Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ:SEZL) (Sezzle or Company) // Purpose-driven digital payment platform, Sezzle, today announced that the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota has issued an Opinion and Order granting in part and denying in part Shopify, Inc.'s motion to dismiss Sezzle's antitrust action.

 

The Court allowed Sezzle's core claims to proceed, including claims for monopolization and attempted monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, unlawful restraint of trade under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, parallel claims under the Minnesota Antitrust Law of 1971, and a claim under the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

The Court dismissed without prejudice Sezzle's unlawful tying claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act and the corresponding portion of Sezzle's state-law antitrust claim. The remaining claims will proceed.