Antitrust Law

FTC can proceed with its antitrust claims against Amazon, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its case that Amazon operates as an illegal monopoly, handing agency chair Lina Khan a preliminary win in her legal campaign to rein in the power of Big Tech companies.

Oct 2, 2024 12:35 PM CDT

Money and litigation tangle with recent rules for college athletes’ NIL deals

Student-athletes, colleges and private collectives are facing legal complexities in the race to sign up star players with promises of lucrative name, image and likeness agreements.

Oct 1, 2024 1:20 AM CDT

ABA will bring lawyers to the UK to celebrate historic 1924 visit

In 1924, J. Carroll Hayes penned a detailed account of “a most unique occurrence in the legal world”—the first ABA visit to the United Kingdom. This fall, the International Law Section will commemorate this historic meeting of the minds with “100 Years of the ABA in the United Kingdom: Tradition, Innovation and Influence.”

Sep 26, 2024 12:22 PM CDT

Paul Weiss partner, ‘a skilled handler of high-ego politicians,’ is helping Harris with debate prep

A partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison helped Vice President Kamala Harris prepare for Tuesday's presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, even as she prepared as lead attorney for Google in an antitrust trial based on alleged online advertising dominance.

Sep 10, 2024 11:10 AM CDT

Willkie adds 5 partners, 6 associates from this BigLaw firm, adding to growing Chicago office

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has nearly 100 lawyers in its Chicago office after adding five partners and six associates from Mayer Brown.

Aug 26, 2024 11:21 AM CDT

Google’s foes on both coasts consider what it takes to crack a monopolist

In the wake of last week’s landmark federal court decision that deemed Google an illegal monopoly, Google’s foes are stepping up efforts to craft a legal case for something unthinkable until recently: the internet giant’s breakup.

Aug 16, 2024 11:15 AM CDT

Federal judge who ruled against Google is ‘taken aback’ by its efforts to avoid paper trail

A federal judge who ruled that Google is a monopolist declined to sanction the search engine for failing to preserve internal chat messages, even though he criticized its policies intended to keep bad evidence out of litigation.

Aug 8, 2024 3:17 PM CDT

Google monopoly ruling shows 19th-century law can police Big Tech

A federal judge’s ruling that Google broke the law to maintain a monopoly in search has dealt a blow to one of Big Tech’s main arguments against regulation: that America’s antiquated antitrust laws aren’t flexible enough to address the fast-changing nature of tech innovation.

Aug 8, 2024 1:05 PM CDT

Google is an illegal monopoly, federal court rules

A federal court has found that Google illegally abused its market power to quash competition in internet search. The ruling hands the Justice Department its biggest victory in more than two decades in limiting the power of Big Tech companies to control and dominate the huge markets they have created.

Aug 5, 2024 3:15 PM CDT

Regulators set the stage for AI antitrust battles

U.S. antitrust enforcers are setting the stage for an offensive against the aggressive maneuvers of tech giants to dominate artificial intelligence, amid mounting concerns that a handful of companies could squash competition in the swiftly evolving technology.

Jun 6, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Top artificial intelligence insurance tips for lawyers

To better advise artificial intelligence decisions, lawyers should know the benefits, shortcomings and best practices of incorporating insurance into AI risk management.

May 10, 2024 1:52 PM CDT

Court clears path for reopening antitrust probe of Realtors group

A federal court cleared the way Friday for the Justice Department to reopen an antitrust probe into the National Association of Realtors and its rules regarding home sale commissions.

Apr 5, 2024 2:00 PM CDT

Ruling in double-spacing kerfuffle, federal judge observes lawyers don’t need ‘more words on a page’

A federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, is advising law firms involved in a kerfuffle over double-spacing that they should spend less time “figuring out how many sometimes-useless words will fit on a page.”

Nov 29, 2023 11:04 AM CST

Jury finds real estate agents conspired to keep commissions high, awards $1.78B

Federal jurors in Kansas City, Missouri, awarded $1.78 billion in damages Tuesday to home sellers who alleged that the National Association of Realtors and residential brokerages conspired to inflate commissions paid to brokers representing buyers.

Nov 1, 2023 12:50 PM CDT

States are quietly stepping up antitrust enforcement to ensure fair competition

As Big Tech companies like Amazon and Google have come under scrutiny in recent years for their economic power, antitrust challenges are no longer being driven just by players in the federal government. As in California, the states are now coming for the companies too.

Oct 1, 2023 2:00 AM CDT