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In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation

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Case Number:

1:06-md-01775

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Brian M. Cogan

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  1. October 15, 2014

    Class Cert. Recommended In Cargo Price-Fixing MDL

    A New York federal magistrate judge on Wednesday recommended certification of a class of plaintiffs who are accusing a host of airlines of conspiring to raise cargo rates worldwide in the early 2000s, arguing the plaintiffs could use various criminal guilty pleas to bolster their case.

  2. October 14, 2014

    Asiana To Pay $55M To Settle Cargo Price-Fixing Claims

    Asiana Airlines Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay a class of plaintiffs $55 million to settle claims it conspired with other airlines to raise cargo rates during much of the 2000s, according to a preliminary settlement filed in New York federal court.

  3. September 26, 2014

    Nippon Cargo To Settle Air Cargo Price-Fixing MDL

    Nippon Cargo Airlines has reached a deal with plaintiffs to settle a long-running putative class action claiming the carrier conspired with other airlines to hike air cargo rates during much of the 2000s, the parties told a Brooklyn federal court Friday.

  4. July 29, 2014

    Judge Axes Discovery For DQ Bid In Kaplan Fox Freight MDL

    A New York federal judge refused Monday to allow airlines accused in multidistrict litigation of price-fixing air-cargo rates to obtain discovery in their bid to disqualify Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP as plaintiff counsel, saying there was no evidence it gleaned confidential information about the airlines' litigation strategy.  

  5. July 03, 2014

    Kaplan Fox Fights Airlines' 'Broad' Bid To Probe For Conflict

    Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, which is representing plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing airlines of price-fixing air-cargo rates, on Thursday urged a New York federal judge to deny the airlines' bid to probe the firm's hiring of an attorney who had once represented Air Canada Inc., contending the airlines hadn't sufficiently backed up their discovery request.

  6. July 01, 2014

    Airlines In Antitrust MDL Want Info On Kaplan Fox Hire

    Airlines accused of fixing air-cargo rates told a New York federal court Monday they should be allowed to conduct discovery on plaintiffs' counsel Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP's hiring of an attorney who once represented Air Canada Inc., claiming the firm has given inconsistent answers about the lawyers' knowledge of confidential information.

  7. June 23, 2014

    Airlines Want Kaplan Fox DQed In Air Cargo Antitrust MDL

    Several airlines urged a New York judge Monday to disqualify Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP from representing the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation accusing the carriers of fixing air-cargo rates, saying Kaplan Fox's decision to hire an attorney who once represented defendant Air Canada Inc. creates a conflict.

  8. May 08, 2014

    China Airlines To Pay $90M To Exit Price-Fixing Suit

    China Airlines Ltd. on Thursday agreed to pay $90 million to settle a class action claiming the carrier conspired to boost air cargo rates for the better part of a decade.

  9. February 12, 2014

    Cathay Strikes $65M Settlement In Freight Price-Fixing MDL

    Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. announced on Wednesday that it will pay $65 million to settle an antitrust class action accusing the company of taking part in a conspiracy to manipulate freight shipping prices, bringing the total settlements in the case to $758 million.

  10. February 03, 2014

    Korea, Singapore Carriers Pay $207M To Exit Price-Fixing Suit

    A New York federal judge has given preliminary approval to a pair of settlements totaling just over $207 million allowing Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd. to exit an antitrust class action alleging a conspiracy to manipulate prices of freight shipping, bringing the total settlements in the case to nearly $700 million.