Competition

  • June 25, 2026

    Sandoz Still Can't Escape Generics Claims From GM, Others

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday declined to rethink her decision forcing Sandoz's Swiss parent company to face generic-drug price-fixing claims from major employers like American Airlines Inc. and General Motors LLC, saying the pharmaceutical company "has no new evidence" backing up its argument that the court lacks personal jurisdiction.

  • June 25, 2026

    Robo-Surgery Co., FTC Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Case

    Surgical Instrument Service and the Federal Trade Commission urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to revive the company's case accusing Intuitive Surgical of blocking third parties from refurbishing components for its da Vinci surgery robot, saying a lower court erred in requiring the U.S. Supreme Court's Kodak factors to be proven.

  • June 25, 2026

    Major Chipmakers Sued For Price-Fixing Amid 'RAMpocalypse'

    Artificial intelligence demands huge amounts of computer memory, causing Apple and other retailers to raise prices amid random access memory shortages, but a California federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges Samsung Electronics Co., SK Hynix Inc. and Micron Technology Inc. have exacerbated this so-called RAMpocalypse by fixing memory supply and prices.

  • June 25, 2026

    AGs, Cable Orgs., Newsmax Back Nexstar Block At 9th Circ.

    A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general have filed one of three amicus briefs urging the Ninth Circuit to fully preserve a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar's purchase of Tegna, arguing the states challenging the deal have standing to sue and that only a broad block is appropriate.

  • June 25, 2026

    CoStar Customers Say Antitrust Suit Must Stay In DC

    Customers asked a D.C. federal court to reject CoStar's bid to transfer their proposed antitrust class action, which claims the company ran an anticompetitive scheme to protect its monopoly for commercial real estate information and property listing services.

  • June 25, 2026

    Yelp Denied 'Improper Tactical Boost' Via Google Expert Docs

    A California federal magistrate judge refused Thursday to let Yelp get a peek, at least for now, at expert reports prepared in the U.S. Justice Department's monopolization case against Google's search business, concluding that the "overbroad and premature" request could provide an unfair early advantage for Yelp's own antitrust lawsuit.

  • June 25, 2026

    FCC Floats Rules To Preempt States On Wireline Approvals

    The Federal Communications Commission moved ahead Thursday on a proposal to preempt reviews of wireline deployments if the agency finds that state and local authorities are unfairly delaying or denying permits.

  • June 25, 2026

    Players Say NCAA's New Eligibility Rules Freeze Them Out

    A group of college basketball players claim in a suit in Ohio state court that the NCAA's newly approved eligibility rules unjustly exclude them by barring athletes who began college in 2022 from playing a fifth season.

  • June 25, 2026

    Verizon Buy Shows Need For FCC Support, Trade Org. Says

    Rural telecom carriers are going to keep disappearing if the Federal Communications Commission doesn't step in and provide more support for companies operating in rural areas, a trade group has said in the wake of Verizon's purchase of Carolina West.

  • June 25, 2026

    Customers 'Hoodwinked' By Wrong-Number Scam, ADT Says

    A company that specializes in call center sales is using wrong phone numbers to trick home security customers into switching providers, ADT Security Corp. says in a North Carolina federal lawsuit claiming the company has intentionally registered phone numbers one digit off from ADT's customer service line to engage in a predatory telemarketing scheme.

  • June 25, 2026

    5th Circ. Backs FDA's Block On Vape Marketing

    The Fifth Circuit affirmed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to block two vape companies from marketing their menthol-flavored e-cigarette products after finding the benefits to adult smokers didn't outweigh the risk to minors.

  • June 25, 2026

    Chinese Container-Makers Facing Another Price-Fixing Suit

    A small group of Chinese companies said to control 95% of worldwide shipping container manufacturing colluded to keep prices high during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a proposed class action brought by a container purchaser in California federal court.

  • June 25, 2026

    Attys Urged To Challenge Clients Who Demand AI Research

    A Connecticut federal judge urged attorneys during a Thursday sanctions hearing to push back against clients who demand lawyers use generative artificial intelligence tools to conduct legal research, saying the technology is no substitute for professional judgment and discretion because it "aims to please" and can misstate the law.

  • June 25, 2026

    EU Eyes Gatekeeper Rules For Amazon And Microsoft Clouds

    A preliminary investigation by European enforcers has found that Amazon and Microsoft should be designated as gatekeepers and subject to heightened rules under the Digital Markets Act for their cloud computing services, in addition to their other covered services.

  • June 25, 2026

    Zillow, Redfin Tell Court Their Partnership Is Not Illegal

    Property listing companies Zillow and Redfin urged a Virginia federal court not to presume that their $100 million partnership agreement, which is being challenged by the Federal Trade Commission and multiple states, is illegal before it holds an August trial for a consolidated antitrust suit.

  • June 25, 2026

    Software Exec Can Move To New Firm, Mass. Judge Says

    A Massachusetts state judge on Thursday rejected a software developer's bid to block a former executive from jumping to a purported rival, finding that the two companies offer different products that do not directly compete.

  • June 25, 2026

    Apple Loses Bid To Decertify £785M App Store Class Action

    Apple has failed in its bid to throw out a £785 million ($1 billion) class action by app developers, after the Competition Appeal Tribunal held Thursday that the claims may be "unusually strong."

  • June 25, 2026

    Del. Shields Kroger Lawyers' Brainstorming In Albertsons Suit

    The Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday denied Albertsons Cos. Inc.'s bid to force The Kroger Co. to submit additional internal law firm communications in litigation over the companies' failed $24.6 billion merger, ruling that Kroger's waiver of attorney-client privilege does not extend to lawyers' brainstorming that was never communicated to the client.

  • June 25, 2026

    Otter Tail's $30M Deal In PVC Price-Fix Case Gets Initial OK

    An Illinois federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $30 million deal Otter Tail has inked to resolve certain plaintiffs' claims in litigation alleging that two of its subsidiaries conspired with other polyvinyl chloride pipe producers to fix prices.

  • June 25, 2026

    Google Must Disclose DOJ Probe Docs In £14B Class Action

    A tribunal has ordered Google to hand over documents from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, requiring it to disclose the information in a £13.6 billion ($17.9 billion) class action that alleges the technology giant abused its dominance in the advertising market.

  • June 24, 2026

    Ethical Wall Can't Cure Quinn Emanuel's Conflict, Judge Told

    An attorney for CoStar on Wednesday urged a California federal judge to disqualify Quinn Emanuel from representing a rival commercial real estate platform in their intellectual property dispute, saying the firm's ethical wall cannot fix the conflict of interest problem over its representation of a CoStar subsidiary in separate litigation.

  • June 24, 2026

    Delta Dental Says Wash. Antitrust Suit Echoes Faulty Claims

    Delta Dental of Washington said Tuesday an Evergreen State dentist targeting the dental insurer in a proposed antitrust class action has excluded its national affiliates from the case to "escape from a federal court's rejection of identical arguments" that the companies conspired to stifle insurer competition and suppress reimbursement rates.

  • June 24, 2026

    Wholesalers Say Novo Can't Duck GLP-1 Antitrust Suits

    Drug buyers want a New York federal judge to preserve proposed class claims accusing Novo Nordisk of paying Teva to delay generic competition with its Victoza GLP-1 drug, arguing that whatever the underlying deal was, no generic version materialized when it could have.  

  • June 24, 2026

    Florida AG Opens Probe Over CVS' Ownership Of Caremark

    Florida state enforcers are investigating CVS Corp. over concerns that its ownership of the pharmacy benefits manager Caremark allows it to steer patients to its own retail pharmacies while taking steps to hinder independent rivals.

  • June 24, 2026

    Pfizer Defeats Generic Drug Claims From State AGs

    A Connecticut federal court tossed the claims against Pfizer Inc. in one of three cases by state enforcers accusing dozens of generic-drug makers of price-fixing, finding Pfizer was not responsible for the alleged price increases on several drugs.

Expert Analysis

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • A 6th Circ. Snapshot: 3 Cases That Defined 2025

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    With more than a thousand opinions issued this year, three rulings from the Sixth Circuit stood out for the impact they'll have on the practice of civil procedure, including a net neutrality decision, a class certification standards ruling and an opinion about vulgarity in school, say attorneys at Ice Miller.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

  • Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025

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    The major takeaways from 2025 in New York banking policy involve updated guidance, regulations and requirements primarily affecting innovation and digital banking, in areas such as cybersecurity, virtual currencies, and buy now, pay later programs, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • 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.

  • Series

    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.

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