Posts in Amicus Briefs & Petitions
Open Markets Urges Third Circuit to Hold Merck to Account for Lying to FDA as a Means of Preserving Mumps Vaccine Monopoly

The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, urging the court to grant a rehearing In re Merck Mumps Vaccine Antitrust Litigation. A class of physicians alleged that Merck misled the Food and Drug Administration about the shelf-life of its vaccine and thereby kept out a competing vaccine.

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Judge Says Open Markets Amicus Brief Could “Aid the Court” in FuboTV Antimonopoly Trial

The Open Markets Institute and its partners filed an amicus brief in the case of FuboTV versus a joint streaming venture between major TV broadcasters including Disney, Warner Brothers, Fox and Discovery, urging the courts to block the new venture that would dominate 80% of live sports content and is slated to begin this fall.

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Amicus Brief - Uber/Lyft Ballot Initiatives Case in Massachusetts, El Koussa v. Campbell

The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in El Koussa v. Campbell, a case before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts challenging proposed ballot initiatives in Massachusetts concerning whether app-based companies like Uber and Lyft should be allowed to legally classify their drivers as independent contractors.

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Amicus Brief - NetChoice v. Paxton & Moody v. NetChoice

The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief in two cases currently before the Supreme Court concerning states’ ability to regulate certain companies in the public interest, or as “common carriers”: Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v Paxton. 

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