Courts: Competition

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1	Ruling in multidistrict litigation involving electronic ... On 18 November 2010, Special Master Hon. Charles A. Legge issued a Report and Recommendation Regarding Discovery Motions (Report and Recommendation) to Hon. Samuel Conti, the judge presiding over In Re Cathode Ray Tube Antitrust Litigation pending in the Northern District of California. The Report and Recommendation stated that the defendants' motion to compel the class action plaintiffs to respond to various discovery requests regarding the factual basis for their allegations of conspiracy regarding finished products containing cathode ray tubes, before substantial discovery regarding such allegations could commence, be granted	Legal Update: archive	18-Nov-2010
2	US Court finds that flat panel litigation plaintiffs may serve ... On 28 May 2010, the US District Court for the Northern District of California found that plaintiffs in the flat panel antitrust litigation may serve two Taiwanese defendants through their US counsel pursuant to US Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(f)(3) (Rule 4(f)(3)). The court determined that plaintiffs need not first attempt to personally serve the defendants through the letter rogatory process if there is alternative, speedier relief available that comports with due process.	Legal Update: archive	28-May-2010
3	US Supreme Court prohibits class arbitration absent a ... On 27 April 2010, US Supreme Court (Supreme Court) reversed the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Second Circuit) which had allowed plaintiff AnimalFeeds International Corp. (AnimalFeeds) to pursue arbitration on behalf of the proposed class of direct purchasers against several shipping companies over alleged price-fixing of parcel tanker shipping services. In Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v AnimalFeeds International Corp., the Supreme Court held that imposing class arbitration on parties without their consent conflicts with the central principle of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) that arbitration requires the consent of the parties.	Legal Update: archive	27-Apr-2010
4	US District Court requires Air France to produce documents in ... On 29 March 2010, Magistrate Judge Viktor V. Pohorelsky, who is overseeing the civil litigation in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York in which various airlines are alleged to have fixed the prices of air cargo, ordered defendant Societe Air France (Air France) to produce certain documents to the plaintiffs. Air France was withholding the documents pursuant to France's "blocking statute", which prohibits parties from producing documents or information for use in foreign litigation other than pursuant to certain treaties, such as the Hague Convention.	Legal Update: archive	29-Mar-2010
5	Former Home Depot employee receives jail sentence for role ... On 11 June 2009, United States District Judge Richard W. Story sentenced a former Home Depot, Inc. employee to over six years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing false tax returns as part of an illegal vendor-kickback scheme.	Legal Update: archive	11-Jun-2009

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