Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
In October 2026, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company. The complaint alleges that BCBS of Michigan conspired with other Blue Cross and Blue Shield entities to allocate customers and territories which eliminated competition for health insurance services, harming both Michigan when contracting for…
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…
Pennsylvania v. Colas Inc. et al.; In the Matter of Investigation of Colas Inc. and Suit-Kote Corp. (New York)
In October 2026, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint and proposed final order to address competitive concerns arising from the proposed acquisition of Suit-Kote Corporation by Colas Inc. The complaint alleged that the proposed transaction was likely to substantially lessen competition in the provision or asphalt emulsions and pavement preservation services in several…
In re AvalonBay Communities, Inc. & Equity Residential Merger (Massachusetts)
In August 2026, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office entered into an assurance of discontinuance with two merging parties, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. & Equity Residential, to resolve concerns that the merger could substantially lessen competition in the market for mid-rise and high-rise multifamily rental housing in downtown Boston. The assurance required that the merging parties divest…
In re J.S.C. Transportation Services, Inc.; In re Beacon Mobility Corporation (Massachusetts)
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office entered into two assurances of discontinuance to resolve allegations that the companies colluded to allocate contracts and made false statements regarding school bus contracts for the transportation of special education students in three Massachusetts cities and towns. The assurances require Beacon and J.S.C. Transportation Services to maintain antitrust compliance programs…
United States and Tennessee v. CRH plc et al.
The United States Department of Justice and Tennessee Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint and proposed final judgment in the Western District of Tennessee in August 2026 addressing the proposed acquisition of Standard Construction by APAC-Tennessee, a subsidiary of CRH plc. The complaint alleged that the merger would have combined two of the three leading…
Florida v. Prime Therapeutics LLC et al
In August 2026, the Florida Attorney General’s Office brought a lawsuit against two pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), Prime Therapeutics LLC and Express Scripts Inc., alleging that the defendants had entered into an agreement to fix the price of reimbursement rates paid to retail pharmacies in Florida. As stated in the complaint, PBMs act on behalf…
New Jersey v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al.
In August 2026, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc. and related subsidiaries alleging that Amazon has used its monopsony power in buying the services of delivery services partners (“DSPs”) to harm competition, resulting in lower wages and worse working conditions for DSP drivers. A monopsonist is like a…
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…
United States and Plaintiff States v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. et al
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and the Department of Justice filed a complaint against three egg producers on June 29, 2026. In the complaint, plaintiffs alleged that between June 2022 and March 2025, the defendants submitted bids that aimed to inflate…