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DirecTV: N.Y. Judge’s Ruling in Nexstar's Favor ‘Sets a Dangerous Precedent’

A New York judge's ruling granting the motion of Nexstar Media Group and two sidecar companies, Mission Broadcasting and White Knight Broadcasting, to dismiss DirecTV’s collusion complaint for lack of antitrust standing (see 2403210027) “sets a dangerous precedent that a victim of price-fixing needs to pay the inflated price before it can make a claim in court,” emailed a DirecTV spokesperson Thursday. The judge found that DirecTV’s injuries were “too indirect and speculative to confer antitrust standing.” A Nexstar spokesperson emailed: “We'll let the court's decision speak for itself.”