Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Feb 5, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues.

• Antitrust Advocate, State Enforcement in a Changing Antitrust Landscape: Reflections on Matthew J. Platkin’s Remarks at the ABA Antitrust Section’s 2026 Diverse Perspectives Conference, by Julian D. Perlman

• Truth on the Market, The Right Approach to Reviewing Netflix-Warner Bros, by Asheesh Agarwal

• ProMarket, Netflix Appears To Face Greater Antitrust Barriers To Acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery Than Paramount, by Richard Wolfram

• Orrick, FTC Victory in Edwards Lifesciences Merger: 4 Key Takeaways for Life Sciences Deals, by Eric Hochstadt, Craig Falls and Tony Chan

• Antitrust Litigation Blog, Federal District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Pre-Commercial Heart Valve Acquisition, by A&O Shearman

• Enforcement Edge, Check Is in the Mail: DOJ Announces First-Ever Antitrust Whistleblower Payment, by Esther Ha Yoon Sohn and Andre Geverola

• Ad Law Access, South Carolina Age-Appropriate Design Code Nears Finish Line, by Laura Riposo VanDruff, Alexander I. Schneider and Joseph Cahill

• All About Advertising Law, FTC Revives Click-to-Cancel Rule: A Fast VAST Update, by Shahin O. Rothermel

• Inside Privacy, New Jersey Enacts Amendment to its Comprehensive Privacy Law, by Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Ariel Dukes, Bryan Ramirez & Clare Mathias

• Privacy & Information Security Law Blog, U.S. Supreme Court to Define “Consumer” Under VPPA, by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

• TCPAWorld, MAKING HAY: How A 40 Year Old Case About Farming Equipment In Wisconsin Lead a 2026 Texas Court to Conclude Text Messages Are Calls Under the TCPA, by Eric "Czar" Troutman

• National Leading Franchise Law and Commercial Litigation Firm, Performance Standards: The Cost of Franchisors Pushing Franchisees Too Hard, by Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to [email protected], with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Julian D. Perlman (Baker & Hostetler LLP); Eric Hochstadt, Craig Falls and Tony Chan (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP); Esther Ha Yoon Sohn and Andre Geverola (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP); Laura Riposo VanDruff, Alexander I. Schneider and Joseph Cahill (Kelley Drye & Warren LLP); Shahin O. Rothermel (Venable LLP); Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Ariel Dukes, Bryan Ramirez & Clare Mathias (Covington & Burling LLP); (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP); (Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A.).

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