A recent change in ownership of the company that owns the Las Vegas Review-Journal ended a federal antitrust suit from its competitor.
US District Judge James Mahan on Tuesday issued a final ruling denying attorneys’ fees and costs to former Review-Journal owner Stephens Media, after dismissing the antitrust suit against it as moot.
Review-Journal owner Brian Greenspun in August 2013 accused Stephens Media of violating the Clayton Antitrust Act and Nevada’s Unfair Trade Practice Act when it tried to buy the Las Vegas Sun.
Mahan on Tuesday found that Stephens Media gave no “statutory or contractual basis for the court to impose attorney’s fees” and denied the motion.
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