In the Matter of Adamas Amenity Services, et al.

February 12, 2026

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office (the “NJ AGO”) resolved an investigation into Adamas Building Services (“Adamas”) and its affiliated businesses through an assurance of discontinuance (the “Assurance”) in December 2025.  Building services contractors like Adamas staff and service residential and commercial properties, providing workers that perform janitorial, security, concierge, parking and maintenance services.  The…

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Pennsylvania v. EQT Corporation et al

December 22, 2025

In August 2023, The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office filed a Complaint in the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against EQT Corporation, Quantum Energy Partners, and their joint production entity Quantum EQT Production Holdings, LLC (QEPH).  The complaint challenged a proposed transaction through which EQT, the nation’s largest natural gas producer, would acquire…

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FTC and Rhode Island v. Lifespan Corp. and Care New England

December 22, 2025

In February 2022, the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office denied the merger application of Lifespan Corporation and Care New England Health System (CNE), the state’s two largest healthcare providers. Lifespan and CNE filed their initial merger application with the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) in April 2021….

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In the Matter of the Idaho Attorney General’s Investigation of Kootenai Hospital District et al

April 9, 2025

Idaho resolved an investigation into two health care providers in Idaho County, Kootenai Health and Syringa, through a consent decree.  Idaho found that in 2017, Kootenai Health and Syringa entered into a management agreement where Kootenai Health hired and paid Syringa’s Chief Executive Officer, making the CEO an employee of Kootenai Health.  This agreement provided…

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FTC and Plaintiff States v. Deere & Company (N.D. Ill. 3:25-cv-50017)

April 8, 2025

Illinois, Minnesota, Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin joined the FTC in filing suit against Deere & Company, a manufacturer of large agricultural equipment including tractors and combines.  The Plaintiff States and FTC allege that Deere has restricted the availability of Service ADVISOR, a software tool used to diagnose and repair problems in Deere’s sophisticated equipment, to…

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U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Kroger, No. 3:24-cv-00347 (D. Ore. Feb. 26, 2024)

February 27, 2024

The United States and nine plaintiff states sued to block the $42 billion proposed merger between the Kroger company and Albertson’s companies, the country’s two largest traditional supermarket chain.  The complaint alleges that the proposed acquisition may substantially lessen competition.  The FTC began an administrative proceeding and the plaintiffs (states and FTC) sought a preliminary…

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FTC and Plaintiff States v. Syngenta Crop Protection AG, No. 22-cv-828 (M.D. N.C. Nov. 2022)

January 23, 2024

The FTC and 10 states sued pesticide manufacturers Syngenta Crop Protection and Corteva, Inc. two of the largest pesticide manufacturers operating in the United States. For allegedly paying distributors to block competitors from selling their cheaper generic products to farmers. The complaint alleges that these big pesticide firms run so-called “loyalty programs” in which distributors…

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FTC and Plaintiff States v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-01495 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 26, 2023)

September 27, 2023

The FTC and plaintiff states alleged that Amazon, an online retail and technology company, is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, degrade quality for shoppers, overcharge sellers,…

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FTC and Plaintiff States v. Amgen, No. 23-CV-3053 (N.D. Ill. 06/22/23)

June 26, 2023

Plaintiff states  joined the Federal Trade Commission’s suit against Amgen’s planned $28 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics. The plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction blocking Amgen Inc. and its subsidiaries from completing the proposed acquisition. Horizon Therapeutics PLC makes the only U.S. FDA-approved treatment for thyroid eye disease, Tepezza, and the only FDA-approved…

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New York et al. v. Meta (originally Facebook Inc.), No. 20-3589 (D.D.C.)

April 28, 2023

Forty-eight plaintiff states filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company harms the public by illegally stifling competition to protect its monopoly power. The states alleged that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller firms that threatened its power, depriving…

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