May 19, 2016
Three of four objectors to the $151.3 million antitrust settlement between a class of consumers and nine flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers have dropped their Sixth Circuit appeals, according to a trio of orders posted to the appeals court's docket on Thursday.
March 02, 2016
A class of consumers that settled with nine flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers for $151.3 million over allegations of price fixing told an Ohio federal court on Tuesday that objectors to the deal should have to put up an appeal bond, calling them extortionists and saying the appeals are doomed.
February 11, 2016
Bankrupt mattress maker Consolidated Bedding Inc. and its affiliates have agreed to settle with FXI Holdings Inc. over allegations in a multidistrict litigation that it plotted with other polyurethane foam companies to fix prices, according to documents filed Thursday.
January 27, 2016
An Ohio federal judge on Wednesday stamped his final approval on a $151.3 million settlement between consumers and nine makers of flexible polyurethane foam accused of engaging in a decadelong conspiracy to fix prices, putting to bed five years of multidistrict litigation.
July 28, 2015
Three foam makers have agreed to pay a combined $22.25 million to settle claims by indirect purchasers and exit multidistrict litigation accusing the companies of plotting to fix prices, the plaintiffs said in a motion filed Monday.
July 21, 2015
An Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over an alleged plot to fix the prices of polyurethane foam products refused Tuesday to pause all indirect purchaser actions until the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a class action against Tyson Foods Inc. and also declined to decertify the class.
July 13, 2015
Foamex Innovations Inc. and Future Foam Inc. on Friday asked an Ohio federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over an alleged plot to fix the prices of polyurethane foam products to hit the brakes on all indirect purchaser actions until the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a class action against Tyson Foods Inc.
July 07, 2015
Several mattress makers including Sealy Corp. and Tempur-Pedic International Inc. have agreed to settle with Foamex Innovations Inc. over allegations it plotted with other polyurethane foam companies to fix prices, according to a stay request granted Tuesday in multidistrict litigation.
June 22, 2015
Carpenter Co., Leggett & Platt Inc. and four other foam makers have agreed to pay a combined $128.5 million to settle with indirect purchasers and exit multidistrict litigation accusing the companies of plotting to fix prices, the plaintiffs said Friday.
June 12, 2015
Plaintiffs in a multidistrict litigation case involving allegations of price-fixing for polyurethane foam urged a federal judge on Friday to strike the report offered by an expert for the defendants because it is not responsive to any new case event.