Archives: Antitrust

2016 Class Action Year-End Review

We are pleased to share BakerHostetler’s 2016 Class Action Year-End Review, which offers a summary of key developments in class action litigation during the past year. Class action litigation moved to the forefront of the Supreme Court’s docket in 2016 and promises to remain there in 2017, as class action doctrine continues to evolve in … Continue Reading

District Court Refuses to Enjoin State From Pursuing Claims That Fell Within Terms of Prior Class Settlement Agreement and Release

By Alexander Quimby on February 10, 2016 Posted in Antitrust, Class Action Fairness Act, Class Certification

The court in In re Flonase Antitrust Litigation, No. 08-3301, 2015 WL 9273274 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 21, 2015) recently held that it could not enjoin the state of Louisiana from pursuing claims that, on their face, fell within the terms of an approved class settlement agreement and release. Even though Louisiana did not object or … Continue Reading

Status of Pay-for-Delay Cases Nearly Two Years After Actavis – “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”

By Robert J. Tucker on May 18, 2015 Posted in Antitrust

Nearly two years ago the Supreme Court issued its opinion in FTC v. Actavis, 133 S. Ct. 2223 (2013), holding that a reverse payment made by a brand manufacturer to a generic manufacturer to resolve pending patent litigation could satisfy a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. In adopting a “rule of reason” test and … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Antitrust Lawyer Examines Recent Development in Antitrust Class Action Litigation

By Danyll Foix on October 15, 2014 Posted in Antitrust

The Antitrust Review of the Americas 2015 features a chapter by BakerHostetler antitrust partner Edmund W. Searby entitled, “United States: Private Antitrust Litigation – Class Actions.” He wrote: “As many appreciate, two Supreme Court decisions in the last seven years have assisted the defense of antitrust class actions. The first and most significant is the enhancement … Continue Reading

SCOTUS: Mississippi AG Suit is not a Removable CAFA Mass Action

By Casie Collignon on January 14, 2014 Posted in Antitrust, Class Action Fairness Act

In Mississippi ex rel. Jim Hood v. AU Optronics Corp., Case No. 12-1036 (U.S. Jan. 14, 2014), the United States Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit’s decision and held that a statewide antitrust lawsuit brought by the state attorney general seeking restitution for its citizens is not a CAFA mass action and is therefore not … Continue Reading

You’re Invited – The Great Lakes Antitrust Institute, November 7-8

By Guest Blogger on October 24, 2013 Posted in Antitrust, Events

If you practice or have interest in class action antitrust law, you’ll want to take advantage of The Great Lakes Antitrust Institute in Columbus, Ohio on November 7-8, 2013. The Fifth Annual Great Lakes Antitrust Institute, co-sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association, BakerHostetler, and others, offers the unique opportunity to address antitrust and class … Continue Reading

U.S. Supreme Court Decides American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant – Worth The Wait

By John Lewis on June 22, 2013 Posted in Antitrust, Arbitration, Class Action Trends

Co-author: Dustin Dow Editors’ Note: This post was originally published on Baker’s Employment Class Action blog, www.employmentclassactionreport.com, and is reprinted with permission. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the contention that a class arbitration waiver was unenforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) when the cost of arbitrating individually would be greater than any potential recovery. … Continue Reading

Common and Predominating Damages: Comcast Opinion Extends Wal-Mart v. Dukes’ Standards for Class Certification but Leaves the Question of Daubert for Another Day

By Casie Collignon on April 3, 2013 Posted in Antitrust, Class Certification, Expert Testimony, Predominance, Rule 23 Requirements

Co-authored by: John B. Lewis, Dustin M. Dow, Patrick T. Lewis, Danyll W. Foix, and Rodger L. Eckelberry Editor’s Note: This Executive Alert was published by members of BakerHostetler’s Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Team, Employment Team, and BakerHostetler’s Class Action Team. On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Case … Continue Reading

Comcast v. Behrend: Supreme Court Tightens Certification Requirements, But Leaves Standard For Expert Evidence Uncertain

By Patrick T. Lewis on March 29, 2013 Posted in Antitrust, Class Certification, Predominance, Rule 23 Requirements

On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Case No. 11-864, which tightened class certification requirements in two respects. First, Behrend requires plaintiffs to show a method by which class-wide damages can be commonly calculated in Rule 23(b)(3) antitrust class actions. Second, the decision confirmed that the Court’s “rigorous analysis” … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler’s 2012 Year-End Review of Class Actions (and what to expect in 2013)

By Paul Karlsgodt on January 29, 2013 Posted in Antitrust, Class Actions Privacy, Year-end Review of Class Actions

We are pleased to share with you the BakerHostetler 2012 Year-end Review of Class Actions, which offers a summary of some of the key developments in class action litigation during the past year. Class action litigation continues to persist in all areas of civil litigation despite the Supreme Court’s 2011 decisions in AT&T Mobility v. … Continue Reading

Class Arbitration Waivers: Supreme Court to Hear AMEX Case

By Deborah Renner on November 19, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, Arbitration, Class Action Trends

On November 9, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant, No. 12-133, on the following question: “Whether the Federal Arbitration Act permits courts, invoking the ‘federal sustantive law of arbitrability,’ to invalidate arbitration agreements on the ground that they do not permit class arbitration of a federal-law claim.” … Continue Reading

Comcast Oral Argument Raises Interesting Questions Surrounding the Application of Daubert to Class Certification

By John Lewis on November 9, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, Civil Procedure, Class Certification, Expert Testimony

Editors’ Note: The following post was originally published on Baker’s Employment Class Action blog. On November 5, 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Comcast Corporation v. Behrend, No. 11-864 which arose from an action brought by Philadelphia cable subscribers alleging that Comcast monopolized Philadelphia’s cable market and excluded competition in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of … Continue Reading

Abrams, Commins and Foix Publish “‘Rigorous Analysis’: Recent Developments in Antitrust Class Action Litigation in the United States” in 2013 Antitrust Review of the Americas

By Paul Karlsgodt on November 7, 2012 Posted in Antitrust

The 2013 Antitrust Review of the Americas features an article by Baker Hostetler Antitrust Group Chair Robert G. Abrams, Partner Gregory J. Commins Jr. and Counsel Danyll W. Foix. “‘Rigorous Analysis’: Recent Developments in Antitrust Class Action Litigation in the United States” examines recent developments in antitrust class action case law over the past two years … Continue Reading

Supreme Court to Review Class-Wide Proof of Damages in Comcast

By Casie Collignon on June 28, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, Class Certification

Disputes over common class-wide evidence of both the existence and amount of damages are at the heart of most class action cases, regardless of the context. On June 25, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in an antitrust class action that may address those very issues. In Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, No. 11-864, … Continue Reading

Second Circuit Declines En Banc Review in AMEX Arbitration Agreement Case: A Donnybrook Over Class Action Waivers and Vindication of Federal Statutory Rights

By John Lewis on June 5, 2012 Posted in Antitrust, Arbitration, Class Action Trends

Editors’ Note: This post is a joint submission to Baker’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense and Employment Class Action blogs. On February 1, 2012, a two-judge panel of the Second Circuit reaffirmed its holding in an antitrust action brought against American Express (“AMEX”) that class action waivers involving federal statutory rights were unenforceable. Largely based on … Continue Reading