Thomson Reuters faces antitrust case over Casetext deal in California

On Oct. 2, Law360 Legal Industry reported that a California law firm had accused Thomson Reuters of violating antitrust law over its purchase of Casetext, an artificial intelligence research tool. The report identified the matter as an antitrust case involving the $650 million purchase and the subsequent shutdown of the platform.

Law360 Legal Industry reported that the law firm accused Thomson Reuters of shuttering Casetext to extinguish a rising competitor to its Westlaw service. Law360 repeated the account on Oct. 5, describing Casetext as an artificial intelligence research tool and again identifying the purchase price as $650 million.