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Jan 27, 2026

Antitrust – State Action Immunity – Federal Antitrust Liability

The City of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina enjoys state action immunity from federal antitrust liability. We affirmed the district court’s judgment. The City of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina […]

Greystar, a Charleston-based real estate management company, has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged it and similar businesses drove up housing costs by using rent-setting algorithms offered by the software company RealPage. (Depositphotos.com)
Oct 6, 2025

Greystar to pay $50M in rent-algorithm class action settlement

Greystar will pay $50 million to settle a class action over rent-setting algorithms, part of a $141 million settlement with 25 landlords, pending federal approval.

An Amazon Prime delivery driver lifts packages at a stop Nov. 28, 2023, at an apartment building in Denver. (Associated Press file)
Sep 26, 2025

Amazon settles $2.5 billion FTC case over Prime practices

Amazon agreed to a $2.5 billion FTC settlement over deceptive Prime sign-up and cancellation practices, with $1.5 billion going to affected consumers.

Google faces another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial that opened Monday and is focused on its tactics in digital advertising. (Associated Press file)
Sep 23, 2025

Google faces federal trial over alleged digital ad monopoly remedy

Google faces a federal trial in Virginia over alleged digital ad monopoly; DOJ seeks structural remedies while Google warns of disruption amid AI market shifts.

A ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a putative class action lawsuit by naval engineers who allege General Dynamics Corp. and other large shipbuilders had a longtime ‘no-poaching’ agreement between them. (Associated Press file)
Sep 10, 2025

4th Circuit revives naval engineers’ no-poach wage suppression suit

The 4th Circuit reinstated naval engineers’ class action alleging shipbuilders’ no-poach wage suppression scheme, ruling oral agreements and coded language may constitute fraudulent concealment under the Sherman Act.

May 30, 2025

Google, DOJ face off in climactic showdown in search monopoly case

Google returned to federal court on May 30 to fend off the U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to topple its internet empire at the same time it’s navigating a pivotal […]

Michael Jordan, basketball star turned NASCAR team owner, celebrates a win at the Talladega 500 race April 21, 2024, at Talladega, Ala. Jordan and another team owner, Bob Jenkins, have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the auto racing governing body. (Associated Press file)
Jan 10, 2025

Federal court asked by NASCAR to dismiss antitrust lawsuit

NASCAR went before a federal judge Wednesday and asked for the antitrust suit filed against the stock car series to be dismissed. Should it proceed, NASCAR asked that the two […]

The U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states are suing Google, alleging it holds a monopoly over online advertising technology. (Associated Press file)
Sep 11, 2024

Trial opens in second Google antitrust lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant faces another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company, this […]

Kroger and Albertsons are seeking to merge, a union that would create a grocery chain with thousands of stores under their own and other brand names such as Harris Teeter, Ralphs, Smith's, Safeway, Jewel Osco and Shaw's. (Associated Press file)
Aug 26, 2024

Courts likely to decide fate of grocers’ merger

The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them […]

A Columbia Police Department officer was named a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.
Aug 26, 2024

RealPage faces federal antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department sued real estate software company RealPage Inc. on Friday, accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. […]

A jury last week awarded more than $425 million to plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Google. (Associated Press file)
Aug 6, 2024

Judge rules Google illegally maintains search monopoly

WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could […]

A federal antitrust lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, run an illegal monopoly over live performances in the United States. (Associated Press file)
May 24, 2024

Feds hit Ticketmaster, Live Nation with antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break […]


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