Washington v. DaVita et al.
Washington brought a lawsuit against DaVita and Fresenius concerning the defendants’ practice of requiring nephrologists that serve as medical directors of their dialysis centers to agree to noncompete covenants. The complaint states that medical directors are part-time independent contractors that perform the managerial and administrative work of overseeing dialysis centers and ensuring that the centers…
FTC and Plaintiff States v. PlayPower, Inc. et al.
In October 2026, the Plaintiff States and FTC filed a complaint seeking a permanent injunction to prevent Platinum Equity and its PlayPower entities from acquiring Burke from Bertram Capital. The complaint alleges that Burke is one of PlayPower’s closest competitors for the manufacture of commercial outdoor playground equipment, and that, as a result, the proposed…
California et al. v. Paramount Skydance Corp. et al
In July 2026, twelve states brough suit to block the Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery. The complaint alleges that the proposed transaction would harm competition in the markets in the United States for the (1) distribution of wide-release theatrical films; distribution of anticipated top-grossing theatrical films; and (3) licensing of basic cable…
Virginia et al v. Zillow Group Inc et al
Viriginia, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, and Washington state brough suit against Zillow and Redfin in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in October 2025. The plaintiff states allege that the defendants executed an illegal agreement under which Redfin exited the internet listing services (“ILS”) market for buildings with more than 25 units…
Washington v. Kroger et al.
Washington filed suit in King County Superior Court to block the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, which would have combined the two largest supermarket chains operating in the state. Washington alleged that the merger would have ended head-to-head competition between the chains on price, loyalty rewards programs, products offered and customer service, leading to higher…
U.S. and Plaintiff States v. Apple, Inc., No. 2:24-cv-04055 (D.N.J. Mar. 21, 2024)
Sixteen states and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges that Apple illegally maintains a monopoly over…
FTC and Plaintiff States v. Amgen, No. 23-CV-3053 (N.D. Ill. 06/22/23)
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…
Washington v. Tyson Foods, Inc., No. 21-2-14174-5 (Wash. Super. Ct. King Cty. 2022)
Plaintiff state filed a lawsuit against 19 chicken producers accusing them of a wide-ranging illegal conspiracy to inflate and manipulate prices, rig contract bids and coordinate industry supply reductions to maximize profits. The defendants account for approximately 95 percent of the broiler chickens sold in the United States. The complaint asserts their conduct violates the…
Washington v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 22-2-01281-1 (Wash. Super. Ct. King Cty. Jan. 26, 2022)
Washington filed a complaint and settlement with Amazon, resolving claims that Amazon’s “Sold by Amazon” program , which allowed Amazon to agree on price with third-party sellers, rather than compete with them, violated antitrust laws. The state alleged that Amazon unreasonably restrained competition in order to maximize its own profits off third-party sales, which constituted…
Settlement Agreement Between Plaintiff States and Citibank (June 2018)
Forty-two plaintiff states reached a $100 million settlement with Citibank for fraudulent conduct involving interest rate manipulation that had a significant impact on consumers and financial markets around the world. UBS’ fraudulent conduct involved the manipulation of LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate). LIBOR is a benchmark interest rate that affects financial instruments worth trillions…