Telescope class action lawsuit
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Telescope class action lawsuit
So I’m wondering how many of you have heard of this law suit alleging that these companies conspired to fix prices .
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/telescopes/
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Re: Telescope class action lawsuit
Synta (Skywatcher/ Celestron) settled with Orion out of court, Sunny/ JOC (Meade) went to court and lost.
Orion now owns Meade as part of the settlement.
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Re: Telescope class action lawsuit
Wow thanks for the added info I never knew about any of this !Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 5:23 am This was going on for years and has been settled for 2-3 now.
Synta (Skywatcher/ Celestron) settled with Orion out of court, Sunny/ JOC (Meade) went to court and lost.
Orion now owns Meade as part of the settlement.
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Re: Telescope class action lawsuit
I never really thought about Amateur Astronomy as an Industry being that big. However I should also add that being a ham radio operator there is a whole industrial for that hobby as well so I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised !
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