Key Findings: 9th Circuit Affirms Denial of Microsoft, Activision Preliminary Injunction

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft Corporation that the district court properly denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction of the... Read more »

Key Findings: C.D. Cal. Denies Motion to Dismiss FTC's Robinson-Patman Act Claim

The US District Court for the Central District of California denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss Robinson-Patman Act claims in Federal Trade Commission v. Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC, No. 8:24-cv-02684... Read more »

Key Findings: Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims in Steel Case

On March 17, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a Texas district court decision dismissing antitrust claims brought by steel manufacturer JSW Steel against a group of... Read more »

Key Findings: Ninth Circuit Affirms District Court in Consumer Case Against Qualcomm

On February 25, 2025, the Ninth Circuit largely affirmed the district court’s decision dismissing plaintiffs’ claims and granting summary judgment in favor of Qualcomm, Inc. on antitrust claims arising under California’s Cartwright... Read more »

Key Findings: District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction to Block Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm Merger

On January 31, 2025, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, denied a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) motion for a preliminary injunction to halt the proposed vertical... Read more »

Key Findings: First Circuit Affirms District Court, Blocking American/JetBlue Alliance

On November 8, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision enjoining American Airlines and JetBlue from proceeding with a joint venture known as the... Read more »

Key Findings: SDNY Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Tapestry/Capri Merger

On October 24, 2024, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction of a proposed merger between fashion... Read more »

Key Findings: Third Circuit Grants Summary Judgment on Antitrust Claims in Mumps Vaccine Litigation

On October 7, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the district court’s denial of summary judgment for Merck. The appeals court held that the Noerr-Pennington doctrine gave... Read more »

Trial Court Findings that Complaint Allegations Are Conclusory Reviewed De Novo: Federal Circuit

In AlexSam, Inc. v. Aetna, Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that de novo review is the appropriate appellate standard of review for a trial court’s determination... Read more »

CFPB Publishes Supervisory Findings on Auto Finance Violations

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published Supervisory Highlights describing its findings from auto finance company examinations conducted between November 2023 and August 2024, including illegal practices in auto loan origination disclosures,... Read more »
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