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In Re: Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

3:15-md-02626

Court:

Florida Middle

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Harvey E. Schlesinger

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  1. October 12, 2022

    Customers Win $31M Fees In Contact Lens Price-Fixing MDL

    A Florida federal judge on Wednesday awarded nearly $31 million in expenses and fees for attorneys representing customers who sued Alcon Vision LLC, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. and other companies in multidistrict litigation alleging they conspired to fix prices for disposable contact lenses.

  2. May 09, 2022

    Judge OKs $75M Deals In Contact Lens Price-Fixing Suit

    A Florida federal judge gave his initial approval on Monday to two deals that would allow Alcon Vision LLC and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. to pay a combined $75 million to resolve sprawling price-fixing litigation over disposable contact lenses.

  3. March 24, 2022

    Alcon Reaches $20M Lens Price-Fix Deal, Leaving Only J&J

    Alcon Vision LLC has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve sprawling price-fixing litigation over disposable contact lenses just days before trial, leaving Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. as the only remaining defendant.

  4. June 01, 2021

    $30.2M Deal, $9.3M Fee Award Greenlit In Lens Price-Fix MDL

    A Florida federal judge signed off Tuesday on a $30.2 million settlement to resolve claims against ABB Optical Group in sprawling price-fixing litigation and also granted $9.3 million in attorney fees plus $1 million for future anticipated claims costs.

  5. April 13, 2021

    Lens Buyers Urge OK For $9.3M Fee Award In Price-Fix MDL

    Lens buyers asked a Florida federal court Monday to approve a request for $9.3M in attorney fees as part of their push for final approval of a $30.2 million settlement to resolve claims against ABB Optical Group in sprawling price-fixing litigation.

  6. October 23, 2020

    Lens Buyers Float $30.2M Deal For ABB Optical To Leave Suit

    A group of contact lens buyers has asked a Florida federal judge to preliminarily approve a $30.2 million settlement for ABB Optical Group to exit a sprawling suit accusing industry players of plotting to inflate the prices of lenses.

  7. September 01, 2020

    ABB Optical Settles Out Of Contact Lens Price-Fix MDL

    ABB Optical Group has inked a deal that will secure its exit from sprawling multidistrict litigation accusing a host of contact sellers of working together to hike up the price of disposable lenses, the company told a Florida federal court Monday.

  8. February 20, 2020

    Alcon Can't Clear New Contact Lens Price-Fixing Claims

    A Florida judge refused to let Alcon escape antitrust claims that were added last year to multidistrict litigation over price-fixing, finding that the Swiss optics giant would have to face the newer accusation that it caused a discount lens reseller to lose sales and goodwill.

  9. September 18, 2019

    Bausch & Lomb Inks $10M Deal In Contact Lens Price-Fix Suit

    Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb has agreed to pay $10 million to exit multidistrict litigation brought by a class of consumers accusing the company of conspiring with others to fix the prices for contacts.

  10. December 05, 2018

    Consumer Class Certified In Contact Lens Price-Fix Row

    A Florida federal judge has certified a class of consumers accusing contact lens makers of fixing prices, saying so many people share complaints against the manufacturers that a single case works far more efficiently than thousands of individual suits.

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