US DOJ will ‘try any case’ but favors settlements, Woodward says
By Chris May and Flavia Fortes ( September 17, 2026, 17:02 GMT | Insight) -- Cutting deals with alleged monopolists and price-fixers offers “immediate relief” that avoids risky and protracted court battles, the head of the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division said on Thursday while defending the agency’s appetite to litigate. Cutting deals with alleged monopolists and price-fixers offers “immediate relief” that avoids risky and protracted court battles, the head of the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division said on Thursday while defending the agency’s appetite to litigate. ...
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