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The Implementation of Algorithmic Pricing and Its Impact on Businesses, Consumers, and Policymakers: Algorithmic pricing raises concerns about collusion and antitrust enforcement

Berkley Technology Law Journal

In September 2023, the FTC, along with 19 states, filed a lawsuit against Amazon , alleging that the company used three different algorithmic pricing models to sustain its monopoly power. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in October 2026. In August 2024, the DOJ, along with 8 other states, filed a lawsuit against RealPage Inc.,

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Farmers Fight for the Right to Repair: How the FTC’s Lawsuit Against Deere & Company Impacts Agriculture

Brett Trout

Key allegations include: Software Lockdown: Deeres fully functional repair software, Service ADVISOR, is available only to its authorized dealers. Market Control: By withholding the essential software, Deere has allegedly maintained a 100% market share in certain repair services, effectively eliminating competition.

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Legal Hold 101: Everything You Need to Know

MatterSuite

When to Issue a Legal Hold The legal matter duty begins when litigation becomes “reasonably foreseeable,” not necessarily when a complaint or lawsuit is filed. The most efficient teams rely on legal practice management software to centralize communication, track custodians, and automate key preservation workflows. billion in 2025.

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Conflict Checking in 2025: How Legal Teams Avoid Ethical Disasters

MatterSuite

While traditional manual checks consume valuable hours and still miss critical connections, modern conflict-checking software takes out the risk of guesswork. For in-house legal teams and corporate law departments, conflict checking isn’t just an ethics formality. Email it to the responsible attorneys for approval.

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Nintendo’s Aggressive Intellectual Property Strategy: A Case Study in Patent Enforcement

Brett Trout

Recently, the companys aggressive enforcement of its intellectual property (IP) has taken center stage, with high-profile lawsuits targeting game modders, emulator developers, and companies like Pocketpair, the creators of Palworld. Blocking Other Software : Nintendo prevented the release of the Dolphin emulator on Steam.

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CIPA Litigation: Trends Regarding Tracking Technology and AI

Debevoise Data Blog

Many businesses use customer-tracking technology and other toolssuch as pixels, session replay, software development kits (SDKs), and chatbotsto improve website user experiences, understand customer behavior, train their technology, and gauge effectiveness of advertisements. and are often used to enhance website design and identify bugs.

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Top 7 Legal Contract Review Software Tools of 2025

Percipient

Thats why more teams are using legal contract review software. To make things easier, weve rounded up the best contract review software of 2025 so you can find the right fit and get contracts done fasterwithout the stress. What Is Contract Review Software? Why Should You Integrate Contract Review Software Into Your Workflow?