News & Analysis as of

Antitrust Litigation Price-Fixing

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Antitrust Compliance for North Carolina Construction Companies: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls

Ward and Smith, P.A. on

For construction company owners and managers, understanding antitrust laws and implementing effective compliance measures isn't just good business practice, it's essential protection against potentially devastating legal...more

Kerr Russell

Yes, Dentists Are Subject to Antitrust Law

Kerr Russell on

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) historically have been active in the health care industry, with many prosecutions of physicians and dentists for antitrust violations. These...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – The Trump Administration’s Criminal Antitrust Enforcement Posture Takes Shape

As previously predicted, the new year and change of administration in the U.S. brought a series of notable developments in criminal antitrust enforcement. Recent actions indicate that the new antitrust leadership in the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Potential Antitrust Exposure of Tariff-Related Pricing Changes

Foley & Lardner LLP on

As companies face mounting cost and supply pressures from rising tariffs, pricing managers are under growing pressure to adjust pricing strategies in fast-moving and uncertain conditions. As recently reported by the Wall...more

MG+M The Law Firm

New $203M Chicken Price Fixing Settlement Moves Toward Approval

MG+M The Law Firm on

In March 2025, a new settlement was reached in a class action suit against several chicken processors accused of conspiring to reduce supply and raise the price of chicken. This most recent settlement is scheduled for a...more

A&O Shearman

California District Court Grants Software Company’s Motion To Dismiss In Algorithmic Price Fixing Case

A&O Shearman on

On March 21, 2025, Judge Jeffrey S. White of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted defendant software company’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims of price-fixing under the Sherman...more

A&O Shearman

Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial Of Class Certification In Coupon Services Price Fixing Case

A&O Shearman on

On February 12, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina not to grant class certification in a 17-year-old lawsuit accusing...more

Kilpatrick

New York federal court denies class certification for antitrust plaintiffs for the second time on predominance grounds

Kilpatrick on

For the second time, a New York federal district judge denied a motion for class certification filed by caustic soda purchasers, ruling that the plaintiffs had failed to meet the predominance requirement under Federal Rule of...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[CLE Hybrid Event] A Year in Review: Discussing Vinson & Elkins’ 2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report - February 12th,...

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

Join us as Darren Tucker and Jason Powers discuss recent antitrust developments in the energy sector and what lies ahead for companies in 2025. Key topics include the incoming Trump administration’s approach to antitrust...more

ArentFox Schiff

Health Care Providers Should Seriously Consider Claims Under Two Antitrust Class Actions

ArentFox Schiff on

Now is the time for health care providers to consider participating in the recent Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) antitrust class action settlement and the newly filed antitrust cases alleging widespread price fixing for...more

A&O Shearman

Washington District Court Denies Motion To Dismiss In Algorithmic Rent Price-Fixing Case

A&O Shearman on

On December 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington denied defendants’ joint motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ class action price-fixing claims under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, allowing...more

A&O Shearman

Utah District Court Grants Mattress Businesses’ Motion To Dismiss In Antitrust Case Alleging Conspiracy In And Monopolization Of...

A&O Shearman on

On October 16, 2024, Judge David Barlow of the United States District Court for the District of Utah granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims that nine defendants (specifically, sellers, distributors, and...more

A&O Shearman

New Jersey District Court Dismisses Algorithmic Room-Rate-Fixing Case Alleging Use Of Room Pricing Software By Atlantic City...

A&O Shearman on

On September 30, 2024, Judge Karen M. Williams of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed with prejudice a complaint, lodged by a putative class of consumers, that alleged various...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Gibson Decision Hands Atlantic City Casino-Hotels Dismissal of Price-Fixing Claims

Holland & Knight LLP on

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

Goodwin

Reliance on Third-Party “Pricing” Facilitators Under Increasing Antitrust Scrutiny

Goodwin on

In the past year, healthcare systems and providers across the country have filed a series of antitrust lawsuits against MultiPlan Inc. and major US health insurers, alleging a hub-and-spoke conspiracy to fix and reduce...more

Benesch

The DOJ's Lawsuit Against RealPage: Unpacking the Allegations and Implications for the Rental Market

Benesch on

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage, alleging that its algorithmic pricing system has contributed to widespread...more

Mogin Law LLP

The Evolving Role of “Agreement” in U.S. v. RealPage

Mogin Law LLP on

A clear case of horizontal price fixing. Private antitrust plaintiffs are increasingly bringing cases alleging that the use of a common, commercially available pricing algorithm by multiple competitors constitutes price...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Court of Appeal Affirms that Class Actions Cannot be Certified Without Evidence of Common Issues

Bennett Jones LLP on

In Lilleyman v Bumble Bee Foods LLC, 2024 ONCA 606, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the motion judge’s dismissal of certification for a class action alleging price-fixing of canned tuna. The Court unanimously affirmed...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Justice Department Sues Software Maker RealPage for Enabling Rent Collusion

In the midst of increased focus of federal enforcers and courts on application of antitrust laws to developing technology, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit on Friday accusing RealPage Inc., a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Break(ing) Point: The Latest Antitrust Class Action Aimed at the NCAA

University of North Carolina women’s tennis standout Reese Brantmeier has filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina alleging that the NCAA imposed “arbitrary and...more

BakerHostetler

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

BakerHostetler on

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Attorneys Collect $23.3M Payday in EDVA Antitrust Settlement

Troutman Pepper Locke on

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

Multifamily Update: Rent Control Coalition Analysis, ROFR Proposals, and Algorithmic Pricing

Ballard Spahr LLP on

Our most recent Alert included details and updates on rent control, proposed FTC regulation of rental housing junk fees, security camera mandates, and new ROFR proposals. Here is a link to the November 15 Alert. Below are...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Third Circuit Holds Rule of Reason Appropriate for Review of Hybrid Horizontal and Vertical Conspiracy

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On August 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied Winn-Dixie’s appeal for a new trial in its lawsuit against the Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative (EMMC). The supermarket chain alleged that EMMC, its...more

Morgan Lewis

US Supreme Court Will Not Weigh In on Class Certification, Representative Evidence Questions

Morgan Lewis on

The US Supreme Court denied a certiorari petition seeking to resolve circuit court splits relevant to the litigation of class action matters, including if and when class certification is appropriate where a significant...more

129 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 6

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide