2025 promises a dynamic and challenging year for businesses as key antitrust cases set new precedent, private antitrust litigation will intensify, and legal battles evolve. In this first installment of the Wilson Sonsini...more
1/17/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Online Platforms ,
Sherman Act
Another court has allowed antitrust claims to proceed against competitors that use the same revenue management software. The case involves competitors in the real estate industry, but the takeaway is the same for any...more
12/10/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Landlords ,
Property Management Companies ,
Real Estate Professionals ,
Sherman Act ,
Software ,
Software Developers
On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a complaint in federal court in North Carolina alleging that RealPage, a software analytics company, coordinated rental prices in the real estate...more
8/27/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Landlords ,
Monopolization ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Market ,
Sherman Act ,
Software
The Seventh Circuit recently confirmed that Actavis is the appropriate framework to assess biosimilar patent settlements, despite the differences in the regulatory structure—the first appellate court ruling on this issue. In...more
The Ninth Circuit has held that a putative class of nationwide consumers that brought damages claims under California law was erroneously certified. Until now, class actions asserting claims for plaintiffs across the country...more
10/13/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Apple ,
Cartwright Act ,
Cell Phones ,
Damages ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Illinois Brick ,
Indirect Purchasers ,
IP License ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price-Fixing ,
Qualcomm ,
Section 2 ,
Semiconductors ,
Sherman Act