Richard S Taffet

Richard S Taffet

September 17, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Pleading Antitrust Benchmark Conspiracy Claims in the Second Circuit

An examination of the numerous cases litigated in recent years alleging that market makers conspired to manipulate various financial benchmarks. Some cases were dismissed at the pleading stage while others survived, despite similarities among them for the grounds on which the plaintiffs based their conspiracy allegations.

By Richard S. Taffet and Jonathan Justl

8 minute read

August 07, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Class Certification in Antitrust Cases with Uninjured Class Members

Is an indirect purchaser antitrust class properly certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) where it includes at least 55,000 concededly uninjured members, corresponding to 5.7% of the entire class? The Eastern District of New York recently answered yes.

By Richard S. Taffet and Jonathan Justl

8 minute read

January 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal

EU Eschews Features of U.S. Class Action Model

Richard S. Taffet and Davina Garrod of Bingham McCutchen discuss how the EC plans to jointly produce a draft framework containing minimum standards for private collective redress actions and the launch of a public consultation to supplement it.

By Richard S. Taffet and Davina Garrod

14 minute read