Metroplex Communications, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Case Number:

3:22-cv-01455

Court:

Illinois Southern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Staci M. Yandle

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  1. March 06, 2024

    Meta Must Face Ill. Media Co.'s Deceptive Ads Suit

    An Illinois federal judge refused to let Meta duck, or force into arbitration, a local media company's proposed class action accusing the Facebook successor of competing unfairly by luring away advertisers with inflated user numbers, deeming the allegations plausible and outside of what was agreed to be arbitrated.

  2. December 06, 2022

    Media Co. Says Meta Must Face Suit Over Lost Advertisers

    A media company accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of unlawfully luring ad buyers away from its news sites and radio stations argued Monday the social media giant must face its suit, saying it's sufficiently alleged a "classic case" of unfair competition in which Meta has made misleading and false statements to influence those buyers' decisions.

  3. November 04, 2022

    Meta Tries To Ditch Media Co.'s Suit Over Lost Advertisers

    Meta has urged an Illinois federal judge to permanently toss a media company's proposed class action accusing Meta of unlawfully luring ad buyers away from its news sites and radio stations, arguing the company's legal theory is "flawed at every turn."