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July 18, 2025
Chevron Beats Exxon Challenge, Completes $53B Hess Deal
Chevron said Friday that it has completed its $53 billion acquisition of Hess following a favorable arbitral award, resolving a dispute with rival oil majors over Hess' stake in a lucrative Guyana oil block that had threatened to derail the megadeal.
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July 17, 2025
Calif. Tribe Renews $700M Casino Suit With Lobbying Claim
A D.C. federal judge will let a California tribe amend its suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior for axing its eligibility to run a proposed $700 million casino on new claims that a competing tribe successfully orchestrated a politically influential lobbying campaign.
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July 17, 2025
Google Gets AGs' Ad Tech Trial Delayed In Texas
A Texas federal judge Thursday delayed an upcoming jury trial in antitrust litigation brought by a Texas-led coalition of attorneys general targeting Google's advertising placement technology business until there's a final judgment in a similar case led by the U.S. Department of Justice in Virginia.
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July 17, 2025
Stanford Trims Roche IP Suit, But Others Face Most Claims
Stanford University was let out of all but one claim brought by subsidiaries of F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG over alleged trade secret theft, but a California federal judge allowed most claims to move forward against several Stanford professors and a startup they founded.
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July 17, 2025
Justices' 'Tea Leaves' Don't OK Illegal FTC Firing, Court Says
A D.C. federal judge ordered the restoration of a fired Federal Trade Commission Democrat's job Thursday, setting up a D.C. Circuit clash that could go to the U.S. Supreme Court on her conclusion that President Donald Trump violated a law permitting the termination of FTC members only for cause.
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July 17, 2025
EU Approves Luxembourg Beverage Deal With Fix
European enforcers have approved beverage producer and distributor Brasserie Nationale's planned purchase of a Luxembourg-based wholesaler, after the companies agreed to unload a portion of the business that sells to hotels, restaurants and cafes in the country.
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July 17, 2025
Senators Float 'Patent Thicket' Bill To Limit Generic Litigation
A bill floated in the U.S. Senate would limit the use of so-called patent thickets that are asserted by major pharmaceutical companies in litigation to restrict generic competition.
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July 17, 2025
Insurer, Urology Practices Beat Puerto Rico Antitrust Suit
A Puerto Rico federal judge threw out an antitrust lawsuit accusing insurer Triple-S Salud and two urology firms of colluding to exclude rival practices from the commonwealth's government-run healthcare program, finding that the selection of a defendant practice through a competitive process means there was no anticompetitive harm.
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July 17, 2025
Jordan's NASCAR Team Loses New TRO Bid In Antitrust Row
A North Carolina federal judge refused Thursday to guarantee two teams — one co-owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin — chartered cars while their antitrust suit unfolds, finding that they failed to show they'd endure harm in the immediate future.
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July 17, 2025
Authors Win Cert. In Copyright Suit Against Anthropic
A California federal judge on Thursday certified a class of copyright owners of books in the online pirate libraries Library Genesis and Pirate Library Mirror that were downloaded by artificial intelligence firm Anthropic for training its Claude generative text model.
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July 17, 2025
Fla. AG, Sandoz Clash With Other Enforcers Over 'Done' Deal
Sandoz and Florida's attorney general pressed a Connecticut federal judge Wednesday to let them settle out of sweeping price-fixing litigation against generic-drug makers, contending that federal civil procedure rules give no room for objections from other state enforcers worried the Sunshine State deal interferes with their own ability to negotiate settlements. Â
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July 17, 2025
PE Firm Is Denied FDA Docs For Defense In Deal Challenge
An Illinois federal court on Wednesday denied a request from private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings LLC to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to produce more than a decade's worth of medical device approval applications as the firm fights a merger challenge from enforcers.
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July 17, 2025
UCLA Football Player Latest To Sue NCAA For Eligibility
A football player hoping to play at the University of California, Los Angeles, next season is the latest to join the ranks of athletes challenging the NCAA over its eligibility rules, claiming they restrict competition and impact players' ability to profit off their talent.
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July 17, 2025
Couche-Tard Pulls $47B Takeover Bid For 7-Eleven Parent
Alimentation Couche-Tard has withdrawn its nearly $47 billion bid to acquire Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese parent of 7-Eleven, citing "a persistent lack of good faith engagement" from Seven & i leadership.
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July 16, 2025
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Say Ohio Can't Recast Suit
The state of Ohio can't "recast its complaint on appeal" in order to convince the Sixth Circuit that its enforcement suit accusing two pharmacy benefit managers of working to raise the cost of prescription drugs belongs in state court, those managers have told the appellate court.
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July 16, 2025
Split 7th Circ. Backs NCAA In Eligibility Rule Antitrust Suit
A split Seventh Circuit on Wednesday overturned a decision granting a University of Wisconsin football player another year of eligibility, finding that the college athlete hasn't shown he is likely to succeed on his claim that the National Collegiate Athletic Association's five-year rule restrains competition in violation of federal antitrust laws.
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July 16, 2025
AvalonBay Looks To Exit DC's RealPage Case Again
Real estate investment trust AvalonBay has asked to end the claims against it in the D.C. attorney general's case accusing RealPage of helping more than a dozen building owners inflate rental prices by using its software, after enforcers renewed their claims against the landlord earlier this year.
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July 16, 2025
Senior Placement Co. Wants Out Of False Ad Suit
A company that places senior citizens in retirement homes has asked a Georgia federal judge to toss a proposed class action alleging it falsely advertised free services and steered business away from communities that declined to participate in its "pay-to-play" business model, arguing the claims were just "speculation and conjecture."
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July 16, 2025
Charter, Cox Ask FCC To Approve $34.5B Combination
Charter Communications and Cox Communications asked federal telecom regulators this week to approve their $34.5 billion megadeal to combine into a broadband, video and mobile services behemoth.
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July 16, 2025
Juul Fights Bid To Revive Price Discrimination Suit
Juul Labs urged an Illinois federal court not to revive a gas station distributor's case accusing the e-cigarette company of giving a rival wholesaler a better deal, saying the court was right to toss the latest complaint because it failed to say where the wholesalers compete.
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July 16, 2025
Pac-12, Mountain West At Impasse On Poaching Fees Dispute
The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences, fighting in California federal court since last September over millions in fees the Mountain West charged the Pac-12 for luring its members away to rebuild the league, will go back to court after mediation attempts failed.
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July 16, 2025
Refused NFL Goods Sale Not Antitrust Harm, Judge Says
An online merchant blocked from selling licensed NFL merchandise on Amazon.com and Walmart.com by league policies restricting online sales to approved retailers has two weeks to fix its proposed class action claims after a New York federal judge said that the contested restrictions do not trigger U.S. antitrust law.
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July 16, 2025
Utah Judge Ends Startup's Antitrust Suit Against NAR, Brokerages
A Utah federal judge permanently tossed an antitrust suit lodged by a residential brokerage startup against the National Association of Realtors and multiple brokerages, ruling that the claims were time-barred.
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July 16, 2025
CMA Examines Norcros-Fibo Deal For Competition Concerns
The U.K. competition watchdog said Wednesday it is taking a preliminary look at branded bathroom products maker Norcros' proposed acquisition of Norway-based wall panels maker Fibo from private equity investor FSN Capital Partners for 618 million Norwegian krone ($60.6 million).
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July 16, 2025
BT Landline Clients Pushing To Revive £1.3B Class Action
BT landline customers who were part of a £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) collective action against the telecoms giant asked the Court of Appeal on Wednesday for permission to challenge findings that prices charged by the company were not unfair.
Expert Analysis
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3 Judicial Approaches To Applying Loper Bright, 1 Year Later
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in its Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision, a few patterns have emerged in lower courts’ application of the precedent to determine whether agency actions are lawful, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.
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Navigating Antitrust Risks When Responding To Tariffs
Companies should assess competitive perils, implement compliance safeguards and document independent decision-making as they consider their responses to recent tariff pressures, say attorneys at White & Case.
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Employer Best Practices For Navigating Worker Separations
As job cuts hit several major industries, employers should take steps to minimize their exposure to discrimination claims, information leaks and enforcement challenges, such as maintaining sound documentation, strategic planning and legal coordination, says Mark Romance at Day Pitney.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From US Rep. To Boutique Firm
My transition from serving as a member of Congress to becoming a partner at a boutique firm has been remarkably smooth, in part because I never stopped exercising my legal muscles, maintained relationships with my former colleagues and set the right tone at the outset, says Mondaire Jones at Friedman Kaplan.
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Opinion
Senate's 41% Litigation Finance Tax Would Hurt Legal System
The Senate’s latest version of the Big Beautiful Bill Act would impose a 41% tax on the litigation finance industry, but the tax is totally disconnected from the concerns it purports to address, and it would set the country back to a time when small plaintiffs had little recourse against big defendants, says Anthony Sebok at Cardozo School of Law.
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Performing As A Clown Makes Me A Better Lawyer
To say that being a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has changed my legal career would truly be an understatement — by creating an opening to converse on a unique topic, it has allowed me to connect with clients, counsel and even judges on a deeper level, says Charles Tatelbaum at Tripp Scott.
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The CFTC Is Shaking Up Sports Betting's Legal Future
The sports betting industry faces a potential sea change amid recent state and federal actions across the regulatory landscape that have expanded access to sporting event contracts against the backdrop of waning Commodity Futures Trading Commission opposition, says Nick Covek at Foley & Lardner.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths
Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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Trade In Limbo: The Legal Storm Reshaping Trump's Tariffs
In the final days of May, decisions in two significant court actions upended the tariff and trade landscape, so until the U.S. Supreme Court rules, businesses and supply chains should expect tariffs to remain in place, and for the Trump administration to continue pursuing and enforcing all available trade policies, say attorneys at Ice Miller.
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Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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NCAA Settlement Kicks Off New Era For Student-Athlete NIL
A landmark settlement stemming from 15 years of litigation between schools and the NCAA reflects a major development in college athletics by securing compensation for usage of student-athletes' names, images and likenesses, and schools hoping to take advantage of new opportunities should take proactive steps to comply with new rules, say attorneys at Manatt.
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9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Trump Antitrust Shift Eases Pressure On Private Equity Deals
Enforcement actions and statements by Trump administration antitrust officials forecast a shift away from specifically targeting private equity activity, which should be welcome news to dealmakers, but firms shouldn't expect to escape traditional antitrust scrutiny, says Nathaniel Bronstein at Fried Frank.
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Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.