man-user-icon Client Login Portal
    • addthis
    • link : Client Login
    • knowledge network
    • Practice Areas
    • Cases
    • About Us
    • News & Events
    • Our People
    • Knowledge Network
    • Contact Us
    Labaton Sucharow
    • addthis
    • link : Client Login
    • knowledge network
    • Practice Areas
    • Cases
    • About Us
    • News & Events
    • Our People
    • Knowledge Network
    • Contact Us
    • Practice Areas
    • Cases
    • About Us
    • News & Events
    • Our People
    • Contact Us
    • Knowledge Network
    • Client Login
    • Search
    • addthis
    • link : Client Login
    • knowledge network
    Labaton Sucharow
    • News & Events
      • Press Room
      • Published
      • Events
    • Digital Library
      • Videos
      • Podcasts
      • Webinars
    • News & Events
      • Press Room
      • Published
      • Events
    • Digital Library
      • Videos
      • Podcasts
      • Webinars

    Tuesday, October 9, 2018

    Labaton Sucharow Files Antitrust Class Action Alleging Tribune Media and Sinclair Broadcasting Artificially Inflated Prices for TV Ads

    Labaton Sucharow LLP and co-counsel DiCello Levitt & Casey have filed an antitrust class action lawsuit on behalf of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. alleging that Tribune Media Company, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, and other local station owners violated the Sherman Act by artificially inflating the prices for local spot television advertising.

    The lawsuit alleges that Defendants conspired to reduce or eliminate competition by setting a “floor” for all TV spot pricing within a Designated Market Area (“DMA”). By setting such a floor, but then still negotiating with individual advertisers, stations maintained the façade of a competitive market when in reality they had fixed prices.

    On July 26, 2018, The Wall Street Journal reported that DOJ was investigating Sinclair, Tribune, and other independent television station owners for the same alleged misconduct.

    Defendants Sinclair Broadcasting and Tribune Media Company are two of the largest media companies in the United States, owning 192 and 42 local stations, respectively, that overlap in 14 DMAs. Plaintiff The Bon-Ton Stores is a Pennsylvania-based retailer that operated up to 270 stores across the United States and spent millions of dollars on local advertising during the class period, including for spots on Sinclair and Tribune-owned stations.

    Click here to read the complaint. If you may have been affected by this unlawful price-fixing conspiracy, please contact:

    Gregory Asciolla
    T: (212) 907-0827
    gasciolla@labaton.com

    Karin E. Garvey
    T: (212) 907-0844
    kgarvey@labaton.com

    Useful Links

    • Practice Areas
    • Cases
    • About Us
    • News & Events
    • Our People
    • Knowledge Center

    Our Locations

    footer-list-map_icon New York
    140 Broadway
    New York, NY 10005
    212-907-0700

    footer-list-map_icon Delaware
    300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1340
    Wilmington, DE 19801
    302-573-2540

    Useful Links

    footer-list-map_icon Washington, D.C.
    1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500
    Washington, D.C. 20036
    202-772-1880

    Stay Connected

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
    Labaton Sucharow
    • Attorney Advertising Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy
    • labaton.com
    • Labaton Sucharow All Rights Reserved 2019

    Attorney Advertising Disclaimer

    The materials appearing on this website are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. You should not take action based upon this information without consulting legal counsel. This site is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon any single source of information, including advertising on this website. You may ask us to send you further information about us, and we urge you to review other sources of information about us.