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Blue Cross Blue Shield Agrees to Pay $2.8 Billion Settlement in Antitrust Case

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In October 2024, Blue Cross Blue Shield (“BCBS”) agreed to a $2.8 billion settlement to resolve allegations of anti-competitive practices in the health insurance market – it is reported to be the largest settlement in a...more

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ESG Update: Congress Questions Whether ESG-Related Coalitions Violate Antitrust Laws

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Republican lawmakers are continuing their antitrust push against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investor initiatives by investigating a prominent climate coalition that is focused on getting companies to curb...more

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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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Particle Health, Epic, Carequality, and the Economics of Health Information Exchange

Particle Health Inc's 81-page antitrust lawsuit against Epic Systems Corporation, filed in federal court in New York on September 23, raises a number of important questions, including what extent of information sharing is...more

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Illinois AG Cheers $82.5 Million Proposed Settlement with Varsity Brands

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul joined a $82.5 million proposed antitrust settlement with Varsity Brands LLC and related entities and individuals (collectively, “Varsity”), to resolve allegations that Varsity monopolized the markets...more

Holland & Knight LLP

DOJ Introduces New Twist in Algorithmic Collusion Cases

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It has been almost two years since private plaintiffs initiated the first antitrust class action cases against RealPage and owners and managers of multifamily apartment buildings, alleging collusion by algorithm in the use of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Man vs. Machine: DOJ Files Complaint Alleging Algorithmic Collusion

On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a complaint in federal court in North Carolina alleging that RealPage, a software analytics company, coordinated rental prices in the real estate...more

White & Case LLP

In Landmark Decision, D.C. Federal Court Holds Google Maintained an Illegal Monopoly in Internet Search and Advertising Markets...

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On August 8, 2024, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued his much anticipated and long-awaited opinion in the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) case challenging Google's...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - July 2024

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FTC Investigates Major Dialysis Providers Over Anticompetitive Practices - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, the largest U.S. dialysis providers, for potentially using...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – May/June 2024

The firm is pleased to publish the May/June 2024 edition of the European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin, which breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe from the past two months into concise and actionable...more

Troutman Pepper

PE Firm Escapes FTC’s Challenge to Texas Anesthesiology Roll-Up

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A Texas federal court dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against private equity (PE) owner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson), while allowing to proceed the agency’s challenge against U.S....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

DOJ and FTC File Statement of Interest in Hotel Room Algorithmic Pricing Case

On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (“the agencies”) jointly submitted a Statement of Interest on behalf of the United States in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars...more

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Antitrust - Labor Market Violations: NCAA Agrees to Stop Restricting College Athlete Transfers

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will stop enforcing rules restricting Division I athletes from transferring from one institution to another under a consent judgment filed in an antitrust lawsuit brought by...more

Stinson LLP

FTC’s Aggressive Focus on PE Blunted by Recent Court Decision

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Private Equity (PE) has been a popular and frequent target of the Biden Administration’s recent antitrust enforcement efforts. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

DOJ Seeks an Encore Showdown with Live Nation and Ticketmaster

DOJ's Most Recent Monopolization Case Reflects Several Agency Priorities Including Expansion of Section 2 to Respond to Headline-Grabbing Popular Demands...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Court Dismisses “Roll-Up” Lawsuit against Private Equity Firm in Blow to FTC

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On May 13, a federal district court in Texas dismissed private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson) from an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The lawsuit, which was...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

[Webinar] Preparing for the Future of Health Care Antitrust Scrutiny - June 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST

Now, more than ever, health care organizations are facing complex antitrust issues as their mergers/acquisitions, hiring, contracting and private funding are being scrutinized by the federal and state governments. Proper...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Private Equity Escapes on Motion to Dismiss but FTC Suit Against U.S. Anesthesia Partners Will Continue

The Federal Trade Commission’s suit alleging U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP) and Welsh Carson, a private equity fund that owns 23 percent of USAP and controls two of 14 board seats, engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to...more

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District Court Grants Welsh Carson’s Motion to Dismiss in FTC’s “Roll-Up” Monopolization Case; Case Against U.S. Anesthesia...

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The FTC’s enforcement efforts against private equity hit a significant roadblock on May 13 when a federal judge granted Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe’s (Welsh Carson) motion to dismiss the agency’s complaint against the...more

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Nevada Federal Court Denies Antitrust Conspiracy Based on Use of a Pricing Algorithm

In what will be one of the most important decisions in antitrust since the proliferation of algorithm software, on May 8, 2024, Chief Judge Miranda Du of the United States District Court, District of Nevada, granted the hotel...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. DOJ and States File Complaint Against Apple for Alleged Monopolization of Smartphones

On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint against Apple in the District of New Jersey. The complaint alleges that Apple...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

SCOTUS Denies Petition to Review McDonald’s No Poach Lawsuit

On March 18, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Supreme Court”) denied a petition for writ of certiorari brought by McDonald’s USA, LLC (“McDonald’s”). McDonald’s had asked the Supreme Court to review a...more

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National Association of Realtors Settlement Announcement May Have Sweeping Implications

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The homebuying market as we know it is about to see sweeping changes. On Friday, March 15, 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a settlement with groups of home sellers, agreeing to end antitrust...more

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California DOJ to Ramp Up Criminal Antitrust Enforcement

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On March 6, the California Department of Justice’s (California DOJ) Antitrust Chief Paula Blizzard, announced at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime that her office is planning to...more

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Digital Collusion or Warp-Speed Competition? Evaluating the Agreement Element in the Algorithmic Pricing Antitrust Cases

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Picture this: At a meeting of local landlords, one participant raps his knuckles on the table and announces his grand idea for increasing the group’s collective profits. Each landlord should “independently” contract with a...more

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