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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. November 24, 2010

    Doc Production Order Stands In Air Cargo MDL

    The federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation accusing a slew of airlines of fixing air cargo shipping prices has shot down opposition to a magistrate judge's order directing South African Airways Ltd. to produce data allegedly shielded from discovery by South African law.

  2. November 02, 2010

    EVA, Others Lose Bid To Leave Cargo Price-Fixing MDL

    EVA Airways Corp., China Airlines Ltd., Malaysia Airlines and Air India have lost their bids to throw out claims against them in broad-reaching multidistrict litigation alleging more than two dozen air cargo carriers conspired to fix shipping prices.

  3. October 29, 2010

    Price-Fixing Fine Reduced To Keep China Air Afloat

    Antitrust prosecutors are urging a judge to accept a $40 million price-fixing fine against China Airlines Ltd. that’s less than half the minimum fine called for by federal sentencing guidelines.

  4. October 20, 2010

    DOJ Seeks Deposition Delay In Air Cargo MDL

    The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice is looking to jump into multidistrict litigation accusing a slew of airlines of fixing air cargo shipping prices, asking the court for a five-month stay of depositions in the case to avoid conflicts with its own criminal investigation.

  5. September 10, 2010

    SAS To Pay $14M To Settle Air Cargo MDL

    Scandinavian Airlines System and SAS Cargo Group AS have agreed to fork over $13.93 million to settle claims by plaintiffs in a broad-reaching multidistrict litigation alleging more than two dozen carriers conspired to fix shipping prices.

  6. July 26, 2010

    Air Cargo MDL Plaintiffs Seek OK Of $5M American Deal

    Plaintiffs in litigation alleging airlines conspired to fix shipping prices are seeking preliminary approval of a $5 million settlement with American Airlines Inc., a deal whose rewards they have been unofficially reaping for more than a year.

  7. July 26, 2010

    SAA Ordered To Produce Cost Info In Air Cargo MDL

    A federal judge has ordered South African Airways Ltd. to hand information about its costs and transactions over to plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation accusing a slew of airlines of fixing air cargo shipping prices, even though producing the information might break a South African law.

  8. July 12, 2010

    Air France-KLM Settles Price-Fixing Claims For $87M

    Air France-KLM Group announced Monday that it had agreed to pay $87 million to settle allegations from direct purchasers in the U.S. that it and other airlines fixed prices in the air cargo industry.

  9. March 30, 2010

    Air France Must Produce Docs In Price-Fixing Case

    The judge overseeing discovery in litigation accusing a slew of airlines of fixing prices on air cargo has ordered Societe Air France to hand over five boxes of documents to plaintiffs, rejecting the airline's argument that France's “blocking statute” prohibited it from turning over the material.

  10. September 28, 2009

    Lufthansa's $85M Settlement OK'd In Air Shipping MDL

    A federal judge has granted final approval for an $85 million settlement, including more than $14.3 million in attorneys' fees and expenses, between Lufthansa AG and plaintiffs in the massive multidistrict litigation that accused a host of air cargo shipping service companies of a worldwide price-fixing scheme.