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 Allegations: FTC Challenges Private Equity Acquisition of Medical Device Coating Firm

On March 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint to block GTCR BC Holdings, LLC from acquiring Surmodics, Inc. GTCR, a private equity firm holds a majority stake... 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 Allegations: FTC Sues Deere, Alleging Anticompetitive and Unfair Equipment Repair Restrictions

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alongside the Illinois and Minnesota state attorneys general, sued agricultural equipment manufacturer Deere & Company. According to the complaint, by restricting access to... Read more »

Key Allegations: Chamber of Commerce Sues FTC Over New HSR Rule

On January 10, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce and other business industry organizations sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and FTC Chair Lina Khan in the US District Court for the Eastern... Read more »

Transparency and Open Justice Board seeks views on proposed key objectives

On 6 December 2024, the Transparency and Open Justice Board published a request for views on its proposed key objectives. Source link Read more »

Key Allegations: Eleven States Sue BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard Over Climate Activism, Reduction in Coal Output

In State of Texas v. BlackRock, Inc., state attorneys general from 11 states sued BlackRock, Inc., State Street Corporation, and The Vanguard Group, Inc., in the US District Court for the Eastern... Read more »

Key Allegations: DOJ Sues to Block UnitedHealth/Amedisys Merger, Seeks Civil Penalty for HSR Violation

On November 12, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with attorneys general from Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York, filed suit in the US District Court for the District of... 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 »
Home Privacy Policy Terms Of Use Anti Spam Policy Contact Us Affiliate Disclosure DMCA Earnings Disclaimer