March 06, 2024
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.
December 06, 2022
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.
November 04, 2022
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."