Uddin v. Elsevier, B.V.

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Case Number:

26-457

Court:

Appellate - 2nd Circuit

Nature of Suit:

  1. September 11, 2026

    Academic Publishers Tell 2nd Circ. Antitrust Case Fell Short

    Major publishers of academic journals urged the Second Circuit to reject an appeal from researchers accusing them of colluding to eliminate pay for peer reviewers and impose other restrictions, saying the case is based on ethical guidelines that do not reflect a conspiracy at all.

  2. June 12, 2026

    Academics Ask 2nd Circ. To Revive Publisher Conspiracy Suit

    Academic researchers are asking the Second Circuit to revive their proposed class action accusing six of academia's largest journal publishers of colluding to stifle their leverage and eliminate pay for peer review work, arguing the district court credited the publishers' "written rules" but "discarded" how those rules were implemented.