Klein et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

  1. February 21, 2023

    Quinn Emanuel, Hagens Berman Keep Meta Leadership Roles

    A California federal judge on Tuesday ruled, "with some reservations," that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP should continue to co-lead an antitrust suit against Meta Platforms Inc., instructing the firms to "put behind them" gender bias allegations against Quinn Emanuel.

  2. February 06, 2023

    Firms Vie To Lead Facebook Users Amid Atty Sex Bias Claim

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP filed dueling bids to spearhead an antitrust suit against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., requests that come just weeks after a Hagens Berman attorney accused her Quinn Emanuel counterparts of giving her views less weight "because of my gender."

  3. January 19, 2023

    Hagens Berman Atty Accuses Quinn Emanuel Of Gender Bias

    A Hagens Berman attorney representing Facebook users in an antitrust suit against the social media giant told a California federal judge Thursday that her co-lead attorneys from Quinn Emanuel gave her views less weight "because of my gender," prompting a Quinn Emanuel lawyer to strongly deny the claim.

  4. January 17, 2023

    Apple Resists Info Request From Meta Users In Antitrust Case

    Apple Inc. is opposing an information request from consumers accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms of monopolizing social media markets, telling a California federal court the request is overbroad and irrelevant.

  5. January 12, 2023

    Meta's Response To Monopoly Claims: Since When?

    Meta Platforms asked a California federal judge on Wednesday to force advertisers accusing the company of monopolizing social media advertising to say when it first acquired the alleged monopoly.

  6. January 02, 2023

    Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023

    The Federal Trade Commission prepares to test the limits of its authority to combat unfair methods of competition in the coming year, as the U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers continue pushing aggressive antitrust agendas alongside new proposed class actions from private parties.

  7. December 07, 2022

    Meta Can't Toss Advertiser's 'Monopoly Broth' Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Meta to dismiss a lawsuit by advertisers accusing the company of monopolizing online social media advertising, finding that the complaint's allegations of a "monopoly broth" of anti-competitive conduct are sufficient to move forward.

  8. November 29, 2022

    Quinn Emanuel Slams 'Offensive' Meta Antitrust Co-Lead Bid

    A Quinn Emanuel attorney has blasted a request that Lockridge Grindal be appointed as co-lead counsel for consumers accusing Meta of monopolization, saying Lockridge Grindal and Hagens Berman's implication that Quinn Emanuel or one of its lawyers does not respect female attorneys is an "offensive, unprofessional, and unsupported" attack.

  9. September 28, 2022

    Meta Says Advertisers Keep Dropping From Antitrust Case

    Meta Platforms told a California federal judge this week that advertisers keep dropping from an antitrust lawsuit against the company when they are about to be compelled to hand over information, saying the latest plaintiff to suddenly withdraw should be required to sit for a scheduled deposition. 

  10. May 16, 2022

    Users Want Cambridge Analytica Docs In Meta Antitrust Case

    Facebook consumers asked a California federal judge Friday to force parent company Meta to turn over material from its internal investigation into the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal, arguing the social media giant's control over data is directly relevant to their antitrust allegations.