The Section of Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association (ABA) recently published a handbook on indirect purchaser litigation. Dorsey partner and vice-chair of the ABA Antitrust Section Committee Michael Lindsay, together with Ronald Breaux of Haynes and Boone, led the working group that prepared the guide.
Indirect purchaser claims are claims by purchasers who buy from alleged price-fixing conspirators' customers, rather than from the conspirators themselves. They have no standing under federal law, according to a 30-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling. As a result, 27 states permit indirect purchaser claims under state law. The "Indirect Purchaser Litigation Handbook" pulls together the developments in indirect purchaser jurisprudence, including case history, procedural aspects and damages and settlements.
The "Indirect Purchaser Litigation Handbook" is available for purchase at the ABA web site. See here for details.