Tag: Class Action
Canadian Federal Court Rules Amazon Price-Fixing Case Will Go to Arbitration
Canada's Federal Court has ruled to allow a proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon to go to arbitration after finding the e-commerce giant entered...
Facebook Questions Attorneys Working On A Prospective Antitrust Class Action
Lawyers for Facebook on Wednesday, September 29, questioned the number of plaintiffs' attorneys working on a prospective antitrust class action, suggesting "inefficiencies" could grow as the...
UK OKs Mastercard’s Largest Class Action Over Fees
Mastercard is set to face a £14 billion (US$19 billion) class action over its payment fees after a London tribunal gave the group bringing...
In Defense of Class Actions: A Response to Makan Delrahim’s Commentary...
By Michael D. Hausfeld, Irving Scher & Laurence T. Sorkin1
I. Introduction
Few would argue with the proposition that, in the antitrust context, indirect purchaser class...
Merricks v. Mastercard: “Passing on” the U.S. Experience
By Makan Delrahim (Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice)1
I. Introduction
The mission of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of...
US: Celgene settles class action for $55M
US biotech company Celgene has agreed to pay a US$55 million settlement after it was accused of illegally maintaining a monopoly over the market...
“Bright Line” Apple v. Pepper Invites Further Economic Analysis
July 2019
“Bright Line” Apple v. Pepper Invites Further Economic Analysis By Celeste Saravia & Todd Kumler (Cornerstone Research) 1
While Apple v. Pepper may have...
Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Application of Regulated Conduct Defence to...
July 2019
Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Application of Regulated Conduct Defence to Dismiss Class Action Alleging Conspiracy in Beer Industry By John Bodrug, Matthew...
US: Law firm announces antitrust class action against dental supply company
On March 23, 2018, the Klein Law Firm announced that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Henry Schein,...
US: NY law firms file class action lawsuit against German carmakers
Following in the footsteps of a Toronto law firm law week, a class action lawsuit was filed in a federal court in New Jersey...