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AI-related deal activity so far this year looks less like ordinary market consolidation and more like a race to secure long-term dominance. Transactions increasingly cluster around firms that already control critical layers...more
On April 24, 2026, Judge Micah W.J. Smith of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii dismissed claims by private plaintiffs to unwind Alaska Airlines Inc. and Alaska Air Group, Inc.’s acquisition of...more
On May 20, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted “Eleventh-Hour Antitrust Remedy Proposals and Litigating the Fix” Workshop, which provided meaningful insight into how the agency is likely to approach merger...more
On May 6, 2026, Judge Anthony Trenga of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied Zillow and Redfin’s motion to dismiss the complaints brought against them by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...more
In the span of a single week, state Attorneys General (“AGs”) secured two significant victories that underscore their important role as enforcers of federal antitrust law....more
On March 27, 2026, Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a satellite cable company’s (“plaintiff”) motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”)...more
The Department of Justice recently brought an action under the Clayton Act to enjoin the merger of two giants in the packaged ice industry, Reddy Ice and Arctic Glacier: U.S. v. Reddy Ice, LLC, Case No. 1:26-cv-271, in the...more
Oregon AG Dan Rayfield led a nine-state coalition in filing a petition for $10.3 million in attorneys’ fees and costs against Kroger following the abandonment of its proposed $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons. Oregon’s...more
In this episode, host Cal Stein revisits the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn nearly one year later and examines how lower federal courts are applying it. He briefly recaps Horn's narrow...more
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
On March 19, 2026, Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar) announced that it had closed its $6.2 billion acquisition of rival television broadcast station owner TEGNA Inc. (Tegna). The announcement came two hours after the U.S....more
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
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have approved the company’s proposed merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a major corporate hurdle while leaving unresolved the substantial federal and state antitrust scrutiny hanging...more
The Vanguard Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $29.5 million and adopt significant operational restrictions to settle a multi-state antitrust lawsuit led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who called the settlement “one of the...more
On February 20, 2026, Judge Terrence Boyle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina dismissed all claims against Mexichem Fluor, Inc., a producer and distributor of refrigerant products, and its...more
On February 12, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater resigned as head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division. Her departure signals a new era of selective federal antitrust enforcement. As federal...more
The FTC finalized a consent order with The Boeing Company and Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., resolving allegations that Boeing’s proposed acquisition of Spirit would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 5 of...more
A coalition of ten Republican state attorneys general recently sent letters to companies participating in plastics-related section 501(c)(3) and section 501(c)(6) organizations, warning that their participation may violate...more
The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) recently announced revised statutory thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “Hart-Scott-Rodino Act” or “HSR”). These thresholds, which are revised...more
Federal and state antitrust regulators continued their ongoing focus on healthcare issues in 2025. ...more
On January 29, 2026, U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy of the Western District of Pennsylvania (W.D. Pa.) unsealed his January 8, 2026, opinion dismissing price-fixing claims against two foreign corporations for lack of...more
A recent federal district court decision in FTC v. Edwards Lifesciences adds another win to U.S. enforcers’ efforts to apply traditional antitrust principles to mergers involving early‑stage or pre‑commercial products. ...more
The US Federal Trade Commission recently published its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act thresholds in the Federal Register. The HSR Act governs certain deals that must be reported to the FTC and the US...more
Key Takeaways - The FTC’s updated Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) thresholds take effect for transactions closing on or after Feb. 17, 2026. The size-of-transaction threshold increases to $133.9 million, with corresponding...more
On January 9, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Edwards Lifesciences’ proposed acquisition of JenaValve. The court...more