July 09, 2024
The Florida federal judge presiding over the multidistrict litigation alleging disposable contact lens sellers conspired to fix prices refused Tuesday to let Alcon escape antitrust claims by an online contact lens reseller and sent the suit back to New York.
October 12, 2022
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday awarded nearly $31 million in expenses and fees for attorneys representing customers who sued Alcon Vision LLC, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. and other companies in multidistrict litigation alleging they conspired to fix prices for disposable contact lenses.
May 09, 2022
A Florida federal judge gave his initial approval on Monday to two deals that would allow Alcon Vision LLC and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. to pay a combined $75 million to resolve sprawling price-fixing litigation over disposable contact lenses.
March 24, 2022
Alcon Vision LLC has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve sprawling price-fixing litigation over disposable contact lenses just days before trial, leaving Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. as the only remaining defendant.
June 01, 2021
A Florida federal judge signed off Tuesday on a $30.2 million settlement to resolve claims against ABB Optical Group in sprawling price-fixing litigation and also granted $9.3 million in attorney fees plus $1 million for future anticipated claims costs.
April 13, 2021
Lens buyers asked a Florida federal court Monday to approve a request for $9.3M in attorney fees as part of their push for final approval of a $30.2 million settlement to resolve claims against ABB Optical Group in sprawling price-fixing litigation.
October 23, 2020
A group of contact lens buyers has asked a Florida federal judge to preliminarily approve a $30.2 million settlement for ABB Optical Group to exit a sprawling suit accusing industry players of plotting to inflate the prices of lenses.
September 01, 2020
ABB Optical Group has inked a deal that will secure its exit from sprawling multidistrict litigation accusing a host of contact sellers of working together to hike up the price of disposable lenses, the company told a Florida federal court Monday.
February 20, 2020
A Florida judge refused to let Alcon escape antitrust claims that were added last year to multidistrict litigation over price-fixing, finding that the Swiss optics giant would have to face the newer accusation that it caused a discount lens reseller to lose sales and goodwill.
September 18, 2019
Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb has agreed to pay $10 million to exit multidistrict litigation brought by a class of consumers accusing the company of conspiring with others to fix the prices for contacts.