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IN RE: RAIL FREIGHT FUEL SURCHARGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION - MDL 1869

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Case Number:

1:07-mc-00489

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Beryl A. Howell

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  1. September 27, 2016

    Rail Cos. Blast 'Rigged' Damages Model In Fuel Charge Suit

    Railroads accused of conspiring to fix fuel surcharges claimed in D.C. federal court Tuesday that an expert hired by a putative class of shippers rigged his economic analysis to come up with billions of dollars in damages, the latest volley in a class recertification battle.

  2. September 26, 2016

    Rail Shippers Fight To Recertify Price-Fixing Class

    A group of rail shippers on Monday fired its opening salvo against Union Pacific Railroad Co., BNSF Railway Co. and others in an attempt to recertify a multibillion-dollar class action accusing the companies of price-fixing fuel surcharges, telling a D.C. federal judge at the start of a weeklong proceeding that the case presents common issues for all class members and should not be individualized.

  3. May 23, 2016

    Railroads' Class Cert. Expert Can Testify In Price-Fixing Row

    Rail shippers failed to block a Harvard economist from testifying at a class certification hearing in a fuel surcharge-fixing suit against rail carriers, when a D.C. federal judge ruled Friday that the shippers opposed his testimony because of his opinions, not his methods.

  4. May 03, 2016

    Tyson Ruling Could Affect Rail Price-Fix Class Cert.: Judge

    The U.S. Supreme Court's Tyson Foods decision may have shifted the goalposts on class certification, a D.C. federal judge said Tuesday, urging both sides in multidistrict litigation over allegations rail carriers fixed fuel surcharges to address the issue when they argue over class certification later this year.

  5. April 18, 2016

    Tyson Ruling Can't Save Class In Price-Fix Row: Rail Carriers

    Rail carriers told a D.C. federal judge Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's Tyson Foods ruling did not disturb the rigorous standards for class certification set by previous rulings, and that as such, multidistrict litigation accusing the railroads of colluding to fix prices on fuel surcharges cannot proceed.

  6. December 08, 2015

    Rail Cos. Fight To Keep Expert In Play In Price-Fixing Row

    Rail carriers involved in now-stalled multidistrict litigation over railroad fuel surcharges have blasted an attempt by the proposed class of rail shippers to exclude their expert, maintaining that the shippers' "sham" motion was not made in good faith, according to documents released Monday from a D.C. federal court.

  7. September 17, 2015

    High Court's Tyson Case Weighs On Rail Price-Fixing Judge

    A D.C. federal judge worried Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming Tyson case could undo whatever he rules in multidistrict litigation over rail companies' alleged price-fixing, requesting both sides' take on the high court's potential to disrupt the MDL.

  8. May 07, 2015

    Attys Spar Over Experts In Railroad Price-Fixing Dispute

    Attorneys in multidistrict litigation accusing rail freight companies of fuel surcharge price-fixing continued to fight Thursday over the use of expert testimony in an upcoming class certification hearing, with plaintiffs saying that allowing a newly introduced expert's testimony would wrongly tip the scales toward the defendants.

  9. November 13, 2014

    Rail Cos. Oppose Bid For New Expert In Fuel Antitrust Case

    Freight railroad companies accused of conspiring to fix fuel surcharges blasted a bid by plaintiffs to add an expert to the case after their lead expert was revealed to have potentially improper financial links to the litigation, telling a D.C. federal court Wednesday that approving the bid would improperly reward the plaintiffs.

  10. November 12, 2014

    Expert's Secret Links Scrutinized In Railroad Antitrust MDL

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday expressed concerns over revelations that a lead expert for plaintiffs accusing rail freight companies of fuel surcharge price-fixing may have had improper financial ties to the case, telling the parties to consider whether the suit's class certification briefings should now be scrapped.