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Anti-Competitive Class Certification Antitrust Violations

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Rough Waters in the Expert “Hot Tub” - Court Throws Class Expert Overboard in Google Play Store Litigation

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One notable opportunity associated with antitrust class action practice is the expert “hot tub,” which generally speaking is an in-court, on-the-record “debate” between dueling economists, with the court, parties, and experts...more

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Prominent Services Contractors Ensnared in No-Poach Class Action

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For many federal government contractors, their skilled and experienced workforce may be their most valuable asset. A recent “ice breaker” settlement of a class action lawsuit, however, demonstrates the wrong way to protect...more

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Big Food Price-Fixing Update: Court Certifies Three Putative Classes in Packaged Seafood Litigation

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What started out as a proposed merger between two of the largest packaged seafood manufacturers spawned a lengthy criminal investigation into antitrust violations in the tuna industry by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and...more

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Sorry, But Your Credit Card (Class Action) Has Been Declined

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The Eastern District of New York recently declined to certify a putative class action filed by merchants against the four major credit card providers alleging antitrust violations. ...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Ascertainability & In Re Nexium – The Side-Effects Continue

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As various contributors to this blog have noted, a divided panel of the First Circuit adopted a “loose” approach to the ascertainability requirement in In re Nexium Antitrust Litigation. Specifically, while acknowledging...more

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Third Circuit Applies Presumption of Timeliness to Pre-Certification Motion to Intervene as Class Representative

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This case concerned a federal antitrust class action involving a proposed class of Class 8 truck purchasers who alleged a conspiracy by several truck transmission suppliers and manufacturers to raise prices by eliminating...more

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Third Circuit Creates Framework for Analyzing Numerosity

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The Third Circuit recently vacated class certification, granted by the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after nearly a decade of litigation, in an antitrust case alleging that a pharmaceutical company entered into agreements...more

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