Netflix faces an antitrust conspiracy trial for allegedly entering into an illegal agreement with Wal-Mart to divide retail dvd markets.
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Wal-Mart settled the claims against it for a settlement valued at $40 million. Netflix has so far refused to settle and a trial date is set for January 2012.
An article in Bloomberg described the claims facing Neflix:
According to the lawsuit, the alleged conspiracy began when Reed Hastings, the chief executive officer of Netflix, met John Fleming, then the CEO of Wal-Mart.com, for dinner in January 2005 to discuss how to reduce competition in the DVD market in the U.S. At that time Netflix, based in Los Gatos, California, and Wal-Mart.com were competitors in online DVD rentals.
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