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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. 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.

  2. June 09, 2010

    BNSF, Union Pacific To Show Docs In Freight Fuel MDL

    BNSF Railway Co. and Union Pacific Railroad Co., two of four major rail defendants in antitrust multidistrict litigation over rail freight fuel surcharges, will have to present certain communications with the Association of American Railroads for in-camera review so a federal judge can determine if they should be privileged.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.