Sample Cases/ Deals

  • Reiser v. Microsoft -- defended Microsoft and obtained dismissal -- later affirmed by Ninth Circuit – in federal antitrust suit alleging that Microsoft illegally tied its file system to operating system

  • Mozaffarian v. Breitling -- defended Breitling in federal case alleging resale price maintenance scheme and won motion for summary judgment

  • In re. Fort James --Co-liaison counsel in California for defendants in indirect purchaser class action suit in California state court against manufacturers of commercial tissue products arising from price fixing allegations

  • In re. Little Caesar -- Defended Little Caesar in case involving alleged failure to register franchise and breach of contract.

  • Varian v. Applied Materials -- represented Varian in federal suit against Applied Materials in federal court alleging that Applied's pricing practices and package deals violated antitrust laws

  • Cramer et al v. Elements Mountain Co. et al — represented class plaintiffs in California state court in antitrust class action alleging defendant snow removal companies fixed prices for snow removal services in Truckee/ Tahoe in violation of Cartwright Act

  • Kysar-Carey v. Barnhart et al — represented seller of property in South Lake Tahoe in real estate litigation against seller, real estate brokers, and inspection companies alleging failure to disclose defects and personal injury claims

  • Silicon Valley Group/ ASML -- responded to CFIUS investigation under Exon-Florio Act and FTC antitrust investigation.

  • Columbia HCA/ Alexian Health Systems — responded to FTC and CA Attorney General antitrust investigations of proposed hospital merger)

Publications 

  • Unilateral Refusals to License Intellectual Property: The Federal Circuit Rejects the Ninth Circuit’s Subjective Motivation Test, in Competition, Vol. 9, No. 1 (2000).

  • Anti-trafficking in Persons Resource Manual. USAID Funded, Chemonics Women Legal Rights Initiative (September 2006), Mark L. Lasser, Bashkim Caka and Arben Rakipi.

  • Measuring Market Power in the Input and Output Markets, in Economic Inputs, Legal Outputs: The Role of Economists in Modem Antitrust (Ed. Fred MacChesney 1998), Keith Hylton and Mark L. Lasser

  • PHOS and Price Fixing, Health Care Financial Management (February 1997), David A. Ettinger and Mark L. Lasser

  • Antitrust Merger Analysis, National Health Lawyers Association – Antitrust in the Healthcare Field (February 12‑14, 1997), David A. Ettinger and Mark L. Lasser

  • Antitrust Issues Relating to Hospital Alignments, National Health Lawyers Association – Antitrust in the Healthcare Field (March 12‑14, 1997), David A. Ettinger and Mark L. Lasser

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