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Oct 21, 2024 | 
international.la-croix.com | William F. Cavanaugh
William Cavanaugh: I have identified several major idols incontemporary American society, but I will focus on two of them: nationalism andconsumer culture. Nationalism is perhaps the most powerful and insidious idol. As sociologist Carolyn Marvin pointed out, nationalism has become “themost widespread religion in America.” While traditional religious practicehas become optional, patriotism remains mandatory.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | William F. Cavanaugh |David Kleban |Voratida Sangchant
This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GCR's co-published content. Read more on Insight In summaryThis article discusses recent patterns and legal developments in the context of class certification in the United States, particularly with respect to antitrust cases. It traces the standards of certification and discusses the evolution of the ‘rigorous analysis’ performed by federal courts.
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May 20, 2024 | 
pymnts.com | William F. Cavanaugh
By: William F. Cavanaugh, Jr. & Colleen Anderson (Patterson Belknap)Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Adena Health SystemOn April 29, 2024, a federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of physicians accusing Adena Health System of anticompetitive practices, including the use of noncompete clauses in their contracts. In the case of Cohen et al v.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
plough.com | William F. Cavanaugh |Peter Mommsen |Susannah Black Roberts
Peter and Susannah talk with Dr. William Cavanaugh about his book Being Consumed. What is the nature of the consumer economy? That’s what this short book seeks to explore. William Cavanaugh discusses his argument with the hosts, asking questions such as: When is a market free? Is our problem that we are too attached to consumer products? Should we be aiming at a local economy? Do we live in a world of scarcity?
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | William F. Cavanaugh |Andrew Haddad |Amy Vegari
The Seventh Circuit recently revived an antitrust challenge to a clause in McDonald’s franchise agreements barring franchises from poaching other franchises’ employees. (See our previous coverage of antitrust challenges to no-poach agreements, reported on: Feb. 9th, 2022; May 2nd, 2022; Sept. 22nd, 2022; Nov. 29th, 2022; Feb.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | William F. Cavanaugh |kate ross |Amy Vegari
On July 13, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined to block the $315 million purchase of Imperial Sugar Company (“Imperial”) by United States Sugar Corporation (“U.S. Sugar”), rejecting the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) claim that the merger would violate antitrust law and increase prices. See United States v. United States Sugar Corp., et al., No. 21-cv-1644, 2023 WL 4526605 (3d Cir. July 13, 2023).
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | William F. Cavanaugh |David Kleban |Voratida Sangchant
William F Cavanaugh, David Kleban and Voratida SangchantPatterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 28 July 2023 This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GCR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Class action lawsuits are on the rise, both in terms of litigation spending and the number of cases. Companies reportedly spent $3.5 billion on class action defense in 2022 – a record amount likely driven by larger claims and more companies facing class actions.
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May 19, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | William F. Cavanaugh |Andrew Haddad |Amy Vegari
Two labor-market criminal antitrust trials recently ended in acquittals, further demonstrating the challenges the United States has faced in this area (See our previous coverage of this prosecution trend, reported on: Feb. 9th, 2022; May 2nd, 2022; Sept. 22nd, 2022; Nov. 29th, 2022, and Feb. 14th, 2023). In United States v. Patel, a district judge granted the defendants’ motion for judgment of acquittal on charges of a no-poach agreement before the case went to the jury. And, in United States v.
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Apr 24, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | William F. Cavanaugh |kate ross |Amy Vegari
Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya of the Federal Trade Commission recently addressed a key tension brewing in the consumer protection and antitrust spaces since the rise of the app-based gig economy: whether gig workers classified as independent contractors can organize and collectively bargain for better wages or hours without violating antitrust law. Speaking for himself and not the agency, Commissioner Bedoya answered the question in the affirmative.
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Apr 19, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | William F. Cavanaugh |Jonathan Hermann |Amy Vegari
In a recent lawsuit, the State of Ohio has accused certain pharmaceutical benefit managers, or “PBMs,” of violating state antitrust laws. According to the complaint, the PBMs have leveraged their market dominance to enrich themselves in multiple ways at the expense of other market participants and consumers in Ohio.
