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Competition Act Amendments Open Door to Quasi Class Actions

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Since 2022, the Government of Canada has substantially amended the Competition Act each year for three successive years. Among the many changes are a collection of related amendments which aim to expand access to the...more

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Federal and State Antitrust Enforcers Double Down on Stance Against No-Poach Agreements, Urging 2nd Circuit in Amicus Briefs to...

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In their latest condemnation of labor market restrictions, state and federal enforcers, in two recent friend-of-the-court filings, urged the 2nd Circuit to reverse the dismissal of a no-poach case. On August 4, twenty-one...more

Morgan Lewis

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

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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

Stikeman Elliott LLP

B.C. Court Dismisses Proposed Conspiracy Class Action Involving Digital Audiobooks

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In Williams v. Audible, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) considered three applications in the context of a proposed conspiracy class action focused on exclusivity provisions in an agreement between Audible...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Antitrust Litigation Opportunity for Funds

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

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