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“No-poach” class actions: Fourth Circuit reinstates naval engineers’ Sherman Act claims against shipbuilders

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Takeaway: We have written about “no-poach” class actions, in which employers allegedly conspire not to recruit or hire each other’s employees with the intent of driving down wages. See Eleventh Circuit reinstates no-hire...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Antitrust Litigation Opportunity for Funds

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Funds — through their portfolio companies — may have a significant antitrust opportunity against the major U.S. railroad companies. ...more

Bilzin Sumberg

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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Abbvie and Adalimumab Biosimilar Manufacturers Face Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Antitrust Violations Related to Patent...

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On March 18, 2019, UFCW Local 1500 Welfare Fund, a New-York based grocery union, filed a putative class-action lawsuit against AbbVie and seven adalimumab biosimilar manufacturers alleging misconduct and antitrust violations...more

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United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation – January 2019 Hearing Session Preview

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The next hearing session of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) is scheduled for January 31, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Six matters are set for oral argument to consider motions to transfer each...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Per se versus ‘Rule of Reason’ Standard: Judge in Blue Cross Antitrust MDL Proceeding Certifies His Decision For Interlocutory...

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In a somewhat unexpected but highly significant move, United States District Judge David Procter (Northern District of Alabama), who is presiding over the In re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation (Case No....more

Carlton Fields

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

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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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