/competition?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Competition Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:07:20 +0000 /competition/articles/2361314?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2361314 The Court of Appeal unanimously rejected arguments by Apple, Visa, Mastercard and Sony on Friday that widely-used funding agreements which calculate a funder's fee by a multiple are unenforceable in U.K. class action claims. Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:49:57 +0000 /competition/articles/2361267?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2361267 British Telecommunications PLC said that withholding information from Eircom did not cause its Irish counterpart to lose a bid for a public sector contract, as it defended itself Friday at a ÂŁ67 million ($92 million) damages trial. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:34:59 +0000 /competition/articles/2361207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2361207 Tyson Foods has settled its declaratory action against Skaggs Bros & Sons Farms LLC that sought an order finding its sale of a shuttered broiler chicken processing plant to Cal-Maine Foods Inc. last year didn't violate antitrust laws, according to a notice filed in Missouri federal court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:29:17 +0000 /competition/articles/2361052?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2361052 A Seventh Circuit panel reduced a $51.6 million fee award for class counsel who took on alleged price-fixing among the country's biggest producers of broiler chickens to about $47 million Wednesday, saying the district court made one easily-correctable error. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:31:50 +0000 /competition/articles/2360918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360918 The creator of the popular video game Fortnite has been sued by a California company claiming the game's player-to-player messaging options infringe patents it holds related to communications via internet protocols. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:04:10 +0000 /competition/articles/2361090?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2361090 Two former wrestlers, including an Olympic medalist, and a former walk-on football player have joined the list of college athletes announcing plans to appeal the $2.78 billion name, image and likeness settlement with the NCAA, arguing that they are receiving far too small a portion of the compensation package. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:25:30 +0000 /competition/articles/2359811?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2359811 British competition officials said this week that they were beginning their initial evaluation of Global Payments Inc.'s plans, unveiled earlier this year, to purchase payments giant Worldpay from GTCR and FIS for $24.25 billion. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /competition/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:24:17 +0000 /competition/articles/2360419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360419 Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:13:08 +0000 /competition/articles/2360937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360937 States accusing generic-drug makers of fixing prices are continuing to object to a $10 million settlement struck between Florida and Sandoz, arguing that it limits their ability to negotiate deals while letting the Sunshine State benefit without participating in the litigation. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 /competition/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 /competition/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:56:21 +0000 /competition/articles/2361109?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2361109 When Will Lavery followed a longtime Baker Botts LLP colleague in moving his antitrust practice to Clifford Chance LLP in 2023, he told Law360 Pulse in a recent interview that he never would have expected that just two years later he would be tapped to serve as managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:21:34 +0000 /competition/articles/2360775?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360775 Kentucky has accused property management software company RealPage Inc. and multiple landlords of engaging in rent price-fixing, lodging similar antitrust claims against RealPage as the federal government, the District of Columbia and New Jersey. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 /competition/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 /competition/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:45:53 +0000 /competition/articles/2360848?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360848 Irish telecoms operator Eircom said that British Telecommunications PLC unlawfully kept it "in the dark" about crucial information during a bid for a public sector contract, at the start of a ÂŁ67 million ($92 million) damages trial Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:07:24 +0000 /competition/articles/2359419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2359419 The Federal Trade Commission and other regulators setting their sights on the burgeoning artificial intelligence ecosystem are considering how the government should approach innovation in tech markets that tend, almost inevitably, toward concentration, say attorneys at Proskauer. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:45:01 +0000 /competition/articles/2354087?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2354087 More than six months into a new Donald Trump administration, the mergers and acquisitions boom that many market observers anticipated has failed to materialize. In part one of this two-part M&A review, industry attorneys discussed market activity so far this year, how geopolitical factors are impacting the dealmaking environment, and their outlook for the remainder of 2025. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:54:31 +0000 /competition/articles/2360815?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /competition/articles/2360815 Italian lender Monte dei Paschi has said that the country's competition authority has given the green light to its €13.3 billion ($15.7 billion) proposed takeover of rival Mediobanca SpA.