Of Tuna Price-Fixing Conspiracies, Econometric Regressions, and the Ninth Circuit’s Latest Guidance on Class Certification
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/21
Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision vacating a district court order certifying three plaintiff classes pursuing damages for alleged price-fixing conspiracies in the tuna industry. Olean Wholesale Grocery Coop., Inc. v. Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Case No. 19-56514, -- F.3d --, 2021 WL 1257845 (9th Cir. Apr. 6, 2021). Although the decision addresses issues regarding antitrust injury and the use of econometric models to prove antitrust impact, its reach...
By: Foley & Lardner LLP