On Monday June 3, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on the case of Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Butler, sending the issue of class certification back to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in light of the Court’s recent ruling in Comcast Corp v. Behrend. The Supreme Court granted Sears,
Supreme Court Comcast Antitrust Opinion Will Have Major Impact on Class Actions
This past week, in the case of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, Case No. 11-864, the Supreme Court rejected a proposed antitrust class action against Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”), in which more than two million current and former Comcast subscribers alleged the company had violated antitrust law through its attempts to reduce competition and overcharge customers.