Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

August 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The factual allegations are baseless, the legal claims are frivolous, and the damages figure is pure fantasy," a Verizon spokesperson said of the antitrust class action. "We are confident a court will see this complaint for what it is while Verizon customers continue to enjoy Wi-Fi calling and mobile data as features of their service plans."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 19, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Certification sounds great in theory, but doesn't always work efficiently in practice," said Vikram David Amar, a professor of law at the University of California, Davis. "It doesn't always generate the clear answer that the federal court is looking for."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

9 minute read

August 14, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Novartis has not established on the current record that it is likely to suffer irreparable harm if injunctive relief is not granted," U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich wrote in her memorandum opinion denying Novartis's motion for a preliminary injunction without prejudice.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 13, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The NCAA and its membership institutions have agreed, through certain bylaws, to prohibit anyone who has played in the CHL from playing Division I hockey," according to the complaint alleging an unlawful boycott of Canadian Hockey League players.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

According to the allegations in the complaint, Valve creates "inflated prices for games and in-game products" by charging a 30% platform fee on in-game purchases of video games distributed through the Steam PC gaming platform.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

August 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

"A 50-mg dose of Enbrel now costs patients $7,401.83 per month: 643% more than it cost when launched in 1998," according to the allegations in the antitrust class action filed against Enbrel manufacturer Amgen Inc.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 08, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Our friends in dissent would rule the Maryland statute unconstitutional," Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III wrote for the court. "They would go so far as to uphold a facial challenge to the enactment, meaning that there is no conceivable weapon, no matter how dangerous, to which the Act's proscriptions can validly be applied."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

5 minute read

August 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Because the district court lacked jurisdiction over Chabad's claims against the Russian Federation when it entered the default judgment and sanctions judgments, those judgments are void as against the Federation," Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan wrote for the D.C. Circuit.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

The case opened in Manhattan federal court after District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson for the Western District of Washington granted the cross-country transfer as stipulated by the parties. The lawsuit accuses Amazon of harming competition in the audiobook retail distribution market and depressing the earnings of self-published authors.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

August 06, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Mrs. [Henrietta] Lacks's cells were obtained through breach of a relation of trust and confidence," the complaint alleges. "HeLa cells are Mrs. Lacks's cells, taken by physicians in whom she had placed her trust without her consent or knowledge and for no therapeutic purpose."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read