November 09, 2020
An Illinois federal judge on Friday cut out allegations against one television broadcasting company from multidistrict litigation accusing several broadcasters of fixing the prices of television ads.
October 09, 2019
Local businesses rushed to file antitrust claims after news of a Justice Department probe into information sharing among broadcast companies, but the facts haven't emerged in their favor, Cox Media Corp. and a host of other big name media companies told an Illinois federal judge this week.
October 03, 2019
Cox Media Group's parent company has been dropped from multidistrict litigation in Illinois accusing it of coordinating with other major media companies to jack up the price of local television advertising.
June 20, 2019
Gray Television said it cannot be held liable in a suit by ad buyers alleging a subsidiary illegally coordinated with six other major media companies to inflate local TV advertising prices and urged an Illinois federal judge to dismiss the claims against it.
June 06, 2019
Sinclair, Tribune and five other broadcast giants are gunning to shut down ad purchasers' claims that the media companies conspired to hike the prices of TV ads, telling a Chicago federal judge the buyers' allegations are based on nothing but speculation.
February 26, 2019
Tribune Media, Sinclair Broadcast and other media giants facing claims they rigged the prices of TV ads told an Illinois federal judge Tuesday that ad buyers can't push for documents turned over in a U.S. Department of Justice price-fixing probe before filing their allegations.
January 23, 2019
A partner at Hausfeld LLP has secured the lead counsel spot in multidistrict litigation accusing the TV industry of fixing ad prices, an Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday.
November 19, 2018
A Hausfeld LLP attorney has been floated as potential lead counsel to represent companies accusing the TV industry of fixing ad prices, as an Illinois federal court fields several motions for leadership roles in the recently centralized multidistrict litigation.