Engineers Allege Hiring Collusion in Silicon Valley
(New York Times) Tech companies love new ideas, unless they belong to someone else. Then any breakthroughs must be neutralized or bought. Silicon Valley executives know all too well that a competitor’s unchecked innovation can quickly topple the mightiest tech titan.
Ninth Circuit Orders New HIV Drug Pricing Trial After Gay Juror Ousted
(SF Weekly) A contentious antitrust trial over pricing for HIV medications will have to start all over again, after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the defendant, Abbott Laboratories, couldn’t reject a juror based on his sexual orientation.
Plaintiffs Attorneys Say EU Antitrust Litigation Plan Falls Short
(Law 360) Joseph Saveri and other top antitrust plaintiffs attorneys on Wednesday hailed the European Commission’s new plan to promote private antitrust damages actions as a significant step in the right direction, but warned that a reliable system of private antitrust enforcement and compensation of victims depends on the development of court processes and procedures.
Joseph Saveri Law Firm Expands to New Office Space
Leading San Francisco antitrust attorney Joseph R. Saveri has expanded and moved his office to San Francisco Financial District’s 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625, San Francisco, CA 94111.
Northern District Committee Releases E-Discovery Guidelines (Joseph Saveri on Committee)
In an effort to smooth the often-complicated process of sorting through large quantities of potential evidence in a civil trial, a committee today is issuing guidelines regarding electronic discovery for the Northern District of California. The group also drafted a model stipulated order on electronic discovery attorneys can modify and use for their own cases.
U.S. Department of Justice and California Attorney General File Antitrust Lawsuits Against eBay – Adding to the List of Companies Sued Over “High-Tech No-Poach Agreements ”
The U.S. Department of Justice and California Attorney General both announced today their filing of civil antitrust lawsuits against online giant eBay Inc. The lawsuits, filed in federal court in San Jose, California, allege that eBay violated federal and California antitrust laws by agreeing not to recruit or hire employees of fellow technology giant Intuit Inc.
California Lawyer – Dealing for Dollars
(California Lawyer) Joseph Saveri, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs’ class, was interviewed by California Lawyer regarding In re Cipro Cases I & II, currently pending oral argument before the California Supreme Court. The suit seeks monetary damages for consumers who were forced to pay inflated prices for the popular antibiotic Cipro due to an alleged illegal reverse payment agreement […]
Attorney Joseph Saveri Comments On “Pay-For-Delay” Case To Be Heard by California Supreme Court Involving Drug Companies’ Scheme that Cost Consumers Millions of Dollars
Attorney Joseph Saveri of San Francisco’s Joseph Saveri Law Firm announced that he and other lawyers representing California consumers have filed their final brief today in a California Supreme Court in the “pay-for-delay” case involving the drug Cipro. The parties’ briefing is now complete.
Joseph Saveri Law Firm Appointed Co-Lead Counsel in “Non-Poaching” Litigation
(The Recorder) A federal judge is making sure lawyers move quickly in a lawsuit accusing Apple, Google, and a handful of other tech heavyweights of conspiring to suppress employees’ salaries and keep them at their jobs by entering into “non-poaching” agreements.
San Francisco Antitrust Attorney Joseph R. Saveri Launches Saveri Law Firm
Leading San Francisco antitrust attorney Joseph R. Saveri has gone out on his own. After 20 years with plaintiffs’ firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, Saveri today announced the opening of his own law firm, the Saveri Law Firm, located in San Francisco, California.