Visa Inc. v. Osborn

Supreme Court of the United States
Visa Inc. v. Osborn, 137 S. Ct. 289 (2016)
85 U.S.L.W. 3245; 196 L. Ed. 2d 396; 2016 WL 6808590; 2016 U.S. LEXIS 6921

Visa Inc. v. Osborn

Opinion of the Court

These cases were granted to resolve "[w]hether allegations that members of a business association agreed to adhere to the association's rules and possess governance rights in the association, without more, are sufficient to plead the element of conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act...." Pet. for Cert. in No. 15-961, p. i, and No. 15-962, p. i. After "[h]aving persuaded us to grant certiorari" on this issue, however, petitioners "chose to rely on a different argument" in their merits briefing. City and County of San Francisco v. Sheehan , 575 U.S. ----, ----, 135 S.Ct. 1765, 1772, 191 L.Ed.2d 856 (2015). The Court, therefore, orders that *290the writs in these cases be dismissed as improvidently granted.

Reference

Full Case Name
VISA INC. v. Sam OSBORN Visa Inc. v. Mary Stoumbos
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Status
Published