In Re: Dealer Management Systems Antitrust Litigation

  1. December 12, 2018

    No 'God-Given Right' To Discovery In Antitrust MDL, CDK Says

    CDK Global LLC stood by its refusal to comply with a second discovery request filed in the multidistrict litigation accusing it of conspiring with a rival to monopolize the market for car dealership data, telling an Illinois federal judge Tuesday that the competitors suing it don't have a "God-given right" to unlimited discovery.

  2. December 07, 2018

    ​​​​​​​Dominion Must Produce Docs In Dealer Data Antitrust MDL

    Media company Dominion Enterprises Inc. must produce testimony documents in multidistrict litigation over Reynolds and Reynolds Co.'s and CDK Global's alleged monopoly over the auto dealer data management systems market, an Illinois federal judge ruled, finding the documents could implicate the companies in a price increase conspiracy and are relevant to the case.

  3. November 21, 2018

    CDK Balks At Doc Request In Dealership Data Antitrust MDL

    CDK Global LLC called a request for discovery "abusive" and a "scorched-earth approach" in the multidistrict litigation accusing the seller of dealer management systems of conspiring with a rival to monopolize the market for car dealership data, telling an Illinois federal court Tuesday it should not have to respond to the request.

  4. October 24, 2018

    Car Dealers, Data Mgt. Co. Reach $29.5M Partial Settlement

    Car dealerships filing a class action over two companies' alleged monopoly over the dealer data management systems market have reached a $29.5 million settlement to resolve claims against one of those two companies, Reynolds and Reynolds.

  5. October 23, 2018

    Car Software Cos. Can't Kick Suit From Antitrust MDL

    A pair of companies accused of conspiring to monopolize the market for car dealership data exchange lost a bid to toss claims against them in multidistrict litigation when an Illinois federal judge found Monday the suit was "not robust" but still enough to stand in court.

  6. October 11, 2018

    Vehicle Registration Co. Must Show Docs In Antitrust MDL

    An Illinois federal judge has refused to quash a digital registration company's request for discovery from a vehicle information services firm in antitrust multidistrict litigation, saying the pretrial process shouldn't stop just because the case might eventually get dismissed.

  7. October 04, 2018

    Car Data Co. Wants Discovery Quashed In Antitrust MDL

    A vehicle information services company has urged an Illinois federal judge to shut down a discovery request from a digital registration company in antitrust multidistrict litigation, saying any discovery should wait until its motion to dismiss is resolved.

  8. October 03, 2018

    Car Dealer Data Co. Settles With Dealerships In Antitrust Case

    The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. has reached a settlement agreement with a group of car dealerships over their claims in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of working with rival CDK Global LLC to monopolize the car dealership data market.

  9. August 15, 2018

    CDK Doesn't Need To Produce FTC Docs In Dealer Data MDL

    An Illinois federal judge said Tuesday he will not require software company CDK Global LLC to turn over all 1.6 million documents it produced as part of a Federal Trade Commission investigation as the company fights claims it monopolized the car dealership data market in multidistrict litigation.

  10. July 19, 2018

    CDK Seeks Arbitration Or Toss Of Dealership Claims In MDL

    Software provider CDK Global LLC asked an Illinois federal court on Wednesday to either compel arbitration or dismiss claims against it by the car dealership class in multidistrict litigation alleging it monopolized access to data in software licensed to car dealerships, saying the dealers don't have standing as indirect purchasers of applications that utilize the data.