Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Sep 4, 2025)
Law Firms Mentioned:Covington & Burling LLP | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP | Steptoe LLP
Organizations Mentioned:Covington & Burling, LLP | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP | Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP | Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP | SheppardMullin | Sports Supplement Acquisition Group, Inc.
By WK Editorial Staff
The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues.
WSJ Opinion, AI Wins the Google Antitrust Suit
Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, Multimarket Contact, Cross-Market Externalities and Platform Competition, by D Daniel Sokol
Antitrust Law Blog, State Antitrust Enforcement Roundup: Updates to Healthcare Merger Matrix; New Potential Legislation Targeting Private Equity and Other For-Profit Entities in Healthcare, by John Carroll, Matthew Goldman, Jordan Grushkin, Jared Nagley, Tammy Woffenden, Malika Levarlet, Dana Kennedy and T.J. Benedict
Antitrust & Competition Insights, The Beginning of the End? The UK Government Announces a Review of the Country's Antitrust Class Action Regime, by Ronan Scanlan and Yumiko Takahashi
CPI, Trump Revokes Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Antitrust & Competition but other Biden Administration Antitrust Policy Changes Remain in Place, by John Carroll and Jared Nagley
Ad Law Access, HelloFresh to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Automatic Renewal Suit, by Gonzalo E. Mon and Beth Bolen Chun
Inside Privacy, EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of Personal Data in the Context of a Transfer of Pseudonymized Data to Third Parties, by Dan Cooper, Kristof Van Quathem and Laura Somaini
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog, FTC Announces Increase to Telemarketer Fees to Access National Do Not Call Registry
TCPA Blog, Second Court Rules Do-Not-Call Regulation Does Not Apply to Text Messages, by Michael P. Daly and Emanuel L. McMiller
TCPA World, MORE REQUIRED: Court Tosses TCPA DNC Claim Finding Allegation of “Solicitation” Insufficient, by Eric J. Troutman
Rebecca Tushnet's 43 Blog, general competitor has Lanham Act standing even if it doesn't compete in alleged false advertiser's subcategory, by Rebecca Tushnet
Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to ALD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.
Attorneys: John Carroll, Matthew Goldman, Jordan Grushkin, Jared Nagley, Tammy Woffenden, Malika Levarlet, Dana Kennedy and T.J. Benedict (Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP). Ronan Scanlan and Yumiko Takahashi (Steptoe LLP). Gonzalo E. Mon and Beth Bolen Chun (Kelley Drye & Warren LLP). Dan Cooper, Kristof Van Quathem and Laura Somaini (Covington & Burling LLP). (Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP). Michael P. Daly and Emanuel L. McMiller (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP).
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