Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

2:12-md-02311

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Sean F. Cox

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  1. January 07, 2014

    Nippon Seiki To Pay $4.6M In 1st Auto Parts Settlement

    Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd.'s $4.56 million deal with consumers in the auto parts price-fixing multidistrict litigation marked a key first settlement, but attorneys cautioned Tuesday that it may not lead to an avalanche of deals as the plaintiffs pursue a complex case against nearly two dozen other defendants that have far more to lose.

  2. October 22, 2013

    Car Parts Price-Fixing Case Overreaches, Cos. Say

    A group of auto parts manufacturers told a Michigan federal judge on Monday that class actions brought by car dealers and other indirect purchasers accusing them of a vast price-fixing conspiracy for seat belts, airbags and safety systems are too broadly constructed.

  3. October 18, 2013

    DOJ Fights To Shield Leniency Docs In Auto Parts MDL

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved to block plaintiffs suing auto parts manufacturers for price-fixing from seeking materials the defendants turned over to the antitrust watchdog in exchange for leniency in its criminal investigation.

  4. June 06, 2013

    Judge Keeps Intact Much Of Auto Parts Antitrust MDL

    A Michigan federal judge on Thursday trimmed some indirect purchaser claims from multidistrict litigation accusing auto parts makers of bid-rigging and price-fixing on automotive wire harnesses, but refused to toss federal antitrust claims lodged by a group of direct purchasers of the products.

  5. June 13, 2012

    Four Auto Parts Price-Fixing MDLs Combined In Mich.

    Putative class actions alleging that a group of auto parts makers violated antitrust laws by engaging in bid-rigging and price-fixing were combined Wednesday and will now be heard as multidistrict litigation in Michigan federal court.