The Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York AGs and the U.S. DOJ have sued to block the acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. by UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (“UnitedHealth”), alleging that it would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act.

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The U.S. DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the DOT announced the launch of a broad public inquiry into the state of competition in air travel. In the agencies’ joint Request for Information, they seek information on topics such as consolidation, anticompetitive conduct, and a wide range of issues affecting the availability and affordability of air travel options,…

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A group of six Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in litigation between Walt Disney Co. and FuboTV that argued that the Second Circuit should reverse the lower court’s decision granting a preliminary injunction blocking the launch of live sports content platform Venu. FuboTV Inc. and…

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul joined a $82.5 million proposed antitrust settlement with Varsity Brands LLC and related entities and individuals (collectively, “Varsity”), to resolve allegations that Varsity monopolized the markets for cheer competitions, camps, and apparel. According to the AG’s office, Varsity engaged in an exclusionary scheme to acquire, maintain, and enhance its monopoly in…

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A bipartisan group of 38 AGs and the U.S. DOJ obtained a ruling in their favor from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in their antitrust suit against Google LLC. As previously reported, Google allegedly engaged in a campaign to control the digital advertising technologies industry through anticompetitive and monopolistic conduct, in…

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