algorithmic pricing
Third Circuit Revives Algorithmic Pricing Antitrust Case
The Third Circuit revived an antitrust case alleging that Atlantic City casino-hotels used Cendyn’s Rainmaker software to coordinate room rates, offering a roadmap for algorithmic pricing claims based on shared non-public data and alleged horizontal coordination.
DOJ Continues Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement Across the Real Estate Sector
Antitrust Division targets algorithmic pricing and association-backed brokerage rules in two recent actions. The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division continues to apply sustained pressure to…
Algorithmic Pricing Settlement Addresses Key Antitrust Concerns, Some Call it Weak
DOJ and RealPage settle antitrust case, barring use of competitors’ private data. The RealPage litigation has been a focal point in the debate over algorithmic pricing and antitrust…
Music, Arts and Entertainment Publisher Sues Google for Copyright Infringement via GenAI
“Why would anyone visit a publisher’s website ever again?” Penske Media Corp. (PMC) and its subsidiaries have sued Google LLC and Alphabet Inc., alleging Google…
Equipment Rental Antitrust: Algorithmic Pricing Cases Sent to Illinois MDL
Rouse Services joins RealPage and Agri Stats as alleged facilitators of price collusion. A growing list of class actions alleging nationwide price-fixing in the construction…
Nation’s Largest Property Manager Settles Antitrust Claims Over Algorithmic Pricing Practices
Agreement Limits Greystar’s Use of RealPage Revenue Software and Data Sharing in Multifamily Rental Market Greystar Management Services, one of the nation’s largest property management…
Artificial Intelligence Legislation Update: Colorado and Texas Laws Go Live Soon
Laws and bills have been enacted and proposed at all levels of government, with some drawing a bead on algorithmic pricing. As artificial intelligence (AI)…
Landlords and Software Provider Yardi Systems Face Antitrust Class Action Over Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme
A consolidated class action complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington accuses Yardi Systems, Inc., a leading property management…
Algorithmic Pricing Antitrust Claims Against MultiPlan and Insurers Survive
A federal judge in Chicago has rejected efforts to dismiss an antitrust case brought by healthcare providers against MultiPlan, Inc. and a group of health…
Major Landlord Agrees to Stop Sharing Private Data With RealPage
If other landlords follow suit, what does this mean for the future of the algorithmic rental pricing juggernaut? Cortland Management LLC, a landlord that owns…
DOJ Antitrust Division Expands Rental Pricing Litigation
Government amends complaint against RealPage to include landlords. The Justice Department, along with 10 state Attorneys General, has filed an amended antitrust complaint against…
DOJ Drops RealPage from Criminal Antitrust Probe
Civil litigation continues against RealPage and other algorithmic pricing services. RealPage Inc., a leading provider of AI-enabled software platforms to the real estate industry,…
DOJ Intervenes in Another Algorithmic Pricing Case with Ninth Circuit Brief
The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped in to support a group of Las Vegas hotel customers who allege that prominent hotel operators, including Caesars…
DOJ, States Sue RealPage: Say Algorithmic Pricing Violates Antitrust Laws
The Justice Department and attorneys general from eight states have sued RealPage Inc. for its alleged unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment…
Canada Investigating Gas Station Algorithmic Pricing Service
ONTARIO – “Fuel pricing optimization” company Kalibrate Canada, Inc. must provide the Canadian Competition Bureau records relating to the pricing services the company provides to…
Multifamily Home Renters Defeat Motion to Dismiss RealPage Rental Antitrust Case
Case addresses antitrust implications when competitors use algorithms to make pricing decisions. A ruling by U.S. Judge Waverly Crenshaw in Tennessee has kept alive a…