101 live matters

In June 2026 Brussels opened a case asking whether Align forces or rewards dentists to take its scanner and its Invisalign aligners together. Opening a case is not a finding.

Outcome: Formal proceedings opened as AT.40900. The Commission said the opening does not prejudge the result. No statement of objections or decision had issued by early October 2026.

AI subscribers sued Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google on September 18, 2026, saying the companies agreed to slow model improvements. The case is new and undecided.

Outcome: No motion has been decided in this summary. A complaint is not a finding.

States sued to stop Nexstar from buying Tegna after federal antitrust clearance. A judge paused the merger in April 2026. The lawsuit was still open after that.

Outcome: A preliminary injunction is in place from April 2026. That is not a final judgment. The Federal Bar Association's summer 2026 report still described the consolidated challenge as pending.

A device maker sued Medtronic on September 18, 2026, saying bundle penalties keep hospitals from trying a rival anti-fog tool. The case just started.

Outcome: No ruling is recorded. A complaint is not a finding.

Memorabilia sellers have sued TikTok. A new complaint landed September 11, 2026 on the same theory as a 2025 case. Neither has a judgment in this file.

Outcome: Both complaints were still the live record as of the September 21, 2026 docket report. No dismissal or settlement is recorded here.

Cities are suing fire-truck makers over alleged price coordination. New complaints were still being filed in September 2026.

Outcome: The follow-on complaints show the litigation was still being filed in September 2026. This file does not record a class settlement or dismissal.

A Chicago judge let the frozen-potato price case go forward on September 17, 2026, including claims against the data vendor Circana and McCain Foods.

Outcome: Federal claims survived the motions to dismiss. Some state-law claims were dismissed. There is no trial verdict.

A would-be store-brand formula maker survived a motion to dismiss on September 18, 2026. It says Perrigo bought the only plant that could have supplied a new competitor.

Outcome: The acquisition claims remain in the case. The court said alternatives such as Abbott, Mead Johnson, or imports are factual questions, not a reason to dismiss.

A Wi-Fi-calling antitrust case is still open against Apple and Google. On September 23, 2026 the judge postponed that decision and sent Samsung's part to arbitration.

Outcome: Samsung was compelled to arbitration. The antitrust merits against Apple and Google were not decided.

A wage case against naval shipbuilders got preliminary settlement approval on September 17, 2026. It is not finished until the court enters final approval.

Outcome: Preliminary approval is not a final judgment. The court still has to approve notice and hold a final hearing.

Elanco's flea-and-tick antitrust settlement is only preliminarily approved. The final hearing is April 1, 2027, so the case is still open.

Outcome: The settlement is not final. The court set the final approval hearing for April 1, 2027.

A California class action says gas stations let Kalibrate's software set pump prices together. It was still at the pleading stage in October 2026, with an answer due October 23.

Outcome: The case is at the pleading stage. No dismissal or settlement is recorded.

The DOJ sued three egg companies on June 29, 2026 and proposed a settlement the same day. Court approval under the Tunney Act was still outstanding in October.

Outcome: The proposed decrees include $3.3 million in civil payments, a donation of 53 million eggs, and conduct limits. They are not final until the court enters them.

Egg buyers have their own case in Wisconsin, separate from the DOJ settlement. It was still described as ongoing in October 2026.

Outcome: The government decrees, even if entered, would not pay the private class. The private MDL was still described as open.

A customer sued McDonald's on October 2, 2026 over an alleged common pricing engine for franchise restaurants. The case just started.

Outcome: The case is newly filed.

An independent surgeon sued a New Jersey hospital and two surgical groups on October 2, 2026 over access to emergency call. The case is new.

Outcome: Newly filed.

A U.S. class action filed October 2, 2026 says Expedia's rate-parity rules keep hotel prices up. It is separate from Europe's Booking cases and has no ruling yet.

Outcome: Newly filed.

A California multiple-listing service sued Compass on October 5, 2026 to defend rules that push public listings into the MLS. The case is open.

Outcome: Newly filed. No declaration has been entered in this summary.

Grocery shoppers sued dairy cooperatives on October 5, 2026, saying a joint export program kept U.S. milk and cheese prices up. The case is new.

Outcome: Newly filed.

Keurig is facing antitrust complaints about single-serve brewers and pods. Another one was filed October 2, 2026. There is no judgment in this file.

Outcome: New filings in October 2026 show the dispute is open.

A Texas anesthesia monopoly case survived in part on September 30, 2026. The hospital claims continue. Some related claims were dismissed.

Outcome: Hospital-market claims continue. Surgery-center claims were dismissed without prejudice. A conspiracy count among commonly controlled entities was dismissed with prejudice.

Tennis players' antitrust case survived a motion to dismiss on September 30, 2026. Pay and rival-tournament claims are still in court.

Outcome: The antitrust claims remain. Dismissal was denied.

A hospital-contract case against NewYork-Presbyterian survived dismissal in the week of October 5, 2026.

Outcome: Dismissal was denied. The case continues.

LinkedIn was sued on September 14, 2026 over integration cutoffs and a pricier tier. The case is undecided.

Outcome: Newly filed.

A no-poach case against two aircraft-interior suppliers was filed September 14, 2026 and is undecided.

Outcome: Newly filed.

A Suffolk County waste hauler sued a rival on September 16, 2026 over alleged sham litigation. The case is new.

Outcome: Newly filed.

Long Island neurosurgeons sued Anthem's parent on September 17, 2026. The case is open.

Outcome: Newly filed.

Oil purchasers filed more shale-production antitrust complaints on September 17, 2026. The MDL is open.

Outcome: New complaints show the litigation is open.

Connecticut's generic skin-drug case got narrower on September 11, 2026, and several drug claims are still in court.

Outcome: Clindamycin, certain Desonide conduct, Econazole, Fluocinonide, and Halobetasol claims remain. Other drug claims against that executive were dismissed.

An extended-stay hotel pricing case is still open. A judge kept software firm SAS in the suit on September 15, 2026.

Outcome: SAS remains a defendant. The court has not decided whether a Sherman Act claim is ultimately stated.

IFF settled the fragrance consumer case on September 16, 2026. The manufacturers who did not settle are still being sued.

Outcome: IFF is finished. The case against non-settling manufacturers continues.

A private attempt to stop the Paramount-Warner merger failed on September 30, 2026. The complaint was not reported as dismissed. The states' settlement closed the deal.

Outcome: The TRO was denied. The complaint itself was not described as dismissed.

A Massachusetts breeder sued the state breeders' association on October 6, 2026. The case is new and undecided.

Outcome: Newly filed.

Most of Europe’s apps and company systems run on a few US clouds. In November 2025 EU regulators opened Digital Markets Act investigations into Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft’s Azure—asking whether lock-in fees, licences, and technical walls make switching or using rival software too hard. No fine yet.

Outcome: Investigations opened November 2025. No infringement decision or fine yet. Parallel work continues under the Data Act and classic Article 102 theories.

WhatsApp is how many European small businesses talk to customers. In December 2025 EU antitrust officials opened a probe into WhatsApp Business; in April 2026 they expanded it to Meta’s AI features—asking whether rival chatbots and support tools are being shut out. No finding yet.

Outcome: Probe opened December 2025 and expanded April 2026. No Statement of Objections or fine has been issued.

Britain is using a new law to put conduct rules on Google search. The investigation started in 2025. The actual rules were still being written in 2026.

Outcome: The investigation was opened in 2025. Designation and the content of any conduct requirements were the unfinished work into 2026. This is a UK file, separate from the US search appeal and from EU DMA fines.

The UK regulator opened a strategic-market case on Apple's mobile platform in 2025. In 2026 it was still about whether to designate Apple and what rules would follow. It is not the EU fine and not the US lawsuit.

Outcome: Opened in 2025. As with the Google search SMS file, designation and conduct requirements were still the work in progress through 2026. No UK fine in this file.

The FTC says Zillow paid Redfin to stop competing for apartment ads. A settlement was noticed in August 2026 and was still described as awaiting approval in mid-October.

Outcome: A stipulated order was noticed on August 24, 2026. Court approval had not been described as complete as of October 16, 2026. The case stays on the live list until a judgment is entered.

College athletes are still suing over NCAA eligibility rules. A judge refused an early injunction in September 2026, and more athletes sued in October. The cases are open.

Outcome: The Idaho court said the athletes had not yet defined the market well enough for an injunction. The lawsuits continue, and more were filed in October.

A Massachusetts judge is letting doctors pursue claims that insurers and Zelis jointly pushed down out-of-network payments. Aetna was dismissed. The rest of the case runs through 2027 discovery.

Outcome: Cigna, Humana, Elevance, and Zelis remained in the case after Aetna's dismissal. A trial window around March 2028 has been discussed. No liability finding is recorded.

RealPage won a temporary block on part of New York's rent-algorithm law on September 29, 2026. The rest of the law survived that round, and the case continues to trial.

Outcome: Section 3 of the statute is enjoined for now. Section 2, aimed at facilitating price-fixing, was upheld at this stage. A trial on the merits is still ahead.

A Chicago judge let an equipment-rental price case proceed against the Rouse benchmark and its customers on September 28, 2026. The parent company was dismissed.

Outcome: Rouse and the rental companies remain in the case. RB Global is out. There is no trial verdict.

Michigan sued Blue Cross plans on October 8, 2026 over alleged market allocation. A related private case dates to March 2025. This file does not record a final judgment.

Outcome: A new state complaint in October 2026 means this round of litigation is open.

Europe's Digital Markets Act tells the biggest tech platforms—gatekeepers like Apple and Google—what they must do up front: choice screens, alternative app stores, fair messaging links, and more. Early compliance updates drew complaints that new fees and scary pop-ups discourage real competition. EU regulators opened investigations, but no final penalties have been decided—this is an ongoing regulatory story, not a finished court case.

Outcome: The Commission has issued DMA non-compliance decisions, including Apple's €500 million steering fine and Meta's €200 million pay-or-consent fine in April 2025. On 8 July 2026 the General Court dismissed Apple's challenge to its App Store and iOS gatekeeper designation. Other DMA files remain open.

Europe's Digital Markets Act requires Apple to let EU users and developers use alternative app stores and payment links. In April 2025 the Commission fined Apple €500 million for anti-steering. A second probe into Apple's new App Store business terms is still open.

Outcome: April 2025: €500 million fine and orders to stop anti-steering that blocks developers from telling EU users about cheaper web or alternative-store options. The new-business-terms (NBT) investigation remains open.

Europe already pushed Amazon to change how its Buy Box picks default sellers on its marketplace. Now regulators are investigating again, asking whether Amazon still favors its own products and fulfillment service (FBA). Sellers say ranking and shipping rules remain unfair. Amazon disputes that. The probe is active—no new fine yet.

Outcome: Formal investigation ongoing; no new infringement decision or fine issued as of public reporting.

The Justice Department's Live Nation case is in a proposed 2026 settlement that a judge had not finished reviewing by early October. States that refused the deal won a jury verdict and are still in court. The proposed federal deal is not a Ticketmaster breakup.

Outcome: A term sheet was signed on 5 March 2026. On 12 June 2026 the Justice Department and six states filed a proposed final judgment; the court entered the stipulation on 15 June. Public comments closed 4 September 2026, so Tunney Act review was not finished as of early October. Other states refused the deal, tried the case, and a jury found liability on the major claims. Those state claims are still open.

TikTok is hugely popular in Europe, and regulators are asking whether it should face the same strict Digital Markets Act rules as Apple and Google. They also opened a probe into TikTok Lite rewards features. ByteDance says it competes fairly. No final gatekeeper label or guilt finding has been announced yet.

Outcome: Designation debates and compliance preparations ongoing; no final DMA gatekeeper designation or abuse finding publicly finalized for TikTok as of typical reporting.

Big Tech funded AI startups through partnerships instead of classic mergers. The FTC wants to know whether those deals secretly block competition for chips, data, and engineers. This is an inquiry—a fact-finding step—not a ruling that AI partnerships are illegal.

Outcome: Mandatory orders to major players are pending analysis; no enforcement action or court judgment has concluded the inquiry.

The US government says Apple keeps iPhone users locked in by hobbling messaging, cloud games, rival watches, and other wallets. A judge let the case proceed in June 2025. It was still in discovery in October 2026, with settlement talks reported and no deal.

Outcome: On 30 June 2025 Judge Julien Neals denied Apple's motion to dismiss and rejected a worldwide market definition. The case is in discovery. Bloomberg reported early settlement talks in July 2026. No deal had been announced by early October 2026, and no trial date was set.

Alongside the DOJ lawsuit, consumers and other private plaintiffs are suing Apple on the same smartphone theory. Those cases are bundled in New Jersey and were still in discovery in 2026.

Outcome: MDL No. 3113 is in coordinated discovery with the government case. A March 2026 status letter showed the parties still fighting over deposition limits. No class trial date was set.

The US government says Visa protects a debit monopoly with deals that stop merchants from routing transactions to cheaper networks. The case survived a motion to dismiss in June 2025 and had no trial date as of 2026.

Outcome: A motion to dismiss was denied in June 2025. Fact discovery had not produced a trial date. Prosecutors warned in scheduling fights that Visa's proposed calendar could push trial into 2027 or 2028.

The FTC is investigating Microsoft's cloud licenses and its OpenAI tie. As of mid-2026 it had sent demands for documents and had not sued.

Outcome: Civil investigative demands went to Microsoft and to competitors. As of reporting in June 2026, the agency had not filed a lawsuit. An investigation is not a charge.

Apple is still in court over how far it must open iOS to rivals under Europe's Digital Markets Act. The fight is about specification decisions, not about whether Apple is a gatekeeper — that designation challenge failed in July 2026.

Outcome: Apple's appeals of specification proceedings DMA.100203 and DMA.100204 were still pending as of September 2026. A published account of the docket said one per-feature deadline remains 1 June 2027. The General Court separately dismissed Apple's challenge to its gatekeeper designation on 8 July 2026.

Google Search is under Europe's Digital Markets Act, and Brussels is still checking whether results and data practices comply. That supervision was ongoing in 2026 and is not the American search appeal.

Outcome: Designation is in force. Non-compliance work continued through 2026 alongside other Google DMA files. This is not the 2017 Shopping fine and not the US D.C. Circuit appeal.

Amazon's European marketplace is under the Digital Markets Act. Brussels is still checking how seller data and the Buy Box work. That is separate from the American FTC trial.

Outcome: Designation and the 2024 compliance deadline are behind it. Supervision and possible non-compliance work continued through 2026. The 2022 Buy Box commitment case is a different file.

Booking.com is a European gatekeeper for hotel booking. The Commission is still checking parity and data rules. Older cases that limited wide price-parity clauses did not end this file.

Outcome: Designation took effect in 2024. Compliance supervision continued through 2026. Older European parity cases narrowed wide most-favored-nation clauses and did not retire this DMA file.

The US Federal Trade Commission says Amazon uses its dominance in online shopping to hurt sellers and shoppers—for example, by punishing merchants who offer lower prices on other websites and by favoring Amazon's own products in search. Amazon calls the lawsuit wrong on the facts and the law. The case is still in early litigation, so treat claims as allegations.

Outcome: Judge Chun denied Amazon's motion to dismiss in April 2025. A December 2025 schedule set expert discovery in 2026 and a bench trial for 29 March 2027. A related District of Columbia case is on its own pretrial track. No judgment on the monopoly claims.

Booking.com and other travel sites once barred hotels from offering cheaper rooms on their own websites. Europe banned the worst 'parity' clauses years ago, but regulators are investigating again—saying fine-print rules may still block discounts. Hotels want pricing freedom; Booking says it competes fairly. Probes continue with no EU-wide final ruling yet.

Outcome: Investigations and sector inquiries ongoing across member states and at EU level; no pan-EU final decision publicly concluded.

Meta makes billions selling ads on Facebook and Instagram using detailed user data. Europe is probing whether its ad tools and 'Ad Library' transparency features unfairly help Meta and hinder rivals, researchers, and political advertisers. New EU political ad rules add pressure. Investigations continue—Meta has not been found guilty in a final ads-specific decision.

Outcome: Investigations and DMA compliance checks ongoing; no final infringement decision solely on Ad Library issues publicly concluded.

Most companies rent computing power from a few giant clouds—Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The FTC is asking whether those providers make it artificially hard to leave or to run popular software on a competitor's servers. The review is ongoing; no final US case has concluded.

Outcome: Information gathering and staff analysis continue; no public enforcement decision or court ruling has concluded the inquiry.

In most US states you must buy a new car through a franchised dealer, not directly from Ford or Toyota. The FTC is examining whether those rules reduce price competition and block new ways of selling electric vehicles. Fights play out in state capitals and courts; there is no single national verdict yet.

Outcome: Policy workshops, state legislative battles, and selective enforcement continue; no comprehensive federal order has restructured auto retail.

Europe wants its own advanced chip factories and is spending public money to get them. Regulators must ensure subsidies do not create a new monopoly gatekeeper for who can manufacture silicon. Reviews of Intel, TSMC, and Samsung projects continue alongside normal antitrust rules.

Outcome: Aid approvals with conditions, ongoing monitoring, and separate abuse probes continue; no final closure of EU chip competition policy.

Small businesses often depend on Amazon, eBay, or Walmart.com for discovery and shipping. The FTC is studying whether those platforms suspend sellers unfairly, copy their products, or force them to buy ads to stay visible. Related Amazon litigation is active; nothing is finally decided for all marketplaces.

Outcome: Investigations overlap with the separate Amazon monopolization case but focus on seller-facing practices; no standalone final order yet.

Pharmacy chains are closing stores while CVS and others also run insurance and PBM businesses. The FTC is reviewing whether consolidation and vertical ties reduce prescription competition in your neighborhood. Reviews continue store-by-store; there is no final national breakup order.

Outcome: Investigations into specific transactions and industry studies continue; Rite Aid bankruptcy-related sales face ongoing review without a single nationwide remedy order.

Most Americans choose among three big cell carriers. The Justice Department still watches that market after approving T-Mobile's Sprint deal with conditions. New spectrum sales and network-sharing talks stay on the antitrust radar, but no fresh megamerger trial is finished.

Outcome: Compliance under prior consent decrees, new transaction reviews, and industry studies proceed; no new breakup order has issued.

Spotify says Apple Music competes on iPhones while Apple’s App Store rules tax and silence rival streamers. The EU opened a sector-wide review of music streaming fairness, overlapping with DMA duties and an earlier Apple Music antitrust case. Outcomes are not final.

Outcome: Investigation under Article 102 and DMA overlaps continue; Apple Music streaming case precedent exists separately; no final streaming-specific decision closed the sector review.

Cloud gaming lets you play console-quality games on a phone by streaming from remote servers. Apple historically kept cloud gaming apps off iPhones or forced cumbersome workarounds. Europe's DMA and antitrust reviews ask whether that blocked competition. Access is improving in the EU, but enforcement is not finished.

Outcome: DMA browser and app distribution duties apply; cloud gaming-specific abuse probes and developer disputes continue without final EU-wide remedy.

News sites sell ad space through automated auctions. Publishers say Google controls the server that runs those auctions and steers revenue to itself. The DOJ and states sued alongside a broader ad-tech case. Trials are ahead; courts have not ruled Google liable.

Outcome: Consolidated litigation proceeds toward trial; courts have not entered final judgment or structural breakup of publisher tools.

The US government says Agri Stats' reports helped meat companies see each other's numbers and soften competition. A 2026 settlement was proposed and had not been entered as a final judgment.

Outcome: The DOJ and states announced a proposed settlement in 2026 that would restrict the reports. Until a court enters judgment, the case is not closed, and private protein cases sit beside it.

Britain investigated the big cloud providers and moved the issue into its new conduct-rules system. That follow-on work was still open in 2026, beside a separate EU look at AWS and Azure.

Outcome: The market investigation's findings fed SMS work rather than a one-time fine. EU DMA cloud investigations of AWS and Azure are a parallel file. Neither had produced a final conduct code that ended the issue by October 2026.

A federal appeals court put the Atlantic City hotel-algorithm case back on track in July 2026 and refused a rehearing in October. It is live again. The Las Vegas version of the claim stayed dismissed.

Outcome: The case is back for litigation after the appeal. There is no trial verdict. A similar Las Vegas case, Gibson v. Cendyn, remains dismissed.

Baltimore sued Bausch on September 22, 2026 over an alleged deal to delay a generic IBS drug. An earlier purchaser case dates to 2023. There is no judgment in this file.

Outcome: The September 2026 follow-on shows the dispute is still being filed. This file does not record a liability finding.

Rent went up in many US cities—and prosecutors say one reason is software. RealPage's tool allegedly lets big landlords share secret pricing data and follow the same algorithm's suggestions, acting like a price-fixing cartel without a smoke-filled room. DOJ, states, and tenants sued. Landlords and RealPage deny wrongdoing. No court has ruled yet.

Outcome: The DOJ reached proposed resolutions with RealPage, Cortland, Greystar, LivCor, Willow Bridge (July 6, 2026), and Pinnacle (September 4, 2026). Those decrees bind the Justice Department's claims only. On October 1, 2026 the court denied motions to dismiss the plaintiff states' claims against RealPage, Pinnacle, Camden, and Willow Bridge and said those claims are not mooted by the DOJ decrees. Unless the states settle, that part of the case moves toward trial.

UnitedHealth bought Change Healthcare—a company that processes huge shares of US medical claims—after beating a DOJ block attempt. A massive 2024 cyberattack on Change froze pharmacies and clinics, sparking new outrage about one company owning both insurance and critical health data pipes. Congress is investigating; no court has ordered a breakup.

Outcome: Merger closed after 2022 litigation loss for DOJ; post-attack reviews, hearings, and private litigation strands ongoing—no retroactive breakup ordered.

Europe's Digital Markets Act treats the biggest tech platforms like regulated utilities: they must open doors they used to lock. Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, and others must offer more choice in app stores, messaging, search defaults, and data sharing. Regulators are still checking whether the changes work—or whether companies comply only on the surface.

Outcome: Designations and core obligations are in force; compliance dialogues, DMA Article 29 market investigations, and potential fines remain active. No final closure of oversight.

The FTC sued the three largest pharmacy benefit managers over insulin rebates. Express Scripts settled in February 2026 and Caremark in July 2026. Optum's proposed consent still needed Commission approval, so the docket was still pending.

Outcome: FTC docket 9437 was still listed as pending in July 2026. Express Scripts' settlement was announced February 4, 2026, and Caremark's on July 14, 2026. The Optum portion was withdrawn from adjudication for a proposed consent that the Commission had not finally approved. This file stays live until that last consent is finished.

Most imported goods ride in containers on ships operated by a handful of global carriers that legally cooperate in alliances. After pandemic price spikes, US agencies asked whether those alliances act too much like cartels. Investigations and FMC oversight continue; alliances still operate.

Outcome: Congress adjusted FMC authority; antitrust agencies monitor alliance filings; no US court has dismantled a major alliance yet.

Hotels often sell rooms through Booking.com and Expedia, which once forbade lower prices on hotel websites. Europe banned the worst parity clauses, but regulators still check whether platforms punish hotels that offer cheaper direct deals. Reviews continue country by country.

Outcome: National parity bans and EU-wide dialogues continue; Commission and NCAs monitor compliance without a single EU-wide fine closing the matter.

Restaurants pay delivery apps hefty commissions on every order. European regulators are checking whether platforms abuse power by pushing ads, hiding ranking rules, or favoring their own ghost kitchens. National fee caps appeared; EU antitrust cases continue without a final continent-wide verdict.

Outcome: Spanish and other national measures capped fees temporarily; abuse investigations and DMA-style transparency debates continue without EU-wide final penalties.

The FTC says Syngenta and Corteva paid distributors in ways that kept generic pesticides off shelves after patents ended. The 2022 case is the live pesticide-loyalty file.

Outcome: The case was filed in 2022 and has been contested. This entry does not record a trial verdict. Treat later headlines as updates to the docket, not as decided by this summary.

India's competition authority fined Google over Android and the Play Store in 2022. Appeals have changed parts of those orders and were still the live procedure.

Outcome: CCI orders in 2022 imposed penalties and behavioral directions. Google obtained appellate scrutiny that reduced or stayed parts of the orders at times. The appeals were not a final Supreme Court end-point that wiped the file out. Treat the Indian docket as open until that court says otherwise.

Europe wants more train companies competing on the same tracks. Rivals say Deutsche Bahn—which owns much of Germany's rail network—makes it hard to get fair access to stations and schedules. The EU opened an abuse-of-dominance investigation. Deutsche Bahn denies favoritism. No final fine or ruling yet.

Outcome: Formal investigation opened 2023; Commission and German regulator coordination ongoing—no final infringement decision announced.

Washington, D.C. is suing Amazon over marketplace pricing and the Buy Box, separate from the FTC case. Both were still pretrial in 2026, with trials discussed for 2027.

Outcome: The case remained in pretrial in 2026. Parties in the related FTC action told the Seattle court that D.C.'s trial calendar, discussed around May 2027, had to be coordinated with the FTC bench trial set for 29 March 2027. No judgment.

Europe fined Google about €2.95 billion in 2025 over ad tech. Google contests EU antitrust fines as a matter of course. The American case ended its remedy phase in September 2026 without forcing a sale of the ad exchange.

Outcome: A 2025 Commission fine of about €2.95 billion is on the public record. Google's practice in EU antitrust cases is to appeal, and this fine should be treated as contested until the General Court rules. The US court, separately, rejected an AdX divestiture on 2 September 2026.

The government's ad-tech win against Google does not automatically pay publishers. Their own damages cases were still alive after the September 2026 remedy.

Outcome: The DOJ won liability in April 2025 and a behavioral remedy framework on September 2, 2026. In the publisher multidistrict case in the Southern District of New York, Judge Castel denied Google's summary-judgment motion and set trial for April 5, 2027. No damages judgment is recorded here.

South Korea's competition authority fined and ordered Google over the Play Store. Google appealed. That Korean case was still a live appeal while the US Epic case moved on a separate track.

Outcome: The KFTC issued corrective orders and a fine. Google appealed. Epic's US injunction and Korea's order are different instruments aimed at similar conduct. Neither replaces the other.

The US government sued Google over search defaults—the box most people use to find things online. A court found Google broke the law in 2024. The September 2025 remedy order curbs exclusive default deals but does not spin off Chrome or Android.

Outcome: Judge Mehta found liability in August 2024 and, in a September 2025 order, barred exclusive default deals and required data-sharing. He refused to order a Chrome or Android sale. Google appealed to the D.C. Circuit in January 2026; the Justice Department and states cross-appealed. On May 7, 2026 he denied, without prejudice, Google's request for a partial stay. The cross-appeals were still pending in October 2026.

Spotify and other music apps compete with Apple Music but must use Apple's App Store to reach iPhone users. Europe says Apple used its control of that store to block apps from telling you about cheaper prices on the web and to favor its own music service. Apple was fined, but arguments over App Store changes are still playing out.

Outcome: Commission fined Apple €1.84 billion in 2024 for music streaming-related abuses; DMA gatekeeper obligations and compliance monitoring continue.

The FTC said Meta bought Instagram and WhatsApp to kill future rivals. A trial court sided with Meta in November 2025 and refused a breakup. The FTC appealed in January 2026, so the fight continues on appeal—not as a live trial.

Outcome: After a merits trial, the district court ruled for Meta in November 2025, declining to unwind Instagram or WhatsApp. The FTC noticed an appeal in January 2026. No breakup is in force.

Big airlines team up on international routes through 'joint ventures' that share money and schedules—sometimes with government permission that shields them from antitrust suits. US enforcers keep reviewing whether those deals reduce competition and raise fares. The Northeast Alliance was blocked, but many immunized alliances still fly. Reviews continue; no mass breakup order yet.

Outcome: Periodic reviews, sunset conditions, and informational demands ongoing; no blanket dissolution order publicly issued in current review cycles.

After Epic sued Apple over App Store fees and rules, several state attorneys general filed similar cases. Courts mostly sided with Apple on federal antitrust claims but forced some changes to anti-steering rules. Appeals and state theories continue—Apple has not lost a nationwide monopolization verdict.

Outcome: Mixed Epic/Apple Ninth Circuit outcome in 2023; state claims and consumer suits continue with appeals and remanded issues—no final nationwide liability.

Epic beat Google before a jury on the Play Store. An appeals court agreed in July 2025, and the Supreme Court would not pause the order in October 2025. The case was still on appeal and in remedy talks in 2026.

Outcome: Jury verdict for Epic in December 2023. A three-year injunction requires rival stores and catalog access. The Ninth Circuit affirmed in July 2025. The Supreme Court denied a stay in October 2025. A further stay request and settlement talk were reported into 2026. The injunction fight is not over.

Europe fined Meta about €798 million in November 2024 for tying Facebook Marketplace to the social network. Meta is challenging that fine, so the antitrust case is still live. A separate DMA label on Marketplace was annulled by the General Court on 3 June 2026.

Outcome: The November 2024 tying decision is under challenge. Separately, the Commission repealed Marketplace's DMA gatekeeper label in April 2025, and on 3 June 2026 the General Court annulled that designation while leaving Messenger's designation in place.

Spotify says Apple used App Store rules to favor Apple Music—blocking cheaper sign-up links and charging commissions rivals couldn't avoid. Europe fined Apple €1.84 billion in 2024 for anti-steering abuse in music streaming. Apple is appealing, and Spotify still fights over DMA fees. The war isn't over, but EU regulators have scored one major win.

Outcome: March 2024 infringement decision imposed €1.84B fine on Apple for music streaming steering; Apple appealed. Spotify pursues further DMA fee challenges—overall dispute not fully closed.

The beef antitrust MDL is still open. New complaints against the packers were filed in September and October 2026.

Outcome: New complaints in September and October 2026 show the MDL is open. Individual settlements from earlier years are not a close of the whole docket.

Pork buyers finished a settlement with Agri Stats on September 10, 2026. That order does not close the packer claims.

Outcome: The Agri Stats direct-purchaser slice is finished. Unreleased packer claims keep the MDL on the live list.

An Oklahoma erosion-control company—not a Fortune 100 giant—was convicted of fixing prices on highway-related work worth over $100 million. Public projects paid more for sod and runoff control because rivals stopped competing.

Outcome: August 20, 2026 jury convictions of the company and two individuals; four other individuals previously pleaded guilty; sentencing and final corporate fine TBD (statutory max up to $100 million for the corporation).

Qualcomm makes modem chips and owns key patents for mobile data standards. Europe fined it in 2018 for deals that kept Apple tied to Qualcomm and hurt rivals. Courts partially upheld and partially overturned pieces on appeal. Licensing fights in the 5G era continue—Qualcomm hasn't been fully cleared, and enforcement threads remain open.

Outcome: 2018 fine partially upheld on appeal with adjustments; follow-on compliance monitoring and private disputes ongoing—no clean all-clear.

When you buy an iPhone app, are you buying from Apple or from the app developer? The Supreme Court said from Apple—so consumers could sue Apple directly for alleged App Store monopoly markups, sidestepping the Illinois Brick indirect-purchaser problem.

Outcome: 2019 standing victory for consumers at Supreme Court; merits litigation continued; Apple later adjusted policies in some regions under court and regulatory pressure.

Nuclear-plant workers' wage case is still open. A September 23, 2026 order only preliminarily settled the NextEra defendants.

Outcome: The NextEra piece is not finally approved. The stay applies to the NextEra defendants, not a judgment ending every claim.