October 21, 2016
A Michigan federal judge on Friday dismissed the final claims in multidistrict litigation over an alleged conspiracy to fix refrigerant compressor prices, saying that General Electric Co. could not pursue Danfoss because it did not directly purchase compressors from the Danish manufacturer.
June 16, 2014
A Michigan federal judge on Monday gave final approval to four agreements worth just more than $30 million aimed at settling class allegations that Panasonic Corp., two Whirlpool Corp. units and other companies agreed to set prices on fractional compressors used in refrigerators and water coolers.
May 14, 2014
The direct-purchaser attorneys who helped secure a $30 million settlement in a suit alleging a price-fixing plot among Panasonic Corp., two Whirlpool Corp. units and other manufacturers for refrigerant compressors, on Tuesday asked a Michigan federal judge for roughly $9 million in attorneys' fees and costs.
April 09, 2014
The Michigan federal judge overseeing a vast multidistrict litigation alleging a price-fixing plot for fractional compressors used in refrigeration devices, on Wednesday inked an order tossing indirect purchasers' claims against units of Panasonic Corp., Whirlpool Corp. and other manufacturers.
January 02, 2014
Panasonic Corp., two Whirlpool Corp. units and other manufacturers have agreed to pay up to $48.4 million to settle class allegations that they fixed the prices of fractional compressors used in refrigeration devices, according to a filing in Michigan federal court last week.
August 19, 2013
Whirlpool Corp. and Embraco North America Inc. on Friday told a Michigan federal judge that refrigerant compressor price-fixing claims brought against them by General Electric Co. in ongoing multidistrict litigation need to be settled through arbitration, calling for the court to issue a stay on GE's claims.
August 06, 2013
A Michigan federal judge overseeing class actions alleging manufacturers fixed prices for refrigerant compressors denied some plaintiffs' bid for an immediate appeal of a prior ruling that dismissed various state-law antitrust and consumer protection claims from the litigation, ruling Monday it could unnecessarily delay resolution of the case.
May 09, 2013
Two Whirlpool Corp. units as well as Tecumseh Products Co. and Danfoss Flensburg GmbH have agreed to pay almost $41 million to resolve price-fixing claims brought in multidistrict litigation by direct purchasers of refrigerant compressors, according to a filing Wednesday in Michigan federal court.
April 10, 2013
Panasonic Corp. and other refrigerant compressor makers on Tuesday beat several state-law antitrust and consumer protection claims from indirect purchasers accusing them of price-fixing in a multidistrict litigation, with a Michigan federal judge ruling many state statutes didn't apply to the purchasers.
July 11, 2012
A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday tossed several state antitrust and consumer protection claims in multidistrict litigation over an alleged price-fixing conspiracy for refrigerant compressors, finding indirect purchasers had to have lived in or suffered an injury in the state to bring claims.