On June 3, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied motions to dismiss antitrust claims in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) against MultiPlan, Inc. and...more
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order, titled “Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers” (the EO), directing federal agencies to identify and rescind or modify anticompetitive regulations. The EO...more
4/24/2025
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The Government Continues to Seek Criminal Sanctions in Cases Regarding Wage-Fixing and No-Poach Agreements -
On Wednesday, March 22, a Maine federal jury acquitted four operators of home health agencies who were accused of...more
3/28/2023
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On Friday, February 3, DOJ announced that it is withdrawing three policy statements of antitrust guidance it has provided and that have been adopted by the healthcare industry for close to 30 years. The statements include...more