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Settlement Dominoes: The FTC’s PBM Playbook is Going Industrywide

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The FTC’s insulin/pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) enforcement matter is starting to look less like a single case—and more like a regulatory reset executed through settlement. On March 3, 2026, the FTC extended the stay...more

A&O Shearman

Antitrust Authorities Target Both Exploitative And Exclusionary Abuses Of Dominance

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In Europe, abuse of dominance fine volumes stayed steady in 2025 as antitrust authorities imposed financial penalties and crafted tailored commitments to remedy concerns. Globally, there was continued scrutiny of Big Tech. ...more

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Fines For Vertical Conduct Violations Drop Despite Continued RPM Vigilance

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Overall, the level of fines imposed for vertical and other non-cartel conduct violations decreased six-fold in 2025, with the number of infringement decisions halved. This decline followed a standout year of elevated...more

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Global Cartel Fines Surge To Highest Level Since 2021

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Global cartel fines totaled USD3.3 billion in 2025. This was a significant increase on 2024 (USD602.5 million) and 2023 (USD1.9bn) and represented the highest annual total since 2021 (USD4.0bn). ...more

A&O Shearman

Politics Shapes Evolving Global Antitrust Enforcement Landscape

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Global antitrust enforcement in 2025 was both tough and balanced. The headline figure tells one story: total fines in the jurisdictions surveyed in our report rose again to USD 7.7 billion, the highest since 2021. But the...more

Venable LLP

BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - February 2026

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Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection - February 2026....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: March 11, 2026, The AI Compliance is a People Risk Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Women in Compliance: Reflections on Investigations, Culture and the Future

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance, Lisa Fine speaks with Becky Rohr, Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Investigations at Ericsson. Becky talks about how her career journey led her to join Ericsson during a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

What the Amended COPPA Rule Means for Data Retention Practices

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Amid a growing wave of regulatory scrutiny aimed at protecting Children’s safety and privacy, amendments to the COPPA Rule that go into force this year set out new data retention requirements for Children’s personal...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Tariff Refunds on the Horizon – What Steps Can Importers Take?

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The Court of International Trade (CIT) suspended its order requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to immediately refund IEEPA tariffs due to severe logistical constraints....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds: Carrots and Sticks in Washington: Antitrust Whistleblowers and an FCPA SOL Extension

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore it more fully. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About …Managing the Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Historic IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

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The Supreme Court’s reversal of tariffs imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) has triggered a cascading series of events. These include a forced pivot by the Trump administration towards...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: March 11, 2026, The Takes a Bite Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

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CIT Suspends Prior Order Requiring Immediate Refunds of IEEPA Duties

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Key Takeaways - The CIT has suspended its March 4 IEEPA refund order (as amended on March 5) to allow CBP time to develop and implement new ACE functionality to process those refunds....more

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Missouri Attorney General Files Suit Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Drug Manufacturers for Alleged Insulin Pricing Scheme

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Key Takeaways - The Missouri AG filed suit in St. Louis County Circuit Court against several PBMs and drug manufacturers, alleging they conspired to manipulate Missouri’s health care market and unlawfully drive up insulin...more

Baker Donelson

Section 122 Tariffs Challenged in U.S. Court of International Trade

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Following President Trump's imposition of tariffs under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 last month, the Section 122 tariffs have been challenged in a lawsuit filed by 24 states. The case is expected to be expedited on a...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

The FTC’s Recent Crackdown on Noncompete Agreements: Practical Advice for Employers in a Changing Regulatory Landscape

In November 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a consent order requiring an employer to cease enforcement of non-competition agreements with nearly 1,800 employees.  This was the FTC’s first enforcement...more

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K&C Sports & Entertainment Law Weekly Roundup - March 2026 #2

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A Florida appellate panel on Friday blocked a lower court's temporary injunction giving an extra year of eligibility for a college basketball player, ruling in a split opinion that the order's findings weren't sufficient to...more

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Data Brokers and Their Partners Navigate New Compliance Regimes | Insights

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The new year has seen a variety of developments for companies that offer access to and analysis of personal data to their customers (data services) and others that work with them. The California Privacy Protection Agency...more

DLA Piper

Competition Appeal Tribunal Rejects Subsidy Control Challenge In Lottery Case

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Last week, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decided The New Lottery Company v Gambling Commission. This is the second case in which the CAT has decided a subsidy control case in favour of the public authority, applying...more

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District of Nevada Holds Entire Lawsuit is a Single Claim subject to Antitrust Sublimit

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, applying Texas law, has held that a complaint constitutes a single “Claim” under a directors and officers liability policy as a “civil . . ....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The PFBCon Podcast: From Mic to Millions: AI-Powered Sponsorship, Licensing & Equity Strategies for Podcasters

Shadeed Eleazer, a prominent business architect, licensing strategist, and U.S. Navy veteran based in Maryland, and Host of the Conversational Currency podcast, presents “Mic to Millions” at the Podcasting for Business...more

Morgan Lewis

Top 10 Considerations for the Airline Industry in 2026

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Global airlines enter 2026 facing converging pressures across cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, labor, trade policy, sustainability, regulatory enforcement, consolidation, and data governance—all within a complex and...more

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The Curtain Rises Again on FTC Act Section 5

Section 5 of the FTC Act prohibits “unfair methods of competition.” Section 5, which has been endorsed by many as necessary to fill gaps in the Sherman Act, yet criticized by others as vague and unbounded, has now reemerged...more

K&L Gates LLP

Cracking Down on Manipulative and False Practices; Promoting Competition in Digital Markets and Compliance on Consumer Guarantees:...

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IN BRIEF - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026–2027 (the 2026–2027 Priorities). While many of the ACCC's 2026–2027 Priorities have...more

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