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Packaged Ice Antitrust Litigation

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:08-md-01952

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action, Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Paul D. Borman

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  1. May 18, 2017

    Class Member In $2.7M Ice Price-Fix Deal Fights Attys' Fees

    A member of the indirect purchaser class in multidistrict litigation accusing Home City Ice Co. of fixing prices of packaged ice objected Wednesday to a Michigan federal court's endorsement of attorneys' fees in a $2.7 million settlement, saying class counsel's request for one-third of the deal is unreasonable.

  2. December 08, 2016

    Ice Co. Secures Initial OK For $2.7M Deal In Price-Fix MDL

    A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday granted preliminary approval to a $2.7 million deal that would settle allegations by indirect purchasers that Home City Ice Co. participated in a scheme to fix the prices of packaged ice.

  3. September 20, 2012

    Reddy Ice Settles In Ice Price-Fixing MDL

    After filing for bankruptcy in April, Reddy Ice Holdings Inc. reached a deal to settle allegations in Michigan federal court that it fixed prices on packaged ice, a proposed direct purchaser class said Wednesday.

  4. March 13, 2012

    Ice Co. To Pay $2.7M To Settle With Indirect Purchasers

    Home City Ice Co. on Monday reached a $2.7 million settlement with a class of indirect purchaser plaintiffs in a sprawling multidistrict litigation alleging the company conspired with industry peers to fix the price of ice.

  5. February 15, 2012

    Ice Co. Says Price-Fixing Claims Fail Under Consumer Laws

    Arctic Glacier Inc. asked a Michigan federal court Tuesday to toss a pair of class actions alleging the company conspired with industry peers to fix the price of ice, saying two of the plaintiffs were attempting to disguise their antitrust claims as state consumer protection law violation allegations.

  6. December 13, 2011

    Indirect Ice Purchasers Can't Add MDL Plaintiffs: Judge

    A Michigan federal judge on Monday ruled that indirect purchasers in multidistrict litigation accusing Reddy Ice Corp., Arctic Glacier Inc. and The Home City Ice Co. of fixing packaged ice prices cannot revive previously dismissed state law claims by adding new plaintiffs.

  7. May 11, 2011

    DOJ Told To Deliver Tapes In Ice Antitrust MDL

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday was ordered to turn over tapes of conversations recorded during a criminal investigation into packaged ice makers' alleged anti-competitive conduct in a Michigan multidistrict litigation brought by direct purchasers.

  8. March 31, 2011

    Arctic Glacier To Pay $12.5M To Exit Ice Antitrust MDL

    Ice manufacturer Arctic Glacier International Inc. said Thursday it would pay $12.5 million to settle in a multitidistrict litigation in Michigan over an alleged conspiracy to fix prices for packaged ice.

  9. February 23, 2011

    Court OKs Home City's $14M Deal In Ice Antitrust MDL

    A federal judge in Michigan gave final approval Tuesday to a $13.5 million settlement between The Home City Ice Co. and a class of direct purchaser plaintiffs who claimed the company conspired to fix prices for packaged ice.

  10. February 11, 2011

    Judge Keeps Jones Day, Dykema In Packaged Ice MDL

    A federal judge overseeing a multidistrict litigation over antitrust claims in the packaged ice industry has denied the plaintiffs' motion to disqualify Jones Day and Dykema Gossett PLLC from the case.