In re California Bail Bond Antitrust Litigation
Case Number:
4:19-cv-00717
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Bangle & Potter
- Berger Montague
- Bona Law PC
- Cleary Gottlieb
- Cooley LLP
- Dentons
- DLA Piper
- Faegre Drinker
- Foley & Lardner
- Freeman Mathis
- Gibson Dunn
- Greenberg Traurig
- Halpern May
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Kennedys Law LLP
- Koning Zollar
- Law Office of James Mills
- Lieff Cabraser
- Maynard Nexsen
- Michelman & Robinson
- Norton Rose
- Rivkin Radler
- Ropers Majeski
- Roxborough Pomerance
- Ruggeri Parks
- Salahi PC
- Smith Gambrell
- Thomas Quinn
- Troutman
- Tucker Ellis
- Tyson & Mendes
- Watt Tieder
- Yetter Coleman
Companies
- Aegis Security Insurance Co.
- Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.
- National American Insurance Co.
- Seneca Insurance Co.
- Surety & Fidelity Association of America
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March 24, 2025
Final OK Sought For $3M In Bail Bond Antitrust Deals
A proposed class alleging they overpaid for bail bonds thanks to a price-fixing conspiracy is asking a California federal court to approve $3 million in settlements inked with two of the entities.
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November 08, 2022
Bail Bond Entities Can't Ax Price-Fixing Class Action
A California federal court said Monday it will not let bail bond industry players escape a class action accusing them of charging artificially high rates for bonds, finding that while the class centered on comments the bail bond entities made during legislative lobbying efforts, the alleged price-fixing conspiracy is not protected free speech under the First Amendment.
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June 15, 2020
Judge Urged To Ax Price-Fix Suit Against Bail Bond Entities
Bail bond industry players that are wrapped up in a class action asked a California judge last week to toss the suit, claiming the new accusations from the plaintiffs cherry-picked data to construct their claims and were essentially "warmed over versions" of initial allegations already tossed by the court.
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April 19, 2020
Bail Bond Groups Can't Sink Calif. Price-Fixing Suit
For those who turn to bail bonds in California, the cost of getting oneself or a loved one out of prison while awaiting a court date can be steep, but a proposed class action now poised to move forward contends there’s more to those rates than honest market forces.