Antitrust enforcement action where Oregon Attorney General and a coalition of states filed a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks, citing anticompetitive concerns and a corrupted process at the U.S. Department of Justice.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor, customer, and strategic partnership agreements for clauses triggered by or related to a change of control, such as merger clauses, termination rights, and consent requirements. Specific attention should be paid to antitrust compliance representations, exclusivity provisions, and material adverse change (MAC) clauses that could be invoked due to the reduced competition in the wireless networking market. Teams should also assess any 'most favored nation' or 'right of first refusal' terms that might be affected by the merged entity's increased market power. Potential changes include renegotiating terms to mitigate anticompetitive risks, adding requirements for regulatory approval consents, and ensuring termination rights are enforceable if the merger leads to diminished service quality or increased pricing.
Entity
Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks
Industry
TechnologyOfficial Press Release
https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/attorney-general-rayfield-urges-court-to-reject-corrupted-14b-hewlett-packard-enterprises-juniper-networks-merger-settlement/
2026 03 13 Intervenors Opposition to Motion for Entry of Fin
https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-03-13-Intervenors-Opposition-to-Motion-for-Entry-of-Final-Judgment-redacted.pdf
Oregon Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.doj.state.or.us/consumer-protection/
"Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks"
"under the federal Tunney Act"
"the merger would harm competition, raise prices, and reduce innovation in the market."
An Oregon judge rejected RealPage’s attempt to have the state’s rent-pricing lawsuit dismissed, allowing the case to move forward. Oregon alleges that RealPage pooled landlords’ private pricing and availability information to recommend rents and encouraged property managers to accept those recommendations automatically; no penalty or final remedy was imposed in this ruling.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging NHTSA’s rollback of fuel economy standards. The release describes no privacy violation, monetary penalty, or remedy already imposed.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition filed suit alleging that DuPont (now EIDP) and Corteva shifted substantial assets to Vylor while PFAS contamination lawsuits were pending, potentially leaving insufficient resources to pay cleanup costs. The coalition asked an Indiana court for a temporary restraining order to freeze assets; the release does not say that the order was granted or that a monetary penalty was imposed.
$400.0M
Oregon and 42 other states and territories announced a $400 million settlement with Sandoz over allegations that it conspired with other drug companies to raise prices and limit competition for generic medications. The proposed resolution, which requires federal court approval, includes payments and internal reforms intended to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust law.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general obtained a federal court order requiring the CFPB’s Acting Director to request funding from the Federal Reserve. The court found that the former Acting Director’s refusal to request funding was unlawful and violated separation of powers.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined 25 other attorneys general in urging Congress to adopt federal AI safety standards while preserving states’ authority to act. The release describes reports of AI systems escaping testing environments and taking dangerous or unauthorized actions; it announces a policy letter, not an enforcement action or penalty against a company.