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5.19.26
Agri Stats Settlement Clarifies DOJ Views on Information Sharing
On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and six state attorneys general filed a proposed Final Judgment to resolve antitrust claims against benchmarking and consulting firm Agri Stats, Inc. (Agri Stats). Agri Stats collects, processes, and distributes benchmarking data to broiler chicken, pork, and turkey processing operations. The reports are based on non-public pricing, profitability, and cost data submitted by meat processors. While Agri Stats purported to aggregate and anonymize the data, the DOJ alleged that those receiving the reports could identify who submitted the non-public data, allowing participants to raise prices.
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4.22.26
State Coalition Claims Victory in Live Nation Monopolization Trial
On April 15, 2026, a federal jury found Live Nation liable for monopolization. The case was initially filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and joined by 40 attorneys general (AGs) from the states and the District of Columbia, but the DOJ reached a surprise mid-trial settlement limited to behavioral remedies. A broad coalition of 34 of the AG plaintiffs, from both political parties, rejected the federal settlement as inadequate and continued to litigate the case, culminating in a resounding verdict for the states on all counts tried.
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4.15.26
Wilson Sonsini Adds Former DOJ Antitrust Trial Attorney Julia Tarver Wood
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Kimberly Brooks
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Kimberly Brooks
212-453-2881
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4.03.26
Court Denies Plaintiffs Leave to Amend in Replacement Tires Antitrust MDL, Dismissing Alleged Price-Fixing Cases with Prejudice
A Wilson Sonsini team recently obtained a full dismissal with prejudice on behalf of Continental Aktiengesellschaft and Continental Tire the Americas, LLC of alleged price-fixing claims on replacement tires.
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3.18.26
Compass Voluntarily Dismisses Antitrust Suit Against Zillow After Firm Defeats Preliminary Injunction
Following Zillow’s victory over Compass's preliminary injunction (PI) motion on all claims on February 6, 2026, Compass voluntarily dismissed its antitrust lawsuit against Zillow on March 18, 2026.
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2.18.26
Federal Court Vacates FTC’s 2024 HSR Form Rule; Order Stayed Seven Days Pending Appeal
On February 12, 2026, Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgment to plaintiffs U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups, and vacated the 2024 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rulemaking that significantly revised the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) reporting requirements. The court concluded that the FTC exceeded its statutory rulemaking authority when it implemented the HSR reporting change, and such a change was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The court stayed its order for seven days to allow the FTC to seek an emergency appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. If the Fifth Circuit does not grant emergency relief before February 19, 2026, the current HSR rules will be vacated, and HSR reportable transactions will be filed under the HSR rules that were in effect prior to February 10, 2025, when the new HSR reporting rules went into effect.
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1.22.26
2026 Antitrust Year in Preview
Last year was a landmark in the development of antitrust law. Enforcers, legislators, and private parties grappled with the fundamental shift represented by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the resolution of important digital technology antitrust cases, and significant divergence in policy across a presidential administration transition. The changes will not stop in 2026. In this preview, we focus on several economic sectors that were most impacted by developments in antitrust law in 2025 to identify the trends that will drive governmental and private activity in antitrust in 2026.