Worldwide: Antitrust/Competition Law

The Federal Trade Commission has secured a settlement in the first federal Robinson-Patman Act (the Act) enforcement action in more than two decades. Originally filed by the prior administration in December 2024, the lawsuit alleged Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, LLC (SGWS) was the largest wholesaler of wine and spirits in the United States and routinely charged small, independent retailers prices higher than those charged to larger national or regional chains in violation of the Act’s prohibition on price discrimination.

Current and former federal antitrust officials have expressed skepticism that AI companies need a special antitrust exemption to cooperate on safety.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction that allowed four college football players to compete despite NCAA eligibility restrictions, finding critical legal errors in the lower court's antitrust analysis. The decision addresses whether NCAA eligibility rules constitute commercial restraints subject to Sherman Act scrutiny and establishes demanding evidentiary standards for challenging such rules. This case contributes to evolving jurisprudence on NCAA regulations in the era of NI