Amended Complaints from DOJ, DC AG Reveal Enforcers' Views of Limits on Permissible Use of Pricing Software -
The new year brought significant new changes to the still-developing collusion-by-algorithm litigation...more
Starting in October 2022, companies that use software to assist in setting prices for their products have faced an avalanche of litigation claiming that the common use by competitors of the same pricing software inflates...more
12/6/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Antitrust Division ,
Bid Rigging ,
Class Action ,
Collusion ,
Data Collection ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Sherman Act ,
Software ,
Technology Sector
As Holland & Knight's Antitrust Team previously reported, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada in May 2024 dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging that a handful of Las Vegas hotel operators...more
It has been almost two years since private plaintiffs initiated the first antitrust class action cases against RealPage and owners and managers of multifamily apartment buildings, alleging collusion by algorithm in the use of...more
8/27/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Class Action ,
Collusion ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Sherman Act
A Nevada federal court on May 8, 2024, dismissed with prejudice a putative class action alleging that a handful of Las Vegas hotel operators and a software provider broke antitrust laws by licensing and using a software...more
5/17/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Amended Complaints ,
Confidential Information ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Dismissals ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Price-Fixing ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Sherman Act ,
Software
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on March 28, 2024, weighed in for the third time in recent months in support of plaintiffs in class action lawsuits challenging the defendants' use of software to...more
4/25/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Caesars ,
Casinos ,
Class Action ,
Conspiracies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hotels ,
Popular ,
Pricing ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rental Property ,
Rental Rates ,
Sherman Act