California AG Rob Bonta secured a $50 million settlement with two gasoline trading firms—Vitol Inc., and SK Energy Americas, Inc. and a related entity (collectively, “SK”)—to resolve allegations that the companies violated state competition laws by manipulating the market for gasoline after a refinery explosion.

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In this Law360 article Chris Allen, Siran Faulders and Hannah Land discuss multistate efforts and what businesses should understand about these collective actions.

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Last week, AGs from across the country met in Colorado for the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Annual Meeting, along with AG staff and the legal and business communities.

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A bipartisan coalition of 11 state AGs and the U.S. DOJ have reached a settlement with the NCAA to resolve allegations of federal antitrust law violations.

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The FTC and DOJ issued a Request for Information for Public Comment on Corporate Consolidation Through Serial Acquisitions and Roll-Up Strategies (RFI) to understand how frequently these types of acquisitions occur and how they are impacting markets. The RFI seeks information from the public on serial acquisitions and rollups—whereby companies become larger by acquiring smaller firms…

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