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By Colleen Murphy | January 22, 2025
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By Bambo Obaro and Luke Sullivan | January 22, 2025
In recent years, State attorneys general have become increasingly creative and aggressive in antitrust enforcement, often launching litigation on high-profile issues. The second Trump Administration may turbocharge these trends—particularly for Democratic state attorneys general.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 21, 2025
In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore concluded that, despite similarities to antitrust litigation against the National Association of Realtors, the plaintiffs’ complaint had not 'plausibly alleged direct evidence of an agreement or conspiracy.'
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By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 21, 2025
"KKR complied with the HSR Act for each transaction the Antitrust Division has investigated," co-counsel for KKR wrote in a refiled complaint against the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission seeking exoneration in Manhattan federal court.
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By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 17, 2025
"Orion's allegations were sufficient to allege a cause of action for conspiracy or aiding and abetting a fraudulent transfer," Justice Audrey B. Collins wrote in the unpublished opinion for the California Court of Appeal, reversing part of the Los Angeles County trial court's judgment. Presiding Justice Brian S. Currey and Justice Helen Zukin concurred in the judgment.
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By Chris O'Malley | January 17, 2025
"Today's complaint against Pepsi is wholly deficient, not only because the pleadings fail to state a claim, but because the Majority rushed the case out the door before it had evidence to support the allegations," wrote Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak.
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By Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz | January 17, 2025
The authors write "This past year saw the release of new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing requirements, an intensified focus on labor market competition, including the issuance of a ban on noncompete agreements, an increase in litigation against Big Tech companies using novel legal theories and merger challenges under the 2023 Merger Guidelines. Here’s a recap of the major antitrust events of 2024 and developments to look for in 2025."
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By Dan Novak and Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 17, 2025
Amex GBT's Biden-bashing defense strategy may have no influence on the ultimate outcome of the government's lawsuit opposing Amex GBT's proposed acquisition of rival travel management company CWT, according to antitrust litigation experts.
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By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | January 15, 2025
"The Antitrust Division's threatened action against KKR is massively disproportionate to any previous HSR enforcement action," Quinn Emanuel co-counsel wrote in a countersuit against the Justice Department seeking declaratory relief on behalf of the large asset management firm.
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By Alyssa Aquino | January 15, 2025
Approved Oil Co. told the Brooklyn federal court that Sprague Holdings was able to consolidate control over the city’s storage capacity for heating oil and diesel fuel, a vital “choke point” in the liquid fuel distribution network, by acquiring Buckeye Terminal, the facility that Approved uses to store fuel for future deliveries.
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