Dean Harvey to Discuss “Antitrust in Labor and Employment Markets” at Upcoming ABA 2023 Litigation Section Annual Conference

Lieff Cabraser partner Dean M. Harvey will be featured as a distinguished speaker at the American Bar Association’s 2023 Litigation Section Annual Conference taking place April 19–21, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. On day one of the conference (4/19), Dean will speak on a panel entitled “Hands Off My Human Capital! What You Need to Know about Antitrust

2023-04-18T19:48:29+00:00April 18th, 2023|Antitrust, Employment Law, Firm News|

FTC Proposes Rule Banning Noncompete Clauses in Employment Contracts

Advocates say noncompete agreements hurt workers, limit competition, and stifle development On January 5, 2023, by a 3-1 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed regulations that would ban U.S. employers from using noncompete clauses in employment contracts. The sweeping new rule is intended to make it easier for workers to switch jobs and to

2023-02-28T17:58:05+00:00January 9th, 2023|Antitrust, Employment Law|

Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in California Bail Bonds Antitrust Price-Fixing Class Action

As reported by Law360 (subscription), U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar for the Northern District of California has issued an order denying the latest motion by California bail bond industry players to dismiss claims from a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to charge artificially high prices for bail bonds. The class action seeks damages for

2022-11-10T22:35:08+00:00November 10th, 2022|Antitrust|

North Carolina Attorney General Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Move Forward With Antitrust Claims Against Mission Health

As reported by Law360 (subscription), on November 8, 2022, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed an amicus brief urging a federal court to move forward with an antitrust class action against HCA Healthcare/Mission Health alleging the hospital giant is abusing its market power to prevent insurers from offering patients financial incentives to use lower cost

2022-11-10T02:58:36+00:00November 10th, 2022|Antitrust|

Lieff Cabraser and Co-Counsel File Federal Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit Against Alleged Rental Housing Cartel

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Hausfeld LLP, Berger Montague PC, and Justice Catalyst Law have filed a federal antitrust class action against RealPage, Inc. (“RealPage”) and several of RealPage’s property management clients (the “Lessor Defendants”) (collectively, “Defendants”). Counsel represents the plaintiffs who filed this suit, as well as a proposed class of similarly situated

2022-10-19T20:59:30+00:00October 19th, 2022|Antitrust|

Plaintiff-Employees’ Claims Move Forward In DaVita “No-Poach” Labor-Antitrust MDL Despite Defendants’ Latest Efforts to Dismiss

As reported by Law360 (subscription), plaintiffs represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel were successful in defeating DaVita and other health care providers’ attempts to get employee no-poach claims thrown out of the federal class action lawsuit alleging employee compensation and mobility were criminally suppressed at these companies via illegal agreements with competitors not to compete for each other’s

2022-09-27T18:13:08+00:00September 27th, 2022|Antitrust, Firm News|