Hagens Berman Solbol Shapiro Cases

eBay Class Action Lawsuit

Date Filed: April 23, 2007

Court: U.S. District Court

Location: San Jose

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro has filed a class action complaint against online auction giant eBay, claiming the company has acted through abusive methods to maintain its monopoly in the online auction market.

The suit focuses on a violation of the Sherman Act alleging eBay has used illegal tie-in and steering practices to remain the number one online auction site. It is estimated that eBay controls in excess of 90 percent of the online auction market to date.

According to the complaint the named plaintiffs and other users of eBay are forced to pay higher fees as a result of eBay's practices. Both plaintiffs, who are active sellers on the site, claim eBay's tie-ins with PayPal and Verisign have led to higher credit card fees that must be paid to eBay or PayPal. These fees are artificially inflated and used to help eBay maintain its dominance over the online auction business.

If you believe you have been affected by eBay's billing and anticompetitive actions please click here to sign-up for this case. HBSS will treat all information as confidential.


Recent Developments:

May 7, 2007 - Today U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel granted HBSS co-lead counsel in the case against eBay, Inc.