In re: Urethane Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

2:04-md-01616

Court:

Kansas

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

John W. Lungstrum

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  1. May 15, 2013

    Damages Against Dow Upped To $1.2B In Urethane Suit

    A Kansas federal court on Wednesday entered judgment in favor of a class of urethane foam buyers who won a $400 million jury verdict against The Dow Chemical Co. in a price-fixing dispute in February, trebling the damages to $1.2 billion.

  2. April 30, 2013

    Dow Says Urethane Buyers Underestimate Comcast Ruling

    The Dow Chemical Co. warned Monday that urethane foam buyers were trying to minimize the importance of  the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Comcast Corp. ruling to avoid having class certification, and their $400 million verdict, overturned in the price-fixing case.

  3. April 22, 2013

    Comcast Can't Sink $400M Dow Verdict, Urethane Buyers Say

    The urethane foam buyers who won a $400 million jury verdict against The Dow Chemical Co. told the court overseeing the price-fixing case Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling for Comcast Corp. doesn't require the class to be decertified.

  4. April 08, 2013

    Dow Says Comcast Dooms $400M Urethane Antitrust Verdict

    The Dow Chemical Co. on Friday urged a Kansas federal court to overturn a $400 million jury verdict that urethane foam buyers won at trial in multidistrict antitrust litigation and decertify the class action based on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling for Comcast Corp., arguing that the plaintiffs' damages model couldn't support classwide damages.

  5. March 25, 2013

    Dow Can't Duck $400M Antitrust Verdict, Urethane Buyers Say

    Urethane foam buyers who won a $400 million antitrust verdict against The Dow Chemical Co. struck back Friday against the company's effort to overturn the award in federal court in Kansas, saying ample evidence of collusion between Dow and other manufacturers had been shown to jurors.

  6. March 05, 2013

    Dow Looks To Nix $400M Verdict In Urethane Antitrust MDL

    The Dow Chemical Co. moved Tuesday to vacate a $400 million jury verdict that urethane foam buyers recently won at trial in multidistrict antitrust litigation, seeking to decertify the class, overturn the verdict or win a new trial.

  7. February 20, 2013

    Urethane Buyers Win $400M Jury Verdict In Price-Fixing MDL

    A Kansas federal jury on Wednesday awarded $400 million to a class of purchasers in multidistrict litigation against The Dow Chemical Co. and other chemical manufacturers, finding the companies had conspired to fix the price of urethane foam.

  8. January 22, 2013

    With Trial Looming, Dow Attacks Urethane Antitrust Class

    A day before trial, Dow Chemical Corp. asked a Kansas federal judge Tuesday to decertify a class of foam product manufacturers accusing the chemical giant of conspiring with competitors to fix the price of urethane foam.

  9. January 17, 2013

    Dow's Urethane Antitrust Trial To Start Next Week

    After years of litigation, a class action accusing Dow Chemical Corp. of conspiring with other chemical companies to fix the price of urethane foam is headed to trial next week.

  10. January 04, 2013

    More Claims Against Dow OK'd In Urethane Price-Fixing MDL

    Dow Chemical Co., already facing class action allegations it fixed urethane foam prices, lost a bid Friday to nix similar claims brought by opt-out plaintiffs, as a Kansas federal judge ruled a jury may decide whether the alleged conspiracy extended as far back as 1994.

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