Anticompetitive Actions

Syngenta, Corteva “Loyalty Programs” Restrain Competition Class Action

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Syngenta Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, and Corteva, Inc. are “basic” manufacturers of pesticides, meaning they invent, develop, and patent pesticides. When the patents expire, other manufacturers can make generic versions. But the complaint for this class action alleges that the companies use anticompetitive “loyalty programs” to curtail the amount of  Read more

Syngenta, Corteva Monopoly of Pesticides with Certain Active Ingredients Class Action

This antitrust class action takes aim at certain large, basic makers of pesticides—Syngenta Crop Protection, AG, Syngenta Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, and Corteva, Inc. The complaint alleges they stifled competition by creating loyalty programs that keep distributors from selling lower-priced generic products that contain the same active ingredients and that could save farmers money.  Read more

Harley-Davidson Tying Arrangement for Parts Class Action

The complaint for this class action alleges that Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC has been tying its motorcycles to the purchase of its own parts for repairs and modifications. In fact, it claims that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ordered Harley to stop this anticompetitive conduct in June 2022. However, since the FTC does not  Read more

Corteva, Syngenta Block Generics with “Loyalty Programs” Class Action

This antitrust class action alleges that a “loyalty program” has had anticompetitive effects in the market for crops protection products (CPPs), including herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. The complaint names as manufacturer defendants Corteva, Inc., Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Syngenta Corp., and Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC; as co-conspirator defendatns CHS, Inc. and Nutrien Ag Solutions; and  Read more

Idexx Veterinary Diagnostic Testing Products Antitrust Class Action

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. and Idexx Distribution, Inc. make components for veterinary point-of-care (POC) diagnostic laboratory tests, including analyzers, consumables, and single-use rapid tests, all of which allow animals to be tested and treated immediately, in a single vet visit. The complaint for this antitrust class action alleges that Idexx has violated antitrust laws maintain its  Read more

RealPage Price-Fixing for Rentals Antitrust Class Action

This class action involves the fixing or raising of rental prices, via violations of antitrust laws, through the use of a platform called AI Revenue Management (formerly known as YieldStar). The complaint alleges that RealPage, the developer of the platform, has conspired with a long list of managers of large-scale residential apartment buildings, such as  Read more

RealPage Anticompetitive Cartel Pushes Rents Higher Class Action

This class action alleges that certain lessors who rent out multifamily real estate properties have formed a cartel to take anticompetitive actions in the real estate markets in various locations. The complaint alleges that, with the help of a software platform from RealPage, Inc., a long list of major real estate companies like the Irvine  Read more

Red Meat Processors Conspiracy to Suppress Workers’ Pay Class Action

Conspiring to hold down wages is illegal, and this antitrust class action alleges that certain red meat processors have been doing exactly that. The defendants include well-known companies like JBS USA Food Company, Tyson Foods, Inc., and Hormel Foods Corp., which together produce around eighty percent of the beef and pork sold to consumers in  Read more

Seattle Apartments Price-Fixing Antitrust Class Action

Rents in specific areas of the Seattle, Washington downtown multifamily submarket have been steadily increasing. This antitrust class action alleges that a cartel exists, based on a platform and algorithm from RealPage, Inc., in which the members have agreed to exchange competitive information and raise prices together. The markets involved are the central neighborhoods of  Read more

Syngenta, Corteva “Loyalty Programs” Restrict Competition Class Action

This antitrust class action bring suit against Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Syngenta Corporation, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, and Corteva, Inc., alleging that they have instituted “loyalty programs” for distributors of their pesticides containing certain ingredients. The complaint alleges that the real purpose and effect of these loyalty programs is to restrict the sale of competing  Read more