Antitrust Litigation

Experience is important when a company is involved in antitrust litigation, but experience is critical when an antitrust case goes to trial.

Womble Carlyle offers an elite, experienced group of attorneys with a proven track record of success in antitrust cases. Businesses need lawyers that understand both the complexities of antitrust law and how to make those complexities comprehensible for judges and juries. Our attorneys have successfully tried antitrust cases to verdict in state and federal courts and know what it takes to win.

Our broad range of clients includes pharmaceutical companies, health care providers, airlines, manufacturers and consumer products companies. Some of our representative antitrust litigation cases include:

Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

Obtained summary judgment for defendants in an antitrust action brought in connection with a physician credentialing matter.

Currently serving as counsel in class action alleging, inter alia, violations of Sherman Act.

Obtained defense verdict for client on monopolization claim.

Defeated class certification in a nationwide antitrust class action involving genetically modified agricultural products.

Obtained summary judgment for clients in an antitrust class action alleging parallel behavior with respect to travel agency commissions.

Obtained a liability verdict for plaintiffs in antitrust action alleging illegal boycott and monopolization in title insurance industry.

Successful defense of client hospital’s managed care contracting practices in preliminary injunction hearing.

Litigation against client physician organization settled on favorable terms.

Obtained dismissal of action for five hospitals in a class action brought by medical residents after obtaining legislative exemption; affirmed by court of appeals.

Secured dismissal of complaint against client hospital system on constitutional grounds.

Successfully settled antitrust class action alleging monopolization.

Successfully settled antitrust class action alleging conspiracy to fix prices.

Obtained dismissal of antitrust class action alleging conspiracy to fix prices.

Obtained dismissal in an antitrust action alleging predatory pricing.