Two recent US antitrust class action settlements drew additional scrutiny from federal judges, showing that the allocation of settlement funds between a proposed class and their attorneys will be carefully reviewed for...more
A Hollywood union’s recent amendments to its union rules has sparked federal antitrust lawsuits by talent agencies. The Writers Guild of America (WGA), a labor union and the exclusive collective bargaining representative for...more
10/14/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Boycotts ,
Code of Conduct ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Film Industry ,
Kickbacks ,
LMRA ,
Price-Fixing ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
Sherman Act ,
Talent Management ,
Television Shows ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Unions ,
Writers
On July 24, 2014, the district court in Animal Sci. Prod., Inc. et al. v. China Nat’l Metals & Minerals Imp. and Exp. Corp. et al., Case No. 2:05-cv-04376 (D.N.J.), dismissed direct purchaser plaintiff’s Amended Complaint...more