Asset/Wealth management firms accused of violating antitrust laws by stifling employees rights to free and fair market. A group of asset and wealth management companies are accused of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to depress wages as well as to restrict employee recruitment and hiring according to a recently filed class action lawsuit. Defendants named…
Owners of manufactured home communities rely on Datacomp reports to reduce or eliminate competition among themselves on price, services, and quality for manufactured home lots. A lawsuit was recently filed against several corporate owners of manufactured home communities alleging they collude with one another to increase profits by artificially inflating pad rentals. The consequence is…
Amazon accused of illegally inducing consumers to sign up for its Prime service and then hindering them from canceling their subscription. A recently filed lawsuit alleges that Amazon “duped millions of consumers” into enrolling in Prime by using “manipulative, coercive or deceptive” design tactics on its website known as “dark patterns.” And when consumers wanted…
NCAA and member schools colluded to act as a single buyer cartel to lower costs by prohibiting Division 1 “volunteer coaches” from earning anything in violation of federal law. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) is once more the subject of a class action lawsuit. This time the complaint alleges the NCAA, acting like a…
An Investigation is currently being conducted amid renewed allegations of price fixing and other antitrust violations in the fragrance industry. The investigation centers around fragrance products for use in the manufacture of consumer products such as household and personal care products. What Is Price Fixing And Why Is It Illegal? Price fixing is a type…
Emerson Firm is investigating whether the nation’s largest beef packers and processors conspired to depress and to fix the compensation and benefits paid to non-supervisory production and maintenance employees working in beef processing plants in certain states. Beef processing and packers play a vital role in the nations meat supply chain. Industry employees endure physically…
