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In Re: Puerto Rican Cabotage Antitrust Litigation MDL 1960

  1. November 29, 2011

    Horizon Settles With Opt-Outs In Shipping Antitrust Action

    Shipping giant Horizon Lines Inc. has reached an almost $14 million settlement with the remaining opt-outs of an antitrust class action that alleged a price-fixing conspiracy for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the latest in years of civil and criminal litigation, Horizon said Tuesday.

  2. September 13, 2011

    Judge OKs $66M Settlements, Atty Fees In Shipping MDL

    A federal judge on Tuesday granted final approval to $66 million in settlements resolving a class of direct purchasers' claims that several companies fixed prices for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and awarded class counsel more than $15 million in fees.

  3. January 18, 2011

    Judge Keeps Opt-Out Period Closed In Shipping MDL

    A federal judge declined Tuesday to reopen the period for opting in or out of the settlement class in a suit accusing shipping companies of anti-competition conspiracy in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

  4. December 20, 2010

    Cabotage Purchaser Seeks Info In Attys' Fees Battle

    A direct purchaser of Puerto Rican freight services has asked for specific information about fellow class members that it said would help with its objection to the roughly $25 million in attorneys' fees being sought by class counsel.

  5. December 08, 2010

    Judge Wants More Fee Info From Cabotage Plaintiffs

    A federal judge has requested more information about attorneys' fees before approving $52.3 million in settlements that were reached in a multidistrict litigation accusing several shipping companies of conspiring to eliminate competition in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

  6. November 02, 2010

    Horizon Loses JMOL Bid In Shipping Antitrust MDL

    A federal judge has refused to grant Horizon Lines LLC's bid for judgment as a matter of law in its contract dispute with Xpress Freight Forwarders Inc., which has been consolidated with multidistrict litigation alleging a conspiracy in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

  7. October 13, 2010

    Purchasers Want Fees Slashed In Shipping MDL

    Certain direct purchasers are requesting a drastic cut in attorneys' fees for the plaintiffs' firms that litigated a class action accusing shipping companies of conspiring to eliminate competition in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

  8. July 28, 2010

    Sea Star Settles Shipping Antitrust Claims For $18.5M

    Sea Star Line LLC has agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle direct purchasers' claims in multidistrict litigation accusing the shipping company and its rivals of conspiring to eliminate competition in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

  9. May 05, 2010

    Trailer Bridge Dismissed From Shipping Antitrust MDL

    Trailer Bridge Inc. has been dismissed from multidistrict litigation alleging the shipping company and its rivals conspired to eliminate competition in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the company said Wednesday.

  10. January 20, 2010

    Crowley To Pay $13.8M To Exit Shipping Antitrust MDL

    Crowley Maritime Corp. has agreed to pay $13.75 million to resolve claims against it in the antitrust multidistrict litigation alleging the shipping company and its rivals conspired to eliminate competition in the market for freight services between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs.

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