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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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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20 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief in support of a proposed consent order that would end federal enforcement of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program (DBE), which requires federal transportation fund recipients to allocate contracts to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. In their brief, the AGs argue that the…

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers, joined by energy trade associations, filed an antitrust lawsuit against several truck manufacturers, alleging they violated Nebraska law by engaging in anticompetitive practices to phase out Class 8 internal combustion engine (ICE) semi-trucks in favor of electric vehicles. The complaint claims the manufacturers colluded with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) through the…

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The U.S. DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the DOT announced the launch of a broad public inquiry into the state of competition in air travel. In the agencies’ joint Request for Information, they seek information on topics such as consolidation, anticompetitive conduct, and a wide range of issues affecting the availability and affordability of air travel options,…

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