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Verizon, AT&T customers can keep up suit vs T-Mobile, claiming Sprint merger raised their rates
A judge said plaintiffs had done enough to establish a "reasonable inference" that the T-Mobile/Sprint merger had created "anticompetitive effects" that boosted everyone's bills -
Justice Dept alleges McDonald's broke antitrust law by barring franchise restaurant owners from competing for workers
The U.S. Justice Department is urging an appeals panel to reinstate two suits that claim McDonald's breached antitrust law by "no poach" deals with franchise owners. -
Judge won't dismiss trucker's biometrics class action vs Samsara over face scans
A federal judge said federal transportation regulations don't necessarily pre-empt the class action that accuses Samsara of violating Illinois' biometrics privacy law by scanning truck drivers' faces to monitor for fatigue and distraction -
Class action: T-Mobile, Sprint owe money to customers of AT&T, Verizon because merger raised cell phone costs
The lawsuit asserted the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint violated antitrust laws and led only to higher prices for all telecom customers amid a less competitive marketplace. -
Bribes to Madigan not enough to force ComEd to pay back money earned from beneficial state laws, federal judge says
A federal judge says the plaintiffs can't show Madigan exerted "improper" influence on state lawmakers to pass new state laws beneficial to ComEd, so their racketeering case over ComEd's alleged bribes can't continue. -
ComEd class action not about electric rates, but millions reaped from Madigan bribery scheme: Class action lawyers
The legal team leading the class actions vs ComEd over the bribery scheme involving former House Speaker Michael Madigan are asking the judge to short out the utility's efforts to dismiss their lawsuits. -
Judge bulldozes Caterpillar bid to dump class action suit over alleged faulty engine parts
A Chicago federal judge ruled the Illinois-based heavy equipment maker gained no traction in its attempt to argue that plaintiffs can't represent a nationwide class in lawsuit. -
Class action accuses Fifth Third of refusing to pay required fees to accountants, agents who prepared PPP loan apps
A northwest suburban accounting firm has accused Fifth Third Bank of allegedly pocketing fees they say Congress intended should be paid to finance agents who helped businesses prepare their COVID-assistance loan applications. -
Judge OKs $135M deal to end class actions vs Navistar over Maxxforce engine; Lawyers to get $36M
Truck owners and lessors could get $2,500 per truck; up to $15,000 for repairs; or $10,000 rebate toward purchase of new truck -
Family of NFL player Paul Oliver sue Riddell, blame equipment maker for Oliver's suicide linked to CTE
The family of former National Football League player Paul Oliver, who committed suicide in front of his wife and two young sons, has sued the company that made the helmets used by NFL players and other football players at many levels of the game, blaming the manufacturer for conspiring with the NFL and others to cover up its knowledge of the ineffectiveness of its helmets at preventing the kind of brain injuries the family said ultimately led to Oliver's mental illness.