Antitrust

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust, Civil Procedure, Litigation

NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation — Expert disputes go to the jury, but damages require a new trial

automatic / October 30, 2026

NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation: Expert disputes go to the jury, but damages require a new trial.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust, Business Transactions

Snow v. Align Technology — Antitrust Plaintiffs May Test Claimed Business Reasons for Refusal to Deal

automatic / October 5, 2026

Snow v. Align Technology: Antitrust Plaintiffs May Test Claimed Business Reasons for Refusal to Deal.

1st District Court of Appeal, Antitrust, Healthcare Law, Litigation

VHS Liquidating Trust v. MultiPlan Corp. — Out-of-network reimbursements may support Cartwright Act price-fixing claims

automatic / September 21, 2026

California's Cartwright Act can reach alleged coordination of out-of-network healthcare reimbursements through a shared pricing platform.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Antitrust, Healthcare Law, Litigation

Surgical Instrument Service v. Intuitive Surgical — Ninth Circuit Revives Robot Aftermarket Antitrust Claims

automatic / August 13, 2026

The Ninth Circuit reversed. The special factors apply when a plaintiff cannot show power in a competitive foremarket and instead claims that a seller later exploited customers locked into a brand. They were unnecessary here because evidence directly supported a conventional claim that dominant foremarket power was leveraged into the tied aftermarket.