http://www.law360.com/ Latest articles for organization: ThyssenKrupp Group Copyright 2009 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US http://www.law360.com/images/headings/logo.gif http://www.law360.com/ http://www.law360.com/articles/135306 Alcoa Inc. has put smelting operations at two Italian aluminum plants on hold following a European Commission ruling that preferential electricity tariffs the company has received from Italy since 2006 violate European Union state aid rules and must be reimbursed. http://www.law360.com/articles/135306 http://www.law360.com/articles/120654 Mexican steel company ThyssenKrupp Mexinox SA de CV has asked a federal court to permanently halt the distribution to domestic producers of anti-dumping and countervailing duties levied against certain Mexican steel products, as well as rule that such activities violate the North American Free Trade Agreement. http://www.law360.com/articles/120654 http://www.law360.com/articles/115595 The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily found that a Mexican distributor of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils has been selling its products at less than market value in the U.S., but that two Japanese distributors should be let off the hook in a probe of anti-dumping duty orders on the imports. http://www.law360.com/articles/115595 http://www.law360.com/articles/109167 A unit of German steel giant ThyssenKrupp AG came up short Wednesday in its bid to overturn a €3.17 million ($4.5 million) antitrust fine issued years ago for its alleged role in a conspiracy to fix the price of stainless steel. http://www.law360.com/articles/109167 http://www.law360.com/articles/93073 A donning-and-doffing class action is advancing against ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Inc. as a federal judge on Friday refused to let the foundry appeal the court’s ruling that the workers’ state law claims were not preempted by the Fair Labor Standards Act. http://www.law360.com/articles/93073 http://www.law360.com/articles/86131 The European Union has targeted several manufacturers of prestressing steel used in the construction industry as part of the antitrust authority's investigation into a possible cartel in the sector. http://www.law360.com/articles/86131 http://www.law360.com/articles/76065 Austria's highest court upheld nearly €35 million ($44.5 million) in fines Friday for Lucerne, Switzerland-based Schindler Holding AG the country's antitrust authorities levied against the elevator manufacturer in 2007 for its cartel participation. http://www.law360.com/articles/76065 http://www.law360.com/articles/68721 South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has reportedly issued a combined $43.4 million fine to five elevator companies allegedly involved in a scheme to rig prices. http://www.law360.com/articles/68721 http://www.law360.com/articles/60154 Having already levied a €992 million fine against four elevator companies, the European Commission has now sued them for damages, alleging that it was overcharged for elevators and escalators installed in EU buildings as a result of cartel activity by the firms. http://www.law360.com/articles/60154 http://www.law360.com/articles/33975 A federal appeals court has tossed a purported antitrust class action that alleged the four biggest international elevator companies engaged in a scheme of price-fixing, bid-rigging and collusion to shut out independent repair companies from the elevator maintenance market. http://www.law360.com/articles/33975 http://www.law360.com/articles/32189 The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Commerce was correct to enforce stringent anti-dumping duties against American steel companies, which had argued that its policy was “arbitrary, capricious, and not supported by governing law.” http://www.law360.com/articles/32189 http://www.law360.com/articles/31993 A group of European steel companies has asked the European Union to take action against inexpensive steel imports, demanding that regulators initiate anti-dumping procedures against China. http://www.law360.com/articles/31993 http://www.law360.com/articles/27208 The European Commission intends to continue raising fines against companies that are involved in cartels, despite recent criticism that overly high penalties will have an adverse effect on consumers, an EC spokesperson said Tuesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/27208 http://www.law360.com/articles/21679 The European Commission is taking aim at a suspected cartel in the bathroom fixtures and fittings sector, and has sent statements of objections to companies in six of the 27-nation bloc’s member states. http://www.law360.com/articles/21679 http://www.law360.com/articles/20111 The European Union's competition commissioner on Thursday stressed the importance of maintaining a distinctly European system for dealing with antitrust issues, but also said that Europe should draw on the experiences of other countries. http://www.law360.com/articles/20111 http://www.law360.com/articles/18938 The European Commission has outdone itself, levying its highest antitrust fine ever of €992 million against four elevator and escalator makers for their alleged participation in a price-fixing conspiracy. http://www.law360.com/articles/18938 http://www.law360.com/articles/14312 The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday granted steel giants Mittal Steel Co. NV and Arcelor SA 60 more days to quell antitrust concerns regarding their merger. http://www.law360.com/articles/14312 http://www.law360.com/articles/13410 Merging steel giants Mittal Steel Company NV and Arcelor SA said Monday they will not be able to sell off Canadian tin mill Dofasco Inc., a move they had planned in order to satisfy U.S. antitrust demands. http://www.law360.com/articles/13410 http://www.law360.com/articles/10455 The review of the merger between a subsidiary of Arcelor SA and a Luxembourg-based cargo company has been delayed due to antitrust concerns, the European Commission said on Wednesday. http://www.law360.com/articles/10455 http://www.law360.com/articles/8102 Mittal Steel Co. NV will likely sell one of its two tin mills in the United States to comply with a Department of Justice request and pave the way for its $33 billion takeover of rival Arcelor S.A., a move that will create the world’s largest steel manufacturer. http://www.law360.com/articles/8102