October 29, 2015
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday refused to rehear federal antitrust claims in multidistrict litigation alleging Fender and other instrument makers conspired to set guitar prices, rejecting the plea from a trio of law professors arguing the ruling flouts U.S. Supreme Court precedent.
August 21, 2012
A California federal judge on Monday dismissed federal antitrust claims leveled at guitar companies, ruling that the putative class action does not sufficiently allege a conspiracy to raise retail prices for guitars and amplifiers.
March 27, 2012
Guitar companies told a California federal judge on Monday that a proposed class of consumers failed to address a lack of evidence in their complaint accusing the businesses of conspiring to raise retail prices for guitars and amplifiers, asking that the suit be dismissed.