Google Reaches Settlement with AGs from 50 States, D.C., and PR on Google Play Store Antitrust Allegations

Google LLC reached a settlement with a bipartisan coalition of AGs from all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, to resolve antitrust allegations regarding the company’s mobile app store, two months ahead of a scheduled trial date.
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Clear Skies on the Horizon for Amgen’s Planned Acquisition

Amgen Inc. is settling challenges by six Democratic AGs and the FTC to its proposed acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc.
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FTC is Mortgage Technology Industry’s White Knight in Antitrust Settlement

The FTC settled with Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and Black Knight, Inc. to resolve allegations that a proposed merger of the nation’s two largest providers of home mortgage loan origination systems would create antitrust concerns.
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Artificial Intelligence’s Potential for Exploitation of Children Alarms AGs

The National Association of Attorneys General, on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of AGs from all 50 states, D.C., and three U.S. territories, sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to take action to combat the use of artificial intelligence in the exploitation of children.
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U.S. Department of Education Discharges Student Loans for Victims of Alleged Ashford University Deceit

The U.S. Department of Education approved $72 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for students of online for-profit school Ashford University, which allegedly made substantial misrepresentations to students.
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Minimum Wage Increase Wins Maximum Support from Democratic AGs

A group of 23 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Labor’s minimum wage increase from $10.10 to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors.
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