Strong antitrust enforcement will be one of the few areas of continuity between the Biden and Trump administrations, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson and Gail Slater, the […]
Live Nation to Pay $20M to Settle Investor Lawsuit Over Antitrust Risk
Live Nation has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the company failed to warn investors about the kind of anticompetitive behavior that ultimately led […]
NASCAR Antitrust Countersuit Alleges ‘Illegal Cartel’ Harmed Competition
Counsel for NASCAR filed antitrust counterclaims Wednesday alleging the plaintiffs who are challenging the legality of NASCAR’s lucrative charter agreements have threatened since 2022 to boycott qualifying races […]
Latham Team Knocks Out Antitrust Claims and Wins Partial Motion to Dismiss for Apple in iCloud Case
A judge in California federal court has partially granted Apple’s motion to dismiss an antitrust complaint involving its cloud storage service, iCloud, ruling that Apple had not breached […]
9th Circuit Rejects Antitrust Claims in Case Alleging Real-Estate Listing Conspiracy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled a startup real estate broker failed to prove its anticompetitive conspiracy allegations in an antitrust lawsuit naming the […]
Trump Likely to Keep Up Antitrust Enforcement, but Dial Back the Antagonism
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. […]