In a ruling for T-Mobile, San Francisco federal district court judge William Alsup notes that "perhaps regrettably" the high court rejected the plaintiff's argument that class actions provide the only practical recourse for individuals with relatively small claims.

The drug companies' lawyers from Buchanan Ingersoll and Gibson Dunn argued that they did not conspire to keep a generic version of the popular antidepressant off the market. But a Pennsylvania federal district court judge ruled that the plaintiffs had shown "joint action" by Glaxo and Biovail, and dismissed only one count of monopolization against Biovail.

We've been deluged with news about challenges to mandatory arbitration clauses over the last few months, ever since the Supreme Court issued its AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion opinion last year. So it's refreshing to read a decision on arbitration provisions with a twist: in this case a good old-fashioned (alleged) conspiracy, featuring a lawyer-studded cast.