Topic: Multidistrict litigation

RealPage hits back at DOJ interest in private price-fixing case

The Department of Justice defied well-established antitrust jurisprudence when backing a proposed class of renters’ price-fixing allegations against RealPage, the company has argued.

27 November 2023

Drug purchasers denied summary judgment in Suboxone product-hopping case

Indivior has convinced a federal judge in Philadelphia to allow it to present evidence at trial that its drug Suboxone faces competition from other opioid addiction treatments.

31 August 2023

Dismiss video ad suit, Google tells court

Google has maintained that its decision to stop supporting Adobe Flash in favour of HTML5 was not anticompetitive, as it seeks to dismiss allegations it monopolised the market for online video advertising.

02 August 2023

Indivior and 42 states reach $102 million settlement

Indivior has agreed to pay $102.5 million to settle claims by a coalition of 42 states that it engaged in an illegal product-hopping scheme to prevent generic competition for its opioid treatment Suboxone.

05 June 2023

Google seeks to avoid app store trial

Google has no responsibility to offer Android users the option to use rival app stores, the company has said as it seeks summary judgment against claims it unlawfully monopolised the market for Android app payments and downloads.

24 April 2023

Burford wins injunction to halt Sysco antitrust settlements

A split tribunal at the London Court of International Arbitration has granted Burford Capital a preliminary injunction to prevent client Sysco from settling several of its price-fixing claims against US meat suppliers, with a preliminary finding that the funder was granted a “prior consent right” over settlements.

15 March 2023

Google to face digital ad monopolisation claims

A New York federal court has ordered Google to face the bulk of a Texas-led lawsuit accusing it of monopolising the digital advertising market, although commentators believe the ruling gives the search giant reason to be cautiously optimistic.

16 September 2022

Pennsylvania court: “Overall anticompetitive scheme” alleged in Suboxone litigation

A swathe of claims from direct purchasers, end consumers and state attorneys general accusing Indivior of monopolising the market for opioid addiction treatment Suboxone have survived the pharmaceutical company’s motion for summary judgment.

24 August 2022

Google asks court to throw out Texas-led monopolisation case

Google has asked a federal New York court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit brought by a Texas-led coalition of states over its advertising technology business.

24 January 2022

WATCH: GCR Connect: Germany

GCR Connect: Germany took place on 20 May. A full recording is now available to watch.

30 June 2021

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