Antitrust

October 27, 2020 A Washington D.C. guided tour company alleges in a class action that Google has come to have monopoly control over the online advertising market through anti-competitive conduct.

October 21, 2020 Google faces an antitrust class action that claims it's wielded "restrictive agreements" to box competitors out of the app store market for Android devices.

October 13, 2020 A class action alleges Gilead Sciences and Bristol-Myers Squibb have for years conspired to restrain the U.S. market for HIV treatment drugs, allowing the companies to overcharge direct buyers.

October 9, 2020 An antitrust class action alleges Apple engaged in a series of anti-competitive acts upon its launch of the "Apple Arcade" subscription-based mobile gaming service.

September 16, 2020 A class action alleges AbbVie, Allergan and Forest Labs conspired to suppress market competition for Bystolic, a blockbuster high blood pressure treatment drug.

August 18, 2020 Google faces an antitrust class action alleging “contractual and technological barriers” leave consumers and app developers with no options other than to go through the Google Play Store.

July 9, 2020 A class action alleges CVS Pharmacy has unlawfully required those filling opioid pain reliever prescriptions in Calif. to also buy opioid overdose reversal medication.

July 2, 2020 Three companies face a class action alleging they conspired to artificially inflate prices for single phone calls made by prison and jail inmates to those on the outside.

July 1, 2020 Vitol and SK Energy face a lawsuit over an alleged "illegal scheme" that artificially inflated retail prices for gasoline and alkylate blending components in California.

June 10, 2020 The world's largest meatpackers face an antitrust class action over an alleged conspiracy to limit domestic meat supplies and thereby artificially inflate prices.

May 27, 2020 A class action alleges Varsity Brands is behind an "exclusionary scheme" with which its gained monopoly power over the markets for All-Star cheerleading competitions and apparel.

April 23, 2020 A lawsuit claims the "Inclusive Access" product offered by major publishers through on-campus bookstores has caused students to pay higher prices for college course materials.

March 3, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Forest Laboratories, LLC has engaged in an “anticompetitive scheme” through which the pharmaceutical company has been able to charge inflated prices for dementia drug Namenda IR.

October 25, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that The Estates LLC and several co-conspirators have engaged in a “bid-rigging” scheme to manipulate foreclosure sales in North Carolina.

October 2, 2019 A group of primarily Norwegian fisheries is facing a proposed class action that alleges the companies conspired to drive up the prices of farm-raised Atlantic salmon in an “unprecedented and unjustified” scheme that resulted in record profits.

September 20, 2019 [UPDATE] A proposed class action lawsuit out of California claims the prices of type 2 diabetes medication Glumetza and its generic version have skyrocketed due to an anticompetitive conspiracy executed by the drugs’ manufacturers.

September 13, 2019 A proposed class action alleges the American Board of Medical Specialties and one of its member boards have abused their monopolistic hold over the board certification process to charge physicians supracompetitive prices for re-certification.

September 6, 2019 Major peanut shelling companies Birdsong Corporation and Golden Peanut Company, LLC have been accused in a proposed class action of conspiring to fix the prices charged to peanut farmers for raw harvested peanuts.

September 4, 2019 A collective of the largest chicken producers in the industry has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit centered on an alleged conspiracy among the companies to fix and suppress competition among employees.

August 16, 2019 McDonald's faces an antitrust class action that alleges employee wages and opportunities have been suppressed due to agreements between franchises to not solicit or hire each other's workers.

July 1, 2019 Apple Inc. has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the tech giant holds an unlawful monopoly over the platform on which app developers can make their apps available to iOS users.

June 4, 2019 Two iOS app developers have hit Apple with a proposed class action alleging the tech giant violated federal antitrust law by squelching any competition for its App Store.

May 16, 2019 A proposed antitrust class action lawsuit out of Florida claims several fish producers operating out of Norway have conspired to fix the prices of farmed Atlantic salmon.

April 24, 2019 [UPDATE] A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed over an alleged conspiracy to artificially suppress the price of fed cattle for the production of high-quality beef products.

April 1, 2019 A lawsuit focuses on three pharmaceutical companies’ alleged conspiracy to maintain a monopoly over the market for arthritis treatment Humira.

March 27, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit filed in New York claims the leading manufacturers of sodium hydroxide, commonly known as caustic soda or lye, have artificially inflated the prices of the substance since October 2015.

March 26, 2019 Bank of America, N.A. and the company formerly known as The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC are among the defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the banks have conspired to inflate the prices investors paid for European government bonds.

March 15, 2019 A proposed class action filed in Florida federal court alleges illegal no-poaching agreements within the private security services industry have suppressed competition for customers and reduced wages and mobility among security guards.

March 15, 2019 The maker of Invisalign faces a proposed antitrust lawsuit over its allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the markets for dental aligners and scanners.

March 15, 2019 General Electric Company faces a proposed class action lawsuit filed by an Alabama hospital that claims GE's anticompetitive conduct has caused healthcare providers to pay inflated prices for the maintenance and servicing of GE gas anesthesia machines.

March 6, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in New York against The Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) and a group of major banks over their alleged manipulation of ICE LIBOR since February 1, 2014.

February 27, 2019 Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau (CSSB) and manufacturers Waldun Forest Products, Ltd., and Anbrook Industries Ltd. face a proposed class action lawsuit centered on an alleged conspiracy between the companies to fix the prices of cedar shakes and shingles.

February 27, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges a group of 17 major banks conspired to artificially raise prices of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds issued on the secondary market between January 1, 2009, and April 27, 2014.

February 22, 2019 Amgen Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. and three Teva subsidiaries have been named in a proposed class action in which they’re accused of entering into an unlawful, anticompetitive agreement that led consumers to pay inflated prices for Sensipar.

February 22, 2019 An antitrust class action claims Salt River Project AIPD unlawfully punishes customers with solar energy systems with higher electricity rates.

February 20, 2019 An antitrust class action alleges the American Board of Medical Specialties holds a monopoly over industry- and skill-specific medical certifications.

January 30, 2019 American Express faces an antitrust class action that alleges its use of "anti-steering rules" artificially inflate both transaction fees for merchants and prices for consumers.

January 11, 2019 H&R Block is the latest big-name company to face allegations that no-poach/no-hire clauses in its franchise contracts violate antitrust statutes.

December 19, 2018 A class action claims the no-poach, no-hire provisions in Papa John's franchise agreements have suppressed workers' wages and employment opportunities.

December 11, 2018 FINA, the international governing body for top-tier aquatic events, has allegedly violated antitrust laws by suppressing competition in the market for swimming meets.

December 4, 2018 Jiffy Lube International, Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action wherein the car maintenance and repair services franchise is accused of including unlawful no-poach provisions in its franchise agreements that ultimately suppress employees’ wages.

November 26, 2018 A proposed class action claims Actelion Pharmaceuticals unlawfully barred generic manufacturers from releasing generic versions of Tracleer, a prescription drug used to treat pulmonary artery hypertension, which would have lowered prices for consumers.

November 26, 2018 Automobile exhaust system manufacturer Boysen USA is the defendant in an antitrust class action filed over an alleged conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices.

November 13, 2018 A consumer alleges in an amended complaint that JetBlue has broken the law by failing to disclose its financial ties to trip insurance policy sellers.

October 26, 2018 Dunkin Donuts is at the center of a lawsuit that alleges franchises entered into no-poach agreements to not hire nor solicit each other's employees.

October 23, 2018 A lawsuit claims Masonite and Jeld-Wen have colluded to fix prices and suppress competition in the market for interior molded doors and doorskins.

October 19, 2018 Burger King is the defendant in a class action lawsuit that claims employees are subject to illegal no-poach agreements whereby franchises promise not to hire or solicit each other's workers.

October 10, 2018 An antitrust class action alleges New York IHOP operators colluded to not hire nor solicit each other's employees, thereby suppressing wages.

October 5, 2018 Live Nation and Ticketmaster have been hit with an antitrust lawsuit in the wake of reports that the brokers have lied about their participation in the ticket resale market.

August 10, 2018 A Georgia law firm has filed an antitrust class action lawsuit in which it claims a group of media companies colluded to artificially inflate the price of buying local television advertisements.