The House Judiciary Committee has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have significantly curtailed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust authority, reversing its earlier position just days after the measure was introduced. The proposal, which had been inserted into a broader budget package on Monday by the committee’s Republican…

Spain’s antitrust authority has conditionally approved BBVA’s high-profile takeover of Banco Sabadell, a move that could reshape the nation’s banking sector if it overcomes the final regulatory barriers. According to CNBC, the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) granted its approval on Wednesday, but imposed a series of stipulations…

The NCAA has secured preliminary court approval for a $49.3 million settlement aimed at resolving antitrust allegations that it conspired to deny compensation to Division I college baseball volunteer coaches, according to Bloomberg. In a ruling issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb described the proposed agreement as “fair,…

Apple has been found in violation of a federal court order requiring the company to allow third-party payment options within its App Store, a ruling that could carry significant financial and legal repercussions. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers delivered a scathing rebuke of the tech giant, accusing it of…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday called the government’s proposed remedies to its search monopoly “so far reaching, so extraordinary” as to amount to a “de facto divestiture” of Google’s core intellectual property, according to multiple reports from inside the court room. “It makes it unviable to invest in R&D…

Latham & Watkins LLP has announced a significant expansion of its Antitrust & Competition Practice with the addition of Dr. Tilman Kuhn as a partner in its Düsseldorf office. The move bolsters the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department and reflects its commitment to enhancing its global capabilities in complex antitrust…

DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats have reached a settlement with New York City, temporarily halting a years-long legal battle over legislation that limited the fees third-party delivery platforms could charge restaurants. The agreement was formalized in a joint stipulation and order signed by U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods on April 29,…

In a high-stakes antitrust price-fixing case involving major pork producers and data firm Agri Stats, the defendants are seeking the recusal of a federal judge and the vacatur of key rulings, citing concerns over potential bias stemming from a judicial clerk’s alleged conflicts of interest, according to Bloomberg. The lawsuit,…