Antitrust News & Notes is a periodic report concerning recent developments, issues, and matters of interest in antitrust law and competition policy. To access your copy of the most current issue, follow this link.

Articles in this issue:

• Indirect Purchaser Class Action Update: California Supreme Court Limits Applicability of the “Passing On” Defense
  California's Supreme Court imposes new limitations on a defendant's ability to argue a "passing on" defense in antitrust cases. The article explores the effect of this emerging issue in direct and indirect purchaser litigation.
  
  
• Court Orders the FTC to Provide Discovery About Its Motivations for Subpoena Issuance
  A magistrate judge presiding over a subpoena enforcement action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted a rarely-approved request for discovery from the Federal Trade Commission. We examine the facts and circumstances that compelled the judge to rule in such an extraordinary fashion.
  
  
• A Gathering Storm? Antitrust Enforcement in the Agricultural Sector
  The Obama administration, state attorneys general, and private plaintiffs are promising a new era in antitrust enforcement targeting alleged anticompetitive practices related to agriculture. A look at the far-reaching implications of antitrust actions against agribusiness.

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