Hon. Charles "Tim" W. McCoy, Jr. (Ret.) has broad experience with antitrust and unfair competition matters, both at the federal and state levels. Before his appointment to a judgeship in the Los Angeles Superior Court, he specialized in this field of practice as a litigation attorney and trade practice advisor to clients in a variety of industries from aerospace, high technology, banking, entertainment, and many others. As a California Judge and founder of the Complex Litigation Courts in Los Angeles, he has extensive experience in managing and mediating/settling cases brought under California’s Unfair Competition Law, especially in the field of consumer class actions. His personal civility skills and hands-on case management style have facilitated the successful resolution of countless matters raising antitrust and unfair competition-related issues.
Representative Matters
Judge McCoy has handled a multitude of antitrust and unfair competition disputes involving a wide range of issues in a variety of industries, including:
- Dealership termination disputes involving fast food, computer, construction equipment and consumer products industries, among others
- Competition restraints where suppliers compete directly with distributors
- Bundling “choice of service provider” with rebate eligibility in connection with cellular phone consumer sales
- Alleged price fixing and predatory pricing in energy production and other industries
- Consumer class actions raising variety of unfair trade practice claims and issues
- Monopolization claims in design, production and sale of civilian and military aircraft
- Matters involving both vertical and horizontal restraints on competition and trade including, among others, tying arrangements
- False advertising claims regarding reception strength and physical territories covered by cellular networks
- Nationwide class action against major computer manufacturers for alleged false advertisements of computer hard drives
- Cases against entities whose conduct contributed to adoption of Proposition 64, which revised ways unfair business practice claims may be pursued in California
- Countless trademark infringement and patent abuse matters
- Disputes arising from competitive limitations on local exhibition of first-run films in motion picture industry
- Resale price maintenance litigation
- Restraints on competition contained in employment contracts
- Sham litigation claims and matters raising Noerr-Pennington issues
- Derivative claims arising in merger and acquisition contexts
- Unfair competition litigation against major satellite television provider
- Class action against major film studios and talent agencies regarding claims that false movie reviews were created to promote certain feature films
- Class action against major car manufacturer for allegedly concealing known vehicle operating defects
