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Illinois AG Cheers $82.5 Million Proposed Settlement with Varsity Brands

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul joined a $82.5 million proposed antitrust settlement with Varsity Brands LLC and related entities and individuals (collectively, “Varsity”), to resolve allegations that Varsity monopolized the markets...more

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The Evolving Role of “Agreement” in U.S. v. RealPage

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A clear case of horizontal price fixing. Private antitrust plaintiffs are increasingly bringing cases alleging that the use of a common, commercially available pricing algorithm by multiple competitors constitutes price...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

DOJ Alleges Illegal Rental Price-Fixing in Antitrust Case

In a highly anticipated move, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) along with eight states filed a complaint against RealPage, Inc. for antitrust claims arising from its pricing software. The DOJ claims that RealPage has...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Man vs. Machine: DOJ Files Complaint Alleging Algorithmic Collusion

On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a complaint in federal court in North Carolina alleging that RealPage, a software analytics company, coordinated rental prices in the real estate...more

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In Landmark Decision, D.C. Federal Court Holds Google Maintained an Illegal Monopoly in Internet Search and Advertising Markets...

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On August 8, 2024, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued his much anticipated and long-awaited opinion in the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) case challenging Google's...more

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Google is an Illegal Monopoly, Federal Court Rules

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Following a nine-week bench trial starting in September 2023 and closing arguments in May 2024, District of Columbia district court judge Amit Mehta ruled on August 5, 2024, that Google illegally maintained its monopoly in...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Illinois District Court Issues Important Class Certification Decision in a Section 1 Antitrust Case

On July 22, 2024, Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the Northern District of Illinois issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order (“Opinion”), ultimately ruling to certify a class of vendors that provide back-end software to many of...more

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U.S. DOJ seeks rare $3.5 million “gun jumping” penalty against Legends Hospitality for pre-closing conduct in connection with its...

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On August 5, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a rare[1] gun jumping[2] civil lawsuit and proposed settlement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Legends...more

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30 State Attorneys General Team up with DOJ to Sue Live Nation for Violations of Antitrust Law

United States Attorney General Merrick Garland, giving remarks about the lawsuit, highlighted public criticism over Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s “exorbitant fees and technological failures” and stated that this lawsuit is “what...more

Jones Day

New SPC Judicial Interpretation in China Widens Path for Private Antitrust Litigation

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The Development: China's Supreme People's Court ("SPC") recently released a Judicial Interpretation of Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Dispute Cases Arising from Monopolistic Conduct...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – May/June 2024

The firm is pleased to publish the May/June 2024 edition of the European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin, which breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe from the past two months into concise and actionable...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Checkpoints Ahead: Parsing the AI Risk Environment

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Since generative AI burst into the mainstream, companies have raced to capitalize on its extraordinary promise. But as with any technological frontier, this promise does not come without risks, and companies can expect to...more

Troutman Pepper

PE Firm Escapes FTC’s Challenge to Texas Anesthesiology Roll-Up

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A Texas federal court dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against private equity (PE) owner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson), while allowing to proceed the agency’s challenge against U.S....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DOJ Seeks an Encore Showdown with Live Nation and Ticketmaster

DOJ's Most Recent Monopolization Case Reflects Several Agency Priorities Including Expansion of Section 2 to Respond to Headline-Grabbing Popular Demands...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Launches New Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion

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The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has intensified its scrutiny of healthcare platforms that integrate doctors with insurers, data, and other assets. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter described this...more

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DOJ, States Sue Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Live Concert Markets

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Agencies seek to split the company, saying exclusionary conduct harms consumers, artists, and venue owners. The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and 30 state attorneys general sued Live Nation Entertainment Inc....more

TransPerfect Legal

[Webinar] Trends in Antitrust Litigation - June 14th, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm ET

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Join us for an engaging CLE program when our panel of antitrust experts will discuss the latest trends in antitrust litigation, regulation and enforcement. We’ll explore recent changes to competition regulation in the U.S.,...more

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DOJ’s Antitrust Division Launches New Task Force to Target Health Care Monopolies and Collusion

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On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) announced a new task force to address “pressing antitrust problems in health care markets.” This new initiative, named the Task Force on Health Care...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Private Equity Escapes on Motion to Dismiss but FTC Suit Against U.S. Anesthesia Partners Will Continue

The Federal Trade Commission’s suit alleging U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP) and Welsh Carson, a private equity fund that owns 23 percent of USAP and controls two of 14 board seats, engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to...more

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District Court Grants Welsh Carson’s Motion to Dismiss in FTC’s “Roll-Up” Monopolization Case; Case Against U.S. Anesthesia...

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The FTC’s enforcement efforts against private equity hit a significant roadblock on May 13 when a federal judge granted Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe’s (Welsh Carson) motion to dismiss the agency’s complaint against the...more

Troutman Pepper

Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia Join NCAA Antitrust Lawsuit

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On Wednesday, attorneys general (AG) for the states of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia announced that they are joining Tennessee and Virginia in a multistate coalition challenging the National Collegiate...more

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Florida State and Clemson vs. the ACC: Is There a Way Out for Both?

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Both the Florida and North Carolina courts have now dipped their toes into Florida State University’s (“FSU”) dispute with the Atlantic Coast Conference (“ACC”) over the high exit price the school must pay to leave the...more

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European Commission’s First-Ever Abuse of Dominance Probe for Shelving of a Novel Pipeline Therapy

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The European Commission (EC) has launched a formal investigation under its abuse of dominance rules into US life sciences company Zoetis in the area of novel veterinary medicines. The EC alleges that the discontinuation of a...more

MoginRubin LLP

Algorithmic Price-Setting by Multiple Competitors is a U.S. Antitrust Enforcement Priority

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For the third time in as many months, the U.S. federal antitrust enforcement authorities -- the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice -- have filed a statement of interest in an...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. DOJ and States File Complaint Against Apple for Alleged Monopolization of Smartphones

On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint against Apple in the District of New Jersey. The complaint alleges that Apple...more

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