Competition

  • June 23, 2026

    Fla. Judge Won't Toss Suit Over $300M Guyana Fuel Deal

    A Florida judge on Tuesday denied Jones Walker LLP's request to exit a lawsuit accusing the firm and one of its partners of using confidential information from a client to create an entity to compete with the client for a $300 million fuel agreement with the government of Guyana.

  • June 23, 2026

    9th Circ. Judge Pans Live Nation's 'Unlawful' Arbitration Terms

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday expressed doubt about Live Nation's argument that a putative class action seeking refunds for a canceled 2022 festival belongs in arbitration, with one judge calling Live Nation's arguments "puzzling" and another judge saying she's disturbed to see a "blatantly unlawful provision" in its terms.

  • June 23, 2026

    Live Nation Discloses White House Involvement In DOJ Deal

    Live Nation Entertainment Inc. confirmed that the road to its controversial settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice went all the way to the White House in a New York federal court filing that leaves many questions unanswered about a deal Democrats have cast as corrupt and failed to mollify state enforcers.

  • June 23, 2026

    Claritev Says It Wasn't Target Of Criminal Antitrust Probe

    Healthcare data firm Claritev said the U.S. Department of Justice is ending a grand jury investigation of potential antitrust violations in the health insurance space and is not targeting the company with a criminal probe.

  • June 23, 2026

    NY-Presbyterian Tees Bid To Ax Union Funds' Antitrust Row

    Three union benefit funds lack standing in their lawsuit accusing New York-Presbyterian Hospital of using anticompetitive tactics when negotiating with health insurance companies, the hospital told a New York federal judge, saying the negotiations are between it and the insurers.

  • June 23, 2026

    Telecom Biz Sees Robust Competition, Think Tank Says

    As the Federal Communications Commission evaluates competition in the telecom sector, a think tank urged the agency not to adopt regulatory policies that treat the market as unfairly skewed toward a few large players.

  • June 23, 2026

    2 Want Out Of Pavia Suit, May Take NCAA To State Courts

    A pair of players hoping to resume their college football careers are dropping out of Diego Pavia's proposed class action challenging NCAA eligibility rules but are considering suing in state court, where athletes have had more recent success.

  • June 23, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Affirms Intel Win In Processor Patent Fight

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld a summary judgment granted to Intel in an infringement lawsuit brought by licensing entity PACT XPP Schwiz AG over patents covering processing architecture in computers, finding PACT had failed to raise an argument properly that it was relying upon on appeal.

  • June 23, 2026

    UK Weighs Extending VAT Accounting To Online Marketplaces

    Online marketplaces would be tasked with accounting for value-added tax on the sales they facilitate for U.K. businesses selling domestic goods to U.K. consumers rather than the underlying business itself, according to a set of reforms proposed Tuesday by the government.

  • June 23, 2026

    Drugmakers Say CAT Used Wrong Test In £100M Fines Row

    A group of pharmaceutical companies urged the Court of Appeal Tuesday to partly reverse £100 million ($132 million) in sanctions over an alleged price-fixing cartel, arguing that a tribunal made factual and legal mistakes when upholding the fines. 

  • June 23, 2026

    Google Says Shopping Search Remedy Ended Antitrust Abuse

    Google has denied continuing to put rival shopping comparison websites at a disadvantage in user searches following a €2.4 billion ($2.7 million) sanction from the European antitrust watchdog, telling a tribunal on Tuesday that it had acted to end anticompetitive practices.

  • June 22, 2026

    FTC Reaches 'Agreement In Principle' With Southern Glazer's

    A California federal judge hit pause Monday on the Federal Trade Commission's price discrimination lawsuit against Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits LLC so the parties can hash out a tentative deal resolving the FTC's first, and now only, Robinson-Patman Act case in decades.

  • June 22, 2026

    FTC Requires Fix For Aurobindo's $250M Lannett Deal

    The Federal Trade Commission is allowing Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. to move ahead with its planned $250 million acquisition of Lannett Co. Inc., after the pharmaceutical company agreed to unload four generic drug products to prevent potential overlaps.

  • June 22, 2026

    Marathon, BP Accused Of Using Algorithm To Fix Gas Prices

    Consumers sought Monday to widen the campaign against alleged algorithmic price fixing, in a proposed class action accusing Marathon, 7-Eleven, BP, Albertsons and other fuel retailers of handing over confidential data and pricing decisions to Kalibrate in violation of California state antitrust law.

  • June 22, 2026

    Yale Health Escapes Trade Law Claim In Insemination Suit

    Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. has defeated Connecticut trade law, emotional distress and informed consent claims in a lawsuit accusing a doctor of fraudulently using his own sperm to inseminate a fertility patient, but the hospital network holding entity must face a fraud allegation, a state judge has ruled.

  • June 22, 2026

    Mortgage Cos. Can't Slip Antitrust Suit, Homeowners Say

    A proposed class of homeowners urged a Tennessee federal court not to allow a group of mortgage lenders and software companies to dodge their antitrust claims, saying their suit sufficiently alleged that the defendants are engaging in price fixing for residential mortgages.

  • June 22, 2026

    Valve Gamers Queue Up Bid To Beat Antitrust Arbitration Fight

    Hundreds of PC gamers have called on a Washington federal judge to extinguish Valve's lawsuit seeking to bar them from arbitrating antitrust claims, saying the judge has already rejected the video game developer's central argument that arbitrations cannot proceed under the updated user agreement for its Steam digital storefront.

  • June 22, 2026

    US Silicon Co. Accuses Chinese Biz Of Copying Anode Tech

    A California company that claims to have created products allowing for more efficient lithium-ion batteries accused a Chinese company of infringing its patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of the foreign company's products.

  • June 22, 2026

    States Defend Live Nation Jury Verdict In Antitrust Case

    State enforcers have urged a New York federal court to reject Live Nation's bid to upend a jury verdict finding the company monopolized key parts of the live entertainment industry, telling the court the jury carefully considered ample evidence and should not be second-guessed.

  • June 22, 2026

    Google Algorithms 'Devastated' Shopping Sites, Rivals Say

    Shopping comparison website Kelkoo told the U.K.'s competition court Monday that Google "devastated" its rivals by abusing its dominance, allowing its algorithms to demote competitors in search results and promote itself.

  • June 22, 2026

    Justices Seek Solicitor General's Views On Drug Pricing Law

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the federal government to weigh in on whether it should hear the pharmaceutical industry's challenge to Oregon's drug pricing transparency law, which drugmakers say forces them to justify pricing decisions and risks exposing trade secrets.

  • June 22, 2026

    Justices Decline Appeal Over Monster's $272M False Ad Win

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review former Vital Pharmaceuticals CEO and Bang Energy founder Jack Owoc's pro se bid to undo Monster Energy Co.'s roughly $272 million false advertising win over claims that Bang drinks contained super creatine.

  • June 19, 2026

    Appeals Court Scraps Redo Of Pfizer, Flynn Drug Fines

    The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that the Competition Appeal Tribunal was wrong to remake a decision to fine Pfizer Ltd. and Flynn Pharma Ltd. £70 million ($93 million) for excessive pricing, finding that the process was tainted by procedural unfairness.

  • June 18, 2026

    'Mortified' Atty Takes Blame For Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight

    A Connecticut attorney facing possible sanctions over fake case quotations in a taco restaurant trademark fight told a federal judge that he takes "full and unqualified responsibility" for the flawed filings, saying he is "mortified" and acknowledging that his verification process for AI-assisted legal work fell far short.

  • June 18, 2026

    Consumer Drops Out Of Vape Price-Fixing MDL

    A consumer suing a Chinese vape manufacturer and its U.S. distributors over an alleged price-fixing conspiracy for cannabis vape cartridges has dropped out of the suit, while the broader proposed class action seeking to recover hundreds of millions in damages for consumers nationwide continues.

Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members

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    As the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Nova Scotia Health Employees' Pension Plan v. McDermott International illustrates, intraclass conflicts can determine the fate of a class action — and such conflicts can be surprisingly difficult to identify, says Andrew Faisman, a clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

  • AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails

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    Recent additions to a committee note on proposed Rule of Evidence 707 — governing evidence generated by artificial intelligence — seek to mitigate potential dangers that may arise once machine outputs are introduced at trial, encouraging judges to perform critical gatekeeping functions, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

  • Train Ticket Class Action Shows Limits Of Competition Law

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    The Competition Appeal Tribunal's recent judgment in Gutmann v. London & Southeastern Railway, Govia Thameslink Railway and First MTR South Western Trains Ltd. restates the important principle that a high bar is required to demonstrate an abuse of dominance, providing welcome clarification for consumer-facing businesses that competition law is not intended to serve as a general vehicle for consumer protection, say lawyers at Freshfields.

  • Series

    The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across

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    Communications and brand strategy during a law firm merger represent a crucial thread that runs through every stage of a combination and should include clear messaging, leverage modern marketing tools and embrace the chance to evolve, says Ashley Horne at Womble Bond.

  • Opinion

    Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded

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    Eliminating the so-called law of the circuit doctrine — as recently proposed by a Fifth Circuit judge, echoing Justice Neil Gorsuch’s concurrence in Loper Bright — would undermine public confidence in the judiciary’s independence and create costly uncertainty for litigants, says Lawrence Bluestone at Genova Burns.

  • 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry

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    Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP.

  • Series

    Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: A New Rule For MDLs

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    With a new federal rule of civil procedure dedicated to multidistrict litigation practice taking effect this month, MDL watchers will be keeping on eye on whether the rule effectively serves its purpose of ensuring that only supportable claims proceed in MDLs, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

  • FTC Focus: Amazon's $2.5B Pact Broadens Regulatory Span

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    Amazon's $2.5 billion deal with the Federal Trade Commission offers takeaways for counsel managing risk across both consumer protection and competition portfolios, including that design strategies once evaluated solely for conversion may now be scrutinized for their competitive effects, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation

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    New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer.

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