On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit raised the bar for bringing antitrust claims against companies that provide or use pricing algorithms. The decision begins to clarify an area of antitrust...more
8/19/2025
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Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collusion ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Sherman Act ,
Software
Another court has allowed antitrust claims to proceed against competitors that use the same revenue management software. The case involves competitors in the real estate industry, but the takeaway is the same for any...more
12/10/2024
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Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Landlords ,
Property Management Companies ,
Real Estate Professionals ,
Sherman Act ,
Software ,
Software Developers
On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight states filed a complaint in federal court in North Carolina alleging that RealPage, a software analytics company, coordinated rental prices in the real estate...more
8/27/2024
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Landlords ,
Monopolization ,
Property Owners ,
Real Estate Market ,
Sherman Act ,
Software
Marking a foray into e-commerce, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced its first antitrust prosecution for price fixing in online marketplaces. On April 6, 2015, the DOJ announced that it has...more