"Antitrust" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

CaseCase FiledLast Document
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al v. MICROSOFT CORPORATIONMay 18, 1998May 15, 2008
"The Apple iPod iTunes Anti-Trust Litigation"January 3, 2005May 14, 2008
Plaintiff alleged that defendant Apple Computer, Inc. unlawfully bundled and tied digital music files sold through the Apple iTunes Music Store to its own iPod portable digital music player.
Holman et al v. Apple, Inc. et alOctober 5, 2007May 5, 2008
Plaintiffs allege that defendant Apple, Inc. tied the iPhone product to other products an services offered by Apple and AT&T Mobility, LLC
Somers v. Apple, Inc.December 31, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff Stacie Somers alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. illegally tied DRM-protected music and video files purchased from the iTunes Music Store to the iPod, as well as deliberately crippled the iPod from playing WMA files.
Ryan Rodriguez et al v. West Publishing Corporation et alApril 29, 2005April 15, 2008
Plaintiffs brought a federal antitrust class action against Defendants West Publishing Corporation (d/b/a BAR/BRI) and Kaplan, Inc. on behalf of class members nationwide who took a full-service bar review course from BAR/BRI between August 1, 1997 and July 31, 2006. Plaintiffs alleged that BAR/BRI illegally acquired the assets of its direct competitor West Bar in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, Defendant West unlawfully conspired with Defendant Kaplan to retrain trade in the full-service bar review course in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and Defendant West wrongfully monopolized the full-service bar review course market in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
Black v. Apple, Inc.October 23, 2007November 19, 2007
Plaintiff Frederick Black alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. violated the Florida Antitrust Act and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
Smith et al v. Apple, Inc. et alNovember 7, 2007November 7, 2007
Plaintiff sued defendants Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC for unlawfully tying the iPhone to Apple and AT&T Mobility products and services. Plaintiffs also seek to bar Apple from selling the iPhone with any software lock, from denying warranty service to users of unlocked iPhones, and from requiring iPhone consumers to purchase cell phone service through AT&T Mobility.
Daisy Mountain Fire District v. Microsoft CorporationSeptember 14, 2007November 6, 2007
Plaintiff Daisy Mountain Fire District sued defendant Microsoft Corporation on behalf of itself and similarly situated government entities, agencies and political subdivisions of the State of Arizona who have purchased Microsoft software. Plaintiff alleged that defendant violated antitrust laws by engaging in anticompetitive and monopolistic practices in the operating system software, word processing applications software, and spreadsheet applications software markets.
Black v. Apple, Inc.September 28, 2007October 25, 2007
Plaintiff alleged that Apple Inc. engaged in the unlawful tying of its iPod and iTunes Music Store products.
Lobb v. West Publishing Corporation et alAugust 21, 2006October 3, 2007
In re Elevator Antitrust LitigationFebruary 13, 2004September 28, 2007
Brian Schall et al v. West Publishing CorporationAugust 8, 2007August 24, 2007
Kinderstart.Com, LLC v. Google, Inc.March 17, 2006August 3, 2007
Plaintiff KinderStart.com LLC alleges that defendant Google, Inc. blocked plaintiff's website from the Google search engine and caused a drop in plaintiff's traffic and AdSense revenues.
Murphy et al v. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company et alNovember 15, 2006June 28, 2007
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. PEARSON plc et alJanuary 24, 2008 
Plaintiff United States of America seeks to enjoin the proposed acquisition by Pearson plc and Pearson Education Inc. of Harcourt Assessment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV.
Bedi v. Hewlett-Packard Company et alDecember 17, 2007 
Malott v. Ebay IncorporatedNovember 26, 2007 
Plaintiff Michael Malott alleges that Defendant eBay Incorporated ties its monopoly of the online auction market to certain forms of payment, such that sellers may not accep cash, checks, wire transfer services, and other competitive payment services, such as Google.
Madison Square Garden, L.P. v. National Hockey League et alSeptember 28, 2007 
IN RE ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT DEVICE ANTITRUST LITIGATIONApril 19, 2007 
IN RE: PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ANTITRUST LITIGATIONAugust 28, 2006 
In Re: Digital Music Antitrust LitigationAugust 18, 2006 
In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust LitigationJune 27, 2006 
IN RE: METHYL METHACRYLATE (MMA) ANTITRUST LITIGATION - DIRECT PURCHASER ACTION FILEJune 21, 2006 
In Re Vitamin C Antitrust LitigationFebruary 22, 2006 
In re: Intel CorporationNovember 9, 2005 
In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust LitigationOctober 20, 2005 
In Re: Plastic Additives Antitrust LitigationJune 30, 2005 
IN RE: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ANTITRUST LITIGATIONJune 17, 2005 
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Antitrust and Patent LitigationMay 9, 2005 
Polychloroprene Rubber (CR) Antitrust LitigationFebruary 18, 2005 
In Re: Elevator and Escalator Antitrust LitigationDecember 10, 2004 
Publication Paper Antitrust LitigationNovember 15, 2004 
In Re: Pineapple Antitrust LitigationOctober 29, 2004 
In Re: Foundry Resins Antitrust LitigationOctober 26, 2004 
In Re: Oxycontin Antitrust LitigationApril 23, 2004 
STATE OF NEW YORK et al v. MICROSOFT CORPORATIONMay 18, 1998