price-fixing
DOJ Drops RealPage from Criminal Antitrust Probe
Civil litigation continues against RealPage and other algorithmic pricing services. RealPage Inc., a leading provider of AI-enabled software platforms to the real estate industry,…
DOJ Intervenes in Another Algorithmic Pricing Case with Ninth Circuit Brief
The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped in to support a group of Las Vegas hotel customers who allege that prominent hotel operators, including Caesars…
Medical Groups Call MultiPlan a “Hub-and-Spoke Cartel”
Joining other suits, complaint says company engages in price fixing with insurance companies. The American Medical Association (AMA) and Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) filed…
Canada Investigating Gas Station Algorithmic Pricing Service
ONTARIO – “Fuel pricing optimization” company Kalibrate Canada, Inc. must provide the Canadian Competition Bureau records relating to the pricing services the company provides to…
MoginRubin’s Jonathan Rubin to Speak at University of Copenhagen on U.S. Algorithmic Price Collusion Litigation
MoginRubin LLP co-founder Jonathan Rubin will address next-generation antitrust cases during a seminar titled, “EU and U.S. Antitrust Enforcement of AI Collusion,” which will be…
Antitrust Division Seeks Participation in Rental Software MDL
Case raises questions about competitors using algorithms to set prices. Interested in the matter’s Sherman Act implications, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division is…
FTC Sues to Force Total Wine’s Compliance in Antitrust Probe
Investigation cites pre-WWII amendment to the FTC Act. Marks at least second such pricing investigation this year. Both involve leading retailers and beverage companies.…
Two More Companies Admit to Fixing Generic Drug Prices
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA have agreed to the terms demanded by the Department of Justice to resolve price-fixing charges against…
Judge Approves $75 Million Settlement of Generic Drug Antitrust Class Action
U.S. Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a settlement in an antitrust class action brought by direct pharmaceutical purchasers…
Gig Drivers Say Uber and Lyft Duopoly is Violating California Antitrust Laws
Independent Uber and Lyft drivers filed a class action against the rideshare pioneers last month alleging they are violating California antitrust and consumer protection law.…
Partner Jonathan Rubin Quoted in Law 360 Regarding 9th Circuit Panel’s Recent Decision in Tuna Price-Fixing Case
On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 2-1 decision that would have made it more difficult for antitrust claimants to secure class certification…
Foreign-Language Trainers Admit to Defrauding NSA
Two providers of foreign-language training services, Comprehensive Language Center Inc. (CLCI) and Berlitz Languages Inc., admitted that they took part in a conspiracy to defraud…
“Big Poultry” Producer Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. of Colorado has pleaded guilty and will pay $107 million in criminal fines for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices…
Pilgrim’s Pride Settles Poultry Price-Fixing Charges
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has agreed to pay $75 million to chicken buyers to settle price-fixing claims, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company,…
ATM Operators Seek Cert. In Visa, Mastercard Antitrust Suit
MoginRubin partner Jonathan Rubin was recently quoted in Law360 as saying, “The ATM restraints imposed by Visa and Mastercard amount to price-fixing and are unambiguously…
Court grants Class Certification in Containerboard Products Antitrust Litigation and confirms The Mogin Law Firm as Co-Lead Counsel
Court grants Class Certification in Containerboard Products Antitrust Litigation and confirms The Mogin Law Firm as Co-Lead Counsel.
Urethane Buyers Win $400M Jury Verdict In Price-Fixing MDL
February 20, 2103 By Helen Christophi Law360 Law360, Los Angeles (February 20, 2013, 10:09 PM ET) — A Kansas federal jury on Wednesday awarded $400…
New Case: Indiana Ready Mix Price Fixing Conspiracy
The Mogin Law Firm, P.C. files a new case alleging that Irving Materials, inc., its key executives and unknown co-conspirators fixed prices for ready mix…