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Litigation

Jan. 5, 2011

SF Weeklies Settle Lawsuit

Two San Francisco Bay Area alternative newsweeklies have settled a long-running antitrust case.


By Rebecca Beyer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Two Bay Area alternative newsweeklies have settled a long-running antitrust case. The San Francisco Bay Guardian sued SF Weekly several years ago claiming the Weekly violated antitrust laws by selling display advertisements at below what it cost to produce them in an effort to drive the Guardian out of business. In March 2008, a jury agreed, awarding $6.4 million in damages, which a San Francis...

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