No. 21-1382
Audubon Imports, LLC, dba Mercedes Benz of Baton Rouge, et al. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), et al.
Response Waived
Tags: antitrust civil-procedure conspiracy conspiracy-inference district-court lawful-conduct plausibility-standard pleading pleading-burden sherman-act
Key Terms:
Environmental Antitrust
Environmental Antitrust
Latest Conference:
2022-06-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
To determine whether plaintiffs have met their
burden to plead a plausible claim under § 1 of the Sherman Act, may the district court weigh whether an inference of an unlawful conspiracy is more likely than
an inference of lawful conduct?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
whether-plaintiffs-have-met-their-burden-to-plead-a-plausible-claim-under-§-1-of-the-sherman-act
Docket Entries
2022-06-21
Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2022-05-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
2022-05-25
Waiver of right of respondents Daimler Aktiengesellschaft (Daimler AG, now known as Mercedes-Benz Group AG) and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC to respond filed.
2022-05-25
Waiver of right of respondents Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen AG, Audi of America, Inc., Audi of America, LLC, Audi AG, Porsche Cars North America, Inc., and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG to respond filed.
2022-05-25
Waiver of right of respondents Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), BMW (US) Holding Corp.; BMW of North America, LLC to respond filed.
2022-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2022)
Attorneys
Audubon Imports LLC d/b/a Mercedes Benz of Baton Rouge, et al.
Christopher James Cormier — Burns Charest LLP, Petitioner
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW AG), BMW (US) Holding Corp.; BMW of North America, LLC
Daniel M. Wall — Latham & Watkins LLP, Respondent
Daimler Aktiengesellschaft (Daimler AG, now known as Mercedes-Benz Group AG) and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Troy Masami Yoshino — Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Respondent
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen AG, Audi of America, Inc., Audi of America, LLC, Audi AG, Porsche Cars North America, Inc., and Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Sharon L. Nelles — Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Respondent