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DOJ Reaffirms Stance on Algorithmic Price Fixing, While Federal Judge Dismisses Price Fixing Complaint Against Software Company —...

On March 27, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division submitted a Statement of Interest (SOI) in a pricing algorithm case, in which it continues to argue that the use of third-party algorithmic price devices may...more

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Federal judge in Washington applies per se treatment for algorithmic price-fixing claims

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In an update to our prior report on the evolving antitrust landscape for algorithmic pricing, a federal judge in Washington recently denied a motion to dismiss claims that a group of multifamily rental property managers...more

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Latest Collusion-by-Algorithm Ruling Offers More of Same, but a Significant New Twist

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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

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DOJ Gives Up on Its Sole Remaining Criminal No-Poach Prosecution

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Summary - Following a string of unsuccessful prosecutions in the labor space, the DOJ Antitrust Division moved this week to dismiss its last indicted criminal no-poach case, which had been pending against Surgical Care...more

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DOJ Fails to Convict in No-Poach/Wage Fixing Case

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently suffered another setback in its most recent effort to secure criminal convictions for labor-side violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. Having finally secured a...more

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District Court Upholds Criminal Antitrust Charges for Labor Price-Fixing

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The Antitrust Division won a preliminary skirmish against two co-defendants who challenged the criminal indictment against them charging price-fixing in the labor market. District Court Judge Mazzant, in the Eastern District...more

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