Price-Fixing

NCAA Student-Athlete Settlement Proposal Takes Its Best Shot at Resolving Three Antitrust Cases

by AJ Rudowitz (LAW ’17), Bryan Shapiro (LAW ’20), Sean P. McConnell and Matthew Steinway

October 18, 2024
AJ Rudowitz (LAW ’17), Bryan Shapiro (LAW ’20), Sean P. McConnell, and Matthew Steinway discuss a proposed approval for a settlement agreement to compensate collegiate athletes following the House v. NCAA decision.

Federal Court Allows Price-Fixing Class Action to Proceed Against Universities

by Carl W. Hittinger (LAW ’79, B.A. ’76) and Tyson Y. Herrold

Carl Hittinger discusses recent antitrust litigation in a price-fixing class action suit against universities, and finds that the Sherman Act is broad, and its exemptions narrow, such that it applies similarly in the educational as in the business setting.

Is Big Chicken Cooked? DOJ Intervenes in Price-Fixing Investigation

by Carl W. Hittinger (LAW ’79, B.A. ’76), Jeanne-Michele Mariani and Beckie Schatschneider

Baker & Hostetler attorneys discuss the DOJ investigation into price-fixing in the chicken industry.