Elai Katz

September 23, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, writes that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently ruled that an Arkansas statute implementing the national tobacco settlement agreement was immune from antitrust scrutiny under the state action doctrine. Also, the U.S. Department of Justice expressed concerns about a proposed class action settlement of a copyright dispute arising out of plans to create a comprehensive digital book library by the leading Internet search engine.

By Elai Katz

10 minute read

July 26, 2007 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, write that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that vertical minimum price restraints are not per se illegal, while The European Court of First Instance decided that the European Commission must compensate an electrical equipment maker for costs incurred as a result of an improper decision to block a merger.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

9 minute read

May 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reviews recent decisions and developments of interest, including the D.C. Circuit's decision in Rambus Inc. v. FTC, the First Circuit's ruling against class certification in a suit alleging a conspiracy to block the importation of lower-priced cars from Canada, the European Commission's approval of the merger of a leading supplier of portable navigation devices with one of only two providers of digital mapping for such devices, and more.

By Elai Katz

8 minute read

August 19, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In his Antitrust column, Cahill Gordon & Reindel partner Elai Katz reviews recent developments, including a California ruling that defendants may not escape liability by showing that plaintiffs were able to pass on anticompetitive overcharges to their own customers, the FTC's settling of charges against Intel and several European rulings on airline mergers.

By Elai Katz

11 minute read

October 26, 2006 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, write that the Tenth Circuit recently ruled that a managed-care company could lawfully decide to exclude optometrists from its panels. Also, a state appellate court stated that purchasers of tires did not have standing to bring price-fixing claims against makers of chemicals used to manufacture tires.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

7 minute read

July 24, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reviews recent decisions of interest, including two opinions that held gas station franchisees allegedly forced to use their franchisors? credit-card processing services did not state unlawful tying claims, a European Court of Justice ruling that the European Commission?s approval of a combination of two recorded music firms should not have been overturned by the Court of First Instance, and a district court?s refusal to dismiss as time-barred antitrust claims involving a merger that was completed more than seven years prior to the filing of the complaint.

By Elai Katz

9 minute read

April 24, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Elai Katz, a partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, writes that the DOJ stated that it will not seek to block the combination of the two U.S. satellite radio providers because the evidence showed only limited consumer switching between the providers and likely future competition from alternative technologies, while the European Court of First Instance ruled that it could not enjoin a firm from voting its minority holdings of a competitor's stock.

By Elai Katz

10 minute read

December 27, 2007 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, review recent developments of interest, including a district court decision that held that a professional sports league's requirement that member teams participate in joint Internet marketing was not anticompetitive and an administrative court ruling that a real estate multiple listing service did not unlawfully restrain trade by limiting the dissemination to listings posted by discount brokers.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

9 minute read

March 22, 2007 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, review recent decisions of interest, including a Supreme Court ruling that below-cost pricing and likely recoupment are necessary elements of predatory bidding claims under the antitrust laws and a New York Court of Appeals decision that state antitrust law claims seeking treble damages cannot be brought as class actions.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

10 minute read

January 26, 2006 | New York Law Journal

William T. Lifland, senior counsel of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, and Elai Katz, a partner at the firm, write that the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the Robinson-Patman Act's price discrimination provisions did not prohibit charging different wholesale prices to heavy-duty truck dealers unless they were competing to resell the trucks to the same customers.

By William T. Lifland and Elai Katz

9 minute read