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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Courtside Counsel - April 2026

Welcome to our newsletter with the latest legal news in sports from the Courtside Counsel. Our team of attorneys is actively monitoring the news for need-to-know legal developments and issues involving the sports industry....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DOJ Sends Clear Signal With Latest Antitrust Challenge to Hospital Contracting Practices

On March 26, 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), alleging that certain contractual restrictions NYP imposes on health insurance companies...more

Morgan Lewis

California Legislature Proposes Major Cartwright Act Expansion with ‘Single Firm Conduct’ Provision

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The California legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1776 (AB 1776), which seeks to materially expand the Cartwright Act by creating an express single-firm conduct prohibition under California state antitrust law. AB...more

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First Application by the French Competition Authority of the New Penalty Regime for Professional Associations

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In a decision dated 17 March 2026 (published on 1 April 2026), the French Competition Authority (the "Authority") imposed a fine of €3.4 million on the Syndicat National des Moniteurs du Ski Français (the "SNMSF"), for having...more

Lathrop GPM

Ninth Circuit Affirms Verdict Against Manufacturer for Preferential Pricing and Rejects Discounted Fee Award Based on Small Firm...

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that an eye drops manufacturer unlawfully favored Costco and Sam’s Club over smaller wholesalers. LA Int’l Corp. v. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., 168 F.4th 608 (9th Cir....more

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NIL, Revenue-Sharing, and the NCAA’s Growing Antitrust Vulnerability

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Antitrust scrutiny of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has a long history, rooted in tensions between the organization’s role as a regulator of college sports and the requirements of U.S. competition law....more

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Enforcers’ Intensifying Focus on Algorithmic Pricing Tools

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At this year’s ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, a panel of practitioners and economists discussed the rapid expansion – and rising scrutiny – of algorithmic pricing tools in the healthcare industry....more

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Australia Increases Penalties For Competition And Consumer Law Breaches

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From 28 March 2026, maximum penalties for competition and consumer law breaches have increased. The increased penalties apply broadly including to cartel conduct, anti-competitive conduct, misleading or deceptive conduct,...more

Mogin Law LLP

“Flavor Powerhouse”: Unilever–McCormick Would be a $65B Food Goliath

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Unilever and McCormick this week announced a deal to combine Unilever’s global food business with McCormick in a transaction valuing the combined company at approximately $65 billion, one of the largest food-sector...more

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CJEU Clarifies the Standard for Accessing Evidence in Competition Damages Cases

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On 29 January 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") delivered a ruling in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International, S.A. v Associação Ius Omnibus) addressing the standard for evidence disclosure in...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Cartel Enforcement Trends and Developments

Authorities worldwide are continuing to prioritize cartel enforcement, keeping a vigilant eye on sectors with broad social impact as well as cartel activity arising from geopolitical and sustainability issues. Regulators and...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: Perspectives on the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Whistleblower Rewards

The DOJ Antitrust Division’s recently launched Whistleblower Rewards Program (“Whistleblower Program”) has been the buzz in the antitrust bar, especially following the announcement of the first bounty in January. The Spring...more

Mogin Law LLP

Sysco’s $29B Bid for Restaurant Depot Raises Old and New Antitrust Questions

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Sysco Corp. announced on March 30, 2026, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jetro Holdings, the parent of Restaurant Depot, in a transaction valued at approximately $29.1 billion in cash and stock....more

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Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting: AI, Algorithms, and Information Exchange

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP

International Cartel Enforcement in 2026: Leniency as Both Sword and Shield

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On March 25, 2026, at the 74th ABA Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, five leading competition enforcers from Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Japan, and Mexico sat for the “Enforcers Update: Cartels” panel....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

DOJ Sues NYP

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On March 26, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (NYP). The Complaint...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting 2026: Trends in State and Private Enforcement

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

Morgan Lewis

DOJ Continues Scrutiny of Health System Contracting in Second 2026 Antitrust Case

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The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) in March 2026 brought an antitrust action against NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP), alleging that the health system’s contracts with commercial payors restrict “budget-conscious...more

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Northern District of California Denies Motion to Dismiss in Pac-12 Antitrust Challenge to Conference Termination Fees

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On September 30, 2025, the Northern District of California denied the Mountain West Conference’s motion to dismiss an antitrust action challenging escalating fees imposed on the Pac-12 for recruiting individual member...more

IMS Legal Strategies

AI in Financial Services Litigation: What’s Now and What’s Next

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Leading financial news publisher SmartBrief sat down with IMS Trial Consultant Michelle Cooper, JD, to discuss how AI is changing financial services litigation. Read the Q&A for insights on reducing AI-related exposure. ...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Axinn Associates at the Antitrust Spring Meeting 2026: Sector-Specific Enforcement Trends

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] Global Antitrust Update – Spring 2026 - April 14th, 8:00 am PT

The next session in our Global Antitrust Update webinar series is soon approaching. Our international team will unpack the latest enforcement trends and policy shifts shaping competition law across key jurisdictions. We’ll...more

Cozen O'Connor

Democratic AGs Move to Pull the Plug on $6.2 Billion Nexstar-TEGNA Merger

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California AG Rob Bonta, leading a group of eight Democratic AGs, sued to block Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA, alleging the deal violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by stifling broadcast competition....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Approval Is No Safe Harbor: State AGs Redefine Merger Risk in Trump 2.0 as 8 States Sue to Block $6.2B Nexstar-Tegna...

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On March 19, 2026, a group of eight state attorneys general (AGs) filed a lawsuit to block the $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. by Nexstar Media Group, two of the largest American broadcast companies. The suit came...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ clarifies stance on information-sharing practices with statement of interest

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed a statement of interest (SOI) in an antitrust class action reminding businesses that participating in information exchanges – even when the information shared is aggregated,...more

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