Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

October 09, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The starting point for addressing Google's unlawful conduct is undoing its effects on search distribution," U.S. attorneys wrote in a federal court brief. "Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google's control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

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October 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The Defendants have used and continue to use their monopoly power to exploit the Plaintiffs and the class both during and after their college athletic careers by fixing the amount they may be paid for their NIL at zero," according to the allegations in the complaint.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

October 07, 2024 | National Law Journal

Global meatpacking companies have sold wholesale beef at "artificially high, noncompetitive levels throughout the United States" under an unlawful agreement, McDonald's alleges in an antitrust complaint filed by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

October 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

"[Tijuana] Decoster properly placed both the merits and remedy of her retaliation claim at issue by filing her complaint containing allegations which sufficiently state a claim of retaliation under Title VII," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote in her opinion for the Fourth Circuit.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 04, 2024 | National Law Journal

"The Act violates the speech and commerce rights of renewable residential electricity suppliers such as REAL members and their subsidiaries and threatens them with irreparable economic injuries," according to the allegations in the complaint. "Accordingly, the Act is unconstitutional under the First Amendment."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | National Law Journal

NASCAR requires stock car race teams to sign "one-sided contracts" preventing them from competing elsewhere in violation of the Sherman Act, according to the complaint submitted by Winston partner Danielle T. Williams on behalf of two race teams.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 02, 2024 | National Law Journal

Justifying the prosecution, Special Counsel Jack Smith's team said in the unsealed brief that although Donald Trump's "multiple conspiracies began after election day in 2020, the defendant laid the groundwork for his crimes well before then."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

October 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Plaintiffs are correct that Iran is liable for false imprisonment," U.S. District Senior Judge Richard J. Leon wrote in his memorandum opinion. "Plaintiffs are correct that Iran is liable for intentional infliction of severe emotional distress as to all plaintiffs."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

October 01, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Ross contends that Thomson Reuters violated and still violates antitrust laws, but Ross has not backed up its allegations with enough evidence," Judge Stephanos Bibas wrote in his memorandum opinion. "So I grant summary judgment to Thomson Reuters on those counterclaims."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

September 30, 2024 | National Law Journal

The trial court "plans to proceed in stages" starting with early "resolution of the questions of exoneration and limitation of liability," U.S. District Senior Judge James K. Bredar wrote in a memorandum to all parties in the Baltimore Key Bridge litigation.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read