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In Re Korean Ramen INDIRECT Antitrust Litigation

  1. January 20, 2017

    Korean Ramen Buyers Win Class Cert. But Not Sanctions

    A California federal judge Thursday granted class certification to purchasers of Korean ramen noodles alleging a price-fixing conspiracy among noodle manufacturers and their U.S. affiliates, saying the buyers' experts had adequately shown classwide antitrust impact from the alleged collusion, but declined to impose sanctions regarding evidence preservation.

  2. January 12, 2017

    Ramen Buyers Also Cite ConAgra Ruling In Class Cert. Push

    Purchasers of Korean ramen noodles alleging a price-fixing conspiracy on Thursday became the latest to ask a California federal judge to consider a recent Ninth Circuit decision that affirmed class certification for a group of consumers without them demonstrating a reasonable way to identify members of the class.

  3. September 08, 2016

    Korean Noodle Cos. Destroyed Evidence, Buyers Say

    Wholesale and retail buyers of Korean ramen noodles on Thursday accused two manufacturers of destroying evidence relevant to price-fixing litigation, asking a California federal court for sanctions that would include default judgment against one of the companies.

  4. August 25, 2016

    Korean Noodle Makers Oppose Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit

    Korean ramen noodle producers asked a California federal court on Wednesday to reject class certification sought by U.S. wholesale and retail buyers in a price-fixing suit, arguing there were too many differences in the prices customers nationwide have paid for ramen.

  5. July 07, 2016

    Samyang, Noodle Buyers Settle $1.5M Ramen Suits

    Buyers of Korean ramen noodles asked a California federal judge Wednesday for final approval of two settlements totaling $1.5 million, resolving antitrust suits against Samyang Korea that claimed customers overpaid for the imported noodles because of a price-fixing conspiracy.

  6. May 26, 2016

    Korean Ramen Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Row

    Buyers of Korean ramen noodles asked a California federal judge Wednesday to let them pursue antitrust claims on a class basis, saying that they all overpaid for the imported noodles because of a price-fixing conspiracy.

  7. March 25, 2015

    Korean Co. Likely Can't Get Noodle Price-Fix Claims Tossed

    A California federal judge said Wednesday that he likely won't let Samyang Foods Co. Ltd. dodge claims that it participated in a conspiracy to fix prices on ramen noodles imported to the U.S. from Korea, saying he found the indirect purchasers' Sherman Act allegations plausible.

  8. November 04, 2014

    Judge Chops Some Claims From Korean Noodle Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge on Tuesday trimmed a proposed class action accusing four South Korean companies of fixing prices on instant noodle products imported and sold in the U.S., but kept alive various antitrust and consumer protection claims against certain defendants.

  9. October 01, 2014

    Korean Ramen Cos. Say Price Cartel Didn't Affect US Sales

    Four South Korean companies urged a California federal judge on Wednesday to throw out a proposed class action accusing them of fixing prices on instant ramen noodle products sold in the U.S., arguing that the plaintiffs haven't provided evidence that the South Korean conspiracy affected U.S. commerce.

  10. September 06, 2013

    Korean Cos. Sued Over Ramen Noodle Price-Fixing

    Four South Korean companies have fixed prices on dozens of instant ramen noodle products, forcing U.S. consumers to pay artificially higher prices for the food, according to a class action filed Thursday in California.

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