January 12, 2023
Meta Platforms asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to force advertisers accusing the company of monopolizing social media advertising to say when it first acquired the alleged monopoly.
January 02, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.
December 07, 2022
A California federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Meta to dismiss a lawsuit by advertisers accusing the company of monopolizing online social media advertising, finding that the complaint's allegations of a "monopoly broth" of anti-competitive conduct are sufficient to move forward.
November 29, 2022
A Quinn Emanuel attorney has blasted a request that Lockridge Grindal be appointed as co-lead counsel for consumers accusing Meta of monopolization, saying Lockridge Grindal and Hagens Berman's implication that Quinn Emanuel or one of its lawyers does not respect female attorneys is an "offensive, unprofessional, and unsupported" attack.
September 28, 2022
Meta Platforms told a California federal judge this week that advertisers keep dropping from an antitrust lawsuit against the company when they are about to be compelled to hand over information, saying the latest plaintiff to suddenly withdraw should be required to sit for a scheduled deposition.
May 16, 2022
Facebook consumers asked a California federal judge Friday to force parent company Meta to turn over material from its internal investigation into the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal, arguing the social media giant's control over data is directly relevant to their antitrust allegations.
March 22, 2022
Meta Platforms Inc. asked a California federal court Tuesday to permanently toss claims from a proposed class of advertisers accusing it of monopolizing social media markets, arguing that the claims of its purported anti-competitive conduct were filed too late.
March 15, 2022
Meta Platforms Inc. called out its government and private antitrust antagonists in separate court discovery filings Monday, criticizing the Federal Trade Commission for trying to guard sensitive material from the company's rivals even as the agency argues that the Facebook successor has "almost no competitors."