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What You Missed This Summer in Higher Ed Athletics - The House Settlement and Johnson Ruling  

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This summer brought significant legal and administrative changes to college athletics, reshaping the landscape for the upcoming academic year. Key court rulings, including the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, have mandated...more

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Confusion Abounds with Buyer Brokerage Agreements Post NAR Settlement

The real estate industry is experiencing a situation due to new rules relating to buyers’ brokers in residential real estate transactions. Earlier this year, facing a $1.8 Billion verdict, the National Association of Realtors...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Proposed Visa/Mastercard Interchange Fee Settlement – A Sea Change or Drop in the Ocean for Merchants?

The series of antitrust class action lawsuits first brought by U.S. merchants against Visa and Mastercard in 2006 continued its winding path toward closure as the parties announced in March 2024 that they had reached a...more

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More Money, More Problems for Collegiate Athletics?

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The ball keeps rolling on potentially big compensation for college athletes. In a landmark proposed settlement (Settlement), the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q4 - Not All Cases Survive and Advance

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Welcome to the Class Action & MDL Roundup, our quarterly review of decisions and settlements in the class action arena. In this edition, student-athletes win an NIL round, Canadians in California isn’t personal...more

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Minnesota Court Denies Substitution Motion: Implications for Litigation Funders

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A new decision may cut back on attempts by third-party litigation lenders to control settlements. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota refused to permit the substitution of a legal...more

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Franchisor Settles Antitrust Claims in Broker Commission Antitrust Litigation

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Real estate brokerage franchisor Keller Williams has agreed to a settle claims related to the ongoing broker commission antitrust litigation. Burnett v. National Ass’n of Realtors, Case No. 4:19-CV-00332 (W.D. Mo.), which has...more

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Supreme Court will not review judgment-sharing agreement among defendants in Broiler Chicken Case

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In its Jan. 8 order list, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal concerning a “judgment sharing agreement” among major U.S. meat-supplier defendants in the Broiler Chicken antitrust case (In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust...more

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Attorneys Collect $23.3M Payday in EDVA Antitrust Settlement

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On October 18, Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia approved a $70 million settlement in an antitrust case, with more than $23.3 million awarded to the plaintiffs’ attorneys. This case helpfully...more

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10 Years after Actavis, the Cases that Follow Tell a Story

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I. Introduction - No pharmaceutical antitrust decision has had more impact than the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, a decision which officially defined the term “reverse payment...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2023 Q1 – We Don’t Discount Confidentiality

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2023. In this edition, in pork we antitrust, paid time off is not pay, and if it’s free, it won’t cost...more

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REMICADE Antitrust Settlement Receives Final Approval

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In 2017, three indirect-purchaser antitrust class actions were filed against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc., alleging that they engaged in anticompetitive conduct relating to the sale and marketing of J&J’s...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2022 Q3 – Directing Physical Loss and Damage

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the third quarter of 2022. In this edition, all dog stairs go to heaven, the Third Circuit resets Article III standing, and...more

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Independent Physician Association Enforcement Not Forgotten

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On September 30, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained civil monetary penalties in the amount of $263,000 from San Juan IPA, Inc. (“San Juan”), an independent physician association operating in northwestern New...more

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Recent Large Government Settlements Reflect Unique Risks to Employers for Antitrust Violations

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Employers who share information with competitor employers about employee compensation, including wages and benefits, face greater risks of government investigations into violations of antitrust laws. The U.S. Department of...more

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$62 Million Is Something to Write Home About - the Opendoor Case

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A recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit and settlement with Opendoor Labs Inc. (Opendoor) is a must-read even if you are not in the real estate business. But if you don’t want to actually read it, we’ve got you...more

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Federal Judge Affirms Enforceability of Judgment Sharing Provisions in Antitrust Cases

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A recent district court order finds that JSAs can serve a legitimate purpose of controlling parties’ exposure and preventing coercive settlements. Antitrust conspiracy claims pose significant monetary risks, including...more

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Plaintiffs’ fortitude: It’s an admirable must when battling corporate fat cats

While too many of us get overdosed with clownish depictions - from doctors, hospitals, insurers, and corporations, especially Big Pharma firms - of how the civil justice system operates, it’s always worth a reminder of the...more

Alston & Bird

Class Action & MDL Roundup – Fall 2020

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Welcome to the fall edition of the Class Action & MDL Roundup, covering significant decisions and settlements from the third quarter of 2020. In this edition, cosmetics get reused, garbage stinks to high heaven (at least...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Blue Cross Blue Shield nears settlement for $2.7 billion

Compliance Today (December 2020) - The Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance group has negotiated a possible settlement to sweeping antitrust lawsuits that alleged the group benefited from anticompetitive measures that...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Discovering A Hidden Revenue Stream: Recoveries From Antitrust Class Action Settlements In Economic Downturn - August...

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Now more than ever, in-house counsel are looking to demonstrate value and generate revenue for their businesses. They often neglect an obscure but profitable revenue stream: recoveries from antitrust class action settlements....more

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[Webinar] Discovering A Hidden Revenue Stream: Recoveries From Antitrust Class Action Settlements In Economic Downturn - July...

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Now more than ever, in-house counsel are looking to demonstrate value and generate revenue for their businesses. They often neglect an obscure but profitable revenue stream: recoveries from antitrust class action settlements....more

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Close Scrutiny for Class Settlements Where Plaintiff Attorneys Take Lion’s Share

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Two recent US antitrust class action settlements drew additional scrutiny from federal judges, showing that the allocation of settlement funds between a proposed class and their attorneys will be carefully reviewed for...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Visa and Mastercard Obtain Preliminary Approval of Second Attempt at Interchange Settlement

On January 24, 2019, Judge Margo K. Brodie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted preliminary approval of Visa and Mastercard’s second attempt to settle the 13-year old antitrust litigation...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Discovering A Hidden Revenue Stream: Recoveries from Antitrust Class Action Settlements - January 29th, 11:00am CT

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Many businesses neglect an obscure but profitable revenue stream: recoveries from antitrust class action settlements. Companies routinely receive notice of these settlements, but such notices are all too often discarded based...more

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