Competition

  • July 09, 2026

    Basketball Players Get NCAA's New Eligibility Rules Blocked

    An Ohio state judge on Thursday preliminarily blocked the National Collegiate Athletic Association from enforcing its newly approved eligibility rules against 24 college basketball players who claim that the rules unjustly exclude them by barring athletes who began college in 2022 from playing a fifth season.

  • July 09, 2026

    Biggest NCAA Issues To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2026

    The NCAA's recent change in traditional eligibility limits, amid ongoing state and federal lawsuits from athletes seeking compensation, continues to dominate the college sports landscape as the second half of 2026 begins.

  • July 09, 2026

    Fragrance Cos. Look To End Antitrust Suit

    Fragrance ingredient-makers accused of fixing prices are asking a New Jersey federal court to nix the claims, arguing that a hybrid relationship among suppliers is not illegal on its face and would need to be analyzed for its impact on competition.

  • July 09, 2026

    Regeneron Cites Medtronic Ruling In Amgen Bundling Case

    Regeneron has told a Delaware federal judge there is new reason to preserve its $407 million win against Amgen over cholesterol drug bundling after a California federal judge found in an analogous case that the plaintiff need not prove the defendant had monopoly power over every item in a bundle.

  • July 09, 2026

    FTC Can't Get Trial Scheduled Against Syngenta & Corteva

    A North Carolina federal judge refused Thursday to tee up trial in the Federal Trade Commission case accusing Syngenta and Corteva of using loyalty rebate schemes to block competition from rival generic pesticides, preferring to wait until he's heard, and likely ruled on, company motions to nix the allegations.

  • July 09, 2026

    Judge Shreds Instrument Tuning Patent In Suit Against Roland

    A California federal judge has thrown out a suit accusing Japanese audio tech giant Roland Corp. of infringing a patent on a device used to tune guitars and other musical instruments, finding the claims aren't patent eligible.

  • July 09, 2026

    3rd Circ. Hints At Reviving $100M Verdict Against Caterpillar 

    The Third Circuit Thursday appeared skeptical of Caterpillar Inc.'s argument that a lower court's decision to vacate $100 million in damages awarded to a defunct equipment importer should stand, suggesting the heavy equipment maker's argument would foreclose new businesses from ever receiving lost profits.

  • July 09, 2026

    NCAA Faces Renewed Bid By Players Seeking 5th Season

    Three college football players who are part of a suit challenging the NCAA's now updated eligibility rules want a Tennessee federal court to reverse itself and allow them to play this season, arguing that the new five-year rule unjustly excludes them.

  • July 09, 2026

    Sandoz's Patent Loss Blocks Antitrust Suit, 4th Circ. Told

    Retired U.S. Circuit Judge Paul R. Michel is backing Amgen against Sandoz's Fourth Circuit appeal, arguing in an amicus brief that the final say over now-nixed allegations of blocked biosimilar competition to arthritis drug Enbrel came when Amgen successfully sued Sandoz for patent infringement.

  • July 09, 2026

    Google Says Accessories Co. Sells Counterfeit Pixel Chargers

    Google filed a trademark infringement suit in Florida federal court Thursday alleging an electronics accessories company is selling counterfeit charging devices bearing its "Google" mark and had gone so far as to unsuccessfully apply for a "blatant imitation of Google's G logo" trademark at one point, before abandoning it.

  • July 09, 2026

    Woodward Running DOJ Antitrust Division Alarms Observers

    When Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. quietly took over direct oversight late last month of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, there was no formal announcement, no White House action or U.S. Senate consultation, and little to signal what lies ahead.

  • July 09, 2026

    Nutmobile Builder Says Ex-Workers Used Assets For Rival Co.

    A small Massachusetts company that built the Planters Nutmobile, the L.L. Bean Bootmobile and other novelty promotional vehicles says a group of former employees intentionally drove it into the ground while secretly using its funds and trade secrets to start a competing business.

  • July 09, 2026

    Blue Origin's Valuation Soars To $130B, Plus More Rumors

    Blue Origin's valuation hit $130 billion after a $10 billion funding round; state lawyers are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit related to Paramount's planned takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery; and Fiserv is considering selling its payments infrastructure business to U.S. banking giants.

  • July 09, 2026

    Actavis Can't Escape State AG Generic Drug Claims

    A Connecticut federal court has trimmed several claims from state enforcers accusing Actavis of fixing prices for dermatology drug products but allowed most of the claims against the drugmaker to proceed.

  • July 09, 2026

    Austria's Bank VAT Break Was State Aid, EU Top Court Says

    The European Union's top court ruled Thursday against an Austrian law that provided a value-added tax exemption for certain transactions in the banking and insurance sectors, holding that the tax break functioned as illegal state aid under EU law.

  • July 09, 2026

    NJ Looks To Renew RealPage Antitrust Claims Against REIT

    New Jersey has asked the state's federal court to allow it to file an amended complaint that fixes the pleading issues in its suit accusing multifamily real estate investment trust AvalonBay Communities Inc. of using RealPage Inc.'s revenue management software in a residential rent price-fixing scheme. 

  • July 09, 2026

    Limits On Sports Agents Might Not Flout EU's Anti-Cartel Rules

    Restrictions from sports federations on the activities of players' agents may be exempt from the European Union's rules against cartels if the rules aim to protect the public interest, the bloc's top court ruled Thursday.

  • July 08, 2026

    Samsung Accuses Netlist Of Patent 'Double-Dip' In Latest Suit

    Samsung has kicked off yet another lawsuit in its long-running intellectual property dispute with Netlist, this time claiming that Netlist is trying to "double dip" with a demand that Samsung take a second license to Netlist's patents covering semiconductor technology, according to a complaint filed in Delaware federal court Wednesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    Citi Should Be Shrinking, Not Shopping, Sen. Warren Says

    If Citigroup thinks now is a good time to expand its "financial empire" with a major acquisition, its already-mammoth size and past compliance troubles should make it think again, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee told the bank on Wednesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    Amazon Ordered To Give FTC Docs It Claimed Were Privileged

    A Washington federal judge ordered Amazon to give the Federal Trade Commission several documents sought in the agency's antitrust case and said a "re-review" of the online retailer's discovery is needed to ensure the company "does not continue to withhold documents based on an improper application of the attorney-client privilege."

  • July 08, 2026

    Snack Cos. Say DOJ Deal Demands Price-Fix Verdict Revisit

    Kraft, Kellogg, Nestle and General Mills want an Illinois federal judge to schedule a status conference "imminently" in their long-running antitrust suit to ask Cal-Maine Foods Inc. about a deal it recently reached with the government over claims it inflated the price of eggs and how it affects their $53 million jury verdict.

  • July 08, 2026

    Butterball, 2 More Head For Ill. Turkey Price-Fix Trials

    An Illinois federal judge handling consolidated turkey price-fixing litigation has teed up two trials against Butterball and two other major producers as he works through a pile of summary judgment challenges from defendants looking to avoid jury trials.

  • July 08, 2026

    Fans Say They're Entitled To Discovery From Past UFC Cases

    Fans accusing Ultimate Fighting Championship of monopolizing the market for mixed martial arts pay-per-view events said Wednesday they are entitled to access discovery from a set of previous antitrust cases called the "fighter cases."

  • July 08, 2026

    Georgia Healthcare Co. Says Ex-Staff Stole Patient Records

    Two former employees of a Georgia-based healthcare company stole patient and caretaker compensation data days before leaving the company's Pueblo, Colorado, branch for one of its rivals, according to the healthcare company's complaint filed in Colorado federal court Wednesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    RealPage And Willow Bridge Face Class Claims After DOJ Deal

    RealPage and Texas-based Willow Bridge Property Company have been hit with class claims alleging they violated Philadelphia's prohibition on the coordination of residential rents by collecting and using non-public data on rates charged by competing landlords.

Expert Analysis

  • M&A Midmarket Shows Resilience Amid 2025 Challenges

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    Midmarket mergers and acquisitions showed a slight decline in volume but climbed in value for much of 2025, particularly in the private equity space, indicating that the middle market M&A environment is cautious but steady heading into 2026, say attorneys at Stoel Rives.

  • Del. Dispatch: Key 2025 Corporate Cases And Trends To Know

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    The Delaware corporate legal landscape saw notable changes in 2025, spurred by amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law, ubiquitous artificial intelligence fervor, boardroom discussion around DExit, record shareholder activism activity and an arguably more expansive view of potential Caremark liability, say attorneys at Fried Frank.

  • Series

    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

  • How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules

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    Despite uncertainty from New York’s new ban on artificial intelligence and computer algorithms for setting rents, and efforts to further restrict individualizing prices based on consumers' personal data, property managers, software providers and merchants can take several steps to stay compliant, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving

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    Issue-spotting skills are well honed in law school, but practicing attorneys must also identify clients’ problems and true goals, and then be able to provide solutions, says Mary Kate Hogan at Quarles & Brady.

  • Opinion

    A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court

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    To address the patchwork of courts’ standing orders on generative artificial intelligence, curbing abuses and relieving the burden on judges, the federal judiciary should consider amending its civil procedure rules to require litigants to certify they’ve reviewed legal filings for accuracy, say attorneys at Shook Hardy.

  • Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy

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    The 2025 media consolidation trend culminated in Netflix's $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery announcement, but the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to question whether remedies short of blocking the deal could credibly preserve competition, says Brian Pandya at Duane Morris.

  • Calif. AG's No-Poach Case Reflects Tougher Antitrust Stance

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    This month, California’s attorney general resolved the latest enforcement action barring the use of no-poach agreements, underscoring an aggressive antitrust enforcement trend with significant increases in criminal and civil penalties, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • 2025 Noncompete Developments That Led To Inflection Point

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    Employers must reshape their approaches to noncompete agreements following key 2025 developments, including Delaware's rejection of blue-penciling and the proliferation of state wage thresholds, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

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    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups

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    Enacting unified leadership and consistent client service standards ensures law firm practice groups connect and collaborate around shared goals, turning a law firm merger into a platform for growth rather than a period of disruption, says Brian Catlett at Fennemore Craig.

  • Opinion

    Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk

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    While proposals for limiting the terms of U.S. Supreme Court justices are popular, a steady stream of relatively young, highly marketable ex-justices with unique knowledge and influence entering the marketplace of law and politics could create new problems, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Navigating A Sea Change In Rent Algorithm Regulation

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's proposed settlement of the RealPage lawsuit represents a pivotal moment in the regulation of algorithmic rent-setting, restraining use of these tools amid a growing trend of regulatory limits on use of algorithmic data and methodologies in establishing housing rental prices. say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

  • Calling The AI Witness In 2026's Merger Reviews

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    Organizations that anticipate facing a second request or merger clearance review in 2026 should collect artificial intelligence artifacts as part of discovery, and distinguish between human-generated and machine-generated materials, says Sean McDermott at FTI Consulting.

  • Series

    Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Stretching my skills as a knitter makes me a better antitrust attorney by challenging me to recalibrate after wrong turns, not rush outcomes, and trust that I can teach myself the skills to tackle new and difficult projects — even when I don’t have a pattern to work from, says Kara Kuritz at V&E.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami

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    After nearly 20 years in operation, the Miami Complex Business Litigation Division is a pioneer upon which other jurisdictions in the state have been modeled, adopting many innovations to keep its cases running more efficiently and staffing experienced judges who are accustomed to hearing business disputes, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

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