Antitrust & Competition Law

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Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

April 22, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging U.S. Supreme Court to review the proper level of deference to a foreign government’s interpretation of its own law.

United States v. DaVita Inc.

April 15, 2022

District court denies motion to dismiss indictment under the Sherman Act, but Defendants DaVita, Inc. and Kent Thiry ultimately found not guilty on all counts following jury trial. The U.S....

New York v. Facebook, Inc.

March 28, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging D.C. Circuit to confirm that the doctrine of laches forecloses claims by the States seeking to undo a merger and that the States’ refusal-to-deal...

Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Annuity Fund v. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

February 14, 2022

Second Circuit dismisses appeal from favorable judgment in lawsuit alleging that defendants conspired to fix the ICE LIBOR rate. Plaintiffs had withdrawn their appeals, and the Second Circuit...

McCarthy v. Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

December 23, 2021

District Court denies Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction in suit over whether participating in the process of setting a benchmark (here, LIBOR) is per se unlawful under the Sherman Act...

McCarthy v. Intercontinental Exchange Inc.

October 15, 2021

U.S. Chamber submits coalition amicus brief arguing that participating in the process of setting a benchmark (here, LIBOR) is not per se unlawful under the Sherman Act. The U.S. Chamber filed a...

Stromberg v. Qualcomm Inc.

September 29, 2021

Ninth Circuit reverses district court order certifying a class of approximately 230 million people in indirect purchaser lawsuit brought under multiple state laws. The U.S. Chamber filed an...

Sanofi-Aventis v. Mylan, Inc.

September 22, 2021

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Tenth Circuit to affirm district court’s decision in antitrust case, which considered claims of exclusive-dealing arrangements by a monopolist through a fact...

United States v. DaVita Inc.

September 21, 2021

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging district court to dismiss indictment under the Sherman Act because courts have not held no-solicitation agreements to be per se illegal and businesses and...

European Union Merger Control Regulation Referral Mechanism

July 22, 2021

U.S. Chamber submits letter to European Commission supporting suspension and reconsideration of the EC’s new approach to the application of the referral mechanism in Article 22 of the EU Merger...