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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:

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Beryl A. Howell

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Government Agencies

Surface Transportation Board

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April 16, 2010
Railroads Escape State Antitrust Claims In DC Circ.

A federal appeals court has affirmed that a putative class of indirect freight service purchasers' state law antitrust claims against the four largest American railroads over rail freight fuel surcharges were preempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995.
February 09, 2010
DC Circ. Hears Arguments On Rail Fuel Price-Fixing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a price-fixing suit brought against the four largest American railroads over rail freight fuel surcharges, an appeal of a district court case in which the plaintiffs' claims for monetary damages were dismissed.
January 05, 2009
Indirect Buyers' Claims Slashed In Rail Freight MDL

Indirect purchasers of railroad shipping services will not be able to pursue claims for monetary damages in a price-fixing suit brought against the four largest U.S. railroads over fuel surcharges, though the judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation left intact a federal antitrust claim.
November 10, 2008
Railroad Price-Fixing Suit To Stay On Track: Judge

In a blow to four major U.S. railroad operators, including Union Pacific Railroad Co., a federal judge has shot down the companies' bid to throw out a class action accusing them of violating antitrust laws by engaging in a price-fixing scheme to set fuel surcharges.

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