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  1. December 21, 2023

    Top Connecticut Cases Of 2023

    Courts in Connecticut rebuffed some major government and financial institutions in 2023, ruling against federal prosecutors in a high-profile criminal antitrust case against an RTX Corp. unit and sending Deutsche Bank AG back to the drawing board to pursue an enormous, decade-old judgment.

  2. August 04, 2023

    Contractor In Conn. No-Poach Case Files $5.6M Fla. Ch. 11

    Parametric Solutions Inc., one of the Pratt & Whitney contractors accused of engaging in an anti-competitive hiring agreement in Connecticut, has filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the Southern District of Florida, citing $6.1 million in assets and at least $5.6 million in liabilities.

  3. May 04, 2023

    A Per Se Setback For DOJ's No-Poach Prosecutions

    The Justice Department may have to rethink its battle against alleged criminal conspiracies to restrict hiring and fix wages after a Connecticut federal judge dealt prosecutors their fourth loss in such a case.

  4. April 28, 2023

    DOJ's Latest, Biggest No-Poach Trial Thrown Out

    The Justice Department's latest, and one of its most high-profile, no-poach criminal case will never make it to jury deliberations after a Connecticut federal judge ruled Friday that no reasonable juror could convict six accused aerospace and staffing company bosses based on evidence presented by prosecutors. 

  5. April 27, 2023

    DOJ Says Judge 'Deprived' Its Evidence In No-Poach Trial

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday traded barbs with six aerospace and staffing company bosses in a series of filings in which prosecutors pushed to let a jury decide their no-poach criminal charges after the Connecticut federal judge "deprived the government its ability to put forth evidence."

  6. March 30, 2023

    Judge Keeps Gov't On Short Leash In No-Poach Criminal Trial

    Sustaining dozens of objections by defense attorneys, a Connecticut federal judge on Thursday truncated the government's ability to assert a broad conspiracy in a case that alleges six aerospace executives, including one from Raytheon Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division, restrained trade by agreeing not to hire one another's employees.

  7. March 29, 2023

    DOJ Points Jury To 'Secret' Raytheon No-Poach Agreement

    Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys on Wednesday delivered opening statements in a criminal trade restraint trial in Connecticut federal court, arguing whether an illegal no-poaching agreement existed among executives from Raytheon Technologies Corp.'s Pratt & Whitney division and several suppliers.

  8. March 27, 2023

    Raytheon Manager, Hiring Execs Can Try To Justify No-Poach

    A Connecticut federal judge gave six aerospace and staffing company bosses a major advantage Monday against the U.S. Department of Justice's latest, looming attempt to win a conviction against agreements between employers not to hire one another's workers — the chance to try to justify their alleged conduct.

  9. March 22, 2023

    Criminal Trial Nears In Aerospace Industry 'No-Poach' Case

    With key evidence issues and procedural matters undecided, a Connecticut federal judge Wednesday allowed each party 20 minutes for opening statements in a criminal trial scheduled to begin next week of six aerospace and staffing company bosses accused of unreasonably restraining trade by agreeing not to hire one another's workers.

  10. January 02, 2023

    Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023

    The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.