In Gonzalez-Maldonado et al v. MMM Health Care Inc. et al., the First Circuit Court of Appeals rejected antitrust claims filed by two Puerto Rico doctors against three HMOs, which cut ties with the doctors over disputed payments. In dismissing the antitrust claims, the court held that the three HMOs are incapable of collusion because […]
Category Archives: Standard for Alleging Conspiracy
First Circuit Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Three HMOs, Holding Them Incapable of Collusion
September 20, 2012 – 3:35 pm
Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Taiwanese Car Parts Price-Fixing Suit
September 18, 2012 – 3:24 pm
In Fond Du Lac Bumper Exchange Inc. v. Jui Li Enterprise Co. Ltd. et al., and Arkansas Transit et al. v. Jui Li Enterprise Co. Ltd. et al., Eastern District of Wisconsin Judge Lynn Adelman denied defendants’ motion to dismiss a consolidated proposed class action alleging price fixing by Taiwanese aftermarket (AM) sheet metal auto […]
Court Dismissed Antitrust Suit Accusing Wireless Carriers of Rigging 3GPP Standards
September 7, 2012 – 12:36 pm
In Corr Wireless Communications, LLC et al. v. AT&T Inc. et al., Northern District of Mississippi Judge Sharion Aycock dismissed allegations that AT&T Inc., Motorola Mobility Inc., and Qualcomm Inc. conspired to push smaller wireless carriers, like Cellular South Inc., out of the market. The suit claimed that AT&T and the others rigged the 3rd […]
Second Circuit Upholds Coated Paper Price Fixing Verdict
September 6, 2012 – 4:12 pm
In In re: Publication Paper Antitrust Litigation, the Second Circuit held that a reasonable jury could find that FStora Enso OYJ North American affiliate conspired to fix the price of coated paper used in magazines and other printed material. The court thus overturned Judge Stefan R. Underhill grant of summary judgment in favor of the […]
American Airlines Case against Booking Companies to Move Forward
September 6, 2012 – 4:11 pm
In American Airlines Inc. v. Travelport Ltd. et al., Northern District of Texas Judge Terry R. Means ruled American Airlines Inc. claim that Sabre Holdings Corp., Travelport Ltd., and Orbitz Worldwide Inc. affiliate conspired to exclude the airline’s AA Direct Connect system from the flight booking market. The motion to dismiss claimed that American’s allegations […]
California Appeals Court Refuses to Revive Pharmacies’ Price-Fixing Suit
August 31, 2012 – 1:02 pm
In Clayworth v. Pfizer, California Appeals Court for the First Appellate District upheld a grant of summary judgment to more than a dozen major pharmaceutical companies and the industry group Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. In the consolidated antitrust suit, a group of pharmacists alleged that Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline PLC, and other drugmakers violated […]
Court Refused to Dismiss Collusion Suit Over 4G Standards
August 31, 2012 – 10:53 am
In TruePosition Inc. v. LM Ericsson Telephone Co. et al., Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Robert F. Kelly refused to dismiss an antitrust suit against Qualcomm Inc., LM Ericsson Telephone Co., and Alcate-Lucent SA. In its suit, TruePosition claims that the defendants violated antitrust laws by conspiring to use their influence within two standard-setting organizations […]
Helicopter Transfer Price Fixing Claim Dismissed
August 17, 2012 – 9:52 am
In Superior Offshore International Inc. v. Bristow Group Inc., the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s price fixing claims because of a lack of direct evidence of a conspiracy. The case had been related to a DOJ investigation of the off-shore helicopter transport industry, which is used to transport workers to oil rigs. […]
Recycler’s Antitrust Suit Against Disposable Food Container Giants Is Dismissed
July 2, 2012 – 4:50 pm
In Evergreen Partnering Group, Inc. et al. v, Pactiv Corp. et al., Massachusetts District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns, dismissed with prejudice Evergreen Partnering Group, Inc.’s antitrust suit against Solo Cup Co. and other disposable food container giants. The court found that Evergreen had not provided any details to support its claims of conspiracy against […]
Most Indirect Purchaser Claims Dismissed in Compressor Antitrust Litigation
June 21, 2012 – 2:48 pm
In In re: Refrigerant Compressors Antitrust Litigation, Eastern District of Michigan Judge Sean F. Cox dismissed many of the indirect purchaser claims in multidistrict litigation alleging a price-fixing conspiracy in the market for refrigerant compressors. Indirect purchase claims against Panasonic and Embraco North America Inc., a Whirlpool subsidiary, were retained. After reports of a government […]