TOWNSHIP OF HOWELL, MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY v. AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. et al

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Case Number:

3:23-cv-07182

Court:

New Jersey

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Robert Kirsch

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  1. May 22, 2025

    Cities Say They Fixed Bid To Divest Axon Police Camera Buy

    A trio of local governments urged a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday not to tee up an attack on their bid to force Axon Enterprise Inc. to divest a police body camera company whose purchase they say helped it monopolize the market, arguing they've fixed failings from an earlier complaint.

  2. February 04, 2025

    Axon Gets Cities' Antitrust Case Largely Tossed

    A New Jersey federal judge dismissed the bulk of a class action brought by local governments accusing Axon of monopolizing the Taser and body camera markets, ending claims related to the Taser market but allowing claims that Axon has maintained a monopoly in the body-worn camera market to continue on.

  3. July 19, 2024

    Axon Says FTC Has 'No Reason' To Wade Into Suit

    Axon urged a New Jersey federal judge Thursday to "give no weight" to a Federal Trade Commission amicus intervention into a proposed class action against the company, arguing that however much the FTC bristles at references to an abandoned merger case, that consternation isn't relevant to the instant suit.

  4. June 18, 2024

    FTC Bristles At Axon's Citing Of Dropped Merger Case

    The Federal Trade Commission wanted to ensure a New Jersey federal judge knew the abandonment of a case contesting Axon's purchase of a fellow police body camera company had nothing to do with the merits of the challenge, in a Monday amicus brief partially backing a proposed class action.

  5. May 22, 2024

    Axon Says Deal Saved 'Vital' Services In Antitrust Case

    Axon Enterprise Inc. is looking to toss allegations that it monopolized the Taser and body-worn camera markets, arguing that its acquisition of a body camera supplier preserved vital services for police departments while a trio of municipalities said the deal resulted in higher prices.

  6. March 14, 2024

    Axon, Cities Fight Over Producing Material From FTC Case

    Axon Enterprise is sparring with municipalities accusing the police equipment maker of monopolizing the Taser and body camera markets, with the local governments pushing for what Axon described as the "premature and improper" production of discovery from the Federal Trade Commission's since-abandoned case.

  7. November 14, 2023

    3 Axon Antitrust Cases Consolidated In NJ

    A federal judge agreed Tuesday to consolidate three cases brought by municipalities in different states against weapons maker Axon Enterprise for allegedly monopolizing the Taser and body camera markets, bringing the suits under one umbrella in the District of New Jersey.

  8. August 22, 2023

    Weapon Maker Axon Accused Of Monopolizing Taser Market

    A New Jersey township has accused Axon of monopolizing the "highly lucrative" markets for Tasers and body cameras, claiming it has done so by acquiring its biggest competitor and inking non-compete, market allocation and no-poach agreements, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday.