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

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Case overview

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. October 15, 2013

    Higher Scrutiny Needed Before Class Cert., Freighters Say

    Rail freight companies embroiled in a class action accusing them of fixing the price of fuel surcharges told a Washington, D.C., federal judge Tuesday that the court must place a higher scrutiny on the class plaintiffs' damages model in light of a D.C. Circuit remand reversing class certification in the case.

  2. October 03, 2013

    Rail Shippers Say Full Review Of Class Cert. Not Needed

    A group of rail shippers on Wednesday accused several freight companies of improperly trying to force a wholesale re-evaluation of class certification in a price-fixing case, saying the D.C. Circuit's recent ruling only required renewed scrutiny of one issue with their damages model.

  3. September 03, 2013

    Latham & Watkins Dodges DQ Bid In Rail Price-Fixing MDL

    Latham & Watkins LLP can represent Union Pacific Railroad Co. in multidistrict litigation accusing several railroad companies of fixing shipping prices, despite the firm's past work for plaintiff Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC, a federal judge found Tuesday.

  4. July 29, 2013

    Railways Say Plaintiffs Withholding Info In Freight Pricing MDL

    Union Pacific Railroad Co. and the other rail freight companies that stand accused of fixing shipping prices told the judge overseeing the massive class action on Friday that the plaintiffs are withholding crucial information about an expert witness.

  5. July 09, 2013

    Latham DQ May Complicate MDL Conflicts, Judge Says

    A Washington federal judge voiced concern Tuesday over Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC's quest to disqualify Latham & Watkins LLP from serving as lead trial counsel for Union Pacific Railroad Co. in a massive price-fixing multidistrict litigation, saying it's nearly impossible to rule out all potential conflicts of interest in the current legal industry.

  6. May 20, 2013

    Latham Blasts Oxbow DQ Bid In Rail Price-Fixing MDL

    Latham & Watkins LLP said Friday it should be able to continue representing Union Pacific Railroad Co. in multidistrict price-fixing litigation, slamming Oxbow Carbon & Mineral LLC for allegedly dropping most of its original arguments in a bid to disqualify the firm.

  7. May 07, 2013

    Latham, Oxbow Spar Over DQ Bid In Rail Price-Fixing MDL

    Latham & Watkins LLP and Oxbow Carbon & Mineral LLC traded blows in Washington federal court Monday as to whether the company deserves a chance to further reply to a bid to disqualify it from representing Union Pacific Railroad Co. in multidistrict price-fixing litigation.

  8. March 29, 2013

    Oxbow Wants Latham DQ'd From Rail Price-Fixing MDL

    Oxbow Carbon & Minerals LLC has moved to disqualify Latham & Watkins LLP from serving as lead trial counsel for Union Pacific Railroad Co. in multidistrict litigation accusing several railroad companies of fixing shipping prices, saying that the firm's past work for the mining company created a conflict of interest.

  9. July 05, 2012

    Freight Rail Giants Protest Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL

    The four largest U.S. freight railroad companies on Thursday asked the D.C. Circuit to nix the certification of a class of direct purchasers who allege the companies fixed shipping prices, saying the certification puts pressure on the railroads to settle meritless claims.

  10. June 21, 2012

    Direct Purchasers Get Class Cert. In Railroad Antitrust MDL

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday certified a class of direct purchasers who are suing several railroad companies in an antitrust multidistrict litigation over allegations that the companies fixed shipping prices through an arbitrary fuel surcharge.