Jason S. Hartley, Attorney

Jason's practice includes class action litigation, antitrust and unfair competition, and music law. He is involved in all aspects of civil litigation and has handled cases in both federal and state courts, in litigation and at trial. For the past several years, his practice has involved primarily antitrust and consumer class actions, often representing the largest plaintiff class members in nationwide antitrust actions.

Jason has successfully represented plaintiffs in federal Section 1 (conspiracy) and Section 2 (monopoly) Sherman Act cases and in state law actions alleging unfair business practices, false advertising, warranty and Proposition 65 violations, among other claims. He has served as lead counsel and in senior litigation roles in numerous class actions, which have collectively recovered more than $1 billion for plaintiffs.

Jason speaks regularly at CLE seminars on class action and antitrust issues and has published a number of articles on those issues.

Representative Experience

In re Aftermarket Automotive Lighting Products Antitrust Litigation Serves as co-lead counsel in this nationwide price fixing action against Taiwanese manufacturers of automotive parts and their US-based distributors.

In re Urethanes Antitrust Litigation Served as co-lead counsel for this nationwide class action alleging price fixing for certain polyurethanes. The case settled for over $33 million after four years of litigation.

In re Korean Air Passenger Surcharge Antitrust Litigation Serves as plaintiffs' counsel in this nationwide class action against airlines that conspired to fix certain surcharges to passengers.

Hackett, et al v. L'Oreal Served as lead counsel for this nationwide consumer class action alleging false advertising regarding hair products. In addition to cash, the settlement required a change in defendant's nationwide $80 million advertising campaign.

Zeismer, et al v. Linens N Things Served as lead counsel for this nationwide consumer class action alleging false representation of certain bed sheets. The settlement resulted in replacement sheets available to every class member around the country.

In re Visa/MC Interchange Fee Antitrust Litigation - Serves on the executive committee for plaintiff merchants in this nationwide class action against Visa and Mastercard for conspiring to fix the interchange fee charged to merchants. This case is one of the largest and most complex antitrust matters ever litigated.

In re Relafen Antitrust Litigation Represented the world's largest pork producer and only self-insured plaintiff in a nationwide class action against the company manufacturing the drug Relafen for artificially inflating prices. The case settled for $75 million.

In re Buspirone Antitrust Litigation - Represented plaintiffs in this nationwide class action against the manufacturer of the drug Buspar for artificially inflating prices. The case settled for $535 million.

In re Methionine Antitrust Litigation Represented the largest plaintiff in a nationwide class action for price fixing an animal feed additive. The case settled for $109 million.

Jason's prior experience includes general counsel for an internationally distributed independent record company, representation of artists in major label record contracts, cruise lines in admiralty issues and vehicle manufacturers in product liability and warranty actions.