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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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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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Juntos - July 2025

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Welcome to Juntos, our bulletin that explores antitrust and competition developments across US-Latin America. In this issue, we look at key headlines from the second quarter of 2025....more

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Conservative in name only? FTC Commissioner Mark Meador’s theory of antitrust enforcement bears little resemblance to traditional...

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As newly-appointed Republican leaders explain the antitrust enforcement priorities of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), one thing is clear: the Trump administration is...more

Jenner & Block

U.S. et al. v. Google LLC: Key Takeaways from Advertising Technology Antitrust Decision

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Google again made antitrust headlines last week when a federal judge issued a 115-page decision finding that Google violated federal antitrust law by unlawfully establishing a monopoly in digital advertising markets relied...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – The Trump Administration’s Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Posture Takes Shape

As previously predicted, the new year and change of administration in the U.S. brought a series of notable developments in criminal antitrust enforcement. Recent actions indicate that the new antitrust leadership in the...more

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DOJ Scraps Proposal to Require Google to Sell AI Investments — AI: The Washington Report

The Department of Justice (DOJ), along with 38 state attorneys general, has backed away from part of its proposed remedy in the Google antitrust case that would have required Google to divest its AI investments and forgo...more

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AGs and DOJ Submit Revised Final Judgment in Google Antitrust Case

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A bipartisan coalition of 38 AGs and the DOJ has submitted a revised proposed final judgment in their antitrust lawsuit against Google, following a U.S. District Court ruling that Google violated the Sherman Act by...more

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Proposed Legislation Indicative of Continued Congressional Efforts to Expand PBM Oversight

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On December 11, 2024, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that, if enacted, would have substantial implications for pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) and pharmacies across the country. Titled the...more

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Antitrust Enforcement in the Procurement Space During the Second Trump Administration

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Although the scope of federal antitrust enforcement under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) is expected to remain active. The PCSF, which was started by the first...more

A&O Shearman

Illinois District Court Dismisses Antitrust Case Alleging Monopolization Of Transportation Services For Canadian Crude Oil In...

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On January 13, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim that it monopolized the market for “Canadian crude oil transportation...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2025 Year in Preview: Pending Decisions at the U.S. Antitrust Agencies

President Trump has chosen Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and elevated Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this second installment of...more

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2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report

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The re-election of former President Donald J. Trump is poised to significantly alter the landscape of antitrust enforcement, particularly within the energy and chemical industries. While the incoming administration has yet to...more

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New York Federal Court Denies Defendants’ Motions To Dismiss Sports Streaming Antitrust Suit

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Plaintiff, a U.S.-based streaming service that focuses primarily on delivering live sports streaming, filed the lawsuit in February 2024 to challenge a new sports-only streaming joint venture, Venu, established by Disney,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 341 -- DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market

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The Justice Department's Antitrust Division has been aggressively pursuing civil enforcement actions.  While criminal enforcement of antitrust laws has been depressed, DOJ has found success in pursuing civil and merger...more

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SDNY Judge Refuses To Transfer DOJ Case Against Concert Promoter, Finding Attempt To Unwind A Merger Cleared By Consent Decree...

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On October 3, 2024, United States District Judge Arun Subramanian refused to transfer the DOJ’s monopolization case against two companies in the live entertainment industry (“Defendants”) from the Southern District of New...more

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DOJ Sues Visa for Monopolizing Debit Network Markets

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Exclusionary conduct has been a key to Visa’s success. The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Visa Inc. in the Southern District of New York yesterday for illegal...more

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Federal Court Searches for Answers in Antitrust Ad Tech Trial Against Google

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Since early September 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) presented its case-in-chief against Google in a lawsuit accusing the company of anti-competitive and monopolistic practices in the complex digital advertising...more

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q2 2024

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In the second quarter, federal and state antitrust enforcers continued their intense scrutiny of consolidation in the healthcare market by implementing new initiatives and laws designed to gather additional information...more

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Complaint Against Health Company Sufficiently Pleads Non-Interchangeability Of Emergency Room And Urgent Care Services

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On September 5, 2024, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied Health First, Inc.’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ amended complaint in a class action lawsuit alleging monopolization and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Age of the Algorithm: Understanding the Rewards and Risks of Algo Pricing

A range of businesses are increasingly turning to pricing algorithms to gain a competitive edge and increase revenue. At the same time, competition regulators are increasing their focus on algorithmic pricing, intent on...more

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Justice Department’s New Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion

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DOJ recently formed the Antitrust Division’s (the “Division”) Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (“HCMC”), signaling anticompetitive activity in health care markets as an enforcement priority....more

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‘Big Tech’ and Antitrust: Today’s Robber Barons or Victims of Enforcement Overreach?

In recent weeks, there have been several transformative developments that not only will profoundly impact antitrust and competition law but also shape the ability of so-called “Big Tech” to continue to dominate their...more

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Google’s Default Distribution Deals Drive Search Monopoly Decision

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This week’s decision in United States v. Google represents a significant victory for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and various state attorneys general, which successfully argued that Google has exercised...more

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