Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Feb. 19, 2026
Business groups push back on bill to expand California's antitrust law
AB 1776 would allow single-company monopolization claims under the Cartwright Act, drawing opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce.
A proposed law to expand the scope of California's main antitrust law has prompted backlash from the business community. The proposal is based on recommendations from the California Law Revision Commission -- though the California Chamber of Commerce called the commission's study "unfinished" and warned the bill could "deepen the affordability crisis."
AB 1776 would change the definition of a trust under the Cartwright Act. The 1907 state law parallels the federal Sherman Act of ...
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