Seventeen Democratic AGs, led by Oregon AG Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to IRS Notice 2025-42, a guidance document that tightened eligibility rules for certain federal clean-electricity tax credits. The brief was filed in Oregon Environmental Council, et al. v. IRS, a case in which plaintiffs challenge the IRS’s decision to…

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The FTC finalized a consent order with The Boeing Company and Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., resolving allegations that Boeing’s proposed acquisition of Spirit would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act. According to the FTC, the proposed transaction would have allegedly given Boeing control over a critical supplier…

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California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a group of 12 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its amended Order No. 1920 on long-term regional transmission planning and cost allocation. In the brief,…

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The FTC reached a settlement with Express Scripts, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively “Express Scripts”) to resolve an administrative lawsuit alleging the pharmacy benefit manager violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by artificially inflating insulin prices.

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The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 42 law firms regarding potential antitrust concerns tied to participation in Diversity Lab’s “Mansfield Certification” program, citing risks of competitor coordination in labor markets. In the letter, the FTC highlighted the program’s benchmark encouraging firms to consider candidate pools that are at least 30% “underrepresented” lawyers for…

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