Despite the FTC’s promises, its settlements with PBMs will not be fully effective at accomplishing their stated goals. One concern of note: The settlements neglect the recent development of PBMs marke...

Across a wide range of lawsuits, regulations, and administrative adjudications, companies are giving up. They settle cases they are likely to win. They agree to

Pharmaceutical markets are complex. Multiple agents, including doctors, insurers, and pharmacies, play critical roles that affect competition between manufactur

<div> In this testimony to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of the House Judiciary Committee,

The importance of the $885 million antitrust verdict this week against Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. had less to do with the nine-figure damages than ending private plaintiffs’ losing streak challen...

The U.S. government has brought remarkably few monopolization cases in the past several decades. This has changed in recent years with litigation filed against

<p><span>U.S. consumers suffer from high drug prices. A lack of generic competition is one reason why. Congress enacted balanced landmark legislation in 1984 to

Washington's effort to split up Big Tech is faltering after setbacks in several monopoly cases that cast doubt on the strategy. Read here

Before the deal closes, the two companies will have to face Paramount and antitrust regulators.

In a closely watched case, the U.S. solicitor general has urged the Supreme Court to review a controversy over so-called skinny labels for medicines.

Copyright’s limits play essential antimonopoly functions. Undermining them in the context of AI is likely to strengthen Big Tech.

The issue of high U.S. prescription drug prices has received significant attention. In recent congressional hearings, brand-name drug companies have blamed phar

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is no stranger to antitrust law. As a trade association composed of nearly all U.S. colleges offering compet

Antitrust law has two basic ways of analyzing conduct alleged to be anticompetitive. Some conduct is viewed as so inherently pernicious that it is deemed i

The NCAA recently settled three antitrust lawsuits. With a significant payout, it hopes to put its antitrust worries behind it. In doing so, it seeks to follow

From the perspective of intellectual property (IP) and antitrust law, the overriding question in the pharmaceutical industry is how to navigate the tradeoff between innovation and access. It is into t...

Improving drug access and affordability is a key health care policy issue with strong bipartisan support, health care experts said at an Axios roundtable on June 12.

The NCAA recently settled three antitrust lawsuits. With a significant payout, it hopes to put its antitrust worries behind it. In doing so, it seeks to follow

Standards, common platforms that allow products to work together, offer benefits to society. But standards typically involve patents. And the owner of a patent

In 2013, the Supreme Court issued one of the most important antitrust rulings in the past generation. In <i>FTC v. Actavis</i>, the Court held that agreements b

The NCAA recently settled three antitrust lawsuits. With a significant payout, it hopes to put its antitrust worries behind it. In doing so, it seeks to follow

Patent pools have historically been viewed as procompetitive. And the latest pool receiving widespread attention, the Avanci pool, has gained support for this r

Oxford-educated Gail Slater’s concerns about market concentration have caused disquiet on Wall Street

The issue of high U.S. prescription drug prices has received significant attention. In recent congressional hearings, brand-name drug companies have blamed phar

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Over a dozen objections were filed against the nearly $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement ahead of Friday's deadline. A hearing for the the settlement has been scheduled for April 7.

<div> The National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") is no stranger to antitrust law. As a trade association composed of nearly all U.S. colle

Consumers’ right to repair their products is under attack. Manufacturers have decimated this long-held right by making parts unavailable, preventing products fr

In November 2022, millions of Taylor Swift fans were angry. For the first time since 2018, Swift was going on tour. Demand was through the roof. But the process