State attorneys general (AGs) have recently signaled a more aggressive stance toward their own criminal antitrust enforcement. If they realize their ambitions, this could presage a notable shift in the US enforcement...more
Over the past several months, antitrust enforcement activity in the healthcare provider sector has continued to steadily increase. In Part I of this two-part update, we discussed recent lawsuits involving private equity...more
On March 6, 2024, Paula Blizzard, the California Department of Justice’s antitrust chief, announced on a panel at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime that the California Attorney General’s...more
California Senior Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard announced that the California AG’s office will “reinvigorate” its dormant criminal enforcement of the Cartwright Act. For more than a century, California’s...more
On March 6, the California Department of Justice’s (California DOJ) Antitrust Chief Paula Blizzard, announced at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime that her office is planning to...more
In the latest development signaling California’s increasing efforts to police antitrust violations, on March 6, 2024, Senior Assistant Attorney General Paula Blizzard announced that the California Office of the Attorney...more
The American Bar Association’s 67th Antitrust Law spring meeting held earlier this month featured several sessions addressing the efforts of federal and state antitrust enforcement agencies, including a number of discussions...more
On March 29, 2018, the Attorney General of California filed an antitrust action against Sutter Health and its affiliates (“Sutter”) alleging Sutter engaged in various anticompetitive conduct in violation of California’s...more
Antitrust - FTC Announces Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds for Acquisitions and Exclusive Licenses - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced this year's revisions to the thresholds under the...more
Textile Copyright Cases Ripe for ADR - While normally focused on music and media matters, copyright lawyers in California have grown busy with something else: fabrics. Hundreds of textile copyright suits involving fabric...more