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New York Judge Dismisses Defendants In Copyright Case
ALBANY, N.Y. - Four copyright infringement defendants prevailed on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss March 27, when a New York federal judge agreed that an architect plaintiff failed to allege any...
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Prisoner's Claim For Ceremonial Tobacco Is Ruled Moot By Transfer
FRESNO, Calif. - A prisoner claiming confiscation of tobacco and other items by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials infringed his religious rights under the First...
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Class Suit Over Auto Shop Fees Tossed By Missouri Federal Judge
ST. LOUIS - A Missouri federal judge on March 27 granted summary judgment to a mechanic accused of improperly assessing customers a "Shop Supplies Fee" in violation of Missouri law (John McCall, et al....
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Insurance Company Relieved Of Duty To Defend Insured In Produced Water Class...
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Summary judgment was granted March 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to an insurance company that provided general liability and umbrella coverage to...
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Missouri Plaintiffs Alleging Radiation Exposure Injuries Have Until May 10 To...
ST. LOUIS- The plaintiffs pursuing personal injury claims in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against contractors and successors to contractors engaged in the Manhattan...
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High Court: Class Certification In Antitrust Case Was Improper
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on March 27 ruled 5-4 that a district court may not certify a class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) without resolving whether the class...
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Magistrate Judge Recommends Class Certification Be Denied To Direct Purchasers
TAMPA, Fla. - A federal magistrate judge in Florida on March 12 recommended that a group of direct purchasers of photochromic lenses be denied class certification in antitrust litigation against the...
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Jury Finds Chinese Vitamin C Makers Fixed Prices; $153.3M Judgment Entered
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 14 entered judgment for $153.3 million after trebling a jury's $54.1 million verdict in favor of a direct purchaser class on its allegations that Chinese...
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Dow Moves To Vacate $400M Award To Direct Purchasers In Urethane Antitrust Case
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Dow Chemical Co., the sole remaining defendant in multidistrict litigation against polyether polyol products (PPPs) manufacturers accused of price fixing, moved on March 5 to vacate...
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MDL Judge Approves Settlement Between Toshiba, Direct CRT Purchasers
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on March 18 certified a settlement class and granted preliminary approval of a $13.5 million settlement between direct purchasers of cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and Toshiba...
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Indirect Purchasers Voluntarily Dismiss Samsung From CRT Antitrust MDL
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge in California on March 13 approved a stipulation dismissing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America Inc. from antitrust multidistrict litigation...
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Visa, MasterCard, Banks Oppose Motion To Alter Judgment In ATM Fee Antitrust...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Visa, MasterCard and several banks on March 22 opposed a motion to alter the judgment of a federal judge in the District of Columbia dismissing actions brought by independent...
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Silver Price-Fixing Allegations Against JPMorgan Are Dismissed
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York on March 18 dismissed allegations that JPMorgan violated federal antitrust law by participating in a conspiracy to manipulate market prices for silver futures (In...
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DOJ, Michigan Move To Dismiss Antitrust Suit Against Blue Cross Over MFN Clauses
DETROIT - Following the Michigan Legislature's passage of bills prohibiting the use of "most favored nation" (MFN) clauses, the United States, Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on March...
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Class Action Suit Alleges Antitrust Violations Against Blue Cross Blue Shield
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Arkansas resident on Feb. 20 filed a new complaint in Alabama federal court, adding to the multidistrict litigation cases alleging that agreements between Blue Cross Blue Shield...
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Reverse-Payment Settlements Presumptively Anticompetitive, FTC Tells High Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Trade Commission told the U.S. Supreme Court in oral arguments on March 25 that the court should treat reverse-payment settlements of patent litigation between the holder...
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Refusal To License Copyrighted Products Not Anticompetitive, Federal Judge Rules
DENVER - A company's refusal to license its copyrighted airport terminal charts and its proprietary products did not violate federal antitrust law because the company validly asserted its rights under...
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Wholesale Drug Purchaser's Antitrust Claims Against Patent Holder Fail
NEW YORK - A drug patent holder that settled patent infringement litigation by granting licenses to and entering requirements contracts with generic manufacturers does not violate federal antitrust law...
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American Airlines, Travelport Settle Antitrust Claims Over Distribution System
FORT WORTH, Texas - Travelport Ltd. and Travelport L.P. (collectively, Travelport) and American Airlines Inc. filed a joint motion on March 13 indicating that they have settled American's claims that...
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Customer Of TV Ratings Firm Nielsen Lacks Antitrust Standing, 11th Circuit Rules
ATLANTA - A customer of Nielsen Media Research Inc. failed to establish that it was an efficient enforcer of antitrust laws because it did not demonstrate that any potential competitors were willing...
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