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In Re: Pool Products Distribution Market Antitrust Litigation

  1. July 05, 2016

    Monopoly Claims Drained From Pool Product Distribution MDL

    Pool products distributor Pool Corp. is off the hook for allegedly trying to gain monopoly power, a Louisiana judge ruled Friday, finding that purchasers failed to show that there was a national market for pool products distribution.

  2. April 29, 2016

    Pool Products Conspiracy Claims Sink In Antitrust MDL

    Pool product buyers failed to show that distributor Pool Corp. damaged competition in the supply chain through a series of conspiracies with manufacturers, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Friday in multidstrict litigation, finding those claims doomed if each alleged agreement was individually analyzed.

  3. January 20, 2016

    Pentair Gets $6M Deal OK'd In Pool Product Antitrust MDL

    A Louisiana federal judge on Wednesday granted final approval to a $6 million settlement between Pentair and direct purchasers in multidistrict litigation claiming the manufacturer conspired with other companies to restrict the supply of pool products.

  4. July 06, 2015

    Pentair Says Pool Product Antitrust MDL Deal Should Be OK'd

    Pentair Water Pool & Spa Inc. on Monday urged a Louisiana federal judge to approve a $600,000 preliminary settlement with indirect purchasers over multidistrict litigation claiming that it conspired with other companies to restrict the supply of pool products.

  5. December 22, 2014

    Judge OKs $3.45M Settlement In Pool Product Antitrust MDL

    A Louisiana federal judge on Monday signed off on swimming pool equipment maker Zodiac Pool Systems Inc.'s $3.45 million settlement with direct purchasers to settle multidistrict litigation claiming it conspired to restrict the supply of pool products, bundling the notice with Hayward Industries' related $6.5 million settlement from June.

  6. June 11, 2014

    Pool Product Manufacturer To Pay $8M To Exit Antitrust MDL

    Swimming pool equipment manufacturer Hayward Industries Inc. reached a $1.5 million deal with indirect purchasers Tuesday to settle allegations in multidistrict litigation that it conspired to restrict the supply of pool products, just four days after the company announced a $6.5 million settlement with direct purchasers.

  7. July 30, 2013

    Sanctions Bid Stymied In Pool-Product Antitrust MDL

    A Louisiana federal judge refused Tuesday to impose sanctions against the direct purchasers that accused Pool Corp. and several manufacturers of trying to monopolize the market for swimming pool equipment in multidistrict litigation, finding the manufacturers' allegations that the plaintiffs wasted their time with useless depositions were unfounded.

  8. May 24, 2013

    Claims Pared From Pool-Product Antitrust Suit

    A Louisiana federal judge on Friday tossed some antitrust claims against Pool Corp. and manufacturers of swimming pool equipment brought by a putative class of indirect purchasers who allege the companies conspired to restrict the supply of pool products to Pool's rivals.

  9. April 12, 2013

    Judge Skims Claims From Pool Products Antitrust MDL

    A Louisiana federal judge on Thursday tossed some antitrust claims brought against Pool Corp. and manufacturers of swimming pool equipment by a putative class of direct purchasers, who allege the company monopolized the distribution market for pool products.

  10. August 14, 2012

    Pool Product Distributor Aims To Sink Antitrust MDL

    Pool Corp. filed a dismissal bid in New Orleans on Monday in multidistrict antitrust litigation over swimming pool products, arguing that the direct purchasers' claims are inadequate and implausible and the indirect purchasers make almost no specific allegations of unlawful conduct.

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