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price fixing
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The D&O Diary
Antitrust Allegations Lead to Securities Suit Against PVC Pipe Company
As I have previously noted on this site (for example, here), a long-standing and frequently recurring litigation pattern has been the filing of a corporate or securities lawsuit in the wake…
Inside Class Actions
Court Takes Wind Out of the Sails of Yacht Sellers’ Antitrust Suit
By Mathias Heller, Brandon Gould
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently dismissed an antitrust class action brought by yacht sellers against yacht brokers, brokerage trade associations, and multiple listing services…
Janzen Ag Law Blog
Revenue Management Software, AI, and Price Fixing Implications for Agriculture
By Todd Janzen
One of the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) has been marketed to agricultural business owners is as a tool to improve market competitiveness. AI platforms promise to deliver real time…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Competition Authority Fines 12 Manufacturers and Distributors €611 Million for Vertical Price-Fixing in the Household Appliances Sector
By Anita Magraner Oliver, Maud Lesaffre, Chloé Delay, Kimia Vaye
Summary On December 19, 2024, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) imposed fines totalling €611 million on 10 manufacturers and two distributors (selling primarily in brick and mortar stores) active in…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Competition Authority Imposes a €14 Million Fine in the Inter-Island Air Transport Sector
By Séverine Schrameck, Elena Chutrova
On December 4, 2024, the French Competition Authority (the “FCA”) sanctioned two airlines, Air Antilles and Air Caraïbes, and one specialised consultant for having implemented a strategy to increase prices…
Inside Class Actions
New Jersey Court Dismisses Software Price-Fixing Claims Against Atlantic City Casinos
By August Gweon, Brandon Gould
On September 30, a New Jersey federal court dismissed with prejudice an antitrust class action complaint alleging that several Atlantic City hotel operators engaged in a per se illegal “hub-and-spoke”…
ComplexDiscovery
McDonald’s Takes on the Big Four: A Legal Battle Over Alleged Price Fixing in the Beef Industry
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: McDonald’s recent legal action against the U.S. meatpacking industry’s ‘Big Four’—Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef—marks a significant moment in antitrust litigation, with serious implications for both corporate…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Some Are More Equal Than Others: The Court of Justice Reduces Ferriere Nord’s Fine to Rectify The Commission’s Breach of The Principle of Equal Treatment
By Sanjay Kommu, Thomas Harbor, Kristi Georgieva
On October 4, 2024, following two annulments,[1] the Court of Justice confirmed the Commission’s second readoption of its decision to fine Italian manufacturers of reinforcing steel bars for a price-fixing…
Global Policy Watch
State Courts Dismiss Claims Involving the Use of Revenue Management Software in Residential Rental and Health Insurance Industries
By Brandon Gould, August Gweon
In the past several months, two state courts in the District of Columbia and California decided motions to dismiss in cases alleging that the use of certain revenue management software…
Covington Competition
State Courts Dismiss Claims Involving the Use of Revenue Management Software in Residential Rental and Health Insurance Industries
In the past several months, two state courts in the District of Columbia and California decided motions to dismiss in cases alleging that the use of certain revenue management software…