In Re Korean Ramen INDIRECT Antitrust Litigation

  1. April 29, 2019

    How Korean Ramen Makers Prevailed In Price-Fixing Trial

    Attorneys with Squire Patton Boggs LLP and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP recently helped a pair of South Korean ramen noodle makers seal a jury verdict in their favor when the plaintiffs dropped their bid for a new trial in the $500 million case.

  2. March 07, 2019

    Ramen Buyers Agree To Swallow Noodle Makers' Antitrust Win

    Buyers of instant ramen noodles have surrendered their fight for a new trial after a jury cleared two manufacturers of price-fixing claims in December, telling a California federal court the purchasers are "determined to accept the judgment."

  3. February 11, 2019

    Ramen Noodle Buyers Seek Retrial In Defeated Antitrust Suit

    Purchasers of instant ramen noodles urged a California federal judge to retry their class action claiming Korean ramen companies conspired to fix prices, arguing a jury made a mistake when it cleared the companies in December.

  4. December 18, 2018

    Jury Clears Ramen Noodle Makers In Antitrust Suit

    A California federal jury has found that Korean ramen companies were not liable for price-fixing, following a rare antitrust class action jury trial that lasted well over a month.

  5. December 03, 2018

    Ramen Noodle Buyers Seek Sanctions In Price-Fixing Trial

    Classes of direct and indirect ramen noodle buyers urged a California federal judge to sanction a Korean food maker for allegedly waiting to hand over a "key" 2004 pricing memo until the eve of a jury trial over alleged price-fixing of ramen noodles, arguing that the company has known of the document's existence since 2016.

  6. November 19, 2018

    Korean Cos. Altered Ramen Noodle Pricing Docs, Jury Hears

    A computer forensic expert took the stand Monday during the third day of a California federal jury trial over multimillion-dollar class claims that two South Korean companies fixed the prices of instant ramen noodles, testifying that the companies altered internal pricing documents before giving them to the Korean antitrust watchdog.

  7. March 23, 2018

    Ramen Cos. Can't Get Buyers Decertified In Price-Fixing Row

    A California federal judge declined Friday to decertify an indirect-purchaser class of noodle buyers hailing from various states in a price-fixing suit, disagreeing with claims by a pair of Korean ramen noodle companies that a recent Ninth Circuit decision warrants reversal.

  8. February 13, 2018

    Ramen Cos. Seek To Decertify Buyers In Price-Fixing Row

    A pair of Korean ramen noodle companies asked a California federal judge Tuesday to decertify an indirect-purchaser class of noodle buyers from six states in a price-fixing action against the companies, arguing that a recent Ninth Circuit ruling raises the bar on certification of multistate classes.

  9. January 02, 2018

    Ramen Noodle Cos. Must Face Price-Fixing Class Action

    A California federal judge refused to let a pair of Korean ramen noodle companies rely on statutes of limitations to dodge a price-fixing class action against them, ruling that evidence destruction means that the Sherman Act claims in the suit weren't time-barred.

  10. June 21, 2017

    Korean Ramen Cos. Seek End To Price-Fixing Class Action

    Two Korean ramen noodle companies asked a California federal judge Wednesday to toss a class action accusing them of participating in a price-fixing scheme, saying they weren't involved in a conspiracy and that even if they were, the conduct only affected prices in Korea, not the U.S.

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