Requiring Consumer to Pay Higher Prices
Restatis Eye Drops Antitrust Settlement
Allergan, Inc. is paying a penny less than $30 million to settle a class action alleging it schemed to retain a monopoly on its eye drop drug Restatis, and to keep consumers paying higher prices than necessary for it. The complaint alleged that it tried to keep generic versions off the market, submitted and obtained Read more
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 more
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 more
ATM Cash Withdrawal Surcharge Settlement
This is a $67 million partial settlement by defendants JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, NA, and Bank of America Corporation. These companies have agreed to settlements in a larger class action alleging that a number of banks and other entities violated federal antitrust laws by imposing Read more
Apple Monopoly of App Market for iPhones, iPods, and iPads Class Action
Apple, Inc.’s iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads have a limitation that its computers don’t: They cannot obtain aftermarket apps from any source except Apple. Apple’s monopoly of this market affects consumers, says the complaint for this antitrust class action, because Apple charges a high 30% fee for apps (including in-app purchases). “Consequently,” the complaint alleges, Read more
Domino’s Mix & Match Deal Misleading Advertising Class Action
Domino’s Pizza runs a “Mix & Match Deal” advertising campaign offering a long list of products at its restaurants and franchises for $5.99 each. But the complaint alleges that some of the franchised restaurants do not make good on the deal and actually charge more than the promised $5.99 for some of the products. Read more
Amazon Prime, Buy Box, and Fulfillment Antitrust Class Action
The complaint for this antitrust class action claims that Amazon.com, Inc. aspires “to dominate every sector of the economy.” It outlines how Amazon Prime, the Buy Box, and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) have strong-armed its third-party sellers and raised prices for consumers. Read more
Sutter Health Anti-Competitive Actions Settlement
Sutter Health is paying $575 million to settle a combined case, consisting of a class action and lawsuit filed by the California Attorney General. The combined suit alleged that the Sutter and some of its affiliates, such as Sutter Bay Hospitals and Sutter Valley Medical Foundation, violated California’s antitrust law and its Unfair Competition law, Read more
Jeld-Wen, Masonite Interior Molded Doors Settlement
Jeld-Wen, Inc. and Masonite Corporation are joining in a settlement alleging they conspired to artificially raise the price of interior molded doors (IMDs). Each company will be paying $9,750,000, for a total of nearly $20 million. The complaint alleged that, as a result of the companies’ conspiracy, consumers and businesses who bought the doors indirectly, Read more
National Association of Realtors Buyer’s Agent Antitrust Class Action
An antitrust case against realtors? The complaint for this class action claims that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has combined with a number of broker companies, such as Realogy Holdings Corp., Re/Max, LLC, and Keller Williams Realty, Inc., to monopolize their market. They do this, the complaint says, by requiring adherence to NAR’s “rules, Read more
