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In re Local TV Advertising Antitrust Litigation

Consumer, Privacy & Antitrust

Role BFA acts as counsel for One Source Heating & Cooling, LLC and is an integral member of the executive committee.
Background Plaintiffs allege a price fixing cartel facilitated by an anticompetitive information exchange between and among certain major television station owners and operators to artificially inflate the prices of broadcast television spot advertisements.
Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Case Number 18-CV-0678
Status Pending
Settlement Amount $48 Million To Date

BFA acts as counsel for One Source Heating & Cooling, LLC and is an integral member of the executive committee.

Plaintiffs allege a price fixing cartel facilitated by an anticompetitive information exchange between and among certain major television station owners and operators to artificially inflate the prices of broadcast television spot advertisements.

On November 6, 2020, Judge Virginia Kendall of the Eastern District of Illinois denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Discovery in this matter is ongoing. On December 7, 2023, Judge Kendall granted final approval of a $48 million settlement with Defendants CBS, Fox, The Cox Entities, and ShareBuilders. The action against the remaining Defendants is ongoing.

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