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Appellate Court Upholds NCAA Sanctions Against University of Florida
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Doctor Bradley, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the NCAA's "la...
PGA Tour Antitrust and Tortious Interference Claims Dismissed
Larry Klayman v. PGA Tour, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Larry Klayman, sued the PGA Tour alleging antitrust vio...
BMI's blanket license is not an illegal tie-in under the Sherman Act
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. North American Concert Promoters Association, decided by Second Circuit on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit addressed whether a "blan...
Court Denies Injunction in Antitrust Dispute Over Waste Hauling Territory
MJK Recycling, L.L.C. v. Republic Servs., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether MJK Recycling, L.L.C. was ent...
Former employee not immune from malicious prosecution claim
State ex rel. Preston v. Hoying, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's decision, holding that...
Fourth Circuit Shields Accreditation Body from Antitrust Claims Under Noerr-Pennington
Center for Excellence v. Accreditation Alliance, decided by Fourth Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary j...
No-Contest Clause Unenforceable Against Good-Faith Will Challenge
W.A. Smith Fin., L.L.C. v. Doe, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-contest" clause in a will was enforce...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Caremark in Contract Dispute
Rx Solutions v. Caremark, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Caremark, hold...
Eleventh Circuit Denies FTC Injunction in FleetCor Merger Case
Federal Trade Commission v. FleetCor Technologies, Inc., decided by Eleventh Circuit on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial ...
Third Circuit: NCAA Amateurism Rules Don't Violate Antitrust Law
Jett Elad v. NCAA, decided by Third Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Jett Elad again...
State ban on flavored e-cigarettes upheld against federal preemption and Commerce Clause challenges.
Roe v. Smith, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a challenge to a state law that prohibited the sale of certain ...
Second Circuit Affirms Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Retaliation Case
Coleman v. Grand, decided by Second Circuit on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Cole...
Antitrust Claims Against Sanofi Dismissed for Lack of Anticompetitive Effect
Mosaic Health, Inc. v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC, decided by Second Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Mosaic Health's antitr...
NCAA's 'No-Draft' Rule Upheld Against Antitrust Challenge
Diego Pavia v. NCAA, decided by Sixth Circuit on October 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether the NCAA's "no-draft" rule, which prevents ...
Ninth Circuit Denies Epic Games' Bid for Preliminary Injunction Against Google
Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC, decided by Ninth Circuit on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns Google's alleged monopolistic practices in the Android app marke...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims for Lack of Conspiracy Evidence
Sam Jones Company, LLC v. Biotronik, Inc., decided by Ninth Circuit on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Sam Jones C...
7th Cir. Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Against AbbVie's 'Pay-for-Delay' Deal
Jeffrey Lewis v. AbbVie Inc., decided by Seventh Circuit on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging th...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Antitrust Claims Against Microsoft Edge
Popa v. Microsoft Corporation, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a class-action lawsuit all...
Ninth Circuit Denies Epic Games' Injunction Against Google Play Store
Epic Games, Inc. v. Google LLC, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Epic Games' request for a prel...
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Baseball Club's Lawsuit Against League
Cangrejeros de Santurce Baseball Club, LLC v. Liga de Beisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico, Inc., decided by First Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirm...
NASCAR's 'no-tampering' rule doesn't violate antitrust law
2311 Racing LLC v. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, decided by Fourth Circuit on June 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit addressed whether NASCAR's "no-tam...
Users Lack Standing for Antitrust Challenge to Facebook-Instagram Merger
United States v. Facebook, Inc., decided by D.C. Circuit on May 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Faceb...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Block on FTC's Bid to Halt Microsoft-Activision Deal
FTC v. Microsoft Corporation, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by...
CAFC Affirms Ruling Against Apple in Qualcomm Overcharge Dispute
Qualcomm Incorporated v. Apple Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on April 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns Apple's breach of contract claims against Qualcomm for alleged...
Slip-and-fall plaintiff fails to prove store had notice of hazard
Smith v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., decided by First Circuit on February 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Home ...