In the past several months, two state courts in the District of Columbia and California decided motions to dismiss in cases alleging that the use of certain revenue management software violated state antitrust laws in the residential property rental management and health insurance industries. In both industries, parallel class actions
Continue Reading State Courts Dismiss Claims Involving the Use of Revenue Management Software in Residential Rental and Health Insurance IndustriesBrandon Gould
Brandon Gould is special counsel in the firm's Washington DC office. He is an antitrust and class action litigator who represents clients across multiple industries with extensive experience in the banking, financial services, and technology industries. Brandon is knowledgeable about quantitative economic analysis and experienced with working with economists and other experts in litigation and investigation settings. He also maintains an active pro bono immigration practice that includes both direct representation of asylum seekers and data-driven immigration policy litigation.
Court Denies Class Certification in Antitrust Case Based on Expert’s Reliance on Unsupported Assumptions in Damages Model
The Northern District of Illinois recently denied certification to several proposed classes of purchasers of a seizure drug called Acthar in City of Rockford v. Mallinckrodt ARD, Inc., No. 3:17-cv-50107, 2024 WL 1363544 (Mar. 29, 2024). Class plaintiffs had alleged that defendant Express Scripts, a drug distributor, conspired with…
Continue Reading Court Denies Class Certification in Antitrust Case Based on Expert’s Reliance on Unsupported Assumptions in Damages Model