October 25, 2010
The Funeral Consumers Alliance Inc. has appealed the dismissal of an antitrust suit accusing Service Corp. International and other corporate funeral homes of conspiring with casket makers to boycott independent casket distributors and overcharge grieving families.
March 30, 2009
A federal court has adopted a magistrate judge’s recommendations to deny class certification in two antitrust lawsuits against Batesville Casket Co. Inc. and other companies alleging funeral homes and casket makers conspired to fix prices.
November 25, 2008
A magistrate judge has recommended denying class status to a consumer group represented by the Funeral Consumers Alliance, in a case alleging funeral homes and casket makers conspired to fix prices.