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How a legal brawl over ‘male enhancement’ pills led to a RICO verdict against this LA firm
1/30/25 At the root of a bare-knuckled legal fight stands an almost ironically apt product: over-the-counter pills for, ahem, male sexual enhancement. But the issues raised in this San Diego federal court case go far beyond how dietary supplements with names like Rhino 12 Titanium and Libigrow XXXtreme are packaged and sold. Read more
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RANDOLPH GAW NAMED SENIOR FELLOW OF LITIGATION COUNSEL OF AMERICA
January 22, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that founding partner RandolphGaw has been named a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Mr. Gaw has been a business and antitrust litigator since graduating in 2002 from Stanford Law School. He has been a first or second-chair of at…
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In battle over booze pricing, is the FTC out of touch or retro-chic?
1/14/25 Need a bottle of wine to bring to a holiday party or some rum for spiking the eggnog? If you buy it at a mom-and-pop liquor store or corner market, the price is likely to be higher, maybe a lot higher, than what you’d pay at a big chain store. Read more
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Are the Critics Wrong? How the Robinson-Patman Act Has Been Misunderstood by Its Detractors
The Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) has a long, controversial history within U.S. antitrust law and economics. In this episode, Mark Poe, an attorney who specializes in RPA litigation, discusses the RPA with hosts Puja Patel and Aaron Yeater. Mark and the hosts explore Mark’s view that traditional critics of RPA are incorrect, which he first presented…
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The Elevator Pitch
The concept of the “elevator pitch” is familiar to anyone in the business world. The basic idea is to prepare as if one expects to share an elevator ride with an important decision-maker. During the duration of that imaginary ride (i.e., a minute or two), one would explain what they do and why it is…
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Justices Reject 5-Hour Energy’s Attack On Unfair Pricing Test
October 7, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the maker of 5-Hour Energy’s petition to review a Ninth Circuit test for deciding whether companies are in competition with one another in price discrimination cases Monday, allowing the circuit court’s revival of a suit brought by wholesalers to stand. Read more
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Judge Challenges OnlyFans’ Dismissal Bid in Subscription Renewal Class Action
September 27, 2024 A San Francisco federal judge indicated Friday that he won’t dismiss a proposed class action against OnlyFans’ parent company alleging the video platform dupes customers into automatically renewing their subscriptions, waving away arguments that a Los Angeles federal judge dismissed a similar suit and asking its lawyers, “So what?” Read more
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Gaw | Poe LLP Partners Randolph Gaw and Mark Poe Both Selected to List of Super Lawyers for Fourth Straight Year
SAN FRANCISCO – June 26, 2024 – Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that for the fourth straight year, partners Randolph Gaw and Mark Poe were both selected as Northern California Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer…
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Eye Drops Must Sell On Even Terms Under Rare Antitrust Win
May 21, 2024 California federal judge cemented a rare win under a little-used antitrust law, following up on a December jury verdict against an eye drops company with a decision barring it from offering Costco better terms than the retail wholesaler plaintiffs… Read More
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Gaw | Poe LLP Obtains Class Certification and Defeats Motion for Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Concerning Ivanpah Solar Plant Investment
SAN FRANCISCO – April 4, 2024 – Gaw | Poe LLP announced today that it obtained certification of a liability class consisting of the 178 limited partners of CMB Infrastructure Group VII, L.P.—an EB-5 Limited Partnership—on their claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against defendant CMB Export, LLC, the general partner of that limited partnership. …