Musixmatch, TPG Global get LyricFind's US antitrust claims narrowed (corrects*)
( August 6, 2026, 23:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A US judge has narrowed* some of LyricFind's claims in its antitrust case against Musixmatch and TPG Global over their allegedly illegal foreclosing of competition in the lyric services provider market. The court "dismisses Plaintiffs' request for disgorgement pursuant to its Sherman Act and Cartwright Act claims because disgorgement is not an available statutory remedy, dismisses Plaintiffs' unjust enrichment claim because Plaintiff has not plausibly alleged it conferred any benefit upon Defendants, and dismisses Plaintiff's request for restitutionary disgorgement under its Unfair Competition Law claim because Plaintiff does not oppose Defendants' motion on that ground," US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said in an order filed in the Northern District of California....
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