Imperial Chemical

1. Competition Firms Of The Year

Friday, Jan 01, 2010

The past year taught all too many lawyers that nothing recedes like success, yet for the top echelon of competition practices 2009 proved a year of plenty, replete with both front-page mergers and major litigation victories.

2. Acrylic Direct Purchasers' $15M Settlement Approved

Friday, Sep 25, 2009

A federal judge has granted final approval of a $15.1 million settlement to resolve multidistrict antitrust litigation accusing Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, Evonik Degussa Corp., Lucite International Inc. and Arkema Inc. of involvement in a conspiracy to fix and inflate the prices of methyl methacrylate and polymethyl methacrylate.

3. Dropped Claims End Acrylic Glass Antitrust MDL

Thursday, Jul 02, 2009

A proposed class of indirect purchasers has withdrawn its claims in multidistrict litigation accusing Imperial Chemical Industries PLC and several other chemical companies of involvement in a conspiracy to fix and inflate the prices of methyl methacrylate and polymethyl methacrylate, bringing the litigation to a close.

4. Judge To Mull Chemical Cos.' Deal In Price-Fixing MDL

Tuesday, Jun 09, 2009

A judge will soon consider whether to give preliminary approval to a nearly $1 million proposed class action settlement in multidistrict litigation accusing chemical companies of involvement in a conspiracy to fix and inflate the prices of methyl methacrylate and polymethyl methacrylate.

5. Arkema, Others Strike $15M Deal In Antitrust Action

Thursday, Apr 23, 2009

Chemical companies Evonik Degussa Corp., Lucite International Inc., Arkema Inc. and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. have agreed to pay a total of $15.1 million to settle a long-running class action alleging a conspiracy to drive up the prices of methyl methacrylate and acrylic.

6. E.U. Slaps Chemical Cos. With €345M Price-Fixing Fine

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

In a continuing show of force against cartel activity in Europe, the European Commission this week hit four chemical companies—including several repeat offenders—with a whopping collective €344.5 million in fines for fixing prices on acrylic glass, marking the fourth-largest fine levied by the E.U. in such a case.