https://www.law360.com/competition?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Competition Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 21:29:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481859?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481859 Charles Schwab and its investors have urged the Fifth Circuit to affirm a final deal they reached in Texas federal court to conclude an antitrust suit over its merger with TD Ameritrade, arguing among other things that Iowa's attorney general lacks standing to appeal the class settlement. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:52:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481755?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481755 CoStar Group is asking a Virginia federal court to pause an antitrust suit alleging it stifles competition and prevents cross-listings while it seeks to move a similar case, filed by Malm Inc., from California. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:41:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481690?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481690 Five private universities that have yet to settle with students over the alleged fixing of financial aid offerings argued Tuesday that an Illinois federal judge should deny them class certification rather than allow them to tap different lead counsel after misrepresentations regarding one firm's purportedly contingent casework have come to light. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:33:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481607?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481607 Fintech platform MoneyLion is looking to escape proposed class claims that it has violated Washington state laws with its customer referral program, arguing the allegations fail to show that the company helped users send referral messages to nonconsenting third parties. Tue, 26 May 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481853?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481853 A pair of refrigerant companies filed their opening brief asking the Fourth Circuit to revive an antitrust case accusing DuPont spinoff the Chemours Co. FC LLC and a distributor of conspiring to block competition. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:57:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481962?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481962 A Kentucky federal judge has agreed to postpone a trial set to start Tuesday over infringement claims of food packaging patents after both sides complained the jury may have been tainted by being exposed to information about antitrust claims from one party that appeared on a jury questionnaire. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:02:41 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481937 Apple Inc. and OpenAI Inc. told a Texas federal court that X Corp. wrongly stymied their ability to take depositions from X employees amid the social media company's sweeping antitrust suit, saying that X has refused to schedule the required number of depositions. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:01:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481849?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481849 The Federal Trade Commission has urged the D.C. Circuit to revive its lawsuit accusing Meta of monopolizing personal social media through its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram, arguing the district court wrongly held the question of monopoly to when the case went to trial, not when the FTC sued. Tue, 26 May 2026 18:00:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481369?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481369 College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual provisions in play, and stipulations such as termination clauses and repayment obligations require added scrutiny as the name, image and likeness system evolves, says Kevin Paule at Hill Ward Henderson. Tue, 26 May 2026 17:16:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481724?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481724 Wholesale distributors that abide by Connecticut's drug price cap law can hike the cost of their other products to ensure they don't suffer losses, the state told the Second Circuit Tuesday, raising the ire of the companies trying to invalidate the new statute. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:37:38 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481796?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481796 Tekion Corp. is defending its antitrust claims accusing CDK Global LLC of monopolization, telling a California federal court that the auto dealership management software giant is withholding data that shows its dominant share of the market. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:13:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481774?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481774 The NCAA Division I Cabinet could vote in June on streamlined eligibility rules for athletes to give them five years to compete, after the cabinet discussed but did not vote on the age-based proposal in its latest meeting. Tue, 26 May 2026 16:04:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2470327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2470327 Brent W. Johnson is helping to pioneer the use of antitrust law to tackle collusion in low-wage labor markets with work that includes representing workers from poultry- and meat-processing plants in a pair of cases that led to more than $600 million in settlements last year. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:41:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481658 A Michigan company that manufactures wheels used in heavy equipment has sued a rival business, alleging its patents were being infringed and that the two sides had been unable to come to a resolution to avoid litigation. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:25:48 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481670 A group of female athletes told a California federal judge that attempts to eliminate certain revenue streams from the NCAA's $2.78 billion class action settlement benefits mostly male athletes while diminishing the protections for women in college sports. Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:03 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481735?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481735 An Illinois federal judge temporarily restored Zillow's access to some 40,000 Chicago-area home listings that the company argued were wrongly withheld by Compass and a multiple listing service after the platform sought to enforce a ban on posts broadcast first on the private market. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 23:37:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481298 Washington and Nevada regulators' lawsuits accusing prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket of violating state gambling laws can proceed in their respective state courts, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday, denying the companies' arguments that the actions raise federal questions and thus belong in federal court. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:42:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2480282?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2480282 A California federal judge's recent use of advisory juries for high-profile tech disputes — including Elon Musk's OpenAI for-profit conversion challenge and states' social-media addiction fight with Meta — is an uncommon practice that's intended as a "reality check" for judges deciding "socially explosive" disputes, according to legal experts. Fri, 22 May 2026 22:35:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2481266 Creating a multibillion-dollar competition between Illinois and Indiana to build the Chicago Bears' new stadium is a strategy that has become increasingly popular among pro franchises that can leverage tax and financial incentives, and even real estate deals.