Antitrust
NFL and Fanatics Licensed Merchandise Antitrust Class Action
National Football League Properties, LLC (NFLP) can bestow valuable licenses on companies that want to sell football-fan merchandise. This class action brings suit against NFLP, the National Football League (NFL), a long list of NFL teams, and one merchandizer, Fanatics, Inc., alleging they have violated antitrust laws in limiting the ability of other companies to Read moreAntitrust
Skyline Anticompetitive Employment Agreements California Class Action
This class action brings suit against Skyline Capital Builders, LLC and Skyline Construction Enterprises, Inc., primarily for anticompetitive actions and unfair competition. According to the complaint, Skyline is an investor in commercial real estate and construction services firms and was “search[ing] for a foothold in the local San Diego construction market.” The complaint alleges, among Read moreAntitrust
John Deere Monopoly on Repair Services Antitrust Class Action
Deere & Company, which does business as John Deere, makes agricultural equipment. This antitrust class action concerns what the complaint alleges is a monopoly on the repair services for this equipment. According to the complaint, the computerized engine control units (ECUs) now built into the equipment require specific tools and software that Deere has not Read moreAntitrust
John Deere Monopoly on Repairs for Its Equipment Class Action
This antitrust class action alleges that Deere & Company, which does business as John Deere, has acquired a monopoly on repairs of its agricultural equipment. The computerized engine control units (ECUs) built into the equipment, the complaint alleges require specific tools and software that Deere has not made accessible to independent repair shops or owners Read moreAntitrust
John Deere Monopoly on Repair of Equipment Antitrust Class Action
Deere & Co., which does business as John Deere, makes tractors, combines, and other agricultural equipment that often now contain engine control units, or ECUs. In former times, farmers could repair their equipment themselves, or take it to other parties for repair. But the complaint for this antitrust class action alleges that Deere has deliberately Read moreAntitrust
John Deere Equipment with ECUs Monopoly on Repairs Class Action
This antitrust class action claims to be brought on behalf of those who bought repair services for John Deere equipment that contained engine control units (ECUs). It alleges that Deere and Co. has formed a monopoly on such services with affiliated dealership and technicians for the repair of Deere tractors, combines, and other heavy equipment, Read moreAntitrust
Fanatics Anticompetitive Actions with NFL Merchandise Antitrust Class Action
This antitrust class action brings suit against the National Football League, Inc., its affiliates, its teams, and Fanatics, Inc., alleging that they conspired to dominate online retail sales of NFL-licensed goods, such as t-shirts, hats, glasses, and other licensed merchandise. The complaint claims that, because of the conspiracy, consumers who bought the merchandise had to Read moreAntitrust
Aerospace Companies’ No-Poach Agreements Suppressed Pay Antitrust Class Action
This is one of a number of recent antitrust class actions against Raytheon Corporation, its Pratt & Whitney division (P&W), and their outsourcing suppliers, alleging the companies conspired not to hire each other’s skilled aerospace employees. The complaint alleges that such no-poach agreements repress competition, hold down wages, and are illegal under antitrust laws. The Read moreAntitrust
Top Universities Conspiracy to Reduce Financial Aid Antitrust Class Action
This antitrust class action is aimed at an unusual target: sixteen elite universities, including Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and Yale, which the complaint calls “gatekeepers to the American Dream.” It alleges that the schools “have participated in a price-fixing cartel” that “has artificially inflated the net price of attendance for students receiving financial aid.” Read moreAntitrust
Pratt & Whitney and Outsourcers No-Poach Agreements Antitrust Class Action
This antitrust class action alleges that a major aerospace company and a number of its outsourcing companies “conspired to restrain competition and reduce compensation for engineers and other skilled workers.” The companies did this, the complaint claims, through no-poach agreements, in which they agreed not to hire each other’s skilled employees. Read moreAntitrust
