The FTC, joined by five states, announced it will enter a stipulated order that resolves its litigation against Zillow and Redfin by removing a key term of Zillow and Redfin’s 2025 agreement, under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million for Redfin to shut down its internet listing services (ILS) business, exclusively repost apartment listings provided…

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Montana AG Austin Knudsen led a coalition of seven AGs asking the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject the proposed merger between freight railroad companies Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS), alleging that the merger would reduce competition and increase costs for consumers.

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A federal judge has ruled that Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar) failed to comply with a court order requiring Nexstar to maintain TEGNA Inc, as a separate and independently managed competitor and prohibiting Nexstar from exercising control over TEGNA’s management while a multistate lawsuit challenging Nexstar’s proposed acquisition of TEGNA moves through the courts. The multistate…

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A coalition of AGs have secured a months-long halt to Paramount Skydance Corp.’s (Paramount) merger with Warner Bros. Discover, Inc. (Warner Bros.). The coalition sued Paramount and Warner Bros. on July 13, alleging that the merger would illegally reduce competition throughout the film and television industries, harming workers, consumers, and businesses. On July 20, the…

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The FTC has secured a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (Deere) now allowing farmers the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment. The settlement resolves the FTC and five states joint lawsuit against Deere, filed in January 2025, which alleged that Deere used unlawful…

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