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Brussels Regulatory Brief: April/May 2026

Antitrust and Competition European Commission Opens Consultation on the Draft of the New Merger Guidelines On 30 April 2026, the European Commission (Commission) published the draf...

DOJ and States Settle Egg Price-Fixing Allegations With Civil Conduct Remedies

Pair of Antitrust Settlements Reveal Government Priorities

A New Era of Trade Enforcement

Not a Cost of Doing Business: DOJ and DHS Issue New Benchmark Guide for Trade Fraud Compliance

On 14 July 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced three significant developments in trade fraud enforcement. First, the agenc...

Uncle Sam Wants You . . . To Report Trade Fraud!

FTC’s Caremark Insulin Settlement Puts PBM Rebate Practices in the Antitrust Crosshairs

The FTC has announced a significant settlement with Caremark Rx LLC and Zinc Health Services LLC in its insulin-pricing antitrust matter, marking one of the clearest signals yet th...

FTC’s Caremark Settlement Raises the Stakes in PBM Antitrust Enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission has announced what it calls a major antitrust settlement with Caremark, resolving a closely watched case against one of the country’s largest pharmacy...

FTC’s Caremark Settlement Raises the Stakes in PBM Antitrust Enforcement

The Federal Trade Commission has announced what it calls a major antitrust settlement with Caremark, resolving a closely watched case against one of the country’s largest pharmacy...

AI and Consumer Markets: UK Competition and Consumer Law Implications for Businesses

FTC’s Caremark Insulin Settlement Puts PBM Rebate Practices in the Antitrust Crosshairs

The FTC has announced a significant settlement with Caremark Rx LLC and Zinc Health Services LLC in its insulin-pricing antitrust matter, marking one of the clearest signals yet th...

State Antitrust Enforcement Enters a New Era

Historically, the federal government led the way, while states played a more modest role. But in recent years, state legislatures and regulators have laid the groundwork for more v...

High Gas Prices, Heightened Enforcement Risk - DOJ and FTC Call on State Attorneys General to Investigate Petroleum Mark...

NAR Expands MLS Guidance as FTC, DOJ Consider New Antitrust Standards

NAR is expanding MLS guidance as federal regulators review antitrust standards affecting listing rules, private marketing, and broker compliance. The post NAR Expands MLS Guidance...

FTC begins deliberations on lubricant makers' price-fixing case

South Korea's fair trade watchdog said Tuesday it has begun deliberations on 10 local lubricant makers over allegations that they engaged in price-fixing. The Fair Trade Commission...

Unfair Competition Under Florida’s FDUTPA: What Businesses Need to Know

Unfair Competition Under Florida’s FDUTPA is not a consumer-only concern. Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act declares “unfair methods of competition” unlawful in it...

DOJ’s Willow Bridge Deal Signals More Aggressive Antitrust Review of Rental Pricing Software

The Justice Department’s proposed settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company LLC marks another important step in the government’s expanding antitrust challenge to rent-setting...

DOJ’s Willow Bridge Deal Signals More Aggressive Antitrust Review of Rental Pricing Software

The Justice Department’s proposed settlement with Willow Bridge Property Company LLC marks another important step in the government’s expanding antitrust challenge to rent-setting...

FTC, Like States, Worried About Data Broker Activities

Many state legislatures have been focusing on data broker activities; at the same time the FTC has been pursuing brokers for alleged Section V violations. Most recently, the FTC fi...

‘Trade or Commerce’ as a Threshold Issue Under Chapter 93A: Lessons for Professional Services Litigation

In Vuuren v. Lowenstein Sandler LLP, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge entered summary judgment for the defendant in the plaintiff’s Chapter 93A, Section 11 claim based on the p...

DOJ Settles Challenge to OhioHealth Care System’s Insurance Contracting Practices

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Antitrust Division, and the attorney general of Ohio notched a win with a recent settlement (Exhibit B: [Proposed] Final Judgment: U.S. and State...

FTC Secures Largest Penalty to Date for HSR Violation

DOJ Settles Lawsuit Alleging Hospital Contracts With Insurers Unlawfully Excluded Healthcare Provider Competition

On June 16, 2026, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a proposed settlement resolving a civil antitrust lawsuit brought by DOJ and the state of Ohio agai...

DOJ Revives Targeted HSR Merger Review, Signaling Faster but Focused Antitrust Scrutiny

The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has announced that it is resuming a more targeted Hart-Scott-Rodino merger review process, an important procedural shift for compa...