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In Re: Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
1:18-cv-06785
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Azrael Franz
- Baker & Hostetler
- Berger Montague
- Bleichmar Fonti
- BoiesBattin
- Boies Schiller
- Booth Mitchel
- Bryan Cave
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Burns Charest
- Carpenter Lipps
- Cleary Gottlieb
- Clifford Law Offices
- Cohen Milstein
- Cooley LLP
- Cravath Swaine
- Cuneo Gilbert
- Dampier Law Firm
- Dentons
- Dhillon Law Group
- DiCello Levitt
- Eimer Stahl
- Fish & Richardson
- Freed Kanner
- Grabar Law
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Gustafson Gluek
- Hausfeld LLP
- Hellmuth & Johnson
- HeplerBroom
- Honigman LLP
- Hughes Hubbard
- Hughes Socol
- Jenner & Block
- Joseph Saveri Law Firm
- Kaplan Fox
- Karbal Cohen
- Kellogg Hansen
- Kessler Topaz
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Klafter Lesser
- Korein Tillery
- Kramon & Graham
- Latham & Watkins
- Levin Sedran
- Lockridge Grindal
- Lowey Dannenberg
- Lynch Carpenter
- Massey & Gail
- McAfee & Taft
- McCune Wright
- Methvin Terrell
- MoginRubin
- MoloLamken
- Morrison Foerster
- Paul Weiss
- Reinhardt Wendorf
- Robbins Geller
- Robins Kaplan
- Saltz Mongeluzzi
- Saul Ewing
- Scandaglia Ryan
- Scharf Banks
- Schochor & Staton
- Scott&Scott
- Shapiro Sher
- Shearman & Sterling
- Simmons Hanly
- Siprut PC
- Smith Gambrell
- Sparacino PLLC
- Spector Roseman
- Steven Williams Law
- Susman Godfrey
- Tadler Law LLP
- Torshen Slobig
- Wallace Miller
- Weil Gotshal
- Weinstein Kitchenoff
- Wexler Boley
- Zelle LLP
- Zuckerman Spaeder
Companies
- CBS Corp.
- Cox Enterprises Inc.
- Cox Media Group Inc.
- Fox Corp.
- Gray Television Inc.
- Hearst Corp.
- Meredith Corp.
- Nexstar Media Group Inc.
- Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
- Tegna Inc.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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December 13, 2022
Broadcasters, Ad Buyers Spar Over Discovery In Price-Fix Suit
Ad buyers accusing broadcast giants of rigging the prices of TV ads told an Illinois federal judge Monday there are "systemic production deficiencies" and they are still waiting for some documents, while the media companies claim none of the discovery so far provides evidence of a conspiracy.
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August 30, 2022
Sales Tracker Escapes TV Ad Price-Fixing Case, For Now
An Illinois federal court dismissed ShareBuilders Inc. from multidistrict litigation accusing broadcasting giants of fixing TV ad prices, citing a lack of evidence that the sales data the company provides facilitated the alleged conspiracy.