[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 25, 2026] Protect College Sports Act scheduled for historic final vote in U.S. Senate on Monday (The New York Times) A federal bill addressing many of the top issues in college sports was approved for a final vote in the U.S. Senate to take place on Monday, Sept. 28, when it is expected to pass. The bipartisan bill, co-authored by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption to establish new rules on athlete eligibility, transfers and player compensation, as well as put notable restraints on conference realignment and a future super league. nytimes.com/athletic/7627062…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 25, 2026] Judge Questions Legal Points of Paramount’s Settlement With States at Hearing, Says a Ruling Will Come in ‘Due Course’ (Variety) The judge overseeing the antitrust case filed by 12 state attorneys general seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger questioned the parties about their settlement at a hearing Thursday. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín has not yet ruled on whether to approve the proposed settlement, and set the virtual hearing to cover “outstanding questions” about it. She did not indicate when she might issue a ruling, saying that it would be coming in “due course.” variety.com/2026/film/news/j…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 25, 2026] Paul Weiss calls bid to disqualify law firm in sugar antitrust case ‘gamesmanship’ (Reuters) Law firm Paul Weiss urged a federal judge in Minnesota on Wednesday to reject a bid from Mondelēz and other major food manufacturers to disqualify the firm from defending Domino Sugar and its owner ASR Group in a group of lawsuits over alleged pricefixing in the sugar industry. reuters.com/legal/government…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 25, 2026] French antitrust watchdog raids landscaping service companies (Reuters) The French competition watchdog raided several landscaping service companies on Friday it suspects of engaging in anti-competitive practices. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 25, 2026] Italy regulator closes P&G hair removal device probe after ad commitments (Reuters) Italy's antitrust authority said on Friday it had closed its investigation into U.S. consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble's claims for a hair removal device, after the company committed to address the regulator's concerns. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 24, 2026] Block the Merger Coalition Files Legal Request to Oppose Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal (Variety) A coalition of groups working under the Block the Merger banner have filed an emergency request to oppose Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of a court hearing in California this morning pertaining to the deal. variety.com/2026/film/global…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 24, 2026] US judge steps aside in dispute over Hawaii energy settlement (Reuters) A federal judge in Hawaii has disqualified himself from hearing a dispute over whether a decades-old price-fixing settlement bars the state from suing Chevron and other energy companies over climate change, concluding that he has a potential conflict of interest as a Hawaiian resident. reuters.com/legal/government…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 24, 2026] Novartis defeats drug-purchaser lawsuit over delay of Entresto generics (Reuters) A federal judge in Manhattan ruled for Novartis on Wednesday against allegations that it misused one of its patents to maintain its exclusivity on its blockbuster heart-failure drug Entresto. reuters.com/legal/government…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 24, 2026] OpenAI says SEC disclosures undermine xAI’s antitrust lawsuit (Reuters) ChatGPT maker OpenAI asked a Texas federal judge to throw out an antitrust lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's AI startup xAI before trial, arguing that disclosures by xAI parent company SpaceX undermine claims that Apple's partnership with OpenAI shut out rivals. reuters.com/legal/government…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 23, 2026] Florida Sues Lilly, Sanofi, CVS in Insulin Antitrust Action (Bloomberg Law) The largest makers of insulin and GLP-1s, as well as pharmacy benefit manager giants and rebate companies, were sued by the Florida attorney general Tuesday in an antitrust case claiming unlawful collusion. news.bloomberglaw.com/litiga…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 23, 2026] Judge Dismisses Unusual Climate Suit Claiming Oil Giants Broke Antitrust Law (The New York Times) A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Michigan’s novel antitrust lawsuit against oil companies over their role in climate change. nytimes.com/2026/09/22/clima…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 23, 2026] EU’s SpaceX Rival Won’t Get Free Pass, Antitrust Chief Warns (Bloomberg Law) The European Union’s antitrust chief warned that a proposed satellite venture seen as the region’s answer to SpaceX won’t get any preferential treatment from deals watchdogs — despite being lauded by her boss Ursula von der Leyen. news.bloomberglaw.com/antitr…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 23, 2026] Google faces UK push to put AI assistants on Android, Chrome choice screens (Reuters) Britain's competition watchdog on Wednesday put forward proposals to give Google Android and Chrome users greater choice and control over the search services they use, including AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Perplexity. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 23, 2026] Kimberly-Clark offers remedies in bid for EU approval of Kenvue deal (Reuters) Kimberly-Clark has offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about its $40 billion bid for Tylenol maker Kenvue, a filing on the European Commission website showed on Wednesday. reuters.com/legal/transactio…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 23, 2026] Australian competition regulator blocks IAG's RAC Insurance takeover (Reuters) Australia's competition regulator on Wednesday blocked Insurance Australia Group's planned takeover of RAC Insurance, finding it would likely weaken competition in key insurance markets in Western Australia. reuters.com/legal/litigation…

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[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 22, 2026] Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant (The New York Times) Paramount reached an agreement on Monday to resolve an antitrust lawsuit delaying its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, eliminating the last significant barrier to the creation of an entertainment and media colossus. nytimes.com/2026/09/21/busin…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 22, 2026] Christmas Tree Price-Conspiracy Antitrust Case Revived on Appeal (Bloomberg Law) National Christmas Products LLC will again litigate claims it violated federal antitrust law by making illegal deals with Amazon.com Inc. to drive up prices of artificial Christmas tree products, after the Eleventh Circuit reversed a lower court’s dismissal. news.bloomberglaw.com/antitr…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 22, 2026] Rail Deal Opponents Lobby White House on $72 Billion Merger (Bloomberg Law) In their quest to block a $72 billion merger between two of the biggest US freight railroads, a coalition of shippers and labor unions is trying to get President Donald Trump on their side. news.bloomberglaw.com/merger…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 22, 2026] Poland watchdog fines Neuca in decade-long drug pricing cartel (Reuters) Poland's competition regulator UOKiK said on Monday it fined pharmaceutical wholesaler Neuca 499 million zlotys ($131 million) for participating in a pricing cartel that lasted more than a decade, sending its shares sharply lower. reuters.com/business/healthc…