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Antitrust Advocate

Carl Hittinger, Jeanne-Michele Mariani Article Takes a Look at Antitrust Division’s Renewed Focus on Bid Rigging

By BakerHostetler on June 19, 2019

Partner Carl Hittinger and Associate Jeanne-Michele Mariani authored an article published May 8, 2019, by The Legal Intelligencer. The article, “Antitrust Division’s Renewed Focus on Bid Rigging Promises to be Perilous,” focuses on the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s campaign to investigate and prosecute criminal cartel behavior relating in particular to bid rigging involving government contracts overseas and in the United States. The division has revealed that there are presently 91 grand juries examining such…

Antitrust Advocate

Carl Hittinger, Tyson Herrold Article Examines Antitrust Legacy of Former Chief Judge Dolores Sloviter

By BakerHostetler on May 21, 2019

Partner Carl Hittinger and Associate Tyson Herrold authored an article published on April 12, 2019, by Temple University’s business law publication, The Temple 10-Q. The article, “Judge Dolores K. Sloviter’s Antitrust Legacy,” discusses the significant antitrust contributions of former Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Sloviter, from her days as an antitrust lawyer to her rulings in the Third Circuit, including her landmark en banc decision in LePage’s Inc. v. 3M. Read the article.…

Class Action Lawsuit Defense

BakerHostetler Q1 2019 Insurance Class Action Update

By BakerHostetler on April 25, 2019

The new year began with dramatic growth in vehicle total loss class actions over payment of sales tax and title transfer and registration fees, interpretations of the filed rate doctrine, and further activity in labor depreciation class actions. Read the 2019 Q1 Insurance Class Action Update…

Antitrust Advocate

Carl Hittinger, Jeanne-Michele Mariani Author Article Examining NCAA’s Monopoly Status

By BakerHostetler on April 10, 2019

Partner Carl Hittinger, the Antitrust and Competition team leader, and Associate Jeanne-Michele Mariani authored an article published in the March 29, 2019, issue of The Legal Intelligencer. The article, “The NCAA, Which Is Tied to Education, May Be a Necessary Monopoly,” discusses a recent successful challenge made to the NCAA’s governing policies on antitrust grounds. That ruling, now on appeal, upheld the plaintiffs’ argument that the NCAA has a monopoly on the college athletic market…

AD-ttorneys Law Blog

Increased Scrutiny on Notice and Choice for Use of AD Profiling, Especially Using Mobile Location Data

By BakerHostetler on March 27, 2019

If your marketing department’s app-etite for serving geotargeted ads via mobile app is growing, read this article from our privacy colleagues Taylor Bloom, Alan Friel, and Niloufar Massachi. Self-regulators and local law enforcement expect clear notice before a customer downloads an app to make sure the Minority Report ad delivery treatment is accepted and seen as a feature and a benefit. Their article gives new best practices on how to accomplish clear…

Antitrust Advocate

Carl Hittinger, Julian Perlman Article Examines Antitrust Legacy of Judge Thomas Vanaskie

By BakerHostetler on March 11, 2019

Partner Carl Hittinger and Counsel Julian Perlman authored an article published March 1, 2019, by The Legal Intelligencer. The article, “Circuit Judge Thomas Vanaskie’s Antitrust Legacy: 2 Significant Cases,” examines opinions issued by recently retired Third Circuit and former MDPA Chief Judge Vanaskie. The article discusses Vanaskie’s thorough and fair-minded opinions in the epic antitrust dispute between competitors Santana Products and Bobrick Washroom Equipment in the late 1990s through the early 2000s (in which Carl Hittinger…

Class Action Lawsuit Defense

BakerHostetler Q3 2018 Insurance Class Action Update

By BakerHostetler on December 6, 2018

The past quarter has seen several new types of class actions against insurers and new twists on the well-worn theory of total loss claims, as well as some new life breathed into long-running labor depreciation class actions.…

Class Action Lawsuit Defense

What Constitutes an Autodialer Under the TCPA is in Flux

By BakerHostetler on October 4, 2018

Partner Rand McClellan recently posted an article to BakerHostetler’s Financial Services Blog on the Ninth Circuit’s recent ruling on what constitutes an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the current uncertainty about the definition of an ATDS.…

Class Action Lawsuit Defense

Judge Kavanaugh’s Limited Class-Action Jurisprudence Reveals a Healthy Skepticism for Class Actions

By BakerHostetler on September 26, 2018

By: Robert J. Tucker and Katherine R. Johnston* Judge Kavanaugh has had very few occasions to address the procedural mechanism of Rule 23. This is not surprising given that few class-action cases end up in the D.C. Circuit. But where he has, Judge Kavanaugh’s commentary suggests that he may be mindful of the realities and difficulties class-action defendants face. Some insight into Judge Kavanaugh’s views on class actions can be inferred from his dissenting opinion…

Class Action Lawsuit Defense

BakerHostetler Insurance Class Action Quarterly Update, August 2018

By BakerHostetler on August 14, 2018

This quarter has seen a few new types of class actions against insurers as well as aging of some more mature theories wending their way through the courts. BakerHostetler’s Class Action Defense – Insurance team has published a report with more insight. Click here to read the Insurance Class Action Quarterly Update.…

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Carl Hittinger, Jeanne-Michele Mariani Article Takes a Look at Antitrust Division’s Renewed Focus on Bid Rigging

Carl Hittinger, Tyson Herrold Article Examines Antitrust Legacy of Former Chief Judge Dolores Sloviter

BakerHostetler Q1 2019 Insurance Class Action Update

Carl Hittinger, Jeanne-Michele Mariani Author Article Examining NCAA’s Monopoly Status

Increased Scrutiny on Notice and Choice for Use of AD Profiling, Especially Using Mobile Location Data

Carl Hittinger, Julian Perlman Article Examines Antitrust Legacy of Judge Thomas Vanaskie

BakerHostetler Q3 2018 Insurance Class Action Update

What Constitutes an Autodialer Under the TCPA is in Flux

Judge Kavanaugh’s Limited Class-Action Jurisprudence Reveals a Healthy Skepticism for Class Actions

BakerHostetler Insurance Class Action Quarterly Update, August 2018

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