Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman is a Litigation Reporter at ALM covering antitrust complaints, federal judicial nominations and legal matters in the Washington, D.C., metro area. He’s an alumnus of Temple University and longtime journalist who previously worked for publications in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He also performed writing gigs at Babson College and SoFi Technologies Inc. before joining ALM in 2024.

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October 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

DC Judge Unseals Additional Evidence in Trump Jan. 6 Criminal Case

The GOP held an advantage in control of state delegations, so the alleged criminal conspiracy called for the U.S. House to hand reelection to former President Donald Trump, according to new evidence unsealed in D.C. federal court.

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October 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Rocket Docket': EDVA Judge Controls Google's Fate in Ad Tech Monopoly Trial

"It is incredibly hard to make a prediction on what will happen," Bobby Zhou, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, said of Google's ad tech monopoly bench trial. "Both sides have made really valid points."

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October 17, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Good Law': DC Judge Denies Hogan Lovells Motion in Big Pharma Dispute

"The Court further finds that FDA did not act arbitrarily by excluding part of Entresto's dosing regimen from MSN's generic drug label," U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich wrote in her memorandum opinion unsealed with minimal redactions. "For these reasons, the Court will uphold FDA's approval of MSN's generic drug."

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October 15, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Frivolous Case'?: Greenberg Traurig Praises Dismissal of Foreign Terrorism Complaint Demanding $9B

U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss dismissed the amended civil complaint against the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government because it lacked a required "short and concise statement of the allegations," he said during a court hearing.

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October 11, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Substantive Deficiencies': Judge Grants Big Law Motion Dismissing Ivy League Price-Fixing Claims

"The deficiencies in the Complaint that are the basis for granting the motion to dismiss are substantive in nature," U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson wrote in the court order, "and nothing in the plaintiff's papers suggests that they could amend the Complaint to overcome these substantive deficiencies."

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October 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Effective Remedy'?: DOJ Unveils Corrective Action Plan in Google Search Monopoly Case

"The starting point for addressing Google's unlawful conduct is undoing its effects on search distribution," U.S. attorneys wrote in a federal court brief. "Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google's control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow."

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October 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Monopoly Power'?: NCAA Faces Another Antitrust Class Action Alleging NIL Exploitation

"The Defendants have used and continue to use their monopoly power to exploit the Plaintiffs and the class both during and after their college athletic careers by fixing the amount they may be paid for their NIL at zero," according to the allegations in the complaint.

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October 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Ill-Gotten Gains'?: Cadwalader Alleges Beef Price-Fixing Conspiracy Hurts McDonald's

Global meatpacking companies have sold wholesale beef at "artificially high, noncompetitive levels throughout the United States" under an unlawful agreement, McDonald's alleges in an antitrust complaint filed by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

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October 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

4th Circuit Revives Workplace Retaliation Lawsuit Against Biden's HHS Secretary

"[Tijuana] Decoster properly placed both the merits and remedy of her retaliation claim at issue by filing her complaint containing allegations which sufficiently state a claim of retaliation under Title VII," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote in her opinion for the Fourth Circuit.

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October 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

'Onerous Speech Code'?: Wiley Rein Says Md. Green Power Law Violates 1st Amendment Rights

"The Act violates the speech and commerce rights of renewable residential electricity suppliers such as REAL members and their subsidiaries and threatens them with irreparable economic injuries," according to the allegations in the complaint. "Accordingly, the Act is unconstitutional under the First Amendment."

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