On August 16, 2019, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a denial of class certification to a proposed class of shippers seeking to recover damages from Class 1 railroads for an alleged price-fixing conspiracy. The...more
8/21/2019
/ Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
FRCP 23 ,
Fuel Surcharges ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Price-Fixing ,
Railroads ,
Reaffirmation ,
Shipping ,
Vacated
On February 25, 2019, the Third Circuit held that the Federal Trade Commission cannot bring litigation in federal court based on past conduct, absent factual allegations demonstrating that a defendant “is violating or is...more
3/4/2019
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Administrative Remedies ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Dismissals ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Generic Drugs ,
Illegal Profits ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Lack of Authority ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Remedies ,
Restitution ,
Unfair Competition
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment on July 19, 2018, in favor of defendants in a nearly decade-old case alleging an unlawful conspiracy in the single-copy magazine industry....more
8/8/2018
/ Antitrust Conspiracies ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Appeals ,
Boycotts ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Determination on Remand ,
Discovery ,
Dismissals ,
Evidence ,
Expert Reports ,
Magazines ,
Publishers ,
Reaffirmation ,
Retailers ,
Reversal ,
Sherman Act ,
Summary Judgment ,
Wholesale