Consumers Win Partial Class Cert. In Amazon Antitrust Suit

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge has partly granted a group of online shoppers' class certification bid in an antitrust case claiming Amazon's vendor pricing policies led to them paying more for goods offered by third-party sellers on Walmart and eBay's online marketplaces, according to a recent docket entry.  

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Judge Rejects Updated AG Bid To Join RealPage Deal Talks

By Nate Beck

A Tennessee federal judge said he would consider objections from state attorneys general to terms of a possible settlement in multidistrict litigation over alleged price-fixing enabled by RealPage software, despite rejecting a renewed move by the states to intervene in the negotiations.

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Judge Probes Ex-Joe Gibbs Racing Director's Acts After Exit

By Hayley Fowler

A North Carolina federal judge said she had concerns Tuesday about whether the previous competition director for Joe Gibbs Racing LLC disclosed his former employer's trade secrets to a rival team in violation of a court order placing certain restrictions on his employment.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

NYC Pushes Back On Bid To Block Municipal Grocery Stores

By Matthew Perlman

The New York City government urged a federal court not to block plans to open city-owned grocery stores in each of the five boroughs, saying the program is needed to combat hunger as New Yorkers face high inflation and cuts to federal nutrition assistance.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FTC Wants Shkreli Sanctioned Over Pharma Industry Ban

By Sarah Jarvis

The Federal Trade Commission and seven states asked a New York federal judge Tuesday to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt for violating a court order banning him from the pharmaceutical industry by trading in industry stocks and broadcasting opinions about the business since he was released from prison in 2022.

Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Del. High Court Upholds Forum Limit In Amazon Records Case

By Jessica Corso

The Delaware Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision that both curtailed the type of records an Amazon shareholder can seek as it investigates alleged anticompetitive behavior at the company, and restricted where the investor can sue. 

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Amazon £6B Price Inflation Class Action Gets Provisional OK

By Eddie Beaver

An antitrust tribunal ruled Tuesday that a consumer rights group can pursue a £6.3 billion ($8.3 billion) class action against Amazon over allegedly inflated prices, but only if it agrees to coordinate parts of its case with two existing claims against the online retail giant.

1 document attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Justices Won't Review Ohio's Out-Of-State Wine Sales Law

By Matthew Perlman

The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to review a Sixth Circuit ruling that found Ohio's law banning the shipment of wine to consumers in the state by out-of-state retailers is unconstitutional.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Landlord Discovery Greenlit In Yardi Rental Rate Software Suit

By Rachel Riley

A Washington federal judge said Tuesday that renters can pursue discovery from landlords in a proposed antitrust class action targeting Yardi's rent-setting software for multifamily property managers, while largely denying the tech firm's summary judgment bid — a ruling that would allow for more factfinding before definitively resolving the arguments.  

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

NCAA, Tennessee Player Seek Transfer After MDL Rejection

By Elaine Briseño

A University of Tennessee basketball player has asked a federal judge to transfer his lawsuit challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules to a district with similar cases after the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied a bid to centralize the suits.

Report attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

H&R Block Says Liberty Owes $6M For TurboTax Suit Defense

By Gina Kim

H&R Block's subsidiaries told a California federal judge on Friday that Liberty Mutual must pay over $6 million in costs they incurred defending themselves in an underlying suit filed by rival Intuit, which accused H&R Block of making misleading price comparisons between its products and Intuit's TurboTax products. 

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

DOJ Investigating White House TV Pool For Halting Coverage

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

The U.S. Department of Justice has said it is investigating whether the White House television press pool's decision to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Corcept Looks To End Teva's Mifepristone Antitrust Case

By Matthew Perlman

Corcept Therapeutics told a California federal court there's no evidence that it blocked generic competition for its cortisol disorder treatment Korlym, urging the court to toss an antitrust case from Teva Pharmaceuticals ahead of trial.

3 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Pa. Firm Can't Toss Uber's RICO Claims Over Insurer Payouts

By Linda Chiem

A Pennsylvania federal judge allowed Uber to pursue Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims alleging a Philadelphia personal injury firm schemed with healthcare providers to fabricate medical records and inflate accident claims involving Uber and FedEx drivers, saying Uber doesn't lose standing just because its insurer paid its legal fees in underlying litigation.

Order attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week saw stockholders challenge Nvidia Corp.'s roughly $20 billion deal with artificial intelligence chipmaker Groq Inc., Hertz Global Holdings Inc.'s electric vehicle strategy and more than $1.5 billion in Humana Inc. stock buybacks.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Reddit Fights Proskauer's 'Hot Potato' AI Client Bid In IP Suit

By Dorothy Atkins

Reddit Inc. has urged a New York federal judge to block its former law firm Proskauer Rose from defending Perplexity AI in Reddit's suit over alleged data scraping used to train artificial intelligence models, arguing the firm can't represent Perplexity after dropping Reddit as a client like ‌a "hot potato."

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Financialright Seeks To Revive Burford Arbitration Fight

By Corey Rothauser

German entity Financialright Claims GmbH has urged a Delaware federal judge to reopen its lawsuit against a Burford Capital affiliate over an allegedly fraudulent arbitration agreement, arguing that an arbitral tribunal has now determined that the court has the authority to decide the dispute.

Brief attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Dolby Loses Bid To Ax InterDigital Patent From Disney Case

By Ryan Davis

A California federal judge has denied Dolby's motion seeking to invalidate an InterDigital video patent that is at issue in a related infringement suit against Disney over its streaming services, ruling that Dolby failed to show that the patent covers only an abstract idea.

Opinion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Qualcomm Secures $2 In License Breach, Interference Trial

By Dani Kass

Arm Holdings should pay Qualcomm $2 for breaching a licensing agreement and interfering in Qualcomm's economic relationship with Meta, a Delaware federal jury found Tuesday.

Verdict attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Debevoise Hires Ex-DOJ Acting Antitrust Litigation Head In DC

By Jack Rodgers

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has hired the former acting director of litigation at the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, who spent nearly two decades with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP before moving to the agency, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Nelson Mullins Sued In SC Over October Data Breach

By Jake Maher

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been hit with a proposed class action in South Carolina federal court over a data breach that took place in early October.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Justices Won't Eye 'Weaponized' Sanctions Of Election Attys

By Jeff Overley

Despite outrage among Ninth Circuit conservatives, the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to scrutinize six-figure sanctions of lawyers who challenged Arizona election protocols, leaving intact discipline designed to "send a message."

4 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

DOJ Cites Privacy Concerns In Rejecting NM Epstein Files Bid

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Department of Justice has rebuffed the state of New Mexico's request for the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files for its investigation into possible crimes at Epstein's Zorro Ranch, saying it would hinder law enforcement operations.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Case Dropped Against Judge Accused Of Endorsing Violence

By Madison Arnold

Ethics charges against a Florida state court judge in Jacksonville alleging he made comments appearing to endorse violence, convey bias and demean individuals during several proceedings last year have been dropped.

Notice attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

What The Justices Won't Hear: A Roundup Of Cert Denials

By Taylor Bowie

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant a writ of certiorari to another batch of applications Tuesday, including cases involving six-figure sanctions, wine shipment laws and overtime claims. 

Order List attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »