Mylan's Sanofi Insulin Suit Mostly Survives Dismissal Bid

By Corey Rothauser

A Pennsylvania federal judge Tuesday largely refused to dismiss Mylan Pharmaceuticals' antitrust lawsuit accusing Sanofi of unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in the market for injectable insulin glargine.

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AGs' HPE-Juniper Hold Too Broad, Too Late, Judge Says

By Bryan Koenig

A California federal judge explained his reasoning for refusing to block further integration between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, while Democratic attorneys general challenge the Justice Department's controversial settlement permitting the merger.

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Adhesive Cos. Push Back On FTC Merger Concerns

By Matthew Perlman

The makers of Loctite and Liquid Nails told a New York federal court that the Federal Trade Commission will be unable to show their planned $725 million merger will hurt competition for construction adhesives.

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Investors Say Teva Can't Get Early Win In Price-Fixing Suit

By Matthew Santoni

Investors guided by Highfields Capital told a Connecticut federal court that Teva Pharmaceuticals can't escape their claims that its alleged collusion with other drugmakers to artificially inflate the price of generic drugs also inflated stock prices, reasoning that Teva executives falsely attributed the company's performance to factors other than the alleged price-fixing.

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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2026 editorial advisory boards.

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CMA Seeks To Appeal Re-Do Of £70M Pfizer, Flynn Drug Fines

By Joanne Faulkner

The Competition and Markets Authority sought permission from the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to challenge a decision that criticized and revised the £70 million ($96 million) in fines it issued to Pfizer and Flynn Pharma for excessive pricing.

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EU Advances Brookfield, GIC's Australian Storage REIT Buy

By Nate Beck

European regulators on Tuesday signed off on a proposed $2.6 billion buyout of Australian self-storage company National Storage REIT by Brookfield Asset Management and GIC, in a deal advised by Ashurst LLP and Clayton Utz.

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Poultry Cos. Told To Stay Separate Amid UK Antitrust Probe

By Najiyya Budaly

Britain's antitrust enforcer told Société LDC SA of France and Gressingham Foods, a breeder of ducks in England, on Tuesday not to integrate their poultry businesses as it carries out an investigation into the deal, which was completed in December.

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NRG, LS Power's $12B Natural Gas Deal Clears DOJ Scrutiny

By Elaine Briseño

The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared NRG Energy Inc.'s $12 billion acquisition of 18 natural gas-fired power plants from LS Power in a cash-and-stock deal guided by White & Case LLP, Milbank LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

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Ohio PBM Suit Belongs In Federal Court, 6th Circ. Rules

By Rae Ann Varona

The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that Ohio's lawsuit accusing pharmacy benefit managers of driving up prescription prices through rebate schemes belongs in federal court, saying in an opinion recommended for publication that the suit imposes liability on conduct undertaken at the direction of a federal officer.

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NCAA Warns Of Broad Impacts In WVU Players' Eligibility Row

By Abigail Harrison

If a West Virginia federal court's decision to give four football players another year of eligibility is left standing, scores of student-athletes will be emboldened to use last-minute litigation to skirt National Collegiate Athletic Association rules and secure more playing time, the NCAA's counsel told the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday.

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Medtronic Rival's VP Says Docs Praised Device But Didn't Buy

By Craig Clough

A vice president in charge of sales at Applied Medical testified Tuesday in a California federal trial over his company's antitrust claims against Medtronic, and said the overwhelmingly positive feedback Applied received from surgeons who used its advanced bipolar devices often didn't result in sales. 

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Apple Accused Of Stealing Webcam Functionality For IPhones

By Elliot Weld

Apple was sued Tuesday by a company claiming it was induced into developing technology allowing for high-fidelity imaging in a smartphone that Apple then stole for use in iPhones.

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Iowa Can't Block Schwab's Antitrust Deal, 5th Circ. Told

By Katryna Perera

A group of investors who settled with The Charles Schwab Corp. in an antitrust suit over the financial services company's merger with TD Ameritrade has urged the Fifth Circuit to dismiss an appeal filed by the state of Iowa, which had previously objected to the settlement's lack of monetary benefit to the class and proposed attorney payouts.

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Google's Allegedly Stolen AI Secrets Not Valuable, Jury Told

By Bonnie Eslinger

Former Google engineer Linwei Ding's counsel wrapped his defense case Tuesday, questioning a technical expert who told a California federal jury that the documents taken by Ding related to artificial intelligence supercomputers wouldn't allow someone to replicate Google's technology and had minimal value to competitors.

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Homebuyers Say Rocket Mortgage Illegally Inflated Prices

By Isaac Monterose

A proposed class of homebuyers accused Rocket Companies Inc. and its subsidiaries in Michigan federal court of illegally hiking home prices by sending business leads to real estate agents who pushed clients to use Rocket's "disadvantageous" financing services for purchases.

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Colo. Atty Says Former Mentee Poached Clients

By Benjamin Morse

A Colorado attorney told a state court that a former associate he mentored for several years secretly solicited firm clients, misused confidential information and set up a competing practice while still employed.

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Key Sectors, Antitrust Risks In Pricing Algorithm Litigation

Algorithmic pricing lawsuits have proliferated in rental housing, hotels, health insurance and equipment rental industries, and companies should consider emerging risk factors when implementing business strategies this year, say attorneys at Hunton.

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Minneapolis Law Firms Give Support To Staff And Community

By Aebra Coe

Minneapolis law firm leaders are looking to support their staffs, embrace their community and continue to offer pro bono legal aid to immigrants in the aftermath of federal agents killing an intensive care unit nurse this past weekend.

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2 Attys Sanctioned For AI Citations In Pa. Copyright Suit Filing

By Matt Perez

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has reprimanded two attorneys in a copyright infringement suit for filing a motion to dismiss that contained at least eight false case citations generated by artificial intelligence.

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Offit Kurman Beats Appeal In $40M Malpractice Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that a lower court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Offit Kurman and two of its lawyers in a legal malpractice case.

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Judiciary Panel Gets Earful On Legal Financing, Subpoenas

By Jeff Overley

Plans to overhaul federal rules involving recusal and subpoenas fueled spirited debate Tuesday before a judiciary panel, as prominent lawyers outlined forceful views on transparency in third-party litigation funding as well as relaxed policies for serving court documents and obtaining trial testimony.

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Ill. Judge Removed For Column Stating Pro-Trump Opinions

By Ryan Boysen

A retired Illinois state judge's temporary reappointment to the bench has been canceled after he penned a MAGA-tinged column railing against "draconian Covid lockdowns," "Fauci lies" and "lawfare" against President Donald Trump, which a local bar association called "wildly inappropriate."

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TikTok Cuts Deal As 1st Social Media Bellwether Trial Begins

By Dorothy Atkins

TikTok reached an eleventh-hour settlement late Monday in the first bellwether trial over claims that social media harms young users' mental health, cutting the deal days after Snap settled and leaving Meta and YouTube as the sole defendants as jury selection began Tuesday.

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BigLaw Firms Seek Partial Exec Order Appeal Consolidation

By Emily Sawicki

The four BigLaw firms that sued the White House and Justice Department over executive orders against them related to the clients they represent have asked the D.C. Circuit that the cases be "partially consolidated" amid the government's appeals of its losses, while maintaining the ability to file individual response briefs.

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SEC Blunts Some Shareholder Activists With Policy Reversal

By Sarah Jarvis

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reversed course on allowing shareholders with less than $5 million in holdings to publicize information about their proxy ballot proposals through the agency, saying it will object to such voluntary submissions going forward.

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