Google Appeals Search Monopoly Ruling, Targets District Court’s Core Legal FindingsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsGoogle's opening D.C. Circuit brief targets Judge Mehta's August 2024 monopoly ruling, contesting the Apple browser deal findings and a search-data-sharing remedy sought by DOJ.
Discover Financial to Pay $1.2 Billion Over Card Misclassification ClaimsMay 25, 2026Law and PolicyDiscover Financial agreed to pay over $1.2 billion to settle claims it misclassified consumer cards as commercial cards, overcharging merchants on interchange fees from 2007 to 2023.
States Secure Antitrust Verdict Against Live Nation; Breakup LoomsMay 25, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for unlawful monopoly maintenance; 33 states rejected the DOJ's $280M settlement and won at trial.
States Push Ticketmaster Divestiture as Remedy Phase OpensMay 23, 2026Legal NewsThe remedy phase in United States v. Live Nation is open, with 33 state AGs seeking Ticketmaster divestiture while DOJ's separate settlement undergoes Tunney Act review.
Google Files 111-Page D.C. Circuit Brief Challenging Search Monopoly RulingMay 23, 2026Legal NewsGoogle's 111-page D.C. Circuit brief attacks Judge Mehta's 2024 search monopoly ruling, targeting data-sharing orders and default-placement bans as legally overbroad.
Judge Subramanian Orders Remedy Schedule After Live Nation Monopoly VerdictMay 22, 2026Legal NewsA federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated an illegal monopoly; Judge Subramanian now orders a remedy schedule that could force a Ticketmaster divestiture.
Ninth Circuit Hears Fee Dispute After Kroger-Albertsons Merger CollapseMay 21, 2026Legal NewsThe Ninth Circuit weighed whether grocery consumers who challenged the Kroger-Albertsons merger can recover attorney fees after regulators, not their lawsuit, blocked the deal.
I’ll review the source material and draft the brief nowMay 21, 2026Law and PolicyA federal court preliminarily approved a $7.85 million antitrust settlement against Sony's PlayStation Store, with automatic PSN credits set for eligible U.S. buyers.
Discover Financial Settles Merchant Misclassification Class Action for $1.2 BillionMay 19, 2026Law and PolicyDiscover Financial agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle class action claims that it misclassified consumer credit cards as commercial cards, inflating merchant interchange fees from 2007 to 2023.
Federal Jury Awards $885M in Amitiza Pay-for-Delay Antitrust CaseMay 19, 2026VerdictsA Boston federal jury found Takeda Pharmaceutical liable for $885M in single damages in the Amitiza pay-for-delay antitrust class action, with trebled exposure nearing $2.6B.