Third Circuit Vacates $61.6 Million Sandoz Award Against United Therapeutics
The court found UTC's patent settlement with Sandoz ambiguous on cartridge supply and sent the contract claim to trial, while upholding the dismissal of antitrust claims.
Practice area · Antitrust
Ninth Circuit Revives Invisalign Antitrust Classes, Holds Rule of Reason Governs Refusal-to-Deal Claims
A split panel reversed summary judgment for Align Technology, finding triable disputes over whether its patent-litigation rationale was pretextual.
California AG Says Glenmark To Pay $29.6M In Generic Drug Price-Fixing Deal
Glenmark has agreed to a $29.6 million multistate settlement over allegations that it joined a long-running conspiracy to inflate prices and curb competition for generic prescription drugs.
Glenmark Reaches $29.6M Generic-Drug Price Deal With States
Oregon's attorney general said Glenmark will pay into a multistate generic-drug antitrust settlement, cooperate against remaining defendants and adopt competition compliance reforms.
FTC Says Caremark Agrees To Settle Insulin PBM Case
The Federal Trade Commission said Caremark Rx and Zinc Health Services agreed to a proposed settlement requiring changes to pharmacy benefit manager practices tied to insulin rebates, pharmacy hubs and patient drug costs.
FTC Reaches $12M HSR Penalty Deal With Edwards, Genesis
The Federal Trade Commission says the proposed settlement is the largest penalty ever for failing to make a required Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing.
States Sue To Block $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
Oregon and 11 other states say Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would unlawfully shrink competition in movie distribution and basic cable programming.
FTC, States Reach Deere Right-To-Repair Antitrust Deal
The proposed settlement would require Deere to give farmers and independent repair providers access to repair tools and software capabilities it provides to authorized dealers.
FTC Sets Workshop On Late Merger Remedy Proposals
The Federal Trade Commission will host a May 20 workshop on litigate-the-fix merger remedy proposals, with FTC and DOJ officials among the expected participants.
FTC, DOJ Extend Comment Window On Competitor Collaboration Guidance
The antitrust agencies gave stakeholders until May 21 to weigh in on potential updates to guidance for collaborations among competitors.
DOJ Says Willow Bridge Deal Targets Rental Pricing Algorithms
The U.S. Department of Justice said a proposed consent decree would bar Willow Bridge from using certain competitor-data-driven pricing algorithms and from sharing competitively sensitive rental information with rivals.
FTC Finalizes Rollins Noncompete Order Covering 18,000 Workers
The agency said the pest-control company must stop enforcing noncompete agreements and notify current and former workers they can compete.
FTC, DOJ Seek Input On Competitor Collaboration Guidance
The antitrust agencies are weighing updated guidance after the 2000 competitor collaboration guidelines were withdrawn in late 2024.
FTC Staff Warn Tennessee Against Ending Ballad Health Oversight Before Hospital Competition Returns
FTC staff told Tennessee lawmakers that allowing Ballad Health's COPA to expire before easing hospital-entry barriers could expose patients to higher costs, lower quality and reduced access to care.
Ex-Air Force Master Sergeant Admits PACAF Bid-Rigging Scheme
The Justice Department says a former Air Force master sergeant helped steer inflated Pacific Air Forces IT contracts in a yearslong scheme that caused at least $37 million in overpayments.
FTC Finalizes Valvoline-Greenbriar Oil Change Shop Divestiture
The agency said the consent order resolves concerns that Valvoline's purchase of Greenbriar outlets would eliminate competition in 25 local quick-lube markets.
DOJ Antitrust Chief Signals Merger Review Reset Built On Settlements, Litigation Threat
Acting antitrust chief Omeed A. Assefi told an NYU audience that the Justice Department wants candid merger engagement, structural fixes where they work and courtroom fights where they do not.
DOJ Says Agri Stats Must End Meat Processor Data Sharing
The Justice Department said a proposed Minnesota federal court settlement would curb Agri Stats' exchange of competitively sensitive meat-industry data and impose monitoring and compliance obligations.
DOJ Criminal Antitrust Chief Warns AI Pricing Tools Won’t Shield Collusion
A senior Antitrust Division official said competitors using algorithms, SaaS platforms or large language models to coordinate pricing can still face criminal scrutiny when the evidence shows an agreement.
FTC Requires Aurobindo Divestitures In $250M Lannett Deal
The Federal Trade Commission said Aurobindo must sell four generic drug products to resolve competition concerns over its proposed acquisition of Lannett.
DOJ Requires Cement Deal Divestitures To Preserve San Diego Concrete Competition
Taiheiyo Cement and CalPortland must divest three San Diego County ready-mix concrete plants to proceed with CalPortland's planned $712 million purchase of Vulcan assets, the DOJ said.
FTC Says It Has Path To Settle USAP Texas Anesthesia Suit
The Federal Trade Commission said it reached an agreement in principle with U.S. Anesthesia Partners to resolve litigation over an alleged Texas anesthesia roll-up, but the settlement terms remain confidential and still require further approvals.
DOJ Antitrust Approves DOE Nuclear Fuel Consortium Plans
The Antitrust Division said the Defense Production Act approvals allow domestic nuclear energy companies to coordinate on fuel-supply capacity while remaining subject to federal monitoring.
DOJ Says OhioHealth Must Drop Anticompetitive Health Plan Terms
The Justice Department said a proposed settlement would resolve its antitrust suit over OhioHealth contract provisions that allegedly blocked lower-cost commercial health insurance options.
DOJ Says Container Makers Fixed Prices During Pandemic
Four major shipping-container manufacturers and seven executives were charged in a criminal antitrust case alleging they restricted output and fixed prices for standard dry containers.
FTC Says Court Finalized Ad Agency Brand-Safety Antitrust Orders
The Federal Trade Commission said a Texas federal court approved consent orders resolving allegations that major advertising agencies coordinated common brand-safety standards for digital advertising.
LivCor To Pay $7M In State RealPage Rent-Fixing Deal
Oregon's attorney general said LivCor has agreed to a $7 million settlement in state antitrust litigation accusing landlords of using RealPage software to align apartment rents through competitively sensitive pricing data.
FTC Finalizes Order In 365 Retail-Cantaloupe Kiosk Deal
The Federal Trade Commission approved a final consent order requiring 365 Retail Markets to divest a Cantaloupe micromarket kiosk business and provide nondiscriminatory software-hardware integrations.
Texas Storage Executive Pleads Guilty In Air Force Bid-Rigging Case
The Justice Department said the plea is the first in an ongoing probe of bid rigging and fraud affecting U.S. military facilities.
FTC, DOJ Seek Comment On HSR Form After Court Setback
The antitrust agencies are weighing whether to pursue new rulemaking on premerger reporting after a court vacated the updated Hart-Scott-Rodino form and an appeals court declined to pause that ruling.