In the past several months, two state courts in the District of Columbia and California decided motions to dismiss in cases alleging that the use of certain revenue management software violated state antitrust laws in the residential property rental management and health insurance industries. In both industries, parallel class actions are pending in federal court alleging that the same software products facilitate per se illegal hub-and-spoke price-fixing conspiracies under Section 1 of the Sherman Act. These two state court decisions may preview how federal courts handle similar questions in the federal cases.Continue Reading State Courts Dismiss Claims Involving the Use of Revenue Management Software in Residential Rental and Health Insurance Industries
Brandon Gould
Brandon Gould is special counsel in the firm's Washington DC office. He is an antitrust and class action litigator who represents clients across multiple industries with extensive experience in the banking, financial services, and technology industries. Brandon is knowledgeable about quantitative economic analysis and experienced with working with economists and other experts in litigation and investigation settings. He also maintains an active pro bono immigration practice that includes both direct representation of asylum seekers and data-driven immigration policy litigation.