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Acrylic Direct Purchasers' $15M Settlement Approved

Law360, New York (September 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.

Judge Timothy J. Savage of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed the case with prejudice Wednesday, approving the distribution of funds for two settlement classes...

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