Class action: The US Supreme Court imposes stricter standard of proof for antitrust class action (Bell Atlantic/William Twombly)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – US Supreme Court, Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al, Petitioners v. William Twombly et al, On writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, May 21, 2007, 550 USC __(2007) A ruling by the United States Supreme Court has provided interesting food for thought at a time when in Europe, since 2005, various legislators have been considering, together with the European Commission, the establishment of compensation systems for the victims of anti-competitive practices. By raising the standard of proof of an anti-competitive cartel in the context of a giant group action in the sector of local telephone and Internet service