September 10, 2013
Cristal USA Inc. and Kronos Worldwide Inc. have agreed to pay $85 million to settle class action allegations that the companies participated in an industry cartel to fix prices for titanium dioxide, a chemical pigment used in paint and other products, according to court documents filed Tuesday in Maryland.
September 05, 2013
Cristal USA Inc. has agreed to settle a class action alleging the titanium dioxide manufacturer participated in an industry cartel intended to fix prices on the chemical pigment used in paint and other products, according to court documents filed Thursday in Maryland.
August 26, 2013
A Maryland federal judge on Monday shaved over 300 paint makers from a multidistrict litigation accusing chemical firms Kronos Worldwide Inc. and Cristal USA Inc. of fixing the price of titanium dioxide, saying that certain contract provisions barred the plaintiffs from pursuing their claims as a part of the certified class.
August 15, 2013
A Maryland federal judge on Wednesday refused to drop a class of paint companies' price-fixing suit against Kronos Worldwide Inc. and Cristal USA Inc., ruling there was enough evidence to support claims that the chemical makers fixed the price of a paint component.
July 29, 2013
DuPont Co. has agreed to settle an antitrust class action accusing the chemical giant of conspiring to fix the price of a paint component, a group of paint companies suing for damages said Friday.
July 15, 2013
Huntsman International LLC has agreed to settle an antitrust class action accusing the chemical company of conspiring to fix the price of a paint pigment, a group of paint companies suing for damages revealed Monday.
August 28, 2012
A group of paint companies that say E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and others conspired to boost the price of a paint component were granted class certification on Tuesday after a Maryland federal judge determined the buyers had demonstrated a common antitrust injury.
February 03, 2012
A Maryland federal judge on Friday junked DuPont Co.'s argument that time had run out on a class action accusing the company of conspiring with others to fix the price of a paint component, but kept alive most of DuPont's defenses.
March 29, 2011
A Maryland federal judge refused on Tuesday to toss a class action against DuPont Co. and other chemical companies that allegedly rigged prices on titanium dioxide.