Six academic journal publishers are facing a class action suit in federal court over alleged antitrust violations regarding the payment of peer reviewers and submission restrictions. The proposed class action, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, was brought by Dr. Lucina Uddin, a University…
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Valve Faces Antitrust Lawsuit Over Alleged Anticompetitive Practices
Four gamers filed a class action lawsuit against Valve Corporation on Friday, August 9, 2024, alleging that Valve's Steam video game distribution platform utilizes anticompetitive pricing restraints to maintain market dominance.
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Antitrust, Class-Actions
Justice Department Brings Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple
The Justice Department announced an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, alleging the company violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the smartphone market.
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Antitrust
Class Certified for Debit Card Users’ Suit Against Amex
A U.S. judge certified a class of debit card users on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against American Express. The plaintiffs allege that American Express's non-discrimination provisions for merchants violate state antitrust and consumer protection laws.
$1.78 Billion in Damages Awarded in Inflated Realtor Commissions Lawsuit
Jurors awarded home sellers almost $1.8 billion in damages this week in a lawsuit accusing the National Association of Realtors of conspiring with residential brokers to inflate broker commissions for buyer brokers.
Google Antitrust Trial Begins
On Tuesday, September 12, 2023, a 10-week trial concerning Google's search dominance began in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Antitrust, Internet Law
Federal Appellate Court Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta
The D.C. Circuit found that states suing the parent company of Facebook over acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp had waited too long to contest these transactions.
NFL’s Sunday Ticket Faces Class Action
On Tuesday, a California federal court judge certified a $6 billion class action suit against the National Football League (NFL) over the cost of its “Sunday Ticket” package with DirecTV. The suit alleges that the NFL illegally broadcast games and drove up the cost of its Sunday Ticket package, which provides viewers with out-of-market and…
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Antitrust, Class-Actions
Lawsuit Alleging Artificially Inflated Google Play Store Prices May Proceed as a Class Action
Google Play customers won class-action status on Monday in a lawsuit alleging that Google artificially inflates prices in its app store.
