• Judge Shreds Instrument Tuning Patent In Suit Against Roland
• Looking At Drake's Diss Track Appeal Through An IP Lens
• 3rd Circ. Hints At Reviving $100M Verdict Against Caterpillar 
• NCAA Faces Renewed Bid By Players Seeking 5th Season
• Sandoz's Patent Loss Blocks Antitrust Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Google Says Accessories Co. Sells Counterfeit Pixel Chargers
• Woodward Running DOJ Antitrust Division Alarms Observers
• Nutmobile Builder Says Ex-Workers Used Assets For Rival Co.
• Blue Origin's Valuation Soars To $130B, Plus More Rumors
• Actavis Can't Escape State AG Generic Drug Claims
• Austria's Bank VAT Break Was State Aid, EU Top Court Says
• NJ Looks To Renew RealPage Antitrust Claims Against REIT
• Bass Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• What Consent Decree Trends Mean For Deal Clearances
• Limits On Sports Agents Might Not Flout EU's Anti-Cartel Rules
• The Most Talked-About Supreme Court Decisions Of 2026
• Samsung Accuses Netlist Of Patent 'Double-Dip' In Latest Suit
• Citi Should Be Shrinking, Not Shopping, Sen. Warren Says
• Amazon Ordered To Give FTC Docs It Claimed Were Privileged
• Snack Cos. Say DOJ Deal Demands Price-Fix Verdict Revisit
• Butterball, 2 More Head For Ill. Turkey Price-Fix Trials
• Fans Say They're Entitled To Discovery From Past UFC Cases
• Georgia Healthcare Co. Says Ex-Staff Stole Patient Records
• RealPage And Willow Bridge Face Class Claims After DOJ Deal
• Archer Looks To Toss Remainder Of Joby's Trade Secret Suit
• Turf Co. Drops Trade Secrets Suit Against Former Exec
• NC Realty Co. And Mortgage Lender Must Face Kickback Suit
• FTC Can't Get Zillow-Redfin Deal Held Illegal Before Trial
• PBMs Fight Bid To Add Pharmacy Group To Price-Fixing Suit
• FTC, States Settle John Deere Right-To-Repair Case
• $17.5M Amex Antisteering Deal Is Approved
• Vax Skeptics Push To Advance Publisher Boycott Claims
• 6th Circ. Says MillerKnoll Owns Rights To Iconic Lamp Design
• Regeneron Ducks Amgen's Eylea Antitrust Counterclaims
• Align's Invisalign Patents Are Infringed But Invalid, Jury Finds
• Ill. Judge Approves $37M More In PVC Price-Fix Deals
• Food Deal Rivals Battle In Chancery Over Competition Claims
• Calif. Judge Asks About Standing In Google Antitrust Case
• Groups Tell 4th Circ. Not To Let Sandoz 'Relitigate' Enbrel
• 'Tiger King' Funeral Clip Ruling Offers Fair Use Road Map
• Quantum Readiness May Paradoxically Raise Contractor Risk
• DOJ Backs Private Claims Against NewYork-Presbyterian
• IOC Lets Russia Back Into Olympics Over Ukrainian Protests
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Dental Patent Claims In Align Feud
• Meta Tries To Trim Facebook Users' UK Class Action
• Willow Bridge Reaches DOJ Deal To End Price-Fixing Claims
• Microsoft Can't Stop £140M Copyright Claim Over CAT Remit
• Deloitte Drops Trade Secrets Beef With Sagitec For Now
• Judge Says No To Amicus On Attorney Privilege In FTC Case
• 5,000 Pharmacies Accuse Prime Therapeutics Of Price-Fixing
• Apple Moves To Toss App Developers' Off-App Purchases Suit
• NY Distillery Targets Wash. Liquor Sales Laws At 9th Circ.
• Medtronic Denied Bid To Nix $382M Antitrust Loss
• Walmart Pays $13M To Settle Texas AG's Driver Pay Claims
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Rapid-Fire Rulings, Word Of Warning
• Firmenich Agrees To $33M Deal In Fragrance Antitrust Suit
• After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits
• The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term
• Illumina Looks To Duck DNA Rival's Renewed Antitrust Case
• Live Nation Pushes Bid To Nix Antitrust Trial Loss
• Chrysler Dealer Says Competitor Got $30M Edge In NC Market
• How Maine's Expanded Health Deal Reviews Complicate M&A
• Bang & Olufsen Accused Of Unlawful Dealer Sale Restrictions
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court
• Lucky Strike Aims To Knock Down Bowlers' Antitrust Lawsuit
• FCC Says OK To T-Mobile-Grain Mgt. Spectrum Swap
• Spain's Antitrust Enforcer Probing Mortgage Brokerage Cos.
• EU Top Court Upholds €4.1B Google Android Fine
• CoStar Pushes Back In Antitrust Suit, Seeks Virginia Transfer
• 2nd Circ. Denies Tether, Bitfinex Bid For Class Cert. Appeal
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Trump EOs Pair Quantum Push With Cyber Defense Overhaul
• Transportation Regulation To Watch: Midyear Report 2026
• Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Top UK Court Gives Lifeline To £800M Sewage Class Action
• Amgen Wins Order Blocking Colorado's Enbrel Price Cap
• Fubo Faces Adeia Streaming Patent Suit In Del.
• Yelp Gets To Lock In Part Of DOJ's Search Win Over Google
• Florida AG Launches Antitrust Probe Of FICO's Practices
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Resale Ticket Buyers Must Arbitrate Live Nation Claims
• Ukrainian Civilian Suit Against Semiconductor Cos. Dismissed
• Attorney Mental Health Is An Ethical Obligation In The AI Era
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In June
• Getty Abandons Shutterstock Buy Amid Spinoff Mandate
• DOJ China Container Indictments Signal Global Cartel Risk
• Farm Says $99M Deere Right-To-Repair Deal Is Unfair
• Kroger Inks $1.65B Giant Eagle Deal With Planned Divestitures