Dealmakers and business leaders should not expect Donald Trump during his second presidential administration to retreat from aggressive antitrust enforcement, but they may see relief from some of […]
Big Law Firms Represent UFC in $375M Antitrust Settlement Agreement
A Nevada federal judge has approved a preliminary $375 million settlement agreement between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and several UFC fighters who accused the mixed martial arts company […]
Horizon Scanning the Election’s Impact on Antitrust Regulation
Each week, the Law.com Barometer newsletter, powered by the ALM Global Newsroom and Legalweek brings you the trends, disruptions, and shifts our reporters and editors are tracking through […]
Antitrust Lawsuit Brought Against Academic Publishers for Peer Review and Submission Restrictions — Justia News — September 19, 2024
Six academic journal publishers are facing a class action suit in federal court over alleged antitrust violations regarding the payment of peer reviewers and submission restrictions. The proposed […]
Yelp Sues Google for Alleged Antitrust Violations, Citing Previous ‘Watershed’ Government Ruling
Yelp sued Google on Wednesday in a San Francisco federal court for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive practices and “abusing” its monopoly to “dominate” local search and advertising markets. […]
‘Plausible Allegations’?: DC Appeals Court Revives Amazon Antitrust Complaint
A District of Columbia appeals court panel revived D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. in a Thursday decision overturning the trial court’s dismissal of […]
Valve Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Alleged Anticompetitive Practices — Justia News — August 14, 2024
Four gamers filed a class action lawsuit against Valve Corporation on Friday, August 9, 2024, alleging that Valve’s Steam video game distribution platform utilizes anticompetitive pricing restraints to […]
Live Nation Files Motion to Transfer Venue of DOJ Antitrust Suit to D.C. Court
Ticketmaster parent Live Nation has moved to transfer a historic antitrust case filed by the Department of Justice to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, arguing […]
Live Nation Asks Judge to Toss Amphitheater Antitrust Charges
Attorneys for Live Nation want the judge presiding over the company’s historic antitrust case to dismiss allegations by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the concert promoter uses […]
Former NBA Players File Antitrust Class Action Against NCAA in NIL Complaint
More than a dozen former college basketball stars have filed an antitrust class action against the National Collegiate Athletic Association accusing the organization of exploiting student-athletes with an […]