Competition

  • August 18, 2026

    Cyber Policies Don't Cover Antitrust Claims, Insurers Say

    Insurers urged a Colorado federal court to deny a real estate investment trust's bid for a pretrial win in a dispute over coverage for antitrust claims against landlords accused of using RealPage Inc.'s software for rent price-fixing, saying the allegations don't fall within the scope of cyber coverage.

  • August 18, 2026

    Publishers Target Google's 'Fake Privilege' In Ad Tech MDL

    A group of website publishers targeting Google's advertising placement technology dominance in a wider multidistrict litigation asked a New York federal judge Monday to force discovery into corporate policies allegedly hiding evidence that have continuously haunted the technology giant across antitrust cases from government and private plaintiffs.

  • August 18, 2026

    2nd Circ. Lets Stand Cumulus' Nielsen Data Unbundling Order

    The Second Circuit declined Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that Nielsen cannot tie together sales of its local and national radio data, sustaining a win for the troubled Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. even as the company tries to enforce the lower court's order against the ratings giant.

  • August 18, 2026

    Sportradar Wants Altenar To Arbitrate Data Monopoly Case

    Sportradar told a New Jersey federal court the antitrust claims being brought by sports betting technology company Altenar are based entirely on a business agreement that contains an arbitration provision.

  • August 18, 2026

    Aetna Says It Doesn't Use Repricing Tools In Antitrust Case

    Aetna Inc. urged a Massachusetts federal court to toss it from an antitrust case accusing insurance companies of using repricing tools to reduce reimbursements paid to healthcare providers, arguing that a subsidiary, not Aetna, used the tools at issue.

  • August 18, 2026

    Booking.Com £1.8B Claim Cleared For Service Abroad

    An appeals tribunal allowed a trade association on Tuesday to serve Booking.com companies abroad with a proposed £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) collective claim alleging that anti-competitive restrictions inflated hotel commissions.

  • August 18, 2026

    ​​​​​​​Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving multibillion-dollar mergers, corporate oversight, founder control, SPAC litigation, commercial contracts and attorney fees.

  • August 18, 2026

    Equity To Sell Boston Towers To Satisfy Antitrust Concerns

    Equity Residential has agreed to sell off two high-rise apartment buildings in Boston to avoid state and federal antitrust claims following its $69 billion merger with AvalonBay Communities, according to an agreement with the Massachusetts attorney general.

  • August 17, 2026

    Altria Tells 4th Circ. ITC Patent Cases Are Unconstitutional

    The U.S. International Trade Commission cannot constitutionally resolve a private patent dispute or bar the importation and domestic sales of an infringing party, Altria told the Fourth Circuit on Monday, asking the appellate court to block the vaping patent case Juul has brought before the ITC.

  • August 17, 2026

    Experts See Looming Legal Disputes Over FCC Party Balance

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to ditch case law shielding independent federal agency members from presidential removal is unlikely to resolve ongoing controversy over White House control of the Federal Communications Commission, experts said Monday.

  • August 17, 2026

    Law Firm's Challenge To 2021 Statute Falls Short, Judge Says

    A Georgia federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by an attorney and his firm alleging a 2021 law designed to combat money laundering could force the attorney to violate attorney-client privilege, finding the plaintiffs had failed to allege any concrete injury that would empower them to pursue the case. 

  • August 17, 2026

    JPMorgan Loses State Trade Secret Claims In Data Suit

    JPMorgan Chase Bank cannot pursue state law trade secret claims against a data analytics company over the alleged misuse of credit card data supplied for regulatory purposes, with a Delaware federal judge ruling Monday that the bank still hasn't tied that conduct to Delaware or Ohio.

  • August 17, 2026

    Big Banks Reach $86.4M Deal In Mexican Bond-Rigging Suit

    Bank of America, HSBC and other global banks have agreed to pay $86.4 million to resolve investor class claims that they conspired to fix Mexican government bond prices, according to a proposed settlement unveiled on Friday in New York federal court.

  • August 17, 2026

    Blue States Say FTC Can't Regulate Trans Youth Health

    A group of left-leaning states, including Massachusetts and California, asked a Texas federal court to toss a Federal Trade Commission suit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, saying Monday that the FTC's suit constitutes a "federal attack on state-regulated transgender healthcare."

  • August 17, 2026

    Papa John's Workers Get Approval For $5M No-Poach Deal

    A Kentucky federal court gave its final approval for a $5 million settlement in a case over Papa John's past use of "no-poach" provisions in its franchise agreements, sweeping aside previous concerns as well as objections raised by a handful of workers.

  • August 17, 2026

    Paramount Wants AGs, WGA To Pay $1.9B Merger Suit Bond

    Paramount Skydance Corp. put a price tag Monday on waiting until next year to close its planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, asking a California federal judge to impose an approximately $1.9 billion bond requirement on the Democratic attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America challenging the deal.

  • August 17, 2026

    Medtronic Rival Seeks Injunction After $382M Antitrust Win

    Medical device company Applied Medical Resources Corp. has urged a California federal judge to issue final judgment and impose a permanent injunction against Medtronic Inc. that would block contracts a jury found were used to illegally maintain a monopoly over a surgical device, saying that would end Medtronic's "exclusionary conduct and restore competition."

  • August 17, 2026

    Hartford HealthCare Told To Double-Check Privilege Claims

    Hartford HealthCare has agreed to re-review 113 documents over which the hospital operator asserted attorney-client privilege in an antitrust lawsuit by a Teamsters health plan and a local Connecticut transit district, following a federal magistrate judge's concerns about a nearly 1,000-page privilege log.

  • August 17, 2026

    Atty Says Case Against 'Kentucky Hammer' Should Survive

    A lawyer is asking a federal judge not to dismiss his lawsuit against his old employer, the Kentucky law firm led by an attorney nicknamed "The Hammer," arguing that his prior firm has failed to answer serious antitrust allegations that it abuses its workforce and any lawyers who dare to leave.

  • August 17, 2026

    FTC Gets $725M Liquid Nails Deal Blocked

    A New York federal court has sided with the Federal Trade Commission and blocked Loctite maker Henkel's planned $725 million acquisition of fellow construction adhesive brand Liquid Nails, following a bench trial in Manhattan last month.

  • August 17, 2026

    Reed Smith Hires Antitrust Atty From Paul Weiss

    Reed Smith LLP has hired a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP counsel who focuses on antitrust matters and spent the past five years helping clients with premerger notification compliance issues, competition filings and more, the firm announced Monday.

  • August 17, 2026

    Biotech Asks 1st Circ. To Undo Red Cross Antitrust Immunity

    A biotech firm asked the First Circuit on Friday to undo a district court decision granting the American Red Cross immunity from antitrust allegations, arguing the blood donation giant was wrongly deemed an "instrumentality" of the U.S. government even though it functions as an independent corporation.

  • August 17, 2026

    Simon & Simon Gets Some Loss Records In Uber, FedEx Suit

    A federal judge has partially granted Philadelphia injury firm Simon & Simon PC's request to order Uber and FedEx to submit records showing alleged financial losses in connection with a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations lawsuit accusing the firm of scheming to falsify medical records to boost injury claims against the companies.

  • August 14, 2026

    Apple Says No To Rethink Of Fed Phone Buying Subpoena

    Apple does not think a special master should reconsider a mandate giving the tech titan a peek into how the Pentagon, CIA, State Department, and other federal agencies buy smartphones as part of a suit the federal government has filed accusing Apple of monopolization.

  • August 14, 2026

    Mexico OK Leaves AGs, WGA Last Paramount Deal Obstacle

    Paramount Skydance Corp. celebrated Mexican antitrust approval Friday of its planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery as the final government sign-off needed globally, leaving only the California federal court challenge from a group of attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America.

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.

  • 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.

  • 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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