In a recent antitrust appeal, we persuaded the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a federal district court’s judgment on the pleadings against our client. After the case was remanded, it was settled under a confidential agreement. This case was originally brought by the late Maxwell Blecher, a legendary trial attorney and antitrust specialist. Max passed away shortly after the case was dismissed on the pleadings. We were honored to bring the appeal, which concerned the proper meaning of the doctrine of antitrust injury. By this appeal, we obtained a reversal of the judgment below and a remand of proceedings to the United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles), where the case was subsequently settled on confidential terms before it reached trial.
Case Name: Curtin Maritime Corp. v. Santa Catalina Island Co. (9th Cir. 2019, Case No. 18–55338). Here is the Ninth Circuit’s Ninth Circuit’s decision granting our appeal, and here are our appellate submissions: Appellant’s Opening Brief and Appellant’s Reply Brief.