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3,200 GERMAN FARMERS FILE DAMAGES CLAIMS AGAINST PESTICIDE WHOLESALERS

Unilegion, a Munich-based company that organizes class actions, has initiated legal proceedings for around 3,200 farmers adversely affected by a cartel of pesticide wholesalers. These wholesalers engaged in illegal activities for many years, artificially inflating pesticide prices until a whistleblower revealed the scheme. In December...

DUTCH FOUNDATION INITIATES CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST TIKTOK AND X IN GERMANY

Social media platforms TikTok and X (formerly known as Twitter) face various class action lawsuits in Germany. The Dutch Foundation for Market Information Research (Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie, SOMI) filed the lawsuits earlier this month, represented by the law firm Spirit Legal. The legal actions contend...
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