Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal

Similar to other antitrust lawsuits against major oil companies, Baltimore alleges that it has "paid artificially inflated prices for light petroleum products sold in the U.S., resulting from output restrictions in the crude oil market by cartel members."

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

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August 27, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Taking [Alexis] Guerrero's factual allegations together and accepting them as true, we find that he has sufficiently alleged that Ollie's intended to discriminate against him on the basis of race and that the discrimination interfered with a contractual interest," Judge DeAndrea Gist Benjamin wrote, reviving the plaintiff's lawsuit.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

"Viewed as a whole, the District's allegations about Amazon's market share and maintenance of its market power through the challenged agreements plausibly suggest that Amazon either already possesses monopoly power over online marketplaces or is close to a 'dangerous probability of achieving monopoly power,'" D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Corinne Beckwith wrote.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

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August 23, 2024 | National Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan ruled in favor of five environmental organizations represented by Earthjustice, granting their motion to compel the administrative record and denying the EPA's motion for judgment on the pleadings.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

August 22, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We hold that TILA's offset provision, which prevents creditors from dipping into consumers' deposit accounts in order to offset outstanding payments on their credit card plans, applies to HELOCs," Judge Roger L. Gregory wrote in the majority opinion for the Fourth Circuit, reversing the district court's judgment on that claim.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

3 minute read

August 21, 2024 | National Law Journal

"We continue to be proud to partner with Mayor [Brandon] Scott and the City of Baltimore to fight this deadly epidemic and bring justice to everyone affected by it," Susman Godfrey partner Bill Carmody said in a statement.

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

2 minute read

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

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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

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