Artificially raising the demand for some, or even all, buyers doesn’t have to lead to higher prices for all consumers. In this Law360 article, Sean Durkin discusses how deceiving some customers can cause prices to be lower for other consumers, which has important implications for both class certification and damages issues in false advertising claims. To read more, click the link below.
How capacity constraints shape unilateral price effects in horizontal mergers
Examples include hospitals with a fixed number of beds, and hotels with a fixed number of rooms. In the article “Unilateral Price Effects in Horizontal...