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Federal appeals panel vacates $57M fee award in $181M settlement ending chicken price-fixing class action
Chicago federal appeals judges said objectors were right to argue a judge failed to give weight to evidence that the plaintiffs' lawyers have agreed to accept lesser amounts in other class action lawsuits on the West Coast -
AbbVie hit with class action over 'excessive and anticompetitive' Humira pricing
Complaint alleges 470% increase over 2003 price for popular prescription drug -
Appeals panel: Students can sue IIT over pandemic shift to online classes
7th Circuit ruling echoes similar ruling concerning Loyola Chicago's refusal to refund tuition, fees, after Covid shutdown -
Judge won't let turkey producers end class action accusing them of fixing prices of Thanksgiving birds
The lawsuits are similar to those that hatched settlements worth hundreds of millions of dollars from many of the same companies over chicken prices -
Lawyers for consumers, other 'end users' to keep $57.4M of $181M settlement in chicken price-fixing class action
A federal judge has approved $57.4 million in attorney fees for lawyers involved in one of several class actions concerning allegations of price fixing in the poultry industry, though the firms had sought $60 million. -
Appeals panel agrees AbbVie didn't violate antitrust laws with Humira 'patent thicket'
Drugmaker settled with potential competitors, but benefit plans fail to prove illegality -
Federal judge approves class definitions in litigation over poultry price fixing allegations
Three groups will get to pursue claims against producers that haven't settled -
Judge rules Continental Casualty may have told 'half-truth' by saying premiums could only be raised nationwide
A judge has ruled plaintiffs can keep up their lawsuit accusing Chicago-based Continental Casualty of breaching policies by upping premiums state by state rather than across the nation -
Lawyers ask judge to OK $68M fees for work landing $181M chicken price class action settlement
It remains unclear how much consumers might get as a share of $111 million remaining in the settlement funds after lawyers and settlement administrators are paid. -
Judge won't strike down class action vs. United over refund refusals for COVID flight cancellations
The airline still might try to fly their arguments against allowing the class action at later stages of the court proceedings. -
$181M chicken price fixing settlements could net lawyers $60M+, uncertain payout for consumers
The settlement administrators began accepting consumer claims on Sept. 11 from anyone in the U.S. who says they bought chicken from 2009-2020, and wants a share of the approximately $111 million left after the lawyers get paid. -
Pilgrim's Pride moving toward $75.5M settlement to end massive chicken price fixing class action
End users say they've secured $181M so far from poultry producers, seek up to $360M -
Lawyers seek early approval of $104M settlement for retail chicken purchasers
Tyson Foods would contribute $99 million; class members to be determined later, along with the amount class members and their lawyers would receive. -
Judge grounds portions of class action vs United over refund refusals for COVID flight cancellations
Durkin rules cancellations linked to COVID-19 orders can be covered with travel credits, despite USDOT instructions. -
Judge: Lawsuit OK to continue accusing Realtors Association, brokers of conspiracy to force home sellers to pay more
A federal judge in Chicago refused to dismiss the case accusing the National Association of Realtors and some of the country's biggest brokerages of using control of the MLS to force home sellers to pay higher commissions to agents representing home buyers. -
IL Supreme Court shuts off class action vs Chicago over 'increased danger' from lead water lines
The Illinois state high court ruled plaintiffs must do more than claim they have an increased risk of harm from lead water service lines to keep their class action against City Hall flowing. -
Judge: AbbVie's "patent thicket," deals to keep control over Humira doesn't mean drugmaker broke antitrust laws
AbbVie had accumulated hundreds of patents to protect its claim to Humira's big money sales, but that doesn't mean they broke the law, a judge has ruled, dismissing a slew of class action claims. -
Feds say Natl. Assoc. of Realtors misinterprets consent decree to fight antitrust class action
The U.S. Justice Department has jumped into an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, arguing a deal the association inked with the federal government years ago may not cover the claims at issue in the antitrust suit. -
Judge OKs $14M fees for lawyers who sued NCAA over athlete concussions
A federal judge has signed off on a settlement that ends a sprawling legal action concerning the NCAA’s handling of student-athlete concussions, deliving more than $14 million to several firms involved in the litigation. -
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Realtor group asks judge to slam door on class action antitrust lawsuit over MLS, agent compensation rules
The Chicago-based National Association of Realtors is asking a federal judge to toss a class action suit by a group of home sellers, which alleges real estate agents across the country breached antitrust law by scheming to lock in high commission rates, because brokers are free to negotiate compensation.