Tag 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

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

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

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

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