Damages Actions

Court pours out competition claim against The Beer Store

A judge in Ontario’s Superior Court has thrown out a proposed class action against beer retailers and a liquor regulator, finding that Canada’s regulated conduct defence protects the allegedly anticompetitive scheme.

English judge backs Mastercard on applicable law

A High Court judge has rejected arguments that could have affected the limitation periods in an interchange fee lawsuit, marking what counsel to claimant Deutsche Bahn says is the first English ruling on applicable law in antitrust litigation with multijurisdictional elements.

Interchange fee cases, simplified

It’s difficult to think of many messier European competition litigation stories than the claims for damages brought against Visa and Mastercard in the UK.

Court pours out competition claim against The Beer Store

English judge backs Mastercard on applicable law

Interchange fee cases, simplified

GCR USA

Data is an asset consumers can choose to trade, Delrahim says

Consumers’ preferences show they have varying views of whether they want to trade their data for advertising-funded services, which makes competitive markets the appropriate solution to privacy concerns, the head of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has said.

AT&T rests after CEO slams “absurd” antitrust theory

The Department of Justice’s leverage argument – that AT&T’s merger with Time Warner would allow the distributor to raise content prices on competitors – is “absurd” and “defies logic”, the telecommunications giant’s chief executive said yesterday.

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Features

Interchange fee cases, simplified

It’s difficult to think of many messier European competition litigation stories than the claims for damages brought against Visa and Mastercard in the UK.

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Conference coverage

MasterCard claimant counsel outlines burden of class certification

The lead barrister in the attempted opt-in interchange fee class action against MasterCard has highlighted the upfront cost of seeking UK antitrust class certification.

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Community news

Hausfeld gets a GRIP on Google lawsuits

Plaintiff’s side law firm Hausfeld has teamed up with a public affairs consultancy to set up the Google Redress & Integrity Platform (GRIP), which aims to attract potential clients seeking redress against the technology company over its allegedly anti-competitive practices.

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