Novel antitrust theories of harm can be 'very valid,' Calif. official says
By Ilana Kowarski ( March 27, 2026, 20:01 GMT | Insight) -- A top deputy to California's attorney general said state competition law enforcers aren’t necessarily focused on traditional horizontal antitrust theories of harm, partly because state laws are often broader and allow more flexibility than national legislation, but any theory a state proposes is deeply grounded in evidence.A top deputy to California's attorney general said Friday that state competition law enforcers aren’t necessarily focused on traditional horizontal antitrust theories of harm, partly because state laws are often broader and allow more flexibility than national legislation. But any theory a state proposes is deeply grounded in evidence....
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