The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the request of 13 Democratic AGs to intervene in the court’s review of a U.S. DOJ antitrust settlement regarding the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Juniper Networks.

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Florida AG James Uthmeier led a group of 5 Republican AGs in sending letters to major environmental organizations, alleging that they coordinated with large corporations to impose anticompetitive recycling and packaging practices in violation of state and federal antitrust laws.

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Thirteen Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, have moved to intervene in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California’s review of an antitrust settlement concerning the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Juniper Networks, Inc. In their motion, the AGs express concerns about the process and…

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 763, co-sponsored by AG Rob Bonta, which strengthens antitrust enforcement under state law. The new law increased criminal fines for corporations from $1 million to $6 million per violation, and increased criminal fines for individuals from $250,000 to $1 million per violation. The law also added…

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The FTC, as well as a bipartisan coalition of AGs from five states—Virginia, Arizona, Connecticut, New York, and Washington—have separately filed lawsuits against Zillow Group, Inc. and Zillow, Inc. (collectively, “Zillow”) and Redfin Corporation alleging that the companies entered into an unlawful agreement that stifled competition in the online multifamily rental advertising market in violation…

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