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[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 30, 2026] Google Appeals EU Requests on Android AI Access, Search Data Sharing (The Wall Street Journal) Google appealed requests from the European Union to open up its Android operating system to rival artificial-intelligence services and allow other search engines to access search data, saying they pose privacy and security risks. wsj.com/tech/google-ap…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 30, 2026] UK watchdog proposes accepting Co-op remedies in Southern Coop deal (Reuters) Britain's competition watchdog on Tuesday said it was proposing to accept remedies offered by retailer Co-operative Group to address the competition concerns raised over its takeover of regional operator Southern Co-operative. reuters.com/legal/litigati…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 30, 2026] UK watchdog flags competition concerns over Brink's $6.6 billion NCR Atleos deal (Reuters) Britain's competition watchdog on Wednesday said cash management firm Brink's Co's $6.6 billion acquisition of ATM provider NCR Atleos could weaken competition in the UK market. reuters.com/world/uk/uk-wa…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 30, 2026] US judge rejects class action over Energizer, Walmart battery prices (Reuters) A federal judge has refused to grant class action status to consumer and wholesale purchaser lawsuits alleging Energizer and retail giant Walmart conspired to keep disposable battery prices artificially high. reuters.com/legal/governme…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 29, 2026] FTC Settlement Limits Corteva Pesticide Loyalty Rebates (AgWeb) Announced Sept. 28, 2026, Corteva has settled the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit accusing it of using distributor loyalty programs to keep lower-priced generic pesticides out of the market. The settlement runs for 10 years and includes a $35 million payment to the 12 states that joined the case. agweb.com/news/business/…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 29, 2026] California Antitrust Bill Raises Liability Risk, If Newsom Signs (Bloomberg Law) Business groups in California took some of the sting out of lawmakers’ attempts to strengthen antitrust laws, but the overhaul would still push state rules beyond federal standards. Under the proposed expanded law sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) desk, state and county district attorneys could sue individual companies, even those acting alone, for engaging in alleged anticompetitive practices. news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-gove…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 29, 2026] Senate Resoundingly Approves Sweeping College Sports Measure (The New York Times) The Senate on Monday approved a sweeping remake of collegiate sports regulations in an effort to restore stability to an athletic landscape that has been upended by constant transfers, frequent shifts in conference membership and an infusion of money from wealthy boosters eager to lure top talent nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 29, 2026] Paramount and states defend antitrust settlement from Cory Booker (Variety) Paramount and a coalition of 12 state attorneys general defended their antitrust settlement on Monday from a series of criticisms raised last week by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. msn.com/en-us/news/oth…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 28, 2026] WordPress Can’t Escape Antitrust Claims From Trademark ‘War’ (Bloomberg Law) WordPress.com owner Automattic Inc. and its CEO must face antitrust claims over its power in the market for web content management systems, a federal judge ruled, pointing to evidence they took a “scorched earth nuclear approach” during a trademark dispute. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/wordpre…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 28, 2026] Alkermes Fails to Fend Off Addiction Treatment Antitrust Claim (Bloomberg Law) Ireland-based Alkermes Plc will continue litigating claims it delayed the generic version of the blockbuster Vivitrol, after a federal judge said the plaintiff sufficiently alleged that the firm schemed to monopolize the market for a medication to treat opioid and alcohol use disorder. news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/alke…

[ABA Antitrust Daily Digest September 28, 2026] Apple, Amazon face revived UK consumer lawsuit over product sales (Reuters) Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal allowed part of a revived consumer lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to proceed on Monday over claims they restricted competition. reuters.com/legal/litigati…

[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/76270…

[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…

[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/governme…

[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/litigati…

[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/litigati…