QLM ASSOCIATES, INC. v. MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. et al
Case Number:
2:04-cv-05184
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Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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Firms
- Verde Steinberg
- Kohn Swift
- Brewer Attorneys
- Dilworth Paxson
- Palmisano & Goodman
- Holland & Knight
- Norton Rose
- McGuireWoods
- Patterson Belknap
- Chimicles Schwartz
- Steptoe LLP
- Chiesa Shahinian
- Robbins Geller
- Cohn Lifland
- McElroy Deutsch
- Walsh Pizzi
- Saiber LLC
- Akin Gump
- Sills Cummis
- Mound Cotton
- Brown Fox PLLC
- McCarter & English
- Dhillon Law Group
- Lite DePalma
- Cohen Tauber
- Wolf Haldenstein
- McCarney Law
- Stone & Magnanini
- UB Greensfelder
- Miller Shah LLP
- Pomerantz LLP
- Robinson & Cole
- Lieff Cabraser
- Schulte Roth
- Cole Schotz
- Baker & Hostetler
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Morris Manning
- Gibbons PC
- Midlige Richter
- Hausfeld LLP
- Wigdor LLP
- WilmerHale
- Winston & Strawn
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Troutman Pepper
- Cahill Gordon
- Duane Morris
- Manko Gold
- Carella Byrne
- Kirby McInerney
- Skadden Arps
- Stevens & Lee
- Robinson Miller
- Gibson Dunn
- DLA Piper
- Katten Muchin
- Westervelt Johnson
- Hogan Lovells
- Hagens Berman
- Reed Smith
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Braff Harris
- Buckalew Frizzell
- Cafferty Clobes
- Strauss Troy
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Paul Hastings
- Kelley Drye
- Day Pitney
- Zwerling Schachter
- Console Mattiacci
- Dan Johnson Law Group
Companies
- Kmart Corp.
- Willis Towers Watson PLC
- CNA Financial Corp.
- Chubb Ltd.
- Shell Vacations LLC
- Sinclair Oil Corp.
- Sunburst Hospitality Corp.
- The Travelers Cos. Inc.
- Huntsman Corp.
- The Navigators Group Inc.
- American Home Assurance Co.
- AXA SA
- Slay Transportation Co. Inc.
- Hub International Ltd.
- Avery Dennison Corp.
- Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
- Tyson Foods Inc.
- MetLife Inc.
- Aetna Inc.
- Truist Financial Corp.
- AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd.
- Affiliated FM Insurance Co.
- NFP Corp.
- Marsh Inc.
- Starr International Co. Inc.
- General Reinsurance Corp.
- The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
- Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corp.
- RLI Corp.
- Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.
- American International Group Inc.
- Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.
- McDermott International
- Mercer LLC
- Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc.
- Prudential Financial Inc.
- Munich Re Group
- Allianz SE
- Arch Capital Group Ltd.
- Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- BWX Technologies Inc.
- Lands' End Inc.
- The ODP Corp.
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
- AXA XL Ltd.
- Brown & Brown Inc.
- Tokio Marine HCC
- American Standard
- Air Liquide
- Sears Holdings Corp.
- USI Insurance Services LLC
- Lexington Insurance Co.
- Zurich Insurance Group AG
- Aon PLC
- Emerson Electric Co.
- FM Global
- Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
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August 01, 2013
Insurers Get Approval Of $10.5M Settlement In Antitrust MDL
A New Jersey federal judge approved a $10.5 million settlement Thursday between two dozen insurance companies and thousands of policyholders who accused them in multidistrict litigation of conspiring with brokerages to inflate commercial insurance prices.
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May 30, 2013
Wells Fargo Sheds Insurance Bid-Rigging Claims In MDL
Wells Fargo & Co. on Wednesday was released from claims that it engaged in bid-rigging in the commercial insurance market after agreeing to a dismissal with several plaintiffs in multidistrict antitrust litigation in New Jersey federal court.
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April 12, 2013
Tyson Axes Claims Against Marsh In Antitrust MDL
Tyson Foods Inc. on Friday dropped claims that Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. engaged in a long-running insurance bid-rigging scheme that raised insurance prices and lessened competition within the industry, slimming a New Jersey multidistrict litigation against several insurers and brokers.
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June 13, 2011
Lloyd's Unit Amlin Exits Bid-Rigging MDL
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday dismissed a Lloyd's of London syndicate from a long-running insurance bid-rigging multidistrict litigation led by a host of companies including New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC and Tyson Foods Inc.
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May 13, 2011
AT&T, Cingular Settle With Marsh In Bid-Rigging MDL
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and New Cingular Wireless Headquarters LLC buried the hatchet Thursday with Marsh & McClennan Cos. Inc. in a long-running multidistrict litigation in New Jersey accusing scores of companies of engaging in bid-rigging to inflate policyholders' premiums.
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April 01, 2010
Marsh Fails In Effort To Stop State Bid-Rigging Suits
An appeals court has rejected Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.’s challenge to a decision allowing two companies to pursue state lawsuits over bid-rigging allegations against the insurance brokerage, despite Marsh having already reached a $69 million settlement with various parties over the claims.
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September 08, 2009
3rd Circ. Affirms Deals In Insurance Antitrust MDL
An appeals court has affirmed the approval of two settlements worth a combined $180 million in multidistrict litigation that accused insurance brokers and companies of bid-rigging.
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August 25, 2009
Marsh & McLennan Fights Refusal To Bar State Claims
Marsh & McLennan Cos. has appealed to the Third Circuit a decision by the federal judge overseeing a $69 million settlement in litigation involving bid-rigging allegations against the nation's largest insurance brokers, challenging the judge's refusal in July to prevent plaintiffs in two state lawsuits from pursuing claims against the company.
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July 28, 2009
Marsh Can't Enjoin Cos. From Pursuing State Claims
The federal judge in charge of enforcing a $69 million settlement by insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. in a two-pronged multidistrict litigation suit against some of the nation’s largest insurance brokers over alleged bid-rigging to inflate premiums has refused to prevent plaintiffs in two state lawsuits from pursuing claims against Marsh.