TV advertisers fail to support privilege claims in US antitrust suit, judge says
( October 20, 2025, 15:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Sinclair Broadcast Group and other TV advertisers have failed to support their privilege claims over thousands of documents sought by plaintiffs in class action antitrust ligiation, an Illinois federal judge said while upholding a magistrate judge's recommendation that the defendants hand over nearly 7,000 documents. "The Special Master found that no Defendant satisfied their assertion of work product protection," US District Judge Virginia Kendall said in an order filed in the US Northern District of Illinois.See attached document....
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