June 14, 2018
Counsel for indirect purchasers of ductile iron pipe fittings have won a New Jersey federal judge's approval for roughly $1.3 million in attorneys' fees in a consolidated class action against three suppliers over price-fixing claims, representing one-third of the combined settlements with the companies.
May 10, 2016
Two iron pipe fitting companies accused of fixing prices will pay more than $2.6 million to settle a class action with indirect purchasers of their products, according to documents filed Tuesday in New Jersey federal court.
August 27, 2014
McWane Inc. and Sigma Corp. urged a New Jersey federal court on Tuesday to dismiss an additional complaint in a consolidated class action accusing several ductile iron pipe fittings makers, importers and sellers of fixing the products' prices, arguing the new complaint is time-barred and rehashes already dismissed relief claims.
October 03, 2013
A New Jersey federal judge Wednesday refused to dismiss consolidated class action litigation accusing McWane Inc. and several other manufacturers, importers and sellers of ductile iron pipe fittings of fixing the products' prices.
March 19, 2013
A New Jersey federal judge on Monday threw out a putative antitrust class action brought by indirect purchasers of ductile iron pipe fittings who accused McWane Inc. and other producers of fixing prices for the products, finding that the plaintiffs haven't shown they were actually injured by the alleged conduct.
January 11, 2012
A putative class led by Yates Construction Co. Inc. accused three of the largest U.S. suppliers of ductile iron pipe fittings of conspiring to fix prices for the products Tuesday in New Jersey, following on the heels of last week's Federal Trade Commission complaint making similar claims.