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Court Orders Remedies Against Google in Search Monopolization Case

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued its remedies decision in an antitrust case brought against Google by a bipartisan coalition of 38 AGs and the DOJ. This decision follows the court’s 2024 finding...more

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Federal Court Orders Remedies in Google Antitrust Case, Rejects DOJ Call for Breakup

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia issued, on September 2, 2025, a landmark ruling in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against Google, imposing significant remedies to address the company’s...more

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Court Issues Remedies Ruling in United States v. Google Search Case

A significant milestone was reached this week in the Justice Department’s antitrust litigation against Google regarding its internet search business. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta issued a 230-page ruling on remedies...more

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Although a Monopolist, Google Escapes Divestitures in DOJ’s Antitrust Case

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U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta this week ruled that Google must execute a number of behavioral remedies, such as halting exclusive arrangements, but spared the company from more severe structural remedies, such as divesting...more

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Antitrust Division Announces First-Ever Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program

The Whistleblower Rewards Program is implemented in partnership with the USPIS and USPS OIG and is intended to strengthen the DOJ’s ability to detect and prosecute both antitrust violations and related offenses....more

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DOJ’s New Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program: Why Speed and Internal Trust Matter More Than Ever

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division launched its first monetary whistleblower rewards program in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The program offers potential monetary rewards...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Secures a $1.1 Million Fine From Amedisys for Deficient Second Request Compliance

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

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies (Somewhat) the Antitrust Risk of Pricing Algorithms

On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit raised the bar for bringing antitrust claims against companies that provide or use pricing algorithms. The decision begins to clarify an area of antitrust...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – 2025 Mid-Year Global Review

Domestic and international enforcement agencies continue to sharpen their tools and maintain an aggressive posture in criminal antitrust enforcement. Recent actions by new antitrust leadership in the Department of Justice’s...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Establishes Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that, for the first time, it will offer rewards to individuals who report antitrust crimes and related anticompetitive offenses....more

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DOJ’s New Antitrust Whistleblower Program: How to Enhance your Compliance Program

Early in July, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division launched a program to reward whistleblowers. What does this mean for you and your compliance program?...more

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No Day But Today: Greystar Reaches Settlement Agreement with the Department of Justic in Realpage Algorithmic Pricing Case

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Last August, we wrote about the Justice Department’s lawsuit against software developer RealPage, which alleged that the property management software company enabled rent collusion, through its revenue management product, in...more

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DOJ’s New Antitrust Whistleblower Program: What It Means for Your Compliance Strategy

Earlier in July, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division launched a program to reward whistleblowers. What does this mean for you and your compliance program?...more

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Red State AGs' ESG Antitrust Complaint Against Asset Managers Survives Motion to Dismiss

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Last fall, a coalition of eleven Republication attorneys-general filed an antitrust complaint against three major asset managers, alleging that the asset managers' adherence to climate-friendly principles--which discourage...more

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Blowing the Whistle on Antitrust Crimes: DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces First Whistleblower Rewards Program

Individuals now have a new incentive to blow the whistle on an antitrust cartel—the possibility of a monetary reward. The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division has established its first whistleblower rewards...more

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DOJ: Undermining “Viewpoint Competition” Constitutes Antitrust Injury

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Just like any market in which competitors sell goods and services, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division argues that the marketplace of ideas, diversity of perspectives, and “viewpoint competition” are subject to...more

McCarter & English, LLP

2025 Criminal Antitrust Roundup

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) has had a busy first half of the year announcing a first-of-its-kind antitrust whistleblower program, new indictments, and several sentencing and fine decisions. Below is a...more

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DOJ Rolls Out New Antitrust Whistleblower Program

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The Trump Administration continues to surprise many observers by taking antitrust enforcement seriously. The latest initiative, announced on July 8, 2025, creates an avenue for rewarding individuals who report antitrust...more

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US Department of Justice Antitrust Division Introduces Whistleblower Reward Program to Encourage Disclosure of Antitrust...

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On 8 July 2025, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) unveiled a new Whistleblower Rewards Program (the Whistleblower Program) that provides a significant monetary incentive—up to 30% of the recovered...more

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DOJ issues new incentives for tipsters alleging Sherman Act violations

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice recently announced on July 8 that for the first time, it is launching a program to offer payouts for tips related to violations of federal antitrust law. The DOJ is...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know: The DOJ Antitrust Division Is Now Rewarding Whistleblowers

- What is new: DOJ’s Antitrust Division announced its Whistleblower Rewards Program, which offers up to 30% of criminal fines over $1 million to individuals reporting original information about eligible antitrust and related...more

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Whistle While You Work: DOJ Unveils First Antitrust Whistleblower Program

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Key Takeaways - DOJ Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program: The Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS), introduced its first-ever Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program,...more

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DOJ Antitrust Announces New Whistleblower Program

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On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (“Antitrust Division”) announced that it is creating the Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program (the “Whistleblower Program”) in partnership with the U.S. Postal...more

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Antitrust Enforcers Renew Call for Whistleblowers

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has announced a new Whistleblower Rewards Program, offering incentives to individuals to report “antitrust crimes and related offenses that harm consumers, taxpayers, and free...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Show Them the Money: New Rewards Program Heightens Incentives for Antitrust Whistleblowers

On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the Division) announced a new program that could provide monetary payouts to individuals who report criminal antitrust violations. The program, described in a...more

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