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price fixing
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Class Action Defense Blog
New York Federal Court Denies Class Certification To Chemical Purchasers In Price-Fixing Antitrust Case
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Sean P. McConnell Duane Morris Takeaways: On December 28, 2023, Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 15, 2023
Antitrust: Federal Jury Finds Egg Producers Liable for Price-Fixing and Conspiracy, Damages Awarded On November 21, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a minute…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Opting-Out-Of-Settlement Could Be Costly: Commission Fines Largest Nordic Ethanol Producer €48 million For Manipulating Ethanol Benchmarks
By Vladimir Novak, David Pérez de Lamo, María Victoria Paredes Balén
On December 7, 2023, the Commission imposed a fine of almost €48 million on Lantmännen ek för, the largest producer of ethanol in the Nordic region, for participating in a…
Inside Class Actions
Brief Stay: Vegas Hotel Case Dismissed
On October 24, a Nevada federal court dismissed a class action complaint against operators of hotels on the Las Vegas Strip alleging that defendants’ use of similar room-pricing algorithms constituted…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Cour de cassation dismisses L’Oréal’s action against the 189 million euro fine imposed by the French Competition Authority in 2014 for alleged price fixing
By Louis Amory, Ségolène Allègre, Hugo Gilli
On October 18, 2023, the French Cour de cassation upheld the Paris Court of Appeals’ ruling finding that the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) had rightly calculated the amount of the…
Subject to Inquiry
“There are Cops on the Beat”: DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force Leader Emphasizes Criminal Antitrust as Top Enforcement Priority
By Amy Manning, J. Brent Justus, Holden Brooks, Angelo Russo, Abram J. Pafford, Jack White, Edwin O. Childs, Brandon M. Santos, Casey Erin Lucier, Paul T. Atkinson, Colin F. Brady, Jordan LaPointe
On September 14, 2023, Daniel W. Glad — Director of the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (“Strike Force”) for the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division — gave remarks as the…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The French Competition Authority fines companies for colluding to fix nuclear dismantling tenders
By Anita Magraner Oliver, Martha Smyth, Jean Pettiaux
Summary On September 7, 2023, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) imposed fines totaling €31.2 million on five companies active in the nuclear dismantling sector for colluding on tenders organized by…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Ford Accuses Blue Cross of Price Fixing to Inflate Profits
By Anne Hall
Ford Motor Company has filed suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield, accusing the health insurer of conspiring to fix prices to reduce competition and violating antitrust laws. More specifically, Ford…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Government Contracting Companies Beware: DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force is Global, Growing, and Going Strong
By Ann O'Brien, Lindsey Collins
It has been another busy year for the Department of Justice’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF). Formed in 2019, the Department of Justice created the PCSF, a joint law enforcement…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Paris Court of Appeals upholds the FCA’s sandwich cartel decision
By Anita Magraner Oliver, Myrane Malanda, Pauline Heingle
On June 15, 2023, the Paris Court of Appeals confirmed[1] the French Competition Authority’s (“FCA”) decision fining La Toque Angevine (“LTA”) about 16 million euros for colluding with two other…