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Antitrust Considerations Amid the Rapid Expansion of Cricket in the US

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Firms across industries face mounting antitrust scrutiny from enforcers, legislators, and the plaintiffs’ bar. Sports teams and leagues are no exception. As the volume of sports commerce expands globally, so too does scrutiny...more

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U.S. et al. v. Google LLC: Key Takeaways from Advertising Technology Antitrust Decision

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Google again made antitrust headlines last week when a federal judge issued a 115-page decision finding that Google violated federal antitrust law by unlawfully establishing a monopoly in digital advertising markets relied...more

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Elad v. NCAA – Former JUCO Player Demonstrates Likelihood of Success in Antitrust Suit Challenging NCAA’s JUCO Rule

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On April 25, U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi ordered the NCAA not to enforce its Five-Year Rule against Rutgers University cornerback Jett Elad. The impact of name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements on the new world...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Antitrust Suits in Sports Could Shift the Rules of the Games

Competition is the essence of sports. It fuels the players and the thrill of it entices fans to cheer for their favorite players, purchase memorabilia, and watch games. Outside of the games, however, players and coaches are...more

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Antitrust Pressure Mounts for Dominant Tech Platforms

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Recent actions by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) highlight a sharp escalation in agency antitrust enforcement, particularly for dominant technology platforms. The DOJ has brought...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Amazon’s “Buy Box” Legally Boxes Out the Competition

On March 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order to dismiss a consumer antitrust lawsuit filed against Amazon. In the lawsuit styled Hogan v. Amazon.com, Inc., the consumer-plaintiffs...more

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EmblemHealth Files Class Action Antitrust Against Alexion Related to Eculizumab

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​​​​​​​On April 16, 2025, EmblemHealth, Inc. (“Emblem”) filed a class action suit in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts against Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Alexion Pharma International Operations Ltd....more

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Central District Of California Denies Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Claims In Ticketing Class Action

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On April 11, 2025, Judge George H. Wu of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a ruling on a motion to dismiss filed by Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster LLC...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

RealPage Opens New Front in Algorithmic Pricing Challenges with Suit Challenging Berkeley Ordinance

In the latest front of the legal battle over the use of algorithmic pricing, RealPage, Inc. (“RealPage”) has challenged an ordinance passed by the City of Berkeley banning the use of revenue management software products like...more

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Google Found Liable for Anticompetitive Practices in Digital Advertising Markets

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A bipartisan coalition of 17 AGs and the U.S. DOJ obtained a favorable ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in their antitrust case against Google LLC. As previously reported, the suit...more

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Elad v. NCAA – Testing the Legality of the NCAA’s JUCO Waiver Limits

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Rutgers University football player Jett Elad is one of the latest student-athletes to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of...more

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Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting - Antitrust under Trump: Redo of the first term, or something new?

The Spring Meeting is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy profes­sionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world....more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Antitrust Claims Against Amazon Over Fulfillment Services

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On March 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of consumer Plaintiffs’ Sherman Act claims against Defendant Amazon, Inc. (“Amazon”), with prejudice, for lack of antitrust...more

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California District Court Grants Software Company’s Motion To Dismiss In Algorithmic Price Fixing Case

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On March 21, 2025, Judge Jeffrey S. White of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted defendant software company’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims of price-fixing under the Sherman...more

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Judge Donato Excludes Expert Opinion Testimony, Denies Class Certification in Klein V. Meta

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On January 24, 2025, Judge Donato granted Meta’s motion to exclude the opinions of user plaintiffs’ expert on antitrust injury. Finding that the class certification motion depended on the expert opinions offered by Dr....more

Mogin Law LLP

Live Nation’s Motion to Dismiss Government Antitrust Case Rejected

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The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and state antitrust authorities have plausibly alleged that Live Nation engaged in illegal tying and coercion of performing artists, a federal judge in the Southern District...more

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Class Certification In Coupon Services Price Fixing Case

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On February 12, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina not to grant class certification in a 17-year-old lawsuit accusing...more

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Navigating 4th Circ.'s Antitrust Burden In Hybrid Relationships

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On Nov. 12, the U.S. Supreme Court declined certiorari for the U.S. v. Brewbaker decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, leaving undisturbed the ruling that heightens the burden on antitrust prosecutors...more

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Federal Court: No Sherman Act Violation Absent Anticompetitive Conduct and Anticompetitive Effects

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Back in late January, U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez in the Western District of Texas granted summary judgment to Loredo Medical Center (LMC) and a locally-based interventional cardiology group (LMC Cardiology...more

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Latest NCAA Settlement Directly Targets NIL-Recruiting Ban

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On January 31, the attorney general (AG) for the state of Tennessee and the attorney general for the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that they had reached an agreement in principle with the National Collegiate Athletics...more

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Northern District Of California Applies Recent Epic v. Apple Precedent To Dismiss Antitrust Suit Before Closing Arguments

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On January 28, 2025, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted judgment as a matter of law for defendant Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (“Intuitive” or “defendant”) on all claims brought by plaintiff, Surgical Instruments...more

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Judge Rejects Google’s Motion to Dismiss States’ Advertising Antitrust Case

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A suit brought by state attorneys general accusing Google of overseeing a broad scheme of anticompetitive conduct in digital display advertising markets will continue following a Jan. 28, 2025, ruling from the Eastern...more

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Bayer “Fleas” New Antitrust Trial – Jury’s Rejection of Flea and Tick Medication Market Upheld

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On January 21, a Northern District of California Court denied Plaintiff Tevra Brands LLC’s (“Tevra’s”) Motion for a New Trial, after a Jury found that Defendant Bayer Healthcare LLC (“Bayer”) did not monopolize the relevant...more

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Illinois District Court Dismisses Antitrust Case Alleging Monopolization Of Transportation Services For Canadian Crude Oil In...

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On January 13, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim that it monopolized the market for “Canadian crude oil transportation...more

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NBA Legend’s Monopolization Challenge Against NASCAR To Proceed

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On January 10, 2025, Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the United States Court for the Western District of North Carolina denied NASCAR’s motion to dismiss stock car racing team 23XI Racing’s (“plaintiff”) monopolization case against...more

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