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Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit issued a decision vacating a district court order
certifying three plaintiff classes pursuing damages for alleged
price-fixing conspiracies in the tuna industry.
Olean Wholesale
Grocery Coop., Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Case No.
19-56514, F.3d , 2021 WL 1257845 (9th Cir. Apr. 6, 2021).
Although the decision addresses issues regarding antitrust injury
and the use of econometric models to prove antitrust impact, its
reach goes beyond the antitrust context to class litigation
generally in the Ninth Circuit.
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Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision vacating a district court order certifying three plaintiff classes pursuing damages for alleged price-fixing conspiracies in the tuna industry.
Olean Wholesale Grocery Coop., Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Case No. 19-56514, F.3d , 2021 WL 1257845 (9th Cir. Apr. 6, 2021). Although the decision addresses issues regarding antitrust injury and the use of econometric models to prove antitrust impact, its reach goes beyond the antitrust context to class litigation generally in the Ninth Circuit.
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On February 19, 2021, the Ninth Circuit upheld a district court’s grant of a motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action lawsuit alleging violations of various California consumer protection statutes. The court rejected the Plaintiff’s argument that the Agreement was invalid under California law because its class action waiver prohibited her from seeking injunctive relief.
Defendant MoneyLion provides financial services to its customers, one of which is the “MoneyLion Plus program.” That program offers customers with little or poor credit history a small “credit-builder” loan to help create a positive credit history. Plaintiff Marggieh DiCarlo enrolled in the Plus program and took out a credit-builder loan. As part of her enrollment, she signed a Membership Agreement (the “Agreement”) that required her to pay monthly fees and gave each party the right to demand arbitration in the event of a dis
DraftKings Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $8 Million
Settlement is a hybrid payment whose lion’s share is in-game currency
Two Fair Households
It wasn’t too long ago that DraftKings and FanDuel, the biggest names in the fantasy sports league business, were set to merge. But the downfall of the deal is implied in the description of the companies – they were the biggest players in the field, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) didn’t want them to get together.
But in a certain sense, the two companies got married anyway: They both experienced the same, or similar, legal woes brought on by their elevated position on the fantasy sports heap.