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In re: Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation

  1. May 28, 2015

    Foam Co. Sanctioned For Tardy Report In Price-Fixing MDL

    An Ohio federal judge on Tuesday sanctioned one of the defendants accused in multidistrict litigation of colluding to fix the price of polyurethane foam for filing a late expert report without permission in an attempt to refute an opposing expert's earlier report.

  2. May 22, 2015

    Carpenter Settles Price-Fixing Suit With Foam Buyers

    Carpenter Co. has reached a settlement with indirect purchasers of its foam products to exit multidistrict litigation accusing the company of plotting to fix prices, the parties said Friday.

  3. May 19, 2015

    Foam Cos. Pay $275M To Settle Price-Fixing Class Action

    Six foam manufacturers agreed to pay nearly $276 million to stave off a class action trial over claims that they fixed prices in a series of settlements that will see their direct customers recover as much as 80 percent of their estimated damages, according to a Tuesday court filing.

  4. April 29, 2015

    Foam Buyers Push For Separate Trials On Price-Fixing Scheme

    A group of 16 bedding companies on Tuesday asked an Ohio federal judge to reconsider his decision to consolidate their trial with another set of plaintiffs bringing similar claims against a number of polyurethane foam companies for alleged price-fixing, saying combining the two will create confusion and delay proceedings.

  5. April 06, 2015

    Domfoam Price-Fixing Deal, Stay OK'd Ahead Of Trial

    An Ohio federal judge has approved bankrupt Domfoam International Inc.'s agreement with the indirect purchasers in foam price-fixing multidistrict litigation, less than a week after he stayed the direct purchasers' case against the remaining defendants on notice of their settlements at the eve of trial.

  6. March 02, 2015

    High Court Won't Hear Foam Makers' Class Cert. Appeal

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned aside an appeal from a group of polyurethane foam manufacturers and sellers that had sought to reverse a Sixth Circuit order upholding the certification of two purchaser classes in multidistrict litigation alleging a price-fixing conspiracy.

  7. February 27, 2015

    Quinn, Boies Get $52M Fees From Foam Antitrust Settlements

    A federal judge approved on Thursday settlements Legget & Platt Inc. and Carpenter Holdings Inc. inked with foam buyers and $52 million in attorneys' fees and costs for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP counsel as a trial in the multidistrict price-fixing litigation looms just over a month away.

  8. February 03, 2015

    Foam Cos. Say Nexium Case Widens Circuit Split On Standing

    Makers and sellers accused of conspiring to fix the prices of polyurethane foam have told the U.S. Supreme Court that a First Circuit decision in Nexium antitrust litigation has deepened a circuit split on class member standing that should be addressed through review of a Sixth Circuit order upholding certification of two purchaser classes.

  9. January 06, 2015

    Foam Buyers Tell High Court No Circuit Split On Class Cert.

    Two classes of direct and indirect purchasers of polyurethane foam have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny review of their case alleging a conspiracy to fix prices, saying the manufacturers and sellers of the foam are highlighting a nonexistent circuit split on class certification standards.

  10. November 24, 2014

    Foam Cos. Want High Court To Weigh Class Cert. Standards

    A group of polyurethane foam manufacturers and sellers accused in multidistrict litigation of participating in a price-fixing conspiracy have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Sixth Circuit order upholding certification of two purchaser classes, saying that a circuit split exists regarding certification standards.

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