Anticompetitive Actions

Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Settlement

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and settling individual Blue plans have come to a $2.67 billion agreement to settle class actions alleging that Blue Cross Blue Shield companies agreed not to compete with each other and to limit competition among themselves in sales and administration of health insurance. The complaints alleged that the companies violated  Read more

National Association of Realtors Anti-Competitive Rules Class Action

This class action involves the National Association of Realtors (NAR), The San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR), Greater San Diego Association of Realtors (SDAR), and a number of other real-estate-related entities. The complaint alleges that these entities have engaged in anti-competitive conduct that has resulted in “artificially inflated commissions” and higher prices paid by home  Read more

Google Anticompetitive Actions and Agreement with Facebook Antitrust Class Action

Google, LLC has become overwhelmingly powerful in the online advertising market. It has achieved this, says the complaint for this antitrust class action, through “control over the overwhelming amount of advertising sold on its advertising exchange…” and now takes anticompetitive action to prevent competition—in particular, the complaint says, through an agreement with its biggest potential  Read more