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In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

1:06-md-01775

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Brian M. Cogan

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  1. January 26, 2016

    Sears, DuPont, Others Fight For Share Of Air Cargo Deal

    Sixty-six companies, including DuPont, Sears Holding Corp. and others, objected Monday to the proposed disbursement of settlement funds in multidistrict litigation accusing carriers of fixing global air cargo services, saying they're being denied their fair share of the payout.

  2. January 07, 2016

    Polar Air Cargo To Pay $100M In Cargo Antitrust MDL

    Polar Air Cargo LLC will pay $100 million to settle claims it conspired with other carriers to fix the price of air cargo services, bringing the total amount of settlements in the multidistrict litigation to more than $1.14 billion, Hausfeld LLP and Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP attorneys announced Thursday.

  3. December 10, 2015

    Airline Seeks Costs For Expert Replacement In Antitrust Row

    Air New Zealand has urged a New York federal court to force plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing carriers of fixing global air cargo services to pay any costs the airline incurs because of the plaintiffs' decision to replace their expert, who was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

  4. November 19, 2015

    $360M Quartet Of Air Cargo Antitrust Deals Get Final OK

    A New York federal judge issued final judgments Thursday in four settlements worth more than $360 million with Korean Air Lines, Singapore Airlines and two other major airlines in a multidistrict litigation accusing them of conspiring with other carriers to fix the price of air cargo services.

  5. November 03, 2015

    Airlines Can't Appeal Class Cert. In Air Cargo Antitrust Case

    A Second Circuit panel blocked Air China Ltd., Air India and two other major airlines Tuesday from challenging certification of a class of customers in multidistrict litigation who allege they fixed the price of air cargo services with other carriers, finding an appeal unwarranted.

  6. August 31, 2015

    Air Cargo MDL Holdouts' Bids To Dodge Trial Don't Fly

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Monday rejected summary judgment bids by Polar Air Cargo Inc., Air China Ltd., Air India Ltd. and Air New Zealand Ltd., four holdout defendants in multidistrict litigation accusing carriers of a fixing global air cargo fuel and security surcharges, setting a trial to begin in January.

  7. August 18, 2015

    Polar Air Cargo Seeks Toss Of Fuel Surcharge Claims In MDL

    Polar Air Cargo LLC has urged a New York federal judge to dismiss fuel surcharge claims brought by plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing the company and other carriers of fixing the price of air cargo services, saying in a brief unsealed Tuesday that the plaintiffs have failed to show the airline participated in the alleged global conspiracy.

  8. April 29, 2015

    EVA Airway To Pay $99M To Settle Air Cargo Antitrust MDL

    EVA Airways Corp. has agreed to pay $99 million to settle class action claims that it fixed the price of air cargo services with dozens of other carriers, the plaintiffs said Wednesday, bringing the total settlements in the multidistrict litigation to more than $1 billion.

  9. December 19, 2014

    Nippon Shells Out $37M To Exit Air Cargo Price-Fixing MDL

    Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. has agreed to pay $36.55 million to resolve a long-running putative class action claiming the carrier conspired with other airlines to hike air cargo rates during much of the 2000s, the plaintiffs told a Brooklyn federal court Thursday.

  10. December 02, 2014

    Attys Seek $73M From Latest Air Cargo Antitrust Deals

    The plaintiffs accusing dozens of companies of conspiring to fix the prices of air cargo rates on Monday asked a New York federal court to grant $73 million in attorney fees from recent settlements with Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and others.