Antitrust
Representative Cases
- Represented cellular telephone service provider in federal class action alleging violations of federal and California antitrust laws. Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of cellular telephone service subscribers, alleged that the two cellular service providers in the San Diego market had conspired to fix service prices. In separate settlements, the two providers resolved the case on a classwide basis, which settlements were approved by the District Court and affirmed on appeal.
- Represented cellular telephone service provider in state court action alleging conspiracies to fix service prices under California’s Cartwright Act and to violate California’s Unfair Practices Act. Plaintiffs – business agents of the cellular service providers and their competitors for the sale of cellular telephone devices – claimed the service providers and certain other agents engaged in unlawful business practices intended to drive the plaintiff businesses from the market. The litigation ultimately resolved by comprehensive settlement among all parties.