On August 7, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — together with co-plaintiff attorneys general of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York (Plaintiff States) — filed a proposed settlement...more
8/19/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Document Productions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Second Requests ,
The Clayton Act
After decades of dormancy, the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA), a Depression-era antitrust statute prohibiting price discrimination, has recently become the subject of renewed interest from both private plaintiffs and government...more
On August 31, 2020, the Delaware Chancery Court issued an opinion in litigation between Anthem and Cigna related to the contract in their terminated merger. In its sprawling 306-page opinion, the court detailed a “corporate...more
9/19/2020
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Antitrust Litigation ,
Breach of Contract ,
CIGNA ,
Condition Precedent ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Credibility ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Merger Agreements ,
Mergers ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Efforts Clauses ,
Termination Rights
US: Agencies Continue Aggressive Enforcement -
Despite changes in leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) in 2013, the...more
1/22/2014
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Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Bazaarvoice Inc ,
China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
MOFCOM ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry