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FTC sues Zillow and Redfin over deal it accuses of supressing competition in rental ads
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing Zillow and Redfin, accusing the real estate companies of entering what the regulator says is an illegal deal to suppress competition in online rental advertising.
Antitrust action over chicken complex closure remanded to state court
A class action asserting anticompetitive activity against Tyson Foods after it closed a Dexter complex should be remanded to state court, a federal court in Missouri ruled.
Amazon to pay $2.5B to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships, and made it difficult to cancel after they did so.
A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave
The FTC’s lawsuit claims Amazon tricked customers into Prime memberships and made cancellation difficult. A Seattle jury will now decide the case.
Judge skewers $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training
A federal judge on Monday skewered a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots, raising the specter that the case could still end up going to trial.
Google faces $425.7M in damages for years of improper smartphone snooping
A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people's smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions.
Appeals court affirms dismissal in 20-year mortgage case
The Western District upheld a Clay County Circuit Court judgment in a class action lawsuit that had been pending for more than 20 years.
The POWER List: Commercial and Consumer Law 2025
This latest edition of THE POWER LIST highlights the most powerful commerical and consumer law attorneys in Missouri.
William G. Beck, Lathrop GPM
Bill Beck, a partner at Lathrop GPM in Kansas City, is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with 47 years of practice specializing in environmental liability, toxic tort, insurance coverage and civil rights litigation.
Tom Bender, Horn Aylward & Bandy
Tom Bender is a partner at Horn Aylward & Bandy in Kansas City with 46 years of legal practice.
Thomas S. Stewart, Stewart, Wald & Smith
Tom Stewart has achieved some of the nation’s largest “rails-to-trails” cases, winning compensation for owners of property adjacent to former railways converted to hiking trails.
Robert D. Blitz, Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch
Bob Blitz, who helped bring the Rams football team to St. Louis in 1995, played a key role in winning a $790 million settlement after their departure.
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