News & Analysis as of August 11, 2025

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Denial of American Booksellers Association’s Motion to Intervene in FTC v. Amazon.com

Zelle LLP on 3/28/2025

On December 4, 2024, the Ninth Circuit upheld the District Court’s denial of the American Booksellers Association’s motion to intervene in an antitrust suit brought against Amazon.com by the FTC and 19 states. The Ninth...more

EU antitrust fines soar amid uncertain global enforcement outlook

A&O Shearman on 3/20/2025

2024 saw a significant increase in overall global fines for antitrust enforcement, with total penalties for the jurisdictions surveyed in our report at USD6.7 billion, over double that of 2023 (USD2.9bn) and substantially...more

Federal Court Denies Dealer Challenge To OEM Internet Sales Policy - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/11/2025

A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed claims by a dealer who argued the manufacturer’s internet sales policy breached the dealer agreement between...more

DOJ and FTC Target Non-Compete Challenge as Antitrust Violation

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 2/26/2025

During the run-up to President Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission issued their collective “Guidelines” to explain how they will assess whether business practices violate the...more

2023 in Review at the International Trade Commission

Haug Partners LLP on 2/2/2024

Investigations pursuant to section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 at the United States International Trade Commission (“ITC”) determine “whether there is unfair competition in the importation of products into, or their...more

Uncertainty Remains More Than One Year After the FTC Announces New “Unfair Methods of Competition” Policy

White & Case LLP on 2/1/2024

On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a significant change in how the FTC plans to enforce Section 5 of the FTC Act, which bans "unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce." In doing so, the...more

New Lawsuits Challenge Qualcomm’s Allegedly Anticompetitive Patent Practices

Perkins Coie on 1/25/2017

The Federal Trade Commission filed suit last week in federal court against Qualcomm, Inc., following its investigation launched in September 2014. The FTC alleges that the semiconductor manufacturer illegally maintained a...more

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