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January 31, 2025
Pause UScellular Deal During False Claims Case, Attys Say
Two communications attorneys have urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the $4.4 billion transfer of UScellular spectrum licenses to T-Mobile, at least until their False Claims Act dispute with the company can be resolved in the D.C. Circuit.
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January 31, 2025
NCAA Settles States' Suit Challenging NIL Restrictions
The NCAA has reached a settlement with a coalition of states, led by Tennessee and Virginia, that's been challenging its ban on name, image and likeness compensation for student athletes being recruited by institutions, according to a notice filed Friday in Tennessee federal court, exactly one year after the suit was filed.
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January 31, 2025
Pharmacy Escapes Novo Nordisk's Suit Over Ozempic
A Florida federal judge has tossed a lawsuit by Novo Nordisk trying to stop a compounding pharmacy from dispensing drugs with the same active ingredient as Nordisk weight loss and diabetes drugs, finding that the drugmaker's claims are preempted by federal law.
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January 31, 2025
DOJ Says Agri Stats Case About 'Broad' Ploy, Not Specific Data
The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Minnesota federal judge not to turn its antitrust case against Agri Stats into something it isn't: a line-by-line recitation about particular problematic data fields in the company's protein industry reports, rather than "a broad, multifaceted, and interconnected information exchange conspiracy."
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January 31, 2025
Express Scripts Says FTC Tried To Swamp It With Lawsuits
The Federal Trade Commission was trying to "paint a target on [pharmacy benefit managers'] backs" when it released a report that accused the pharmaceutical middlemen of inflating the cost of drugs, one such PBM told a federal court in defense of its suit against the agency.
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January 31, 2025
9th Circ. Affirms Aerospace Co. Code Meets Fair Use Standard
Aerospace contractor Astronics has convinced Ninth Circuit judges that the code used in its replacement parts is covered by the same fair use protections created by the U.S. Supreme Court's Google v. Oracle decision.
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January 31, 2025
Amazon Must Give Up Docs In Consumer Class Antitrust Suits
A Washington federal judge said Friday he would order Amazon to hand over documents it's flagged as confidential to consumers bringing a trio of proposed antitrust class actions, saying he's "suspicious" of the e-commerce giant's privilege-logging practices.
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January 31, 2025
CMA Clears Outbrain's $1B Altice Video Platform Deal
Digital advertising technology provider Outbrain is free to move forward with its $1 billion plan to pick up video advertising platform Teads from European telecommunications company Altice, after the United Kingdom's competition enforcer gave the transaction its blessing.
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January 31, 2025
Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
The U.S. Department of Justice challenged a $14 billion Hewlett Packard Enterprise wireless technology transaction, former President Joe Biden made one of his last acts blocking the Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel merger and a federal judge refused to grant the Federal Trade Commission a preliminary injunction against the Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm tie-up.
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January 31, 2025
Visa, Mastercard And Banks Oppose Swipe Fee Do-Over Bid
Visa, Mastercard and several major banks have filed a motion opposing cardholders' solicitations for a New York federal judge to reconsider dismissing claims from their interchange fee suit.
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January 31, 2025
Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.
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January 31, 2025
Court Won't Block Tempur Sealy's $4B Mattress Firm Deal
A Texas federal court on Friday denied the Federal Trade Commission's bid to put a hold on Tempur Sealy International Inc.'s planned $4 billion purchase of Mattress Firm Group Inc. over concerns about rival mattress suppliers' access to the retail chain.
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January 31, 2025
Apple Wants Google Search Case Paused For Appeal
Apple filed an emergency motion asking a Washington, D.C., federal court to pause the landmark monopolization case targeting Google's search dominance while it appeals a decision refusing to allow the company to participate in the upcoming remedies trial.
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January 31, 2025
Off The Bench: NIL Deal Skeptics, Padres Feud, Rozier Probe
In this week's Off The Bench, critics get their knives out for the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement with college athletes over name, image and likeness rights, the family feud over ownership of the San Diego Padres intensifies, and a federal gambling probe ensnares Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.
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February 13, 2025
Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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January 31, 2025
Cannabis Test Lab Says Competitors Fudging Results
A Massachusetts cannabis testing lab accused eight of its competitors of intentionally inflating results for potency and concealing findings of contamination in order to lure away customers, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.
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January 31, 2025
Despite Fewer Biden Antitrust Probes, Abandonments Rose
Despite a historically low number of significant merger investigations under Joe Biden's administration, abandoned transactions far outpaced those seen in Donald Trump's first term or Barack Obama's second, according to a new Dechert LLP report.
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January 31, 2025
CMA Beats Motorola In Emergency Network Price Cap Appeal
Motorola has failed in its bid to overturn a decision by the antitrust watchdog that restricted how much the technology giant can charge the emergency services in Britain to use its Airwave network, after an appeals court found the move was "fully justified."
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January 30, 2025
Pharmacy Says Its Ex-GC Destroyed Trade Secrets Evidence
Texas-based Empower Pharmacy on Thursday pressed for sanctions against its former general counsel — who also happens to be a former assistant district attorney in San Antonio — claiming that the lawyer intentionally destroyed a hard drive that contained evidence relevant to Empower's trade secrets suit against a rival pharmacy.
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January 30, 2025
Lower Court Altered Contract Reading, Texas Justices Told
An Energy Transfer subsidiary told the Texas Supreme Court that a lower court upended the way contracts are interpreted in the state when it found no remedy for alleged losses from a soured $1 billion deal with an Exxon Mobil Corp. unit.
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January 30, 2025
Hotel Guests Get Backing For Algorithmic Pricing Suit
Hotel guests accusing a group of Atlantic City properties of using shared software to fix room rates are getting a helping hand in their Third Circuit fight to revive their suit from antimonopoly interest groups, who filed in separate amicus briefs in support of their effort this week.
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January 30, 2025
Google Judge Leery Of Administration Of $90M Antitrust Deal
A California federal judge overseeing Google's $90 million antitrust deal with Play Store developers expressed "doubt" Thursday about the decision of counsel representing smaller developer plaintiffs to stay with an administration company handling the settlement distribution, two months after criticizing the administrator's work as "the worst performance I've seen."
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January 30, 2025
Objection To NCAA's NIL Deal Sparks Attorney War Of Words
A group of athletes claimed Wednesday that the $2.78 billion settlement with the NCAA over college athlete compensation illegally limited payments and broke antitrust laws, in an objection that spurred the plaintiffs' attorney to accuse the objectors' representatives of failing the athletes in previous court challenges.
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January 30, 2025
DOJ Calls UnitedHealth Dismissal Bid A Discovery 'End Run'
The U.S. Department of Justice assailed UnitedHealth Group on Wednesday for "masquerading" a "premature" discovery bid as a motion to dismiss the government's Maryland federal court lawsuit challenging the $3.3 billion purchase of home health and hospice giant Amedisys Inc.
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January 30, 2025
Wis. Football Player Sues NCAA For Another Year Of Eligibility
A University of Wisconsin football player claims in a federal lawsuit that the NCAA unlawfully rejected his request for an additional year of playing eligibility and is seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the organization from enforcing its decision.
Expert Analysis
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Takeaways From DOJ, FTC End To Collaboration Guidelines
The Federal Trade Commission's and U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision to withdraw the guidelines for collaborations among competitors may reflect a desire for clearer parameters by emphasizing case law on specific ventures, but it also carries the potential to chill some future collaboration, say attorneys at Patterson Belknap.
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What To Expect In Higher Ed Enforcement Under Trump
Colleges and universities should prepare for shifting priorities, as President-elect Donald Trump is likely to focus less on antitrust cases and more on foreign relations policy, while congressional oversight of higher education continues to increase, say attorneys at Steptoe.
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Series
NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
In 2024's final quarter, the New York State Department of Financial Services published guidance on mitigating the rising cybersecurity risks of artificial intelligence and remote technology workers with North Korean ties, and the state attorney general launched an antitrust investigation into Capital One's proposed Discover merger, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
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Series
Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.
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3 Factors Affecting Retail M&A Deals In 2025
Retailers considering mergers and acquisitions this year face an evolving antitrust environment, including a new administration under President-elect Donald Trump, revised merger guidelines and a precedent set last year by a canceled $8.5 billion handbag merger, say attorneys at DLA Piper.
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FTC Picks Augur Pro-Business Bent For Much Of Economy
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of two top Federal Trade Commission officials suggests a business-friendly climate for a significant portion of the U.S. economy, with noteworthy exceptions of continued scrutiny of healthcare and Big Tech companies, excluding artificial intelligence, say attorneys at BCLP.
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Top 10 Legal Issues This Year For Transportation Industry GCs
General counsel must carefully consider numerous legal and policy challenges facing the automotive and transportation industry in the year to come, especially while navigating new technologies, regulations and global markets, says Francesco Liberatore at Squire Patton.
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025
A look back at the most significant legal challenges to the enforceability of various restrictive covenants like noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements in 2024 can help financial institutions address the use of these critical tools this year, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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Searching For Insight On Requested Google Chrome Remedy
The potential for Google to divest its Chrome browser — a remedy requested by the Justice Department following a D.C. federal court’s finding the company is a monopolist — has drawn both criticism and endorsement, but legal precedent likely supports the former, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.
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Opinion
3 New Year's Resolutions For Antitrust Agencies To Consider
James Fredricks at Skadden rings in 2025 with his wish list for the federal antitrust agencies, starting with a provision for a presumptive safe harbor for information sharing.
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FTC Focus: A Changing Of The Guard
While rigorous antitrust enforcement is unlikely to slow down at the Federal Trade Commission, the focus will undoubtedly change, including when it comes to Big Tech, as Andrew Ferguson prepares to take the reins from Chair Lina Khan, say attorneys at Proskauer.
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Series
Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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5 Antitrust Issues For In-House Counsel In 2025
Attorneys at Squire Patton evaluate the top areas where U.S. antitrust policy is likely to change in the next 12 months, including major challenges to the Federal Trade Commission's authority that could reshape enforcement.