Judge Loretta Preska dismissed a putative class action against major record labels on the ground that the complaint failed to allege sufficient facts to establish an anticompetitive agreement under the recent Twombly decision. Plaintiffs, according to the court, needed to demonstrate the lack of a legitimate purpose in the companies dealings with each other and […]
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Flat Panel Display Case Survives Motion to Dismiss
September 4, 2008 – 2:59 pm
A Northern District of CA federal district court judge recently rejected motions to dismiss in a number of consolidated cases alleging price fixing among flat panel display producers. Although the court required the plaintiffs to amend the complaint to add more specific allegations in some circumstances, it held that the complaint generally was sufficient to satisfy Twombly […]