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In Re: Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

1:18-cv-06785

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

890 Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Virginia M. Kendall

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  1. November 19, 2025

    Sinclair Sanctioned For Failing To Preserve Texts In Ads MDL

    An Illinois federal judge sanctioned Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. on Tuesday over the company's failure to preserve text message data from more than 50 company-issued cellphones for discovery in multidistrict litigation targeting an allegedly illegal advertising price-fixing scheme.

  2. October 22, 2025

    Privilege 'Dramatization' Won't Shield 7K Docs In Ads MDL

    An Illinois federal judge took Meredith, Nexstar, Sinclair and other broadcasters to task Monday for trying to withhold 6,893 documents in multidistrict litigation alleging a television advertising price-fixing scheme, finding it "necessary to level set with defendants" on their own failings to justify withholding the material from ad buyers.

  3. October 12, 2023

    Ad Buyers Want Final OK For $48M Deal With CBS, Fox, Cox

    Ad buyers asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday for her final signoff on a $48 million deal settling CBS, Cox and Fox out of multidistrict litigation over an alleged scheme among U.S. broadcasters to fix television ad prices, saying it would provide substantial relief while "eliminating the risk, uncertainty, and expense of continuing litigation."

  4. August 31, 2023

    Broadcaster Hit With Mild Sanctions Over Deleted Texts

    The president of Griffin Communications was being negligent, not acting in bad faith, when he deleted his text messages for years despite a legal obligation to preserve them as discoverable material in multidistrict litigation accusing his company and others of fixing the price of TV ads, an Illinois federal court has ruled.

  5. July 07, 2023

    Judge Allows Tweak To Notice In $48M TV Price-Fixing Deal

    An Illinois federal judge said Friday she may have been moving too quickly when she approved a $48 million deal from some broadcasters to end ad buyers' accusations they inflated the price of television ads, allowing Tegna, Sinclair and others staying in the case to get revisions to settlement notices they objected to.

  6. June 29, 2023

    Broadcasters Want Changes To Ad Price-Fixing Deals

    Broadcasters including Tegna, Sinclair and Gray Media have asked an Illinois federal court to reconsider its approval of $48 million in deals struck between advertising buyers and other broadcasters to end claims over an alleged scheme to artificially inflate prices.

  7. June 15, 2023

    CBS, Cox, Fox $48M Ad Price-Fixing Deal Gets Initial OK

    An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday granted preliminary approval to a $48 million deal settling CBS, Cox and Fox out of multidistrict litigation by ad buyers over an alleged scheme among U.S. broadcasters to fix television ad prices, saying the settlement "will likely be granted final approval."

  8. May 26, 2023

    CBS, Cox, Fox Will Pay $48M To End Ad Price-Fixing Claims

    CBS, Cox and Fox have agreed to pay a total of $48 million to end claims in Illinois federal court that they participated in a scheme among major U.S. broadcasters to artificially inflate television advertising prices.

  9. March 09, 2023

    Ex-DC Judge Named Special Master In TV Ad Price-Fix Suits

    An Illinois federal court appointed a retired D.C. Superior Court judge as special master in an ongoing nationwide spat between ad purchasers and major U.S. broadcasters over claims that the prices of TV ads were artificially inflated.

  10. February 10, 2023

    Broadcasters Barred From More Discovery In Price-Fixing Suit

    In a procedural blow to major U.S. broadcasters, a federal judge in Illinois ordered the defendants cannot compel more discovery from ad buyers accusing them of rigging the prices of TV ads.