In Re: Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation
| Illinois Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Virginia M Kendall |
| Case #: | 1:18-cv-06785 |
| Nature of Suit | 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
| Cause | 28:1331 Federal Question |
| Case Filed: | Oct 09, 2018 |
| Last checked: Sunday Apr 07, 2019 4:54 AM CDT |
|
Defendant
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Hearst Television Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Tribune Media Company
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Does 1-20
|
|
|
Defendant
Hearst Communications, Inc.
|
|
|
Defendant
Hearst Communications
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Gray Television, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Defendant
Tegna, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
In Re
In Re: Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
The Barnes Firm, L.C.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Thoughtworx, Inc. d/b/a MCM Services Group
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Walley's Auto Sales, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Southern Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
One Source Heating & Cooling, LLC
P.O. Box 739
Gardendale, AL 35071 |
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Northtown Automotive Companies Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
My Philly Lawyer
Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated 1500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1410
Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Masseys Jewelers
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Law Offices of Peter Miller, P.A.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
LM SAC, LLC
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
John O'Neil Johnson Toyota, LLC
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Holmen Locker & Meat Market
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Hoglund Chwialkowski & Mrozik, P.L.L.C.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Gibbons Ford, LP
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Randal S. Ford
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Kevin Forbes
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Dozier Law Firm LLC
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Curb Appeal Madison LLC
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Crowley Webb and Associates, Inc.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Clay, Massey & Associates, P.C.
|
Represented By
|
|
Plaintiff
Cellino & Barnes, P.C.
|
Represented By
|
| TERMINATED PARTIES | |
|
Plaintiff
Mowrer for Iowa
Terminated: 02/07/2019
|
Represented By
|
GPO
Nov 06 2020
nd the Motion to Strike the Class Allegations 328 is denied. See Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, )MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/6/2020. Broadcaster Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 328 is denied, Gray TV's Motion to Dismiss 330 is granted, Katz's Motion to Dismiss 346 is denied, a |
|
|
GPO
Jul 05 2022
MEMORANDUM Order: For the reasons stated in the attached Memorandum Order, Plaintiffs' Motion to Quash and/or For Protective Order Regarding Subpoenas Issued to Absent Class Members (ECF. No. 523) is granted. All matters relating to the referral of this matter having been addressed, Judge Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert no longer referred to the case. Signed by the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert on 7/5/2022. Mailed notice(ber, ) |
|
|
GPO
Aug 29 2022
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 8/29/2022. ShareBuilders's Motion to Dismiss 588 is granted and ShareBuilders is dismissed without prejudice. Plaintiffs may timely amend their complaint should they discover additional facts that plausibly implicate ShareBuilders in the underlying conspiracy. See Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, ) |
|
|
GPO
Oct 21 2022
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 10/21/2022. The Court dismisses as moot Sinclair's and Griffin's Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings 637, 638 because the Court has already established ShareBuilders did not facilitate Plaintiffs' alleged price-fixing conspiracy or their alleged exchange of competitively sensitive information in the Court's Opinion and Order granting ShareBuilders's Motion to Dismiss, (dkt. 716). See Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, ) |
|
|
GPO
Feb 09 2023
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 2/9/2023. The Court denies Defendants' Motion to Compel Discovery 652. See Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, ) |
|
|
GPO
Aug 30 2023
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 8/30/2023. The Court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiffs' Motion for Spoliation Sanctions against Defendant Griffin Communications, Inc. 960. The Court grants fee-shifting sanctions against Griffin as described in Opinion. Plaintiffs shall file their fee petition by 9/21/2023 with any objections by Griffin to be filed by 10/5/2023. Please refer to Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, ) |
|
|
GPO
Aug 31 2023
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 8/31/2023. The Court grants Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Defendant Nexstar Group to produce whitepapers, including any attached exhibits, submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice in response to the Department's Merger Investigation and Pacing Investigation, if such documents exist and are not subject to an evidentiary privilege 977. Further, the Court orders Defendant Nexstar Group to pay Plaintiffs' reasonable expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, associated with bringing this Motion. [Id.] Please refer to Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, ) |
|
|
GPO
Jan 16 2024
MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 1/16/2024. The Special Master Report and Recommendation No. 1 (Dkts. 1030, 1033) is accepted and Defendants' Objections are overruled 1052. Please refer to Opinion for further details. Mailed notice(lk, ) |
| Docket last updated: 02/25/2025 4:17 AM CST |
| Tuesday, October 09, 2018 | ||
| 1 | 1
TRANSFER order of 10/3/2018 from MDL Panel establishing MDL 2867. Case No. 18 cv 6785 master docket. (mma, )
|
|